9 DIY Valentine Paper Crafts Valentine’s Day Countdown: Participate in a 14 acts of love activity leading up to Valentines Day! This is so much fun to do as a family. Such a fun way to love and serve people in your community! Paper Plate Valentine’s Day Heart Wreath: Print out the heart template and make this super cute paper heart wreath. Hang it somewhere in your home for Valentine’s Day!...
Here’s a few more Witch Cackling ideas for Halloween: Edible Witch Brooms – Family Fun Witch Broom Candy Bag – Martha Stewart Green Witch Treat – Amazing Moms Witch Hat Rolls – Little Nummies for Little Tummies
Supplies: Silk thread Four crimp beads Beading needle Beads Spacers Charm Needle nose pliers A ruler to measure Take your silk thread and cut to the length of 12 inches. Thread the beading needle. String on a charm and then a crimp bead. Loop around the charm and double back through the crimp bead. Pull tight so charm is secure. Now smash the crimp with needle nose pliers. Now that one end is stopped and beads won’t fall through, thread the beading needle on the other end....
Ingredients: apples, any color, size or shape 1 bag of caramel candies, I love the mini bits they now sell. Or you can make homemade caramel to dip wax paper sticks – popsicle sticks, real sticks, mine are 10 inch wooden dowels Method: Place your caramel candies in a microwave safe bowl and microwave them 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between. Depending if you use the whole bag of caramel or not, you might only microwave it for 1 minute total....
Guest post by Alice of MAD – Make and Do Supplies for Bedroom Door Sign: Newspaper Large piece of cardboard (as a mount) Strong glue or glue gun Flour Water Tsp of salt (optional) Plain White paper (optional) Paints Paintbrush Craft knife Scissors First, scrunch and twist pieces of newspaper into letters for the name you want to write. Use as much newspaper as you feel is necessary for the size you want – I used a double page spread per letter and half that for the smaller letters....
Supplies for Snake Tie: Tie – old used tie or one from the thrift store stuffing – poly-fil craft stuffing pencil, or long stick of some sort hot glue gun (for adult use) red felt 2 googley eyes 1- Brake off a small chunk of stuffing and place it down the hole of one of the sides of the tie. I started with the small end. Then using your pencil or long stick, push down the stuffing as far as you can....
I love the beautiful ‘flower girls’ from Elsa Mora, first seen at The Crafty Crow. Ever since I saw them, I could not wait to make one of my own. So we’ve crafted a few of these fancy flower girls onto cards for Mother’s day, inspired by Elsa Mora. Supplies for Fancy Flower Cards: flowers – I didn’t have many flowers on hand, so we used other things collected from the yard: blossoms, grass, clover, even the weeds!...
(SCROLL DOWN TO PRINT RECIPE) crescent roll dough – mine came from a can, but any roll dough will do. m&m chocolate candies baking pan frosting Steps: Lay out your triangle shaped dough. Place 8-9 m&m’s on the large area of the triangle. Press them in a bit as you place them, so they won’t fall around when you roll the dough. Start with the large end of the triangle crescent dough and roll it up to the tip....
A crochet hacky sack is so addictive to make! They’re also a great way to learn how to do crochet increases and decreases. I have big plans for this pattern, folks. If I’ve got a teenage boy to make something for, I can whip up one or two crochet hacky sacks in his favorite colors for a not-lame handmade gift (a miracle!). If I’ve got friends with an active toddler in need of a toy, or a kid who might like a set of three to juggle with, I’ll know exactly what to whip up....
We’re on Day 3 of my son’s StartNOW program, sponsored by Park City Mountain Resort. He’s really getting the hang of it and having a lot of fun. I feel like he’s progressed a lot since his first day. I even took him out on a few runs after his lesson this time and he did great. The hardest part of the day was making it down those last few stairs in his boots!...
We love using old magazines or books to decorate with decoupage, so this was a great project for covering a real or faux pumpkin. If you choose to use a faux pumpkin, then you can pull these out and use them again and again every Halloween! Here’s how we made our Halloween pumpkins! Book Page Decoupage Pumpkins Supplies: White pumpkin (real or fake, it’s up to you–I spray painted a real pumpkin white, but a foam pumpkin would last for years) Thin book pages Mod Podge or other decoupage medium Foam brush Die cut letters or letter stickers Die cut spider and flourish Pop-up adhesive dots Ribbon and lace...
If you have an elementary aged child in your home, chances are you have heard of NINJAGO; and chances are even greater that you are aware there is The LEGO NINJAGO Movie in theaters September 22. And you might even know of a few LEGO fans who are dying to see it! Well, my 5 year old can’t wait to see the movie and the upcoming release also made our Halloween costume choice this year an obvious one; he’ll take one Green Ninja costume, please!...
Not only is our family more conscious of eating healthier, we’re happy to partner with brands we can trust that are responsibly-produced, like Earthbound Farm (available at my local Safeway in Seattle). Here is our simple Earth Day Green (and Blue) Smoothie recipe to blend that will help us all make healthier options that are also earth-friendly choices! Earth Day Green Smoothie Recipe (SCROLL DOWN TO PRINT RECIPE) Earthbound Farm Frozen 8 oz....
Exploring Our 5 Senses: Hearing How Noisy is Your Snack? Gather 5 or so snack items with varying degrees of crunchiness, such as: apple slices pear slices grapes carrot sticks celery graham cracker nuts cereal crackers croutons pretzels chips Before you start snacking, take one piece of each food and predict the order from quietest to loudest, lining up the foods on your plate. Then, sample each food and listen to how noisy each one is while you chew....
Enter this month’s challenge: If you don’t have the “Hallelujah Chorus App” downloaded on your tablet, just pretend that announcement came with the skies opening towards the heavens and cherubim singing. Yes, Farmers Markets are that glorious. I’m pretty partial to our Salt Lake variety. Imagine walking through isles of home made jams, pure honey, dried lavender and honeydew the size of your head. Yes, melons the size of your melon....
Enjoy making some beautiful “bee-tastic” keepsakes with your child today, with our easy step-by-step Footprint Bee Mine Valentine’s Day Cards tutorial. It’s so easy! All you need is some cardstock, some craft paint and a little creativity to create some one-of-a-kind pieces that can be treasured for years to come! Not to mention – they can be easily framed and made into instant decor as well! So no more excuses my crafty friends!...
With 6 sticks for both my kids, I wrote a specific job on each. My son’s sticks are blue and my daughter’s sticks are pink, of course! You can make your jobs fit your routine and age of kids. Once the job is done, the stick gets turned with the colored side down. Here’s what I chose to write on our sticks: Make your bed Get dressed Clean your room Brush your teeth Give Mom a Hug Mom’s Job Choice...
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Recipe for Pumpkin Puree: a Pumpkin – but needs to be a “sugar” pumpkin or “pie” pumpkin spoon, knife pan blender or masher 1/4 cup water This recipe makes about 2 cups of pumpkin puree First you’ll want to scoop out all the seeds, but save then as we’ll roast them along with the pumpkin. Then slice up the pumpkin into 2-3 inch wedges. Cut off any of the stringy parts, just slice them off with a knife....
This is the perfect project if you have a pair of old white shoes that have stains on them, it will give them a much needed refresh. If you don’t though, all you need is a pair of cheap white canvas shoes, and some paint. Supplies: White sneakers Fabric paint (in assorted mermaid colors) Fabric marker or pen – fine point (in black or dark grey) Paintbrush Anything to use as a stencil to create the ‘U’ shape for the pattern (I used a letter ‘R’ stencil)...
