Thumbprint Tree

Our Children's Ministry recently had to say

goodbye to an

AWESOME

intern and his lovely wife.

It is not surprise to us...

...that this crazy guy got a job 

as a youth minister in Florida.

We are SO HAPPY for them-

but we are gonna miss them.

To send them off in style,

we threw them a little

Cinco de Mayo Farewell Party

in Children's Church this past Sunday.

We also wanted them to have 

something to remember us by,

but that would also continue to inspire them

in their ministry.

Enter...

...the Thumbprint Tree.

I got a canvas at JoAnn's 

and using a brown paint pen,

I created a funky tree outline.

After adding a few paper leaves,

all of...

...these precious kiddos

used different shades of green ink

to place...

...their thumbprints all over the tree

for leaves!

I also wrote the kiddos' names

next to their leaves...

...so Mr. Isaak and Miss Sarah

will always remember the kiddos

who helped start their ministry.

We also pray that God will continue to

"grow" their ministry

as they continue to serve him.

We love you guys!!!

Graduate, You Nailed It!

I recently put together 

a simple graduation present

for an awesome girl

who just finished her college degree.

I thought I would share it

in case anyone else out there needs a gift idea

for a special graduate girl in their life...

The theme for the bucket was

"Graduate, You Nailed It!"

For the "filling" I used...

...cotton balls,

which can be used during a mani/pedi,

with a bit of ribbon for color.

I filled the basket with...

...nail polish remover, nail polish...

...a Target gift card...

...and a little nail care kit with 

foot shaped clippers

(all from the Target Dollar Spot).

I tied a cute little nail file to the kit

(also Target Dollar Spot)

along with a note...

...and this graduate was ready to get her giftie!

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Linking up 

with

Cast Party Wednesday...

Get Well Giftie

Last week,

the day after Easter,

we got word that

our Mimi...

...our funny, silly, creative,

kiddo-lovin'

Mimi,

collapsed due to the flu

and broke her toe.

(This would ONLY happen to you, Mimi,

only you...)  

She is doing fine now,

recovering very nicely,

but when we heard of her plight,

we wanted to make certain she knew how

much we wanted her to get better.

Enter...

...the "Get Well Gifitie" Basket.

 It was a lot of fun putting this together,

with a few "medicinal" touches...

(Yes- this bottle says "Whiskey."  

It is a joke we shared-

a little "alcohol" to dull the pain...)  ;0)

Oh,

and we wanted to make certain

her toes were kept 

pretty

while they recovered...

We love you, Mimi!!!

Sundae Bath Salts for a Mother's Day Treat

For Mother's Day this year,

Pinterest

came to my rescue

(again)

and gave me inspiration for the gifts 

my K-1 Sunday School kiddos 

would be giving their mothers...

...Sundae Bath Salts!

I saw the idea on THIS website,

but I wanted to show how I put them together

for a class of 18 kiddos...

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First,

I gathered up all the supplies I needed:

Bath poofs

Clear plastic cups

Pom-poms

Epsom salt

Kosher salt

Peppermint oil

First,

I made the bath salts for the "sundae":

Mix 1 cup of Kosher Salt with 2 cups of Epsom salt.

Add 4 drops of Peppermint Oil to the salts

and stir up the mixture.

Here are all of the bath salts

(1/2 cup in each bag)

ready to be turned into sundaes.

To make the sundaes,

just put the bag of salts in the bottom of the cup

and a bath poof on top...

...add a straw

and put a cherry pom-pom on top,

and you have a 

Sundae Bath Salt gift!

I added a note for the kiddos to sign...

 ...when they gave the 

gift to their Mamas...

...which included the instructions on the back.

They are almost pretty enough...

 

 ...to eat!  :0)

Happy Mother's Day

to all my friends in blog land-

I hope you were all pampered a bit today...