Loaded Questions -- A FREE Printable Game

A couple weeks ago I was in charge of planning a get to know you game for the youth in our ward.  It was for our older girls (12-18) to get to know the younger girls (8 - 12).  I thought and thought about what game would be fun... suddenly I thought about the really fun game Loaded Questions.

 

My sister in law had brought it for us to play this summer when our big family was all together.  But she just only brought the cards (not the game board).  So, I suppose I've never technically played the correct game, since I've never done the board.

But the questions were so fun and the answers were so hilarious that I thought this would be the perfect Get to Know you activity.

I did a little searching online to get the exact game play, found a couple questions, wrote all the others, and before I knew it I had the game all ready.

The game that night was So much fun!  We had a really big group so we ended up dividing up into two groups.  My favorite answer from the girls was to the questions, "Where is your ideal place to be proposed to?"  Her answer (8 year old), "At prom in college."  Ha, ha!!

Here's how to make your own game:

STEP ONE:  Print off the Loaded Questions Game HERE!

STEP TWO: Cut out each of the questions.  

Then fold the questions in half.

STEP THREE:  Prepare a bag to put the questions in.

Put the folded questions inside.

STEP FOUR:  Print out the last "Loaded Questions" page for as many people as are playing.

STEP FIVE:  Follow the directions (located on the print out) and Play!

This is a great game for a family night, mutual activity, a get to know you game, or out with friends.

DISCLAIMER:  I will mention that I wrote most of these questions with the intent of asking them to girls ages 8 - 18-- so the questions might be a little girly...

A Gentleman's Bow Tie-- A PDF Pattern for Sell!!

If you went to the shop yesterday, then you already saw my Gentleman's Bow Tie for sell.

But if not well, then here it is:  A Gentleman's Bow Tie PDF pattern for only $5!

As a reminder it comes in three sizes:

Click HERE to buy your own.

My First Scripture Bag-- A PDF Pattern for Sell!!

Exciting news, everybody-- My First Scripture Bag is now for sell in my new shop!

My friend asked me the other day if I would make one for her daughter's birthday.  She picked out the fabric.  Isn't it cute?

It's a great bag that fits one Book of Mormon just perfectly.  Perfect for baptisms, first day of Primary, birthdays, or for any child needing to carry their Book of Mormon.

For more information please visit here.

"Be Grateful" Chalkboard

Last year I made a "Be Grateful" tree on the chalkboard.  All month long in November members of the family came up and wrote on the leaves what they were grateful for.

This year I made it again.

I was searching around for a lovely tree to inspire the look of my tree today.

I came across this gem:

Perfect.

First I drew the tree.

Then I added some line details and my Be Grateful at the bottom.

Then I added my leaves.  Most of them are in a heart shape.

Once all the leaves were added I shaded everything in, using the flat side of the chalk.

That was it!  A lovely Be Grateful tree.

Lastly I added the first thing I am grateful for.

"A grateful person is rich in contentment.  An ungrateful person suffers in the poverty of endless discontentment."  -  David A. Bednar

Halloween Costumes 2013: X-Men Edition

Happy Halloween, everyone!

As promised the boys got to be what they wanted this year for Halloween.

This little guy chose first to be:

Consequently this guy decided he would be:

And our adventure begins.

The humans are protected for one more day.

These outfits were made from shirts/sweats/fabric paint and felt.

Tutorial on how to make the claws here.

Happy Halloween, everyone!!

Hope it's sunny and warm.  Our Halloween has been rained out--- which means the whole city is going to do their trick-or-treating tomorrow.  Crazy, huh?

Halloween Costume 2013: What does the Bat say?

I finished up all the costumes yesterday.  

Yes, two days early-- score.

Up first:

"Oh, NO.  What's that black thing?"

  "I think I see something flying super fast in the woods."

"Yikes!  It's a bat!"

"I hope it's friendly.  'Cause here it comes."

 " Yes, Bat-Bat, we are scared."

"Hey, Bat-Bat, what's that you've found-- a rolly-polly on your Jack-O-Lantern?"

"Oh, you really love rolly-pollys."

Here's the DEAL with Halloween.  This year I promised my husband I would have no say in what the kids were going to be for Halloween.  Pretty much every other year I've dictated suggested what everyone should wear and of course, having themes I think is awesome.  But this year we decided to go theme-less and just follow the kid's lead.

This girl came up with 20+ ideas.  Eventually she landed on a scary bat, named Bat-Bat.  Her last suggestion was Spiderman, which I quickly vetoed. 

But a cute scary bat?  Yes, I could do that.

I had remembered Dana from Made's post that they did two years ago and made the wings very similar to hers.

Then using my Little Things to Sew book, fixed up a cute scary hat from the cozy winter hood pattern.

Here's some of the changes I made:

My cute little bat is super happy with it all.  I made the hood out of super soft fabric from Jo-Anns.  She loves how "cozy" it is.  This girl loves pretend and I'm sure this outfit is going to be worn often--which makes this sewing Mama happy.

Almost done.

Any procrastinators out there like me?

Usually I'm pretty on top of the ball when it comes to Halloween.  I get all excited and start planning things in September and start my shopping + sewing in early October.  Last year I was totally done with 2 weeks to spare.

This year?  Not so much.

I've been bussy.  And throw in a quick trip out of the state and I just don't have the time I wish I did to sit around, make messes, and sew all day.

So that means right now I'm working on Crunch Time.

But the good news is I finished costume 1 this morning.

Here's a sneak peak:

More details on this, later.

Outfit 2 is almost done.

Outfit 3? Needs a lot of work.

Outfit 4 (aka for my baby)...a hand-me-down from sister.  So I guess she's done, too.

Sweet.

Tomorrow's our first party, so off to sewing I go.

BTW-- I am now a regular, monthly contributor for the site: The Inspiration Network.  It is run by 30 talented blogger where they share all kinds of cooking, sewing, and crafting ideas.  A great site for inspiration.  My kind of blog.

Check out my first post here. 

(Which you may remember from last year.)