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crafts and projects that are best suited for adults and older kids
Over the last few weeks, I have learned a new craft skill. The sense of pride and accomplishment alone is a big enough reason why you should learn a new craft skill! But let me tell you 5 more reasons why you should learn a …
Are you setting up your arts and craft supplies for your kids for the first time? Planning to homeschool this year? Or maybe your just want to make sure you have everything you need when your kids decide to get creative. Having essential arts and …
This season of quarantine, fear, and boredom has made me pretty quiet with my blogging. Like many other creatives, I’ve been turning to DIY projects to relieve my stress. Projects done during this season have earned the name “Quarantine DIY Projects” and I wanted to …
Collaborative art projects are commonly used in schools and art programs to teach children how to work together. It lets them practice communication, patience, and empathy. But have you considered working on a collaborative art project as a family? As I write this, a pandemic …
Entertaining a sick kid is hard. Roo is always moving, always busy, constantly looking forward to the next exciting thing of the day. When she gets sick, it’s like the world has been turned upside down. Her brain still commands her to run and play, …
I’m going to be honest. Making time for crafting with my kid is not always easy. We are in a very busy season of life right now with Roo starting school, my dance teaching schedule, the multitude of problems with our pets, and the list …
A Pressed Flower Journal is the perfect way to preserve your pressed flowers you and your kids have collected in the Spring. Pressed flowers filled two heavy books on my shelf by the end of Summer. Roo and I collected them throughout spring and early …
The Paper Daisy Chain craft is part of a new 10 Minute Craft series I’m doing for the Summer! These posts will be shorter than normal, but will come out twice a week. In it you will find a new craft to do with your kids that takes little to no prep and only requires 10 minutes of the kids’ attention. During the hot Summer days I know kid’s are bouncing off the walls, thirsty for excitement and movement. Getting them to sit still for craft time is difficult. So this 10 minute craft series is perfect for the Summertime or for kids just learning to sit still and create.
Stuffed animal storage has been an issue in Roo’s room for years. After trying to keep them all in one plastic bucket, then two…Then I tried hammocks, but we all had trouble keeping the animals in the hammock after taking one or two down. I came across a stuffed animal storage zoo and loved the idea that Roo could see and grab any stuffie she wanted fairly easy. But to buy one was expensive and not quite the dimensions I wanted.
So I made my own! Here’s my tutorial for a DIY stuffed animal storage zoo.
Before having a baby girl, I never knew how many hair-bows one child could own! I’ve been searching for a cute, but functional way to display her hair-bows. Here’s the Princess Hair-bow Holder I created for Roo from a ball of yellow yarn and a …