Funny Friday

Okay, so I have not done a Funny Friday in awhile, but my sister just sent me something that was too good not to share with you! It's from a very creative Etsy Shop called RearGear. She sells "Rear Gear" for your cat or dog's "brown eye".


Rear Gear comes in many designs including a disco ball, air freshener, heart, flower, biohazard, smiley face, number one ribbon, cupcake, sheriff's badge, dice, and she also takes custom orders for your own designs!


With the Holidays just around the corner, you'll want to make sure you stop by RearGear's shop to pick up a few stocking stuffers for your pet!

November's featured Etsyblogger

This month's featured Etsyblogger is Thefabmissb. She is a very talented artist with not one, but TWO fabulous Etsy shops! Her first shop, Thefabmissb, carries unique vintage items for your house. My favorite item from her shop is the Nine Framed Circus Playing Cards pictured below:


Her second shop, Beckykazana, is stocked with prints, cards, originals, and vintage inspired chenille pipe cleaner ornaments. My favorite item from this shop is Mimi the Chenille French Poodle Christmas Ornament pictured below:


To see all her other fun items visit her two shops and don't forget to take a peek at her blog!

Gobble these up!

It's so much fun to do crafts with the kids, especially around the Holidays! Zany Janie and Wacky Zacky were super excited to work with paint to make these adorable turkey hand prints. All you need is a few different colors of paint, a paint brush, paper, markers, and the knowledge that this craft could possibly make a HUGE mess!

These turkeys would make great decorations for a Thanksgiving party! They can also be great keepsakes to show how much your little one has grown year after year!

Life Lessons

Wacky Zacky started preschool twice a week this fall. When I pick him up from school we go over his day and talk about what he learned. They always have a letter, number, and color of the week. The past few times he's come home from school, he claims they only played and colored pictures...That there was not a color, number, or letter discussed. So today I asked what they learned if they were not going over letters, numbers, or colors? Wacky Zacky thought about it and proudly said, "I learned how to pick my nose with my finger!" I informed him he needed to use a tissue instead of his finger. He informed me he had learned blowing your nose with a tissue would not get all the boogers and you needed to use your finger instead. It's good to know the money we pay for his school is teaching him such valuable life lessons!

Riding a wave!

Zany Janie is currently in the midst of potty training. For some reason she has it in her head that she hasn't gone potty unless she actually poops in the potty. Peeing in the potty is meaningless to her at this point. This belief has resulted in her sitting on the potty for 15-20 minutes and refusing to budge until she "Poops a BIG one!" (Her exact words!). I'm concerned she's going to get hemorrhoids from sitting on the toilet for so long and forcing herself to have bowel movements several times a day. I've gotten to the point where I leave her on the potty so I can get other things done and check on her every 4-5 minutes; otherwise I'd spend half my day in the bathroom with her! Anyway, yesterday after 20+ minutes on the potty I hear a succession of toilet flushing noises that are as fast as a machine gun. I race to the bathroom and can hear toilet water sloshing to the floor. I get to the bathroom just in time to see Zany Janie riding a wave. She was still sitting on the potty when she started flushing it and was able to catch a wave!

Zany thought of the day: I think Zany Janie was attempting to make her own bidet!

Nutty November Sale!!

It's Nutty November...The month where we all Gobble till we wobble! To celebrate this nutty month I am offering FREE SHIPPING in my Etsy shop, Two Zany Zebras, on all orders which total $25 or more before shipping fees! Discount will be refunded via Paypal after transaction is completed.

Also, don't miss out on pre-ordering your monster holiday shirts! Check out these three selections:

NICHOLETTE THE CHRISTMAS ELF

GINGERBREAD MONSTER

GRIZWALD THE CHRISTMAS ELF

Monster Mania!

On different occasions I've been asked, "What is the most successful product in your Etsy shop, Two Zany Zebras?" I try to come up with several designs and various products such as monster clothes, Zarkles (whimsical creatures), monster bags, blankets, monster burp cloths, mucus monsters, hot/cold ouchy bags, and bibs. I have numerous monsters to choose from, but for some reason it seems like people gravitate to the monster design pictured above. Some say he reminds them of cookie monster, others say he looks friendly, regardless of the reason people seem to love him. You can't help but smile when you see the silly monster grinning at you. Kids love to feel the super soft texture of the monster and proudly keep their shirts on! These monsters can come in any color imaginable! If you'd like to order one of these unique monsters, please go to my Etsy shop, Two Zany Zebras, for further information!

It ain't easy being small!

Zany Janie was singing her own version of Kermit the Frog's song, "It ain't easy being green" this past weekend. We decided to brave the heat and head over to Disneyland. It was a fun filled day and we were able to ride things we had never been on before. After an hour at Disneyland we ventured over to California Adventures and found the park to be close to empty! We were able to walk onto most rides without a line! For some reason Wacky Zacky was feeling adventuresome and decided to go on some "Big Boy" rides with Papa Z. He went on his first mini roller coaster-which he's just like his Mama and doesn't like the hills! He also went on a water ride and a mini version of a Demon Drop. Each big ride Wacky Zacky went on left Zany Janie feeling left out. She howled, screamed, and begged to go on the rides, but she was left sitting out singing her sad sad song, "It ain't easy being small!"

Zany thought of the day: Why does it always seem like the grass is greener on the other side? Do you think they just water it more often?

Frankenstein Treats

The other day I was flipping through a magazine and found these adorable treats and couldn't resist making them! Even though Halloween is over for the year, I thought I'd share this easy recipe with you because it could be adapted to work for other holidays! They are guaranteed to be gobbled up in the blink of an eye!

FRANKENSTEIN TREATS

INGREDIENTS:
Instant vanilla pudding
Green food coloring
Chocolate chips/melting chips
Oreo cookies-crushed
Clear cups
Paint brush

DIRECTIONS:
Melt chocolate chips. Paint faces on the inside of the cup with the melted chocolate using paint brush. Place cups in refrigerator to let chocolate harden. Make instant vanilla pudding according to directions. Add green food coloring to desired intensity of color. Divide pudding among the cups. Add crushed Oreo cookies to the top of the cups. Enjoy!

Zany thought of the day: Why is Frankenstein's skin green?