Welcome to Oakborn & Co! Oakborn & Co. is a company with quite a few different specializations. Part of the company focuses on pregnancy, labour, birth, and postpartum. Whilst the other half of the company focuses on herbal and aromatherapy. I call this half of the company the Apothecary. Whilst I have a lot of… Read More Hello & Welcome
This one is a fun Thanks-giving craft to do daily with the kids that also gets them thinking about gratefulness and all of their blessings! Parents I challenge you to say one thing you’re grateful for when doing the Gobblers with your kids! It’s extremely easy. And doesn’t require much. You could also draw this… Read More Grateful Gobblers
“Autumn shows us how beautiful change can be.” (If you just want the playlist without reading my nonsense ideas and thoughts, then scroll down to the bottom!) I do love Autumn.I don’t like being cold, but I love autumn. I love every season, and I think if people got out of their heads and changed… Read More Autumn Playlist
I love a witch hat craft! And this one would be so cute if you attached a paper band around it so they could actually wear it! This is one of those crafts you’ll have to preface ahead of time that it will need to be done in stages. They’ll paint the plate, let it… Read More Witch Hats—A Halloween Craft
I think a lot homeschoolers or sahm’s might forget about small motor skills. It’s easy to overlook or just sounds difficult. If your kiddo has never used scissors, then skip this activity and work on some small motor things before doing this activity. Whilst scissors are small motor, I wouldn’t suggest a kiddo who hasn’t… Read More Ghosts! —Small Motor Practice!
Be honest, did you know ole zombie boy wasn’t Frankenstein? Frankenstein is the scientist who created Monster Man! Anyways, this is such a cute craft and super easy! All you need is green, white, and black paper, glue, scissors, and a marker. When you do crafts with your kids that involve paper, keep the scraps!… Read More Frankenstein’s Monster—A Halloween Craft
Another pretty easy craft coming your way! Hand prints! These double as keepsakes, as I call them. Who doesn’t want to look back and see how tiny their kiddos hand was when they were 3?? As someone who grew up in a home where my mom didn’t keep anything I ever made, let me tell… Read More Halloween Handprints—Witches and Ghosts
Another fingerprint craft! I’m telling you they’re so easy and the kids enjoy doing it! I used the same stamp set from the Autumn Leaves craft, grab yours here if you need a stamp set! I will say the metallic stamps were tricky. It was iffy whether or not the metallic would come off of… Read More Finger Print Bats and Sprites
If you follow me on insta you probably saw our morning craft a few weeks ago! We made finger print leaves (and baby made apples). This was such an easy and fun craft. I’m all about easy and fun, especially when it comes to crafts! This craft is the definition of easy! Grab your stamp… Read More Finger Print Leaves
Another fun and easy Halloween meal to do with/for your kiddos! These are so cute and a fun was to get creative for lunch or dinner. They’re also super easy! The first thing I did were the fries. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Peel and chop up some potatoes into French fry pieces. Score… Read More Skull Burgers and Finger Fries—A Halloween Delicacy
Another recipe this Halloween month! This isn’t something I’d give the kids often, but every once in a while is fine for me! This is such a fun recipe and meal for the kids they LOVED it and loved watching me make the little sea monsters. They also thought it was super funny! Kids are… Read More Sea Monster Pasta—A Halloween Delicacy
