We do a lot of big, messy art, but there’s nothing wrong with keeping it simple sometimes! The only supplies you need for this art project are colored construction paper (blue, green and white), a glue stick, and a black marker. Start by tearing one or two hills from the green paper. Sometimes it can take practice to get the shape you want, so make a few extra hills and pick your favorites....
Find a wooden spoon, they are cheap at Walmart or the Dollar Store. Then wash and dry it thoroughly, this helps the glue to stick better. Then get all different kinds of materials to glue to the puppet: yarn, wiggly eyes, felt, fabric, pom poms. For the glue, you can use either fabric glue, hot glue, or school glue – but that may not last as good as the others....
Beat the Heat with a Breakfast Picnic via Make and Takes 2. Make an Underwater Viewer via Allison of All for the Boys Fairy Garden Flower Pots via Make and Takes Photo Crafting with Sun Prints via Kristen of Capturing Joy 5 Awesome Outdoor Games via McKenzie of Girl Loves Glam Backyard Banana Ice Cream Sundaes via Make and Takes DIY God’s Eye Yarn Art via Cindy of Skip to My Lou...
To help us all get in some goodness with snacks, I’m partnering with goodnessKNOWS Snack Squares. They combine the goodness of whole nuts, real fruits, toasted oats and dark chocolate. And this fall near Seattle, goodnessKNOWS is taking over the city with sampling events, inspiring its citizens to “Try a Little Goodness” with a little surprise and delight! You can try them out and fall in love… and only a 150 calorie snack to boot!...
Supplies: cardstock paper craft foam letter stickers – M,O,M brad fasteners floral stickers markers and crayons Card #1: Flip MOM to WOW Place a circle floral sticker to the center of a cut cardstock piece. Write 2 M’s on either side of the center flower. Attach a brad fastener to the center of the flower. Then attach the MOM paper to a folded card with the fastener. Give the word MOM a spin upside down and see what you find… WOW!...
I also love that it brings people together around a table to chat and eat good food. It’s the perfect appetizer – everyone loves a good dip with some yummy chips. I always like to have a few dip recipes on hand for game days, pot lucks, girl’s nights, holidays, etc. To go along with our 9 NOW Ideas series I’ve rounded up 9 chip and dip recipes that you’re going to want to save and make ASAP!...
We have an extensive library of children’s books and love to create projects inspired by their beautiful illustrations. I actually started collecting children’s books before I ever had children of my own – I’ve always secretly wanted to be a children’s book illustrator. Today we’ll be sharing one of our favorites: the beautifully illustrated David Shannon book, A Bad Case of the Stripes. It is a favorite of our whole family – my husband loves it as much as the girls and I do!...
Supplies: paper, any kind – cut into small squares, as it’s easier to fold and cut with little hands pencil – so you can erase the line if needed scissors – best to have child scissors for them to practice Instructions: Fold your small paper in half and using your pencil, draw a half of a heart on the folded side. Draw small hearts, medium sized hearts, or big sized hearts....
I love to make suckers, or lollipops as some say. This is another fun treat that I would beg my Mom to help me make for friends for the Christmas season. My Mom has a lot of treats up her sleeve. My mom purchased these sucker molds many many moons ago and they look very ancient. But they work great. I also made some that don’t use molds and they were fun....
Supplies for Thanksgiving Paper Cornucopias: 1 sheet of paper (8 inch square for the cone shown) scissors double sided tape ribbon, cut 8-10 inches treats Cut your paper into a right angle V shape, with a curve at the top. How wide your angle is will create a more fat or thin cone. Here’s a link to a pattern to download and print for a template: Cone Pattern (via Hostess with the Mostess)...
Cream cheese apple dip takes only 4 basic ingredients and comes together in a flash. Slice up a few apples and enjoy! Tart varieties of apples are especially tasty with this sweet dip. Ingredients: 8-oz package of cream cheese, softened 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed 1 teaspoon almond extract 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Method: Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and mix until creamy. Chill for a few hours, or overnight, to allow the flavors to meld....
Every spring, I love seeing tulips pop up in my yard. It seems like I always forget about them – such a colorful surprise! If you can get your hands on an inexpensive pack of origami paper, it’s the best for doing paper folding projects like this. It’s thin and easy for kids to fold and comes in lots of bright colors. You could also use thin colored scrapbook or copy paper, or color your own copy paper before folding....
Really easy to make and with only a couple of ingredients: your favorite ravioli (just remember to thaw them if frozen before making the recipe) panko breadcrumbs, some herbs, grated parmesan and eggs. In less than 15 minutes these fried ravioli are ready to be served. I love to add some marinara sauce on side, especially now with the abundance of fresh, juicy tomatoes you can find at the markets....
For these fun Decorated Recycled Jars, first, wash out a glass jar (or cardboard container like a baking powder can) and remove the label. If the label is especially sticky, use rubbing alcohol or Goo Gone to get all the glue off. Now choose an item or three to adorn the jars with. Buttons, coins, felt, ribbon, flat marbles, or anything else you might have stashed in your craft drawers!...
It’s incredibly straight forward, you’ll be wondering what the heck I’m doing here with all these silly step-by-step photos, but I was enjoying myself while putting these stands together. Download the template (provided below) or make your own. You can use a bone-folder and scissors, or you can get fancy and use your desktop cutter (silhouette, cricut, etc). I’ve provided artwork for both! You’ll want pretty paper that has a lot of body to it....
It’s the perfect kid friendly activity for the little girls in your life who absolutely LOVE mermaids. This Footprint Mermaid Keepsake idea can be made within minutes and be shown off immediately! And since you already have the most important part of the craft – a foot – it’s going to be a CINCH to pull together {I promise!} So what are you waiting for? Grab those craft supplies and encourage some fun family time with our small-scale mermaid project today!...
Adding a personal touch to your garden is a fun way to encourage your kids to help in the garden. There are a few things you need when gardening with kids but kids also really enjoy getting to personalize their garden space. It’s a fun way to keep them engaged in the garden while they wait for all those plants to grow. Supplies for Pinwheel Craft Old artwork or colorful paper Scissors Brass fasteners Small wooden dowel Hole punch (optional)...
Supplies you will need: Recycled CD Sandpaper White acrylic paint Mod Podge or white craft glue 2 silver chenille stems Felt: light blue, orange, white Black puffy paint Glitter: white, orange, blue, purple, red, green, gold Pattern Note: I used Martha Stewart glitter, but you can use any glitter you like. The Martha Stewart colors I used were Crystal Fine, Fire Opal, Turquoise, Charoite, Garnet, Verdelite, and Florentine Gold. As you may have noticed, all the MS glitter colors are named after minerals and gems....
Supplies for Heart Shaped Creature Cookies: sugar cookie dough heart shaped cookie cutters – all sizes frosting candy – conversation hearts, red hots, licorice Make your favorite sugar cookie dough, then use all sizes of heart cookie cutters to shape them. Then bake your hearts as directed in your recipe. Once the cookies have cooked and cooled, frost them with Valentine colors, red, pink, white, purple. Now decide what creatures you want to make....
We are awe struck by all the things amazing women around us do. From balancing a healthy lifestyle, to throwing the perfect party, to implementing creative ideas with family. We always seem to be asking, “How Does She do this, or How Does She do that?” While none of us is perfect, we all seem to be striving to become better. We are featuring Marie over on HowDoesShe? today because she has answered the How Does She?...
