I have always wanted to know how these things were made. I love that this craft goes along with a Dr. Seuss book called My Many Colored Days
. Your child can help with hammering, or if they are older, … Read More ...
Homemade Felt Paper Dolls
My oldest daughter loves to design clothing for her dolls. This project would be perfect for her! Steph used a silk screening technique to create her felt paper dolls. You can find the full tutorial over at The Silly Pearl… Read More ...
Optical Illusion Hand Art
Want to pull out an awesome trick on the next rainy or snowy day inside? Try out this awesome little optical illusion handprint! You can see all the examples over at The Forest Room. Her tutorial for the how … Read More ...
Put your Kids inside their Soap Dispenser!
I found something similar to this on Pinterest, but I couldn’t find the original link to the photo below. So if anyone knows the original link, please let me know, I’d love to give proper credit here. After … Read More ...
Cake Decorating Practice with Playdough
Sometimes, at the very core of my being, I secretly wish that I was a child in the house of some of the amazing crafters that I post about. Today, I have that feeling again.
This is such a great … Read More ...
Wax Resist Paintings AND Shadow Puppets!
This project has so many amazing aspects that I just don’t know which to share first. Could it be the way her children created these wax resist paintings and used them for their shadow puppet background scenery? Love That! Or … Read More ...
‘The Lorax’ Truffula Tree Pencils
Here is another fun craft that is part of The Lorax movie blog tour. You can find the tutorial for these adorable Truffula Tree Pencils over at Zakka Life.… Read More ...
Kids Craft – Mosaic Photo Valentines
This craft is awesome because you can do what is called ‘Growing a Craft’ with it. That means that you can adapt the same project depending on the age of your child. Amanda, {Our Home and Garden Editor} has come … Read More ...
‘Batiked’ Child’s Chef Apron
This project uses a little fabric, glue and acrylic paint. You can’t go wrong. Head on over to Art With Kids by Vicki Smith for the tutorial. This would be a fun project for a sleepover baking or cooking party!
… Read More ... Kids Craft – Giant Tissue Paper Heart
For some reason, we have a ton of tissue paper around our house. This would be the perfect opportunity to turn some of that paper in to a wonderful decoration or HUGE Valentine for someone….maybe daddy. You can find the
… Read More ... Easy Paper Finger Puppets
I think my favorite part of these finger puppets is that their mouths are in the shape of hearts! How appropriate as Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Head on over to The Frugal Crafter to see how these … Read More ...
Heart-a-Stack Game
So this isn’t directly about a craft, but I just had to post about it anyway. I’m sure we can come up with some way that this relates to crafts and lesson plans right? This game involves stacking the conversation … Read More ...
Glitter Heart Bobby Pins
My daughters are obsessed with what we call ‘hair pretties’. These ‘hair pretties’ are the perfect addition for a Valentine’s Day Card for a girl! We are definitely going to make these for my daughter’s class since it is full … Read More ...
18 Creative Ideas for Making Puppets
I found these wonderful ideas late last night, and made a note that I needed to post about it. When I check my inbox this morning, Melissa had just sent it to me through our ‘Send us Gossip’ page! You … Read More ...
Presidential Guess Who
I used to love this game as a child, and I could have used this souped up historical game even more when I had to memorize the Presidents. What a great project for you to do with your child, and … Read More ...