Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Easy way to host a graham cracker house making party
For the past four years we've hosted a yearly graham cracker house making party. This year I got most of the kinks of planning worked out. Today I'm sharing all my tips so that you can easily host your own kids playdate / party too! (And please note- I'm a super lazy and cheap party planner. Even though this sounds like a big event, it was really affordable and easy to set up!)
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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Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Christmas Word Doodle Art Challenges! (Free Printable included!)
The countdown to Christmas is on! I love this season and usually share tons of easy Christmas activities and crafts. But this year it's been tough getting into the Christmas spirit. With all the wildfires in California, we've been more somber and going slightly stir-crazy staying inside. (The smoke is pretty bad.) So today I'm sharing an activity that we recently did. This fun, no-prep, and creative Christmas activity helped us to pass the time while stuck indoors.
Free Christmas Word Art Challenges!
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Clothespin People and Doodles
I needed a few clothespins for some crafts... but ended up acquiring a whole bunch more than necessary. They were just lying around, so I fiddled around and came up with a really fun, open-ended art project: Clothespin Doodles!
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Tuesday, December 20, 2016
DIY Outer Space Planet Ornaments for Christmas
Christmas is right around the corner. Most likely your tree and home are already completely decorated. My deepest apologies, friend, but I'm throwing a wrench in your plans. (Muah ha ha ha!) Here's one last STEM inspired Christmas Craft that you'll want to try out this year. If you love space, you'll love making these Outer Space Planet Ornaments. (They're out of this world!)
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016
DIY Giant Ice Cream Cone Gift Wrapping (A fun Alternative to Christmas Stockings!)
Over the years I've done a lot of fun gift wrapping ideas on the blog. (Remember my Fox Gift Box and my Unicorn Gift Box?) Well, today I'm sharing a fun alternative to Christmas stockings... what about a Giant Christmas Ice Cream Cone instead?
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Monday, December 12, 2016
Easy, Colorful Pom-Pom Garland
If I had to choose one Christmas Craft to choose as my favorite this year.... this DIY Christmas Pom-Pom Garland is probably it. Seriously, folks. It's got all my favorite crafting elements. It's super easy to make. The materials are really affordable. And it's hyper colorful. I'm mean seriously.... is this not the cutest garland ever?
Sunday, December 4, 2016
Origami Paper Wreath Christmas Ornaments
This past weekend I remembered one more reason I love this time of the year. Holiday Craft Fairs! We visited two in one day and my craft-loving heart went pitter pat. I love seeing handmade items- especially ornaments! So today I'm mixing my love of origami crafts and Christmas Crafts with these fun, origami paper Christmas ornaments!
Monday, November 28, 2016
Easy Pop Up Paper Plate Nativity
What do you get when you combine a Paper plate craft with a Christmas craft? Ok... well, a lot of things come to mind... but today I'm sharing one idea. It's a super easy paper plate Nativity craft. This craft is so quick to set up and make that you can do it with several kids at once. (Ooh. Wouldn't this be neat for Sunday school? Church? A playdate? ) And this craft is so easy that even young preschoolers could make them too.
So let's get started!
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So let's get started!
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016
How to Cut a Unique Gingerbread Snowflake
Just stopping in to share this quick paper snowflake craft that's sure to bring smiles. Have you ever cut Christmas themed gingerbread man snowflakes?
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Saturday, November 19, 2016
25+ Christmas Crafts and Activities to get you through December!
Does your family start celebrating Christmas the moment Thanksgiving is over? My son insists that we put up our tree right after our Thanksgiving meal! In case your family is like ours, I'm sharing this fun list of 25+ favorite Christmas activities and crafts. So go ahead and peek around. You can do an activity everyday in December- like a crafty advent of sorts!
Monday, November 14, 2016
DIY Paper Chain Christmas Village
Last week I saw stores with Christmas villages already set up and ready to go. Anyone else love seeing these tiny scenes on display? There's something magical about seeing things in the miniature. Today I'm sharing a fun Christmas Craft that you can do with the kids this holiday season. Make your very own Paper Chain Christmas villages!
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Wednesday, November 9, 2016
25 STEAM Christmas Activities (Book and Coloring Page!)
Looking for ways to encourage kids to tinker, create, and explore this holiday season? How about 25 awesome STEAM Christmas activities?
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Sunday, November 6, 2016
Amazing 3D Paper Christmas Star Ornaments
What? Thanksgiving isn't even here and we're already talking about Christmas Crafts? Ok, you've got me. I'm jumping the gun with this super neat folded Christmas star ornament. But, I had to share because this week we'll be launching our new STEAM KIDS Christmas books. Woot woot! I'll be sharing more about those books later on this week. Today I'm giving you a sneak peak of one of cool projects included. These 3D paper stars are super fun to color in and such a neat way to craft this holiday season!
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Monday, September 19, 2016
Two Ways to Make Paper People Chains
With the start of the school year, my son and I've been talking a lot friendships- what it takes to make and be a friend. I guess all that talk about friendships must have seeped into my crafting too, because I found myself with the great urge to cut out some paper people chains. Inspired by this wikiHow post I cut out and doodled some kid paper chains. Yup. Today's post is going old-school with 2 fun paper people chain designs.
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Monday, September 12, 2016
Easy DIY Marbled Clay Covered Pens
Ever swoon while you're walking through stationary stores? I looove pretty pens and paper. But I don't always like the price tag that's associated with them. Since we've been doing tons of clay projects lately, my son and I tried our hand at making clay covered pens.
I'll be honest. I wasn't too hopeful about the results. Plastic pens in ovens? Urmm... I worried that they would catch on fire... or melt. But it didn't happen! We turned a couple of el-cheapo-freebie pens into some fancy-shmancy marbled ones. Ooh la la! Aren't they gorgeous?
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I'll be honest. I wasn't too hopeful about the results. Plastic pens in ovens? Urmm... I worried that they would catch on fire... or melt. But it didn't happen! We turned a couple of el-cheapo-freebie pens into some fancy-shmancy marbled ones. Ooh la la! Aren't they gorgeous?
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Thursday, August 25, 2016
Clay Portrait Pendant Necklaces
My son started elementary school this week. *Sob* It's been such a happy, bittersweet couple of days. Recently we've been creating a lot of little trinkets with clay. (Have you seen our clay outer space necklace and clay dream catcher?) So I asked him to make some clay portrait pendant necklaces with me before school started. This way I can wear them and remember him while he's away.
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Clay Portrait Pendant Necklaces
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Thursday, July 14, 2016
Dancer Paper Snowflakes
Does your child love to dance? Then these dancer snowflakes are just the paper craft for you. Dainty, fluttery, and lovely, they are sure to amaze children of all ages!
How to Cut Paper Dancer Snowflakes
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Rainbow Snowflake Cutouts
Bet you read the title and thought... what? Rainbow snowflakes? Well, I had a tough time figuring what to name this rainbow craft. Is it a snowflake craft? Is it considered kirigami? I'm not sure. All I know is that it's a cute and fun paper cutting craft for rainbow-loving kids to try out.
Let's Cut Rainbow Snowflakes
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Monday, May 2, 2016
Artsy Paper Bag Stars!
I've seen versions of these paper bag stars all over the internet for awhile now. And last weekend, we finally got a chance to make our very own version. Half art project, half craft, these artsy paper bag stars are such a unique way to showcase children's art and decorate your home!
Artsy Paper Bag Stars
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