First Time Mom and Losing It

I was out to buy my daughter some warm pajama pants. I really was not pleased with the selection or prices. In most of the chain children's stores their wanted about 9 bucks for one pair of flannel pants. I love to sew so I decided it would be much cheaper to make them myself.

I went out to Joann's Fabrics and Crafts after Thanksgiving for some extra savings. They have a huge selection of flannel prints for kids. A lot cuter than those chain stores. You can save even more if you go to the clearance remnants section. This is where customers either return or change their mind on fabric that has already been cut. I scored 50% off on all the remnants I bought. Each one of the little rolls cost me $1.50 to $2.50 for a yard of fabric.



I found this awesome tutorial on Pinterest on how to make toddler pants. It had the be the best tutorial on pants I have ever seen. I always make my daughter pants using what I learned from Modern Momcraft.

Here is exactly how I did the pants with some pictures:

1. Used a pair of pants that fit my daughter well to make the pattern. I wanted them to be looser comfy pants so I added about 1" around the legs and crotch for ease and 1/4" for seam allowance. I then added 1/4" at ankle part for seam allowance and 1 3/4" to the top for the waistband. You can click on the tutorial above to see pictures on how to do this.



2. Make sure to always launder your new fabrics to get rid of sizing. Cut out and label your pattern. Fold your fabric in half and cut out your pattern pieces. You now have two pattern pieces.


3. Next I serged the top and bottom of both the pant legs.

 4. Fold over a 1/4" on the ankle part and sew a straight line with a sewing machine.


5. Fold pattern piece in half and down the leg part. Do not sew the crotch part! Do the same for the other pattern piece.


6. Turn one of the legs right side out. Take the one that is right side out and stuff inside the leg that is wrong side out.


7. Sew the crotch part only shown with the red line below.


8. Unfold pieces. Now you have a pair of pants that is wrong side out. Fold over 1 1/4 inch at the waistline and make a straight stich around to make the waistband casing. Make sure to leave about a two inch opening so that you can put the elastic in.


9. I used 3/4" elastic. To find out how much you need, measure your child's waist and add 1/2 inch. Thread your elastic in using a safety pin on one end. Put together ends of elastic and stitch together going over back and forth a few times to reinforce. Close the two inch opening.

10. Turn inside out and enjoy your cheap but cute pants!

My daughter got the building bug a couple of months ago. She got a set of little board books that she would stack over and over. I knew it was time to get her some blocks. I did a search on Amazon for the little wooden blocks with the letters on them. As I was doing the search I came across the B. One Two Squeeze Blocks. I loved the look of them and that they were soft and squeezable. My daughter loves to throw things on the floor so I thought it would be nice to have a toy that wouldn't make so much noise.


I was extremely pleased when they came in the mail. They looked so much better than the picture on Amazon. You get 10 blocks in all (I couldn't find one of them before I took the pictures.) The details of the carved pictures is really amazing. I like how each block has its own little animal and numbers. I also love the little bag it came in for easy storage.



These were definitely a hit with my daughter. She loves to stack them over and over. She also likes to throw them and squeeze them. She is into putting things away so when she is done she likes to put them back in the bag them gives it to me to zip up.



If you are looking for some cute blocks I highly recommend these over the wooden ones.

**I was not compensated nor received a sample or product in any away from the company. I chose to review this product on my own because I felt that it would be useful to my readers.

Some of you may remember my blog post for the Breakfast in a Cupcake Recipe. My daughter still loves it and I always make it for her. There are some times were I don't have the time for it to bake in the oven for 30+ minutes. I decided to create another faster version of it. This is how I made the Breakfast in a Pancake:



Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons of ham, diced
• 1 tablespoons of parmesan cheese
• 3-4 tablespoons of hash brown frozen potatoes

Directions

1. In a small frying pan brown the meat slightly.
2. Add the hash browns and cook stirring around until they are completely thawed and have  a little bit of color to them.
3. Whip the egg and mix in the parmesan cheese.
4. Spread the ham and hash brown potatoes evenly on the bottom of the pan.
5. Add the egg and cook until almost set.
6. Flip and cook a minute or two.
7. Serve and let your toddler enjoy with some fresh fruit.