Today I've teamed up with the Creative Preschooler Team to share 5 fun ways to sharpen your preschoolers' scissor skills! (Hee, hee. Did you get it? Sharpen? Wah wah wah.)
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Friday, December 19, 2014
Paper Plate Haircuts (Scissor Practice with Kids!)
Does your child have a fascination with scissors? If left alone, Chuck would probably take a pair of scissors to everything. Clothes, hair, yarn, paper, wood.... the Christmas tree. (I've caught him on multiple occasions trying to cut our table. Eeek! )
Today I've teamed up with the Creative Preschooler Team to share 5 fun ways to sharpen your preschoolers' scissor skills! (Hee, hee. Did you get it? Sharpen? Wah wah wah.)
Today I've teamed up with the Creative Preschooler Team to share 5 fun ways to sharpen your preschoolers' scissor skills! (Hee, hee. Did you get it? Sharpen? Wah wah wah.)
Thursday, December 18, 2014
DIY Toy Car Ornaments
We have a TON of toy cars, trains, and trucks over here. (Chuck's kinda got a thing for transportation toys.) And lots of them have open windows. I was staring at them the other day and realized... wouldn't they make fun (and cheap) ornaments?
DIY Car Ornaments
Monday, December 15, 2014
Paper Christmas Trees (template included)
Ok. I know, I know. I have a small obsession with mini Christmas trees. I've made Christmas tree advent calendars, trees from pipe cleaners and cardboard, and mini paint chip Christmas trees. So today's post probably won't come as a surprise to you. But I just had to share these trees because they're so cute! And...there's a twist!
We'll be staying in Cali for Christmas this year, so we won't see our family and friends on the East coast. I wanted to share some Christmas cheer with them, so I made a bunch of Paper Christmas Tree Packs to go into their Christmas cards! Each pack contains all the materials needed to make a lovely paper Christmas tree!
We'll be staying in Cali for Christmas this year, so we won't see our family and friends on the East coast. I wanted to share some Christmas cheer with them, so I made a bunch of Paper Christmas Tree Packs to go into their Christmas cards! Each pack contains all the materials needed to make a lovely paper Christmas tree!
Paper Christmas Tree Packs
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Friday, December 5, 2014
Pin the Nose on Rudolph Game
Are you looking for a simple way to entertain the kids during the holidays? Well, today our Creative preschool group has 5 great Christmas activities to do with the kids!
Recently I shared the story of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer with Chuck. He seemed to like Rudolph a lot, so I whipped up this super easy Pin the Nose on Rudolph game from us to try out.
Recently I shared the story of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer with Chuck. He seemed to like Rudolph a lot, so I whipped up this super easy Pin the Nose on Rudolph game from us to try out.
Let's Pin on Rudolph's Nose!
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Free Christmas Coloring Sheets
I've been seeing lots of beautiful Christmas coloring sheets online lately. I love doodling and wanted to make one for the blog....but things got pretty busy during the holidays. (Our Aussie family is visiting us AND I'm making paper Moravian stars for a friend's wedding!) So I didn't have a chance to doodle some coloring sheets till now.
These 2 coloring sheets contain ornaments (or gift labels) that the kids can color and then hang onto the tree.
Free Christmas Coloring Sheets
These 2 coloring sheets contain ornaments (or gift labels) that the kids can color and then hang onto the tree.
Friday, November 28, 2014
Perler Bead Garland
The Perler Bead holiday crafting continues! A couple of days ago I shared how to make these super easy Perler Bead Snowflake ornaments. Today I'm over at DIYCandy sharing this quirky and unique Perler Bead Holiday Garland!
Happy making, friends!
Perler Bead Holiday Garland
You just need 2 materials: Perler Beads and Zip ties!
(And if you like the adorable Christmas trees in the photo, you can find the tutorial for mini Christmas trees here.)
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, friends! We're going black Friday shopping today with family! Wish us luck!
Let's keep in Contact!
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
DIY Perler Bead Snowflake Ornaments
Every year I try to make a couple new Christmas ornaments for the tree. So far I've made hand and feet salt dough ornaments and felt and milk jug ornaments. This year I used Perler Beads and pipe cleaners to create easy snowflake ornaments!
