This week the preschoolers and I made these adorable paper plate pumpkins for Thanksgiving. This was such a fun and easy craft to put together- very little prep and a whole lot of great discussion about the things that we're grateful for this year. If you're looking for an easy and sweet Thanksgiving craft to do with young kids, this is it!
Friday, November 19, 2021
Paper Plate Thanksgiving Pumpkins
Thursday, November 11, 2021
How to Make a Simple Scarecrow with Kids
Looking for some fall activities and crafts to make with the kids? How about this super simple scarecrow craft? Use items around the house to make this craft that's fun for kids of all ages!
How to Make the Easiest Scarecrow Ever!
(With kids!)
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
DIY Cute Perler Bead Decorative Plant Markers
Do you love houseplants?
How do you feel about Perler (Hama) bead crafts?
If you adore both, then this is the post for you! My boys LOVE making things with Hama beads and since I enjoy crafting with them too, I made this sweet ghost Perler bead plant marker for my houseplants. Here's how I made it:
How to Make Perler Bead Decorative Plant Markers for Halloween
Sunday, September 26, 2021
DIY Mod Podge and Tissue Paper Dragon Eye Book
Last week I shared how to transform old books into spellbooks for Halloween. This week, I wanted to share how I made this creepy jeweled dragon eye book! It's the perfect craft for Halloween, fantasy, and dragon lovers.
How to Make a Dragon Eye Book
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Thursday, September 23, 2021
DIY Mod Podge and Tissue Paper Spell Book Craft
I love Halloween crafts and I especially enjoy making Halloween crafts with kids In today's project, I'll show you how the boys and I transformed old books into spooky spell books using items from around the house. This upcycling process was fun and the results were creepy and perfect for Halloween!
How to Make a DIY Spell Book with Kids
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Saturday, September 18, 2021
How to Grill Sunflower Heads
Have you seen the trend where people grill sunflower heads? I've seen it all over TikTok and knew that I had to try. After growing a bunch of small sunflowers, we finally grew a mammoth one! Here's how we grilled it.
How To Grill Sunflower Heads
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Creepy Moving Eye Portrait Craft
We love a good cardboard craft! (In fact, I even wrote a series of cardboard craft books a few years back!) So of course, we had to make a Halloween-themed cardboard craft. :) Have you ever seen those spooky portraits? You know, the ones where the eyes seem to follow you wherever you go? Well, here's an easy way to make some creepy moving eye portraits with the kids. You just need a cereal box and a few other materials to make this cute and easy Halloween craft!
How to Make Creepy Moving Eye Cardboard Portraits with kids!
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Friday, October 16, 2020
Easy DIY 3D Pop-Up Halloween Cards (Pumpkin, Monsters, and Haunted house!)
Today we're sharing another easy to make Halloween craft! The crafting bug bit me this week and the kids and I have been making tons and tons of pop-up card crafts. These Halloween pop-up cards are the perfect easy craft to do with kids of all ages. Let's get folding and cutting!
How to Make Easy DIY Pop-Up Halloween Cards
Monday, October 5, 2020
Easy Origami Witch Craft
It's time for another easy and cute Halloween craft! Today we're folding these adorable origami witches. So grab your origami paper and let's get crafting! This kid-friendly paper craft is just perfect for fall.
How to fold an Easy Origami Witch for Halloween!
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Giant Paper Bag Frankenstein Preschool Craft
Even though it doesn't feel like fall here in California, my preschooler and I are already starting to do our fall crafts. We have a ton of large grocery sized bags and plastic bags lying around, so we made our very own grumpy GIANT paper bag Frankenstein from everyday materials. Isn't he adorable? Keep on reading to see how we did it.
Let's Make A Giant Paper Bag Frankenstein
(A Fun Halloween Preschool Craft)
Monday, June 8, 2020
Sidewalk Chalk Obstacle Course Ideas
How to Design an Easy Sidewalk Chalk Obstacle Course with Kids
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
How to Make An Adorable Paperback Book Hedgehog
Easy Paperback Book Hedgehog Craft
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Yarn Pinecone Owl Craft (And 8 Awesome Owl Books!)
So today I'm sharing our adorable pinecone owls. They're sweet and wooly and the perfect cozy craft for fall! You also probably have all the materials needed right at home. (And in case you're looking for some fun owl books, I've also included a list of our favorite owl books down below too!)
How to Make Cozy Pinecone Owls with kids
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Origami Fox Finger Puppets (And 9 Fun Fox books!)
How to Fold Origami Fox Finger Puppets
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Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Fall Forest Paper Chains
So if you're looking for an adorable and easy fall craft, THIS IS IT.
Let's make some...
Fall Forrest Paper Chains!
Easy Halloween Witch and Pumpkin Paper Chains
To get fully into the Halloween spirit, I'm starting off with these super cute and easy to make witch and pumpkin paper chains! They're perfect to make at home with the kids, or with a larger group of kids too! Each child can decorate their very own pumpkin and witch to create a lovely paper chain.
Kid-friendly Halloween Paper Chains
Today's craft was inspired by this adorable Halloween paper chain that I saw on Easy Peasy Fun. It had a black cat, monster, and pumpkin all in one paper chain. Super cute and I fell in love. Definitely check Andreja's site out because she has A ZILLION cute + easy crafts for kids!
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
How to do Easy DIY Hair Wraps with Kids
How to do DIY Hair Wraps with kids
Friday, September 6, 2019
Halloween Changing Paper Cup Faces
(Not-so) Spooky Paper Emotions Cups
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Sunday, August 18, 2019
50+ Super Cute and Easy Origami and Kirigami Projects for Kids
50+ Easy and Kid-Friendly Origami and Kirigami Projects
Monday, July 22, 2019
Easy DIY Boho Yarn Wall Hangings
Pretty DIY Boho Yarn Wall Hangings
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