Have You Ever Wondered How To Make Your Own Soap? You know the soap I'm talking about...you pick it up at a Whole Foods, or a craft show, or a farmers market and think about how cool it is, and you think "Can I do that?"  Let's run through some of the basics for DIY […]

Who Needs an Outdoor Activity? We interupt your regularly scheduled Cricut tutorial to bring you a fun lifestyle post, a nature scavenger hunt! I think I speak for all parents everywhere when I say that keeping the kids off of an electronic device during this particular time is difficult, particularly while parents are trying to […]

DIY Bath Bomb Kit from Grow and Make Spencer and I set out to make bath bombs with the DIY Bath Bomb Making Kit from Grow and Make. If you're new to my blog, or my YouTube channel, you have probably not seen Episode 1 of Fun and Son, or heard of it's genesis, but […]

FREE Brush Lettering Class at Scrapbook.com! You've seen those incredibly popular brush scripted signs used for decor, or on t-shirts, or on cards, and even on cookies, right?  Here are some examples of brush lettering fonts... Brush lettering fonts are everywhere these days and I can't say that I mind.  I used to think I […]

Coronavirus Got You Worried About Grocery Store Visits? Meal Delivery May Be the Answer. So, I haven't yet made any mention of COVID-19, and indeed talking about it and seeing the global implications does NOT make me happy...but I felt like I would drop a short blog post with one of the things we are […]

Today It's the Blog, Not Just the Content, That Makes Me Happy Thank you to Feedspot to featuring my blog on the Feedspot Top 75 Happiness Blogs and Websites to Follow in 2020.  #41, woot!  I use Feedspot to help me organize all of the blogs and websites I think are cool...and I trust them […]

Valentine's Day Napkin Fold and Placecards Do you love love?  Why not add a little extra love into your place settings for Valentine's Day? This year, we are having a small gathering of friends over for Valentine's Day dinner, so I wanted to make a special table preparation with a fun and simple napkin fold and […]

Fun and Son-Episode 1: National Geographic Mega Crystal Growing Lab When I decided to start my blog and YouTube channel I don't think anyone (other than me) was more excited than my son, Spencer.  I'm sure the exciting part for him was the YouTube part, since YouTube is life, but he immediately wanted to know what […]

Got 30 Seconds? Fold a napkin into the shape of a candle...   It's easy to feel like you don't have time to do something "frivolous", especially during the holidays when a hundred other things all need to be done at the same time, but this adorable napkin fold literally took me 30 seconds.  I […]