My husband is dying to get rid of his ‘junky’ wool for knitting (yes, my husband knits..pretty darn well too!) This would be a great craft to use odd leftover pieces of yarn! Head on over to Putti Prapancha to … Read More ...
DIY Windchimes
These windchimes are so fresh and ‘summery’ looking. I think my favorite part is the glitter…how fun! Head on over to hands on: as we grow for the tutorial.There are lot’s of music learning resources available online too. Check out … Read More ...
T-Shirt Bracelet
Skip to My Lou is one of my favorite blogs that I subscribe to and love to open up my email every morning and see what they are posting about. Here is a guest post from This Mama Makes Stuff… Read More ...
Glue Prints
Glue is an incredible medium to make art. You can tell they had a great time with this craft since they experimented with so many different colors..the glue and tempera paint come out tomorrrow! The Chocolate Muffin Tree shows you … Read More ...
Daffodil Craft
I love bulb flowers…daffodils, crocuses, etc. Unfortunately, I haven’t planted any. I can encourage a love for these beautiful flowers through this craft. Thank goodness we save our cardboard tubes…. Head on over to Naturally Educational for the tutorial.… Read More ...
Caterpillar Craft
I had to post about this craft since we are learning about Butterflies this week in my home. A good caterpillar craft is always needed for this lesson! I love the different colors of these felt balls. Head on over … Read More ...
Handprint Flower Bags
I love any craft that has to do with preserving those little fingers or toes of our children. This craft is neat in that her children’s handprints were a little ‘messy’ and didn’t look much like flowers…she ultimately added her … Read More ...
Cardboard Box Craft Ideas
Modern Parents Messy Kids has a great round-up of kids crafts/activities with cardboard boxes…some all of these are amazing ideas! Head on over to the post to see all of the ideas she has compiled…who knew cardboard sparked such creativity! … Read More ...
Magazine Bead Bracelets
My Kids Make submitted this post to Craft Gossip, but I didn’t have a chance to post it before Mother’s Day due to becoming a mother for a 3rd time! I love these bracelets, and I have actually made an … Read More ...
Q-Tip Painting
I often times am wondering how to occupy my children while using the same craft supplies in our craft closet…all I had to do was go into my bathroom, pull out some Q-tips, and the girls can create till their … Read More ...
Kids Craft Blog Feature
Mini- eco is a great site that has a number of mini-tutorials for children’s crafts and ideas. Some of the crafts require parental help, but they are all educational in some way and the pictures that are featured in the … Read More ...
Modeling Clay Stamped Flowers
The Chocolate Muffin Tree has a great way to help your children create their own useable stamps…with modeling clay and toothpicks! Here, they create spring flower art with the beautiful stamp they made!… Read More ...
Soda Bottle Beads
Gwenny Penny has a great photo journal which documents a craft she and her daughter completed from a Family Fun magazine craft ( which I also must agree, has some of the best crafts out there for kids!) I love … Read More ...
Encaustic Art for Children
I’ll give an up front disclaimer…do this craft with your children while you have the time to give them your undivided attention, and you are sure that this is something your children are capable of. I will leave it up … Read More ...
Felt Play Mats
Here’s another way to spark creative play in your home or while on the go… felt play mats. Here, My Delicious Ambiguity shows you inspiration for a Train Play Mat and a Construction Play Mat. Found Via {Creative … Read More ...