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How to Paint a Pumpkin

Autumn and children go together like peanut butter and jelly. From the apple orchard to the pumpkin patch, falling leaves to Halloween, there are many activities for children of all ages to enjoy during the crisp fall season. Front lawns adopt the seasonal hues through cornstalks, potted mums, and pumpkins. Kids enjoy carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns in the days leading up to Halloween. But why wait until the end of October? Painting pumpkins is a safe, fun craft enjoyed weeks before the holiday. Step 1

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DIY Painted Pumpkin Flower Vase

This past weekend, baby Aria and I went to Cox Farms in Centreville, Virginia. We has a FANTASTIC time walking around visiting with all the farm animals and they were lots of them: Goats, donkeys, bunch of little piggy, horses, rabbits, and baby chicks to name a few. Mommy indulged in some awesome farm foods: hot dog and fries (first time in like eight months), popcorn, honey roasted almonds and fresh squeezed lemonade. Lets face it all that food was super delicious – Im sure not so delicious for my waistline, but oh well, it was just this once!

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DIY Spray Painted Mason Jars

I’m coloring mason jars ….. again! Ok, so this is my third official blog post on DIY colored mason jars and this time I’m using spray paint : ) If you’re a mason jar junkie like myself you will love this one as much as all my other posts. Aren’t these beautiful!? Beautious as my daughter Lily would say. I particularly love the gold one. And the white one … and the blue one … Oh I just LOVE them all. Ok, so unlike my other coloring posts this one is easy.