DIY
DIY Pillow Box
Hi everyone. Hope you are all having a great week! I wanted to share this little pillow box I made. I made it with scraps of paper and things I had in my craft closet. I first started making this trying to come up with a cute treat box for Halloween goodies. It turned into [...]
Turn pumpkins into snowmen
Since the beginning of October, I’ve started thinking about the holidays. It may have had something to do with the weather. These days, the best part of fall, besides the wonderful smells, the fall-harvest foods and the spectacular colors of turning leaves, are the bright orange pumpkins. I’ve always loved to decorate with pumpkins and [...]
No-sew Halloween: 8 costume ideas
Are you missing the crafty gene? We feel you. It’s not easy being a parent who can’t stitch, sew, mend or do whatever else it is you’re supposed to be doing with fabric. But that doesn’t mean your children can’t wear a homemade costume this Halloween. With a little felt, a glue gun, paint and [...]
Halloween Gift Ideas
Halloween is such a fun holiday and one of my favorites. I believe little details can make something so special. Putting some handmade or store bought treats in a little bag with a cute bow, like these above, can make such a great gift! These come from the site Baked Perfection and it is full of great [...]
Closets with seasonal disorder
The maples are brushed with crimson and the nights are cool which means it is time for that ancient ritual dating back to the beginning of man – the changing of the closets. For the past few years I have been rotating our cold weather and warm weather clothes in and out of a large [...]
Fashionable crafting: T-shirts
Want something you and your fashion-forward child can make together? Try out these three easy T-shirt design ideas by Disney FamilyFun magazine. Carrot-Print Mosaic Whittle carrot tips into squares or triangles, and you’ve got the perfect implements for printing a mosaic onto a shirt. Slip a piece of cardboard inside a prewashed T-shirt to prevent [...]
Keep kids occupied
Creative Fun: A Figure of a Different Color Here’s a unique blank slate for kids’ creativity: 4-inch-tall, posable, funky white plastic figurines. The Color Blanks sets come with permanent markers and stickers so that kids can jump right into the personalization. Ages 6 and up. RoseArt, $5 to $10. Creative Coloring: This Book Really Draws [...]
Creating a summer keepsake
Summer holidays can seem like they go on forever, and when they end, it’s very easy for little kids to forget all the exciting things they did. By creating a memory keepsake, you will be able to help your child remember and also produce a keepsake for years to come. Tactile children will love the [...]
Child Sense: Helping your child learn the basics of organization
Teaching our kids how to be organized starts at an early age. The habits that will aid them as they move through life start when they are young with simple systems learned at home and in their own space. Even when they are young, they can learn how to put away their toys, pack their [...]
Six of my favorite new uses for mason jars
I’m taking a cue from my friend Mandy and her hilarious video blog she posted to talk about something I’m loving right now… mason jars. I know they’ve been around forever and every grandma we know has a huge collection somewhere out back, but lately people are finding more and more creative ways to use them. [...]
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