HAPPY LABOR DAY!

- Zucchini Bread with added quinoa, our family’s newest favorite grain. Sounds so delish! (via GoodLife Eats)

- Paleofuture: How folks back then thought the future (today) would look — so entertaining (and funny)!

- Make and Takes is offering the most adorable {free} back-to-school printables.

- No Fuss Fabulous showcases a Mary Poppins party that I am super smitten with! I mean — ah-mazing!

- And for laughs: Box verses animals.

(Image from Historical Stock Photos)

- Study finds that milk does better than water to rehydrate kids after exercise.

- Going to do this soon to two old dressers of ours, so I had to find out exactly: How to paint wooden furniture.

- Finally, finally found a brownie recipe that’s super dark and not too sweet. At Joy of Baking, no less.

- If I haven’t posted this before, enjoy. If I have, it’s been awhile….so, still enjoy: Exciting Links for Boring Days.

- Juice bag to pencil pouch (@ Skip To My Lou).

- No Fuss Fabulous demonstrates perfectly frosted cupcakes (the “ice cream swirl” method).

- The cutest back-to-school DIY tee (at The 36th Avenue).

- Tip Junkie shares 38 crafty boredom busters.

- I’ve heard of fairy houses, but toad houses!? Design Dazzle shows how.

- Three ways to use ripe bananas (via The Frugal Girl).

- An innovative idea being worked on by Toyota. (Wouldn’t this be cool!?)

- The kids from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory…all grown up.

- Dear Photograph: Beautiful images, creative approach. (Hat tip to my friend Judith for sharing this.)

- Looking for an online photography class? This one by Big Picture Classes looks fun….30 Days of Summer.

- Heartsy: Daily deals on handmade items!

- Thumbtack balls…via Landee See, Landee Do. (Love it!)

- For laughs: Butterflies, My Parenting Manual, and the Death of Freedom (via Raggamuffin Soul).

- Painting seashells and sandcasting….fun art activities for the beach (via Paint Cut Paste).

- DIY crystal embellished Converse shoes….cute! (via Fancy Frugal Life).

- Giant bubbles kit tutorial (via Design Dazzle’s Summer Camp).

- Adore this guest post at Planning with Kids….How to document your life.

- Have a large collection of eco-friendly bags just sitting around? Make up some activity totes! (via Parent Hacks)

- uWall.tv = Listen to a wall of music

- The stories behind ten Dr. Seuss tales (via Mental Floss)

- BigBox. (Just for fun.)

- The Ice Book: Mesmerizing.

- An 8track playlist: “Songs to lie on your bed and stare at the ceiling to.”

- 17 and Baking — A foodie blog begun by a 17-year-old (now 19) who loves to bake. If blogging had been around when I was 17, I would have done this, too…love it.

- Adorable printable patchwork sewing cards (via Skip To My Lou).

- Take a look at this uber-creative Toy Story birthday party invitation at Let’s Explore!

- Dollhouse renovation. Love. This. (via klt:sketchbook)

- Can’t go wrong with the classic Jell-o Poke Cake. (I’m making one today!)

- Kid-made comic strips….at Paint Cut Paste. (Fun!)

- The best recipes for stuffed cookies, which are all the rage right now! (via Picky Palate)

- 7 Patriotic crafts for the 4th of July (via Make and Takes).

- How to pick the perfect watermelon (via French Knots).

- Growing pains….they’re real. (We’ve been dealing with them this week at our house.)

- Homemade shaped croutons (via Lisa Storms).

- DIY “Rock Your Alphabet” (via Momtastic)

- Love this! Christopher Boffoli Photography.