DIY Glitter Dinosaur Ornaments

This past weekend Mario and I made DIY Glitter Dinosaur Ornaments. These ornaments are so easy to make that Mario did most of the work by himself. In the beginning Mario wasn't sure about the craft because he didn't want to say "Goodbye" to his dinosaur friends, but he quickly realized that his plastic dinosaur toys became sparkly Jurassic jewels! All you need for this simple craft are mini screw eyes twisted into a small plastic toy dinosaur then brush the dinosaur with tacky glue, sprinkle with fine glitter and place them on wax paper to dry. Lastly, add baker's twine as a string for hanging. Voila... Beautiful Christmas Tree Ornaments your little ones will be oh so proud of - just like Mario was this weekend! After finishing our Glitter Dinosaur Ornaments our family walked to our local Christmas Tree farm to get our Christmas Tree, and Mario was so excited to put his Glittersaurs on our Christmas Tree. I love the Holidays, but not as much as Mario does! 

Happy Holidays...

Mario is wearing | T-Shirt | Dinosaur Toys

Photos | me

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Mario's First Schultüte

Yesterday was Mario's first day of Reception (Pre-School) at the International School of Düsseldorf and I started a new German tradition with him, we made a Schultüte (School Cone). A Schultüte is a big prettily decorated cardboard cone filled with toys, sweets, school supplies, and other goodies given to little ones on their first day of school to get them excited about learning. Here are some photos of Mario with his Schultüte on his first day of school.

To see more of Mario's Schultüte see my post "Craftykins // Schultüte (School Cone)" today at  babiekinsmag.com. Enjoy, and if you have little ones in school too, I hope they have a wonderful school year!

Mario is wearing | T-Shirt | Henley Shirt | Sweatpants | Clogs | Backpack - similar 

Photos | me

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Will Zoo Be Mine?

It finally rained in San Francisco this past weekend, making it the perfect weekend to stay inside to clean and organize for our big move, and to make Mario's Valentine's for his pre-school class. This is a very exciting year for Mario, it is his first year handing out Valentine's, and though it was his first time making Valentine's he was a pro at it! Mario was so excited to help me and took his responsibilities of putting stickers on the tags and cutting the twine very seriously. He was proud and happy to help, but he is a three year old after all, and could not help but hit the keys on my husbands vintage typewriters whenever he had a chance. Because he loves typing so much, I let him hold down the shift key for new words - sometimes he was too happy helping to let go of the shift key making each tag unique and special from Mario.

Supplies:

1.  Vintage typewriters - you can also use a computer or alphabet stamps
2. Kraft paper tags - you can also make your own
3. Heart Stickers - we used foam glitter heart stickers
4. Heart Paper Doilies
5. Red & White Baker's Twine
6. Plastic Zoo Animals - we used Safari Ltd Zoo Babies 

Mario was so proud and happy with the final result.. I must admit, Mario and I made very cute Valentine's for his pre-school class. 

Mario is wearing |  T-Shirt - sold out, but keep an eye on quinnandfox.com for their new collection that should have a new 'MESSY HAIR DONT CARE' tee 

Photos | me

Wishing You Joy

I sent our Holiday cards to friends and family a few weeks ago and I also want to share them with you. Inside of the card, we shared the exciting news that in 2015 our family will begin a new adventure, we will be moving to Düsseldorf, Germany. 

Since we decided to share the news about our move in our Holiday cards, I made the theme of the cards "Germany". On the cover of the card Mario is holding the book This is Munich and on the back of the card he is admiring his Hansel and Gretel gingerbread house that my husband and I got him on our trip to Düsseldorf in the beginning of December. Inside of the card we shared the exciting news about our move and included a photo strip of our family in a photo booth with holiday props and a San Francisco trolley - San Francisco has been our home for the last 10 years.

Though our family will miss the friends we have made in San Francisco and the city where we became a family, we are excited for our new adventure and I am looking forward to sharing it with you on this blog. You may have to be patient with me while we move, as I will surely have some missed days posting on this blog. Once in Germany, I will share more posts of Mario in his new city and of him on our hopefully many European adventures. I hope you continue to follow Petit-Swag through the next chapter in our life.

Enjoy our Holiday cards - Wishing You Joy!

Photos | me