These were so incredibly easy to make and the colors make me happy. Keep reading to see how you can make some of your own!
Perler Bead and Snowflake Ornaments
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These were so incredibly easy to make and the colors make me happy. Keep reading to see how you can make some of your own!
Monday, November 24, 2014
Poppable Wrapping Paper (DIY Gift Wrapping Rockin' Art Mom Style!)
Are you looking for creative ways to wrap your holiday gifts? Well, today I've joined forces with fellow Rockin' Art Moms to share several imaginative and unique ways to wrap your holiday gifts! (So be sure to check out all the rockin' holiday ideas below!)
Because we always seem to have an abundance of bubble wrap lying around, I put our excess to good use and made this modern, poppable holiday wrapping paper!
I'm all about easy holiday crafts- like these paint chip Christmas Trees, easy DIY Reindeer Headbands, and mini pipe cleaner and cardboard Christmas trees. Today's wrapping paper idea is super simple, colorful, and fun! The recipient of your gift will get a kick out of popping the bubbles!
Because we always seem to have an abundance of bubble wrap lying around, I put our excess to good use and made this modern, poppable holiday wrapping paper!
Popping Holiday Wrapping Paper!
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I'm all about easy holiday crafts- like these paint chip Christmas Trees, easy DIY Reindeer Headbands, and mini pipe cleaner and cardboard Christmas trees. Today's wrapping paper idea is super simple, colorful, and fun! The recipient of your gift will get a kick out of popping the bubbles!
Friday, November 21, 2014
Candy Mosaic Art with Kids
Do you still have leftover Halloween candy? Eeek. We do. This week's Creative Preschooler theme is food! With Chuck's current aversion to painting, I thought it would be fun to use our excess candy and make art with it! So we made ourselves some lovely, colorful candy mosaic art!
It's always special to make art with non-traditional materials. Some of my favorite food-art projects include our colored salt art, tortilla art, gumdrop flowers, cornstarch sidewalk paint, and homemade watercolor paints!
Make Candy Mosaic Art with Kids!
It's always special to make art with non-traditional materials. Some of my favorite food-art projects include our colored salt art, tortilla art, gumdrop flowers, cornstarch sidewalk paint, and homemade watercolor paints!
Monday, November 17, 2014
Make Mini Christmas Trees (For free!)
Here's a super easy way to decorate your home for the holidays!
Make a bunch of mini Christmas trees!
(Bonus- All the materials are free!)
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
DIY Colorful Shoelaces!
Lately I've been thinking about super simple Christmas gifts that kids could make for their friends. Last year Chuck used Sharpies to make his own Sharpie Tie-Dye Shirt. This time I thought I'd have a turn using Sharpies to turn plain white shoelaces into cute and colorful shoelaces!
This was a super fun project with colorful and unique results!
Let's get started!
DIY Colorful Shoe laces
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This was a super fun project with colorful and unique results!
Let's get started!
Easy Christmas Tree Advent Calendar
Christmas crafts? Christmas crafts? Ok, I haven't completely gone bonkers... it's just that the stores have started putting out their Christmas things... so I wanted to join in on the fun. Last year I had a lot of fun Christmas crafting (remember the village made from Plaster of Paris?) This year I fell in love with all of the beautiful colors of paint swatches from Home Depot... so I took a bunch home (shhhh, don't tell anyone) and made a bunch of cute paper Christmas trees with Chuck.
Then I wasn't sure what to do with our little army of trees. At first I was going to turn them into a garland of some sort, but then realized that they would make for a really simple and modern take on a DIY Christmas Advent Calendar!
Then I wasn't sure what to do with our little army of trees. At first I was going to turn them into a garland of some sort, but then realized that they would make for a really simple and modern take on a DIY Christmas Advent Calendar!
Easy Christmas Tree Advent Calendar!
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Make your wheels glow in the dark! (And create some lovely modern art too!)
Do you like playing with glow sticks? I love fall, but gosh, it gets dark outside so quickly! I hate being cooped up inside. What's a mom to do at night? Well, we've tried embracing the dark by making a DIY Glowing Jellyfish Costume and drawing glowing designs on our skin. Recently we also brought out our glow sticks and wove them into the wheels of Chuck's bike. (I was inspired by Meri Cherry's awesome glow in the dark Dancing Ballerina Tutus!)
