Make a DIY Letter Pillow We are currently moving into a new home. We decided that this was a time for a fresh start and donated a lot of our old household belongings. The kids are teenagers now and wanted room makeovers, and we wanted a new look for our new space. Plus, we are blending families, so wanted to bring more of each family into our new home. These DIY letter pillows are the perfect handmade home decor items to start with....
The first time I was introduced to Kwanzaa I was in high school and watched an African dance troupe perform and symbolically light the seven candles on the kinara – 3 red for the struggle, 3 green for hope and the future, and the black candle in the middle for unity. As I became older I heard more and more about Kwanzaa and now the word has become a normal part of everyone’s vernacular during the December holiday season....
I have seen this Alphabet Letter Book done in different ways, but I chose to do a little half page book. Step 1. I cut cardstock in half. I used 7 blue cardstock pieces and cut them in half with my paper trimmer. There is a letter on both sides of the half page, so there are 14 half pages altogether. Don’t put the book together yet. Keep the pages seperate until you are done....
Cranberry stuffing recipe What I love about this simple stuffing recipe is the ability to switch out the bread according to your dietary needs. Stuffing ingredients You can make stuffing with a number of different ingredients including sausage and apples, however, we have used very basic ingredients to make ours. You can find a full list of ingredients including quantities below, but these are the primary items you will need:...
This pineapple lemonade slushie is perfect just as it is, but if you like it a little sweeter you can add a teaspoon of sugar or honey. If you want an adult version, add a shot of rum. Before we get into the recipe, I want to share with you how to freeze pineapple chunks. You’re going to need frozen pineapple for this recipe, but, if you are like me, you buy pineapple all summer long and if you don’t use it all in one sitting you might need to freeze some for later....
They are hosting a fabulous giveaway and you can win a delivery of Green Kid Crafts Discovery Boxes to your house, yippee. Be sure to enter below – it’s for a ONE YEAR subscription! First, here’s a little more about Green Kid Crafts: See how we crafted from the Nocturnal Box #41. These boxes come with everything you need, and the instructions are super simple – my 10 year old crafted the glow-in-the-dark owl all by herself!...
Mini angel food cake dessert Let’s decorate a mini angel food cake! These are so quick and easy to decorate and are the perfect addition to your spring and summer parties. Ingredients Mini angel food cakes – store-bought, or bake your own Whipped topping – if frozen make sure it’s thawed, or whip your own using heavy whipping cream Fresh fruit – you can use any fruit you like, we’ve got a list of suggestions below....
Make a whole set of these for your child’s classroom to pass out on Halloween! Find the full tutorial over at the Family Crafts channel on About.com. Melissa of Fireflies and Mudpies is sharing how to make these darling funny mummy bookmarks!
Supplies for Paper Lollies: 1 12×12 inch paper, cardstock glue dots or double sided tape scoring tool, optional hot glue gun How to make Paper Lollies: Cut a 12×12 piece of paper into 3- 4×12 strips. 2. Fold the strips accordion style at about 1 inch apart back and forth (1/2 inch fold are great for smaller lollies). To assure straight lines, a scoring tool is helpful but not necessary....
I especially love this game because it involves cute little prizes wrapped up in adorable packages. Prizes are not elaborate or expensive-usually around 1.00 each-but you never know what could be inside! The number of prizes should equal the number of players, plus a couple of extra ones just for fun. You can vary the items depending on the ages at your Thanksgiving table. We generally have some pretty things, a few useful guy things, and some fun candy or food items....
I came up with a solution for part of the playdough problem when I was teaching Kindergarten a few years back. I wanted to save at least my tables from getting ground in dough, so I had the children make placemats. Playdough Placemats. You could just use a regular old placemat from the store or I have used a silicon mat which works great, but how much more fun is playing with playdough on your own self-made placemat?...
Thanks to Scribble Shop, a great place to get all your craft supplies, I was given a grab bag of sorts to choose from and come up with a craft. There have been some really great projects, check out the pinterest page for all of the ideas. We all used this same pile of goodies. I went the kid crafty route with these flowers. My girls loves decorating them! Supplies for Popsicle Stick Flowers:...
Ready for a Creative Change I have really struggled with vulnerability and being able to shed some of the dead weight I’m carrying. Letting go of perfection, of not having all the answers, of still figuring out what creativity is and why I need it. So I’m starting fresh, creatively reborn in a sense. And to do that, I need this poem below. I first learned of this poem from my friend Jenny Mcglothern of Mama Needs a Refill at her mindfulness retreat I attended last spring....
How about an Earth Day Blog Hop to boot? We all love recycled crafts don’t we? Well, I’m getting crafty with 5 other fantastic blogs to bring you an Earth Day Kids Craft Blog Hop. Head over to each blog to see their Earth Day recycled craft tutorials! Simple Sun Catcher – No Time for Flash Cards Recycled Art Collage – Kids Stuff World Recycled Paper Tube Train – Make and Takes 2 T-Shirt Cinch Sack – Patchwork Posse Make a Planet Earth – Kids Activities Blog Paper Mache Pots – Childhood 101...
Supplies for 4th of July Colored Rice: white uncooked rice rubbing alcohol food coloring, red and blue paper towels and a tray clear vase Divide your rice into 3 equal parts. Place 2 of the parts into 2 baggies, one for red and one for blue. The third part you’ll leave plain white. Add your food coloring to each bag. Depending on your food coloring, you might need to add more than you think....
We’ve loved reading the first set of books in the Star Darling series and now we have the next 4 books to make 9, plus A Wisher’s Guide to Starland! In fact, they’ve just released the Star Darlings Collection Volume #1, which is a brand new bind up book that includes the first three books in the Star Darlings series. As each Star Darling has a different gift and story, it’s been so fun to find out more about each darling....
Baked Apple Galette Galette is the rustic French version of the apple pie, made with French style pastry dough (a bit flaky) and folded over juicy fresh apples mixture with brown sugar and cinnamon. There is no pie pan required to bake a galette, any baking pan/ sheet will be perfect. No need to worry about the size of it, how perfectly round is and it can be made in mini sizes too....
This idea for the drawstring bag came from a book that we have grown to love. It’s called Rainy Day Crafts and Activities. It was given to me by Allison of Petit Elefant. She found this little gem at the thrift store. She’s got a good eye for stuff at the thrift store! As you can see, we’ve marked a few other crafts we want to do!! Supplies: Long rectangular piece of fabric – ours measured 5×9 inches scissors sewing machine or needle and thread string – this could be embroidery floss, twine, or yarn safety pin...
Stamp a