Halloween Season is Here!

Our Cute Jack-O-Lantern

As everyone that knows me understands - Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday. I willed my son to arrive before his due date last year, just so he was here in time for October 31! ;)

Here are some of my favorite moments from this month that I wanted to share with you... Thank you so much for reading!

xo  Ashley

Having fun with chalk markers...

A super easy idea for babies and toddlers - guide them with a Q-Tips dipped in finger paints to make these cute pumpkins!

My little teething jack-o-lantern ;)

Toasted pumpkin seeds from our pumpkin.

The window where I work daily decorated for my favorite holiday.

Checking out Halloween decor in Hoboken, NJ.

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Seashell Exploration for Little Ones

This activity came to me out of sheer desperation to find something that would entertain my 8 month old after dinner :) ! I had a large canister of seashells on our dining table as decoration for the summer months, and started to hand him one at a time to see what he would do...

He sweetly touched the first one and inspected it...

And did the same with the next one, and the next one too! 

I showed him how to hold the shells gently and how to touch them to feel a texture. I even held them up to his ear to hear the ocean! 

We started this activity about three weeks ago, and he still enjoys it almost daily. It's a great way to calm little hands and minds in the evening!

xox

Ashley

artist & owner at Baby Lucas

Baby's First Craft Project

Ever since our son Leon was born last October, I've been so excited to share my love of crafting and art with him. Since birth he's been interested in books and looking at artwork, but I've been dying for us to do something creative together!

In honor of his grandfather's birthday, I thought it would be sweet for us to make something for him out of salt dough. Leon is 8 months old now, so I thought it would be the perfect time to try a simple project at home...

To make your own salt dough, follow my sister in law's fool proof recipe here:

Salt Dough Recipe

1 Cup Sifted Flour

1/2 Cup Salt

1/2 Cup Room Temp. Water

Squeeze of Lemon Juice

1 TSP Veggie Oil

*optional – food coloring to color dough

Flour your preferred surface and roll the dough with a rolling pin or juice glass. Take your baby's foot and hand to make a cute imprint, and don't be nervous if it gets messy!

I allowed the salt dough to dry on its own - it took 48 hours, but if you're in a rush, you can also pop it in the oven on a really low temp for a few hours to dry it out completely.

Once the dough is completely dry, decorate it with acrylic paints to seal the surface.

I gifted these little imprints as they are, but you could also add a hole at the top of each one using a pencil before they dry to make cute ornaments.

Thanks so much for reading and please share below if you do try it at home with your own little one! I'd love to hear how it went!

X O X

Ashley 

artist & owner at Baby Lucas