Posted in Easter, Holidays, Kids' Crafts, Paper Crafts, Paper Crafts, Patterns & Tutorials on Mar 26th, 2013
Last year I made the girls these Easter Bunny themed crepe paper surprise balls and they were so much fun! A surprise ball is simply crepe paper streamers wrapped around little trinkets and/or candy. When it’s unwrapped the trinkets are revealed. You never know which turn of the paper will reveal a gift so it’s [...]
Posted in Children, Crafting with Kids, Holidays, Kids' Crafts, Patterns & Tutorials, Valentine's Day on Feb 11th, 2013
Sairshe has decided that every year she has to make something different for her classmates, nevermind that she’s gone to a different school every year so far so no one would be getting a repeat, and that she as no real recollection of making the heart-shaped crayons that she gave her preschool friends when she [...]
Posted in Christmas, Crafting with Kids, Holidays, Kids' Crafts, Natural Toys, Winter on Dec 23rd, 2012
TWO days! Christmas morning is barreling down on us and my Facebook feed is full of people looking for last-minute gift and stocking stuffer ideas. If that’s you, I’ve got a great recipe for Christmas tree, peppermint and gingerbread playdough. This playdough is festive, a big hit with the little ones and super easy to [...]
Posted in Crafting with Kids, Create, Kids' Crafts, Paper Crafts, Paper Crafts, Patterns & Tutorials, Spring, Upcycling on Mar 29th, 2012
Sairshe and I took advantage of a sunny Spring Break day earlier this week (today is stormy and rainy, in true spring flip-flopping fashion) and made these pretty flowers made from egg cartons. I’ve been seeing wreaths made from flowers like this on Pinterest lately and as I was tossing an egg carton into the [...]
Posted in Crafting with Kids, Kids' Crafts, Paper Crafts, Paper Crafts, Patterns & Tutorials, Upcycling, Valentine's Day on Feb 9th, 2012
Sairshe and I made some handmade seed paper hearts last weekend for her to give to her pre-k classmates. It was so fun and easy and I hope the kids really plant them and grow flowers! Here’s a tutorial to inspire you to make your own paper. It’s the best way to use up what [...]