The activity was a hit!
Yup. This was a super easy activity that didn't cost very much to do and required very little set up Plus, it got us outside and we made some beautiful glowing art.
Yup, you could say that the activity gets "glowing reviews" from our whole family? Get it? Hee hee hee.
Ok. Here's what we did!
The activity was a hit!
Make Glow in the Dark Wheels!
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Yup. This was a super easy activity that didn't cost very much to do and required very little set up Plus, it got us outside and we made some beautiful glowing art.
Yup, you could say that the activity gets "glowing reviews" from our whole family? Get it? Hee hee hee.
Ok. Here's what we did!
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
CLOSED- Giveaway Post!!! Win $100 credit to Minted.com!
I’m super-duper excited for today’s post. *Insert girlish squeal here.* Today Minted.com and I are excited to be offering one lucky reader $100 credit to Minted.com. Yup. It’s giveaway time! It’s giveaway time!
I’ve wanted to say a big “Thank
you” to y’all for your support for a long time now. So when I was contacted about doing a giveaway, I jumped at the chance because it meant that one of you could win something nice.
This is a one awesome giveaway. Minted.com is a beautifully curated online store that sells seriously gorgeous stationary and artwork. I go goo-goo when I scroll through the pages because everything
is so lovely and special. In fact, here
are four of my current favorite items…
Hee hee hee! This Yeti or not Christmas card is uber cute. (And bonus- they're currently offering 20% off their holiday card selection until 10/6! Score!)
Ok....So apparently I have Christmas cards on my mind, but how could you not love this partridge in a pear tree card? (Did you sing the words like I just did?)
We're still struggling to decorate Chuck's new big boy room. So this poster and this poster totally caught my eye.
Did you know that they have wedding cards too? A couple of my girlfriends are getting married, so I have weddings on my mind. This lovely floral chalkboard invitation is just gorgeous.
Now if you'd like the chance to win $100 credit to Minted.com, here are all the details:
This
giveaway is open all readers worldwide. (Yay!)
Here’s what you could possibly win:
- For US readers:
- $100 credit
- Free FedEx Ground shipping on everything except art
- For the international readers:
- $100 credit
- Free international economy shipping on everything except art
- However, you have to pay your own country's duties/customs
To enter
the giveaway
- Visit Minted.com and find your favorite item from the store.
- Visit my FB page and leave a comment on the 9/16 Giveaway post with your favorite item.
That’s
it! The giveaway will close midnight
Thursday (PST) and I’ll announce and contact the winner via Facebook by Friday
morning.
Good luck
friends!
This is a sponsored post. But all opinions are mine. I received $100 credit to give to one lucky reader. I'm super glad that I did. :)
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Make Prehistoric Rock Art with Kids
Some of my fondest memories of History classes were times when teachers assigned projects instead of tests. In 5th grade my friends and I did a presentation on the first transcontinental railroad. I still remember wearing costumes and using tea to age our documents. In 9th grade we shot a soap opera style video featuring King Henry the Eighth's wives. It was fun to write and film... and even more hilarious to watch. (Picture bad high school acting mixed with Monty Python style humor. Yup. Good times.) Honestly, I don't remember much else from History classes (ack, sorry previous teachers!) but these projects shine brightly in my memory. They were fun to make and really made history come alive. Hopefully today's craft will help do that for your kids too! If they're interested in prehistoric times or art history, then this Prehistoric Rock Art Craft is for them!
The techniques used to make this rock art is pretty much the same that I used to make this super cute mini Plaster of Paris Christmas village. So if you liked doing this craft, check that one out too.
Ok. Now let's make some rock art!
Make Prehistoric Rock Art with Kids
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The techniques used to make this rock art is pretty much the same that I used to make this super cute mini Plaster of Paris Christmas village. So if you liked doing this craft, check that one out too.
Ok. Now let's make some rock art!
