Made by Mommy: 365 days of Sam

We’ve just about reached Sam’s 2nd birthday (hooray!) and we’re busy making the second draft of this beautiful keepsake. The day after Sam’s first birthday, Kevin and I started putting together 365 Days of Sam using Blurb, our favourite book printing company. It’s an absolute treasure that we all love to look through.

Made by Mommy: Sam’s Book of Great Adventures

Sam was 21 months on Saturday. Where does the time go? And continuing with our tradition of making him something for each month milestone, we presented him with a book of all of the great adventures he’s been on so far this year. It’s a photo diary of all of the fun we’ve had, and he just loves it. Here’s what we did.

Made by Mommy: A box guitar

Sam is really in to guitars these days. There’s a guitar playing rabbit that he thinks is too cool in one of his favourite books. After seeing a real guitar at a friends house a few weeks back though, his interest really spiked, so one afternoon, we made a cute little DIY version.

Made by Mommy: A cardboard box airplane

This Saturday morning was a wash-out. Steady and unrelenting rain for hours. The three of us were feeling a little cooped up, so we crafted this creation for Sam…

Made by Mommy: Sam’s book of Names and Faces

Given that our family is spread across two continents, we thought it would be fun for Sam to have a Names and Faces book of all his relatives and friends. Here’s how we made it…