Happy Father's Day!

I don't know about you, but I like to celebrate the day by making an Animoto video.

This year's video:

For videos from previous years check out:

Father's Day 2012
Father's Day 2011 (extended version)
Father's Day 2011 (original)

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day!

After making Father's Day videos last year, I figured I wouldn't repeat myself again this year.

But then the kids provided such cute footage of themselves wishing their dad a happy Father's Day, that I couldn't help myself.

Happy Father's Day!



Arts and Crafts for Fourth of July, Flag Day and Father's Day

If you're feeling crafty for Flag Day, or Father's Day, I've got some ideas over at NJFamily.com.

For Flag Day, there are directions to make this easy, and theoretically mess-free, American Flag using dried beans. And of course, it would be perfect for a Fourth of July celebration as well.

I should note that my toddler son threw the beans all over the kitchen instead of patiently gluing them down, which almost anyone would find annoying.

Kitchen floor. With beans the toddler flung.

Almost anyone except his grandma who said, "good for you - crafts are a waste of time!"

For Father's Day, I've got lots of ideas from the Pinterest font - check out Homemade Gift Ideas for Dear Ol' Dad.

And you can always make Dad a video, check out the one I made my husband for Father's Day last year here.

Happy Flag Day!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Fourth of July!

For lots for Fourth of July arts and crafts, click here.

A Yarnbombing Comes to Town

I've made no secret of my love of yarnbombing, so I was beyond happy when a yarnbombing came to my own little town in New Jersey last weekend.

I had the pleasure of meeting the organizer, who was every bit as lovely as you would think a person who organizes yarnbombings - or as this was called CommuKnitty- would be:

And then I made a collage of the yarnbombing awesomeness for Barista Kids:

And then, I was feeling so inspired I did my ultimate act of devotion, I created an Animoto video. Enjoy.

If you're local, you can learn more about Rebel Yarns: A Community Art Action, here.

Wishing All a Happy, Healthy & Sweet New Year

This Wednesday night at sundown begins the year 5772 on the Hebrew calendar. My newly school attending son brought home the symbols of the Rosh Hashanah holiday: a bee, a red tissue paper apple, a watercolored fish, and this adorable pomegranate-embellished photo:

With his wee little handprint on the reverse side.

It was a perfect way to start a new year.

And because I like to celebrate all holidays with Animoto videos, I made one with photos from a few years past.

~ Happy Rosh Hashanah ~



And to all those observing...
Shana Tova Umetukah.

My Kid is Turning Six

That's right, my kid is turning six tomorrow. I can hardly believe it. Especially as I still call her Kaby. Pronounced Kay-bee. Which is a combination of her name (Kay) and Baby. Kaby.

Six. It's gonna be awesome.

Happy Birthday, Kaby.

You're one in a gillion.

And because I believe all birthdays and holidays should be celebrated with an Animoto video, I made one of you through the years.

I love the clothes at Tea Collection. And yes, I have the video to prove it.

I love the clothes at Tea Collection, so I was overjoyed when they asked if I would like to review some from their summer collection. My little guy Ziggy has been wearing their baby clothes since he was a newborn.

I went online to shop for both something for my son and my daughter, eventually choosing cute matching  outfits from the Costa Brava Collection (a plaid hoodie for my toddler boy which is now on sale for $29.50, and a plaid romper for my five-year-old girl, also on sale for $39.50).

For those of you not familiar with Tea, they make incredibly durable and stylish clothes for boys and girls (with no licensed characters in sight!) for newborns through age 12. Tea also has some great clothing for women, too.

And because my new addiction is Animoto, I made a video of my kids wearing their new summer outfits. Watching this, you won't need me to tell you that while these clothes may look good, they are clearly made for play.

Thank you to Tea for the awesome summer apparel, and thank you also to Animoto for being the object of my latest obsession. You can use this link for $5 off an Animoto Plus Subscription (and I get a few dollars off mine, too.)

And... I'm a Tea Collection affiliate, too. Just so you know.

Animoto what have you done to me? A Father's Day Video for My Husband

Yesterday I learned about Animoto from the lovely ladies at Cool Mom Picks.

I made a nice, reasonable video for my Dad for Father's Day. It was reasonable both in the time it took me to create and the time it would take to watch.

But curse you Animoto, because you are addictive. So today I made one for my husband. I am posting it here, but I do not expect you to watch it. It is really long.  But I am hoping just the right length if you are the father of the kids in the photos. Happy Father's Day!



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Happy Father's Day, Grandpa!

Happy Father's Day Grandpa!

My Father's Day video for my Dad. Animoto is awesome.



Big thanks to Cool Mom Tech for writing about Animoto. Less thanks for the 1,649 hours I will now be spending there making videos.

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