Thursday, July 10, 2014
4 Easy Bell Crafts for Kids
Right now we're in the middle of packing. Not going to lie, our apartment is looking like it's inhabited by crazy people. So my posts for the next month will probably be fewer and the crafts will be much simpler. This brings me to today's topic: crafting with bells. I love the sound of jingle bells. They remind me of Christmas, the cold, and reindeer. I know it's July and Christmas is miles away... but you can craft with jingle bells all year round? Right? Right! Here's how we've crafted with jingle bells:
4 Super Easy Bell Crafts for Kids
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Friday, January 3, 2014
Sweets, Graham cracker Houses, and the Dentist (Eeek!)
So... I've got a confession.
I was looking through some holiday photos and I realized... eek I may have gonea bit WAY overboard with the sugar. Yikes. Apparently I have a tiny HUGE sweet tooth.
On top of the lovely goodies that we ate at parties, hubby and I also devoured sweets at home. Hrmm... all that sugar.... maybe we're part Elf? Here's a review of some of our homemade holiday goodies...
1. Hubby made us a couple of homemade cafe mochas. He mixed 1T cocoa, 1T hot water, and 1 T sugar in a cup. Then, he added 1 shot of espresso (or double strength coffee) and topped that with with 1/2C of warmed and frothed milk. Sweet and yurmmy...
Keep on reading to see more sweet goodies...
I was looking through some holiday photos and I realized... eek I may have gone
On top of the lovely goodies that we ate at parties, hubby and I also devoured sweets at home. Hrmm... all that sugar.... maybe we're part Elf? Here's a review of some of our homemade holiday goodies...
1. Hubby made us a couple of homemade cafe mochas. He mixed 1T cocoa, 1T hot water, and 1 T sugar in a cup. Then, he added 1 shot of espresso (or double strength coffee) and topped that with with 1/2C of warmed and frothed milk. Sweet and yurmmy...
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Wreath Interpretations Exhibit
A couple of days ago, we went into the city to meet up with old friends and see "Wreath Interpretations." This exhibit showcased Christmas wreaths that were made out of nontraditional materials. After seeing all the artist's creativity, I definitely left with some ideas for next year's Christmas decorations (note to self- start saving milk caps!)
Now if you're in the city and you've got some time to spare, be sure to check the exhibit out! It's located on the 3rd floor of the Arsenal Building in Central Park. It's free (Yes!) and open from 9am-5pm, M-F until January 9th.
Here are a couple of my favorites from the exhibit:
(Psst- Wanna see what else we did in the city that day? You can find other photos from our trip on my Instagram.)
Keep reading to see more wreaths!
Now if you're in the city and you've got some time to spare, be sure to check the exhibit out! It's located on the 3rd floor of the Arsenal Building in Central Park. It's free (Yes!) and open from 9am-5pm, M-F until January 9th.
Here are a couple of my favorites from the exhibit:
(Psst- Wanna see what else we did in the city that day? You can find other photos from our trip on my Instagram.)
Keep reading to see more wreaths!
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Review of 2013
Happy 2014!
Before starting this post, I just wanted to say a big thank you for visiting this blog. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Thank you for joining in our family's daily adventures and thank you for appreciating my crafts. Honestly, blogging wouldn't be as fun without you. Your support really means the world to me.
Ok, ok, enough mushy stuff. Ahem, now onto today's post.
Since I enjoyed last year's 2012 review post, I put together something similar together for 2013. Looking back, I'm amazed by how many crafts I made (oy vey- thanks hubby for being so supportive!) and how much Chuck has grown. My baby is gone.... he's a little boy now. Sheesh, time just flew by.
Are you ready to grab hold onto 2014? Hope your New Year is off to a good start!
