Ok. The title says it all. So please buy my 3 awesome cardboard and duct tape craft books. End of Post.
Just kidding! (Apparently I'm much too wordy for a 1 line post.)
So grab a coffee or tea and let's chat.
Last June I shared that a publishing company contacted me about writing a series of cardboard craft books. (If you missed that post, or you just want to see a photo of our cardboard-filled garage, click here.)
Well, it's been almost a year since that post and tada.... the books are here!
Don't they look good enough to eat? Num num num num num.
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Showing posts with label craft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label craft. Show all posts
Saturday, March 31, 2018
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Cute and Easy Paper Bunny Puppets
Easter's coming up in a couple of days and I realized that I never shared any Easter Crafts this year. So here's a quick craft that you can whip up with the kiddos this holiday. These adorable bunny puppets are easy to make, fun to decorate, and even more fun to play with!
Let's Make Some Paper Bunny Puppets!
Monday, March 19, 2018
Smiley Sun Popsicle Stick Weaving
Sometimes it feels like we go in craft cycles. Before, my son and I were really, really into origami projects. Now I'm starting to dream about doing more weaving projects. There's something really beautiful and relaxing about the process of weaving. There's a lovely pattern of movement and you always seems to get beautiful results.
So, in celebration of the sunny and warm weather, I recently made this really cute smiley sun popsicle stick weaving. If you enjoy weaving God's Eyes, you'll really enjoy this craft too!
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So, in celebration of the sunny and warm weather, I recently made this really cute smiley sun popsicle stick weaving. If you enjoy weaving God's Eyes, you'll really enjoy this craft too!
Smiley Sun Popsicle Stick Weaving Craft
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Friday, March 16, 2018
Super Cute Origami Unicorns
Over the years I've shared a TON of rainbow-inspired kids crafts. But lately it seems like unicorns are all the rage. (My littlest guy adores them and a couple of friends have already held magical unicorn-rainbow-themed birthday parties. )
So I'm jumping upon the back of the beautiful unicorn bandwagon! (Neigh! Neigh!) Here's my take on an easy unicorn craft.... here's a simply adorable origami unicorn that you can make with all your unicorn-loving kids too!
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So I'm jumping upon the back of the beautiful unicorn bandwagon! (Neigh! Neigh!) Here's my take on an easy unicorn craft.... here's a simply adorable origami unicorn that you can make with all your unicorn-loving kids too!
Let's Make Some Easy + Uber-Cute Origami Unicorns!
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Monday, February 26, 2018
Origami Friendship Math Quilt Craft
Brr, it's cold outside! Lately I've been enamored with quilt designs and origami crafts. Their bold colors and gorgeous geometric patterns really make me swoon! Today's post combines my love for both crafts. These origami paper quilts are really quite beautiful to look at. Folding them can be a bit of challenge, because there are so many units to fold. But, make them with some friends and you're sure to have some indoor fun during these cold winter nights.
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Origami Friendship Quilts
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Sunday, February 25, 2018
Awesome Chinese New Year Dragon Kite Puppet
Happy belated Chinese New Year! This past week I visited my son's classroom and did some Chinese New Year themed crafts with his friends. I'd love to claim today's craft as my own because it's so awesome. But, I can't take any credit. My son actually made it in his class. (The teacher found the idea in The MailBox and graciously allowed me to share it here.) Isn't it super neat?
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Awesome New Year's Dragon Kite Puppets!
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Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Monday, January 29, 2018
Chinese New Year Folded Lantern Kids Craft
Chinese New Year is coming up! Today we're adding to the blog's growing list of Chinese New Year Crafts with this super easy, modern, and colorful folded paper lantern craft!
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Chinese New Year Accordion Folded Lanterns
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Thursday, January 11, 2018
Super Cute Hedgehog String Art
Am I late to the hedgehog trend? Lately I've been looking at a lot of hedgehog crafts. A couple of years back I made this giant cardboard hedgehog ring toss. (Didn't see it? Definitely check it out because it was adorable!) Today I'm sharing these tinier hedgehog crafts- String Art Hedgehogs!
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Teeny Tiny Hedgehog String Art
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Monday, December 18, 2017
Charming Cardboard and Felt Bird Ornaments (Template Included)
I am IN LOVE with today's cardboard and felt bird ornaments. This Christmas craft reminds me of something you would find in Anthropologie. The birds are super sweet and folksy. And they're made of recycled cardboard and scraps of yarn and felt. So they're super easy on the wallet and good for the environment too! Getting excited? Let's get crafting!
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Charming Bird Ornaments
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Monday, November 6, 2017
Twirly Whirly Paper Snowflake Mobile (And our favorite snow books)
Is it a good time to make snowflake crafts with the kids? The answer to that question is always, "YES!" Snowflake crafts in summer, snowflake crafts in spring, snowflake crafts all time of the year is my personal crafting mantra.