January
Memorable events: Choosing to try new things and attending a wedding
Favorite kid activity: Painting with cornstarch paint
Favorite craft: Dying flowers rainbow colors
February
Memorable event: Attending this bridal shower
Favorite kid activity: Making bubble snakes
Favorite craft: Whale Tissue Box Holder
March
Memorable event: Selling goods at the craft fair
Favorite kid activity: Feeding birds outside
Favorite craft: Sumo Plastic Bottle Bowling Pins
April
Memorable events: Attending a Mehndi ceremony and wedding ceremony
Favorite kid activity: Blowing humongous bubbles with Chuck
Favorite crafts: Tattooing a banana and Painting an umbrella
May
Memorable events: Attending a lovely wedding and hanging out with Aussie family (in DC and NYC)
Favorite kid activity: Attending a niece's birthday party
Favorite crafts: Good Night, Bonne Nuit Pillow Cases
June
Memorable event: Visiting Colonial Williamsburg (1 and 2)
Favorite kid activities: Making cornstarch paint and Grass Egg Heads
Favorite crafts: Making a Mosaic Styrofoam Picture Frame and painting a galaxy umbrella
July
Memorable event: Reflecting on faith and crafting
Favorite kid activity: Visiting The Children's Museum
Favorite crafts: Painting a rainbow fan
August
Memorable event: Having a house guest and being part of a craft e-zine
Favorite kid activity: Painting with toys
Favorite crafts: Tattooing bananas and Orange peel canola candle
September
Memorable events: Visiting the zoo and Maker Faire (1 and 2)
Favorite kid activities: Blowing up balloons with baking soda and Cardboard spaceship toy
Favorite craft: Making crystal flowers
October
Memorable events: Visiting Lancaster and Baltimore
Favorite kid activity: Celebrating Halloween!
Favorite craft: Making a tulle mask
November
Memorable event: Thanksgiving!
Favorite kid activity: Craft stick dominoes
Favorite craft: Heart stenciled shoes and Making roses out of autumn leaves
December
Memorable event: Christmas!
Favorite kid activity: Playing with Chuck in the snow
Favorite crafts: Hiding a jump drive in a rubber toy and Making reindeer antlers
Before starting this post, I just wanted to say a big thank you for visiting this blog. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Thank you for joining in our family's daily adventures and thank you for appreciating my crafts. Honestly, blogging wouldn't be as fun without you. Your support really means the world to me.
Ok, ok, enough mushy stuff. Ahem, now onto today's post.
Since I enjoyed last year's 2012 review post, I put together something similar together for 2013. Looking back, I'm amazed by how many crafts I made (oy vey- thanks hubby for being so supportive!) and how much Chuck has grown. My baby is gone.... he's a little boy now. Sheesh, time just flew by.
Are you ready to grab hold onto 2014? Hope your New Year is off to a good start!
January
Memorable events: Choosing to try new things and attending a wedding
Favorite kid activity: Painting with cornstarch paint
Favorite craft: Dying flowers rainbow colors
February
Memorable event: Attending this bridal shower
Favorite kid activity: Making bubble snakes
Favorite craft: Whale Tissue Box Holder
March
Memorable event: Selling goods at the craft fair
Favorite kid activity: Feeding birds outside
Favorite craft: Sumo Plastic Bottle Bowling Pins
April
Memorable events: Attending a Mehndi ceremony and wedding ceremony
Favorite kid activity: Blowing humongous bubbles with Chuck
Favorite crafts: Tattooing a banana and Painting an umbrella
May
Memorable events: Attending a lovely wedding and hanging out with Aussie family (in DC and NYC)
Favorite kid activity: Attending a niece's birthday party
Favorite crafts: Good Night, Bonne Nuit Pillow Cases
June
Memorable event: Visiting Colonial Williamsburg (1 and 2)
Favorite kid activities: Making cornstarch paint and Grass Egg Heads
Favorite crafts: Making a Mosaic Styrofoam Picture Frame and painting a galaxy umbrella
July
Memorable event: Reflecting on faith and crafting
Favorite kid activity: Visiting The Children's Museum
Favorite crafts: Painting a rainbow fan
August
Memorable event: Having a house guest and being part of a craft e-zine
Favorite kid activity: Painting with toys
Favorite crafts: Tattooing bananas and Orange peel canola candle
September
Memorable events: Visiting the zoo and Maker Faire (1 and 2)
Favorite kid activities: Blowing up balloons with baking soda and Cardboard spaceship toy
Favorite craft: Making crystal flowers
October
Memorable events: Visiting Lancaster and Baltimore
Favorite kid activity: Celebrating Halloween!
Favorite craft: Making a tulle mask
November
Memorable event: Thanksgiving!
Favorite kid activity: Craft stick dominoes
Favorite craft: Heart stenciled shoes and Making roses out of autumn leaves
December
Memorable event: Christmas!
Favorite kid activity: Playing with Chuck in the snow
Favorite crafts: Hiding a jump drive in a rubber toy and Making reindeer antlers
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