Well, now that we've removed all the Halloween decorations (sob, sob) my son and I are starting to decorate our home for Thanksgiving and Christmas. While I've yet to find a good kids' Turkey craft that I like, I can always count on snowflakes to tide us creatively over while I keep looking.
Today's twirly whirly paper snowflake mobile is just such an easy and fun craft. We made ours ona whim one night together before bed. Don't you just adore it? You get to make snowflakes AND watch them "fall" from a cute cloud.
(Hmm, I bet you could easily incorporate some STEAM lessons with this art activity as well!)
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Well, now that we've removed all the Halloween decorations (sob, sob) my son and I are starting to decorate our home for Thanksgiving and Christmas. While I've yet to find a good kids' Turkey craft that I like, I can always count on snowflakes to tide us creatively over while I keep looking.
Today's twirly whirly paper snowflake mobile is just such an easy and fun craft. We made ours ona whim one night together before bed. Don't you just adore it? You get to make snowflakes AND watch them "fall" from a cute cloud.
(Hmm, I bet you could easily incorporate some STEAM lessons with this art activity as well!)
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Easy Script Name Skeletons
Some days you just need an easy and fun activity to bond with the kiddos. Our household always feels hectic at this time of the year. (Ok, who am I kidding? It feels hectic year round... Oy!) So I came up with this fun Halloween activity to create and connect with my eldest son. Lately he's been learning to write script letters, so he loved making his own Script Name Skeleton with me.
Handwriting Skeletons
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Easy Owl Origami
Whoo loves owls? We do! We recently fell in love with these birds at our local natural history museum. They are beautiful! With fall in the air and owls on my mind, here's a fun (and easy!) origami project for you- ORIGAMI OWLS!
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Tuesday, August 29, 2017
How to make Giant Gorgeous Jellyfish
Giant Jellyfish Decorations? What? Yup. Hi friends! Today's craft is a departure from my normal kids crafts. But I just had to share this gorgeous jellyfish craft here. Our church recently redecorated its nursery room. The new theme is under the sea and one of my very talented friends came up with this super easy (and cheap!) jellyfish design. We made about a dozen of them to hang up in the room and they look absolutely ethereal and gorgeous. So I thought I'd share what we did here in case any of you want to make your own giant floaty sea creatures too.
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Thursday, August 24, 2017
Easy Printmaking Project for Kiddos: Colorful Initials!
Howdy friends! Today I wanted to just pop in and share this colorful, kid-friendly printmaking project. I know, it's been awhile since I've shared a printing project here. (I've been shying away from messier projects lately because my youngest has now entered the VERY precocious and active toddler years. Ahhh! ) But, I recently took a printmaking course and was enamored with the whole process.... so I had to try out the process with my eldest.
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Let's Print Kid Initials
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Monday, August 7, 2017
Happy Woven Paper Turtles
Does anyone else enjoy weaving with kids? One of my most popular posts to date has been these adorable popsicle stick woven turtles. And I totally get why... they're super cute, easy to make, and teach kids a neat skill- yarn weaving!
Well, once again we've been bitten by the weaving bug. This time we took a different approach and made some woven paper turtles! Like their yarn counterparts, these are also super cute and kid-approved. (My 5-year-old loved making one alongside me!)
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Well, once again we've been bitten by the weaving bug. This time we took a different approach and made some woven paper turtles! Like their yarn counterparts, these are also super cute and kid-approved. (My 5-year-old loved making one alongside me!)
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Cute and Cuddly 3D Perler Bead Sheep
It all started last week with this 3D Perler Bead Pokemon and Squirtle. Well, you know me and of course we couldn't stop there. Today I have another super adorable 3D perler bead craft for you. We're making these adorable perler bead sheep! Baaa!
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How to Make 3D Perler Bead Sheep
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Thursday, June 29, 2017
Totally Awesome 3D Perler Bead Pikachu and Squirtle (Free Patterns)
If you are OBSESSED with Pokemon then you gotta check out today's awesome Pokemon Craft. Yup. We made a 3D perler bead Pikachu AND Squirtle. They're like little adorable puzzle cubes of fun. Swoon, craft-loving friends, swoon!
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3D Perler Bead Pokemon Creations!
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Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Watercolor Painted Paper Lanterns (with Jellyfish too!)
I am a sucker for kids watercolor art and crafts. They're colorful, easy to set up, easy to clean up, and give us such bright and happy results. (Plus, who doesn't love watching colors blend with one another? It's pure magic.) Today I'm pulling out another watercolor craft that will look just beautiful decorating your home this summer. Tada! We're painting some paper lanterns!
Sunday, June 18, 2017
10 Super Cute and Fun Clothespin Crafts
What do you think about clothespins? Are they good craft materials or not? I wasn't a big fan of them for a long while because I just couldn't think of what to do with them. But after peeking around online I saw some pretty cute and fun clothespin crafts. If you're like me and you have a ton of wooden clothespins lying around (from when you needed just needed a couple but they only sold packs of like 100 at the store) then hopefully this list of 10 cute and fun clothespin crafts will offer you some creative and crafty inspiration too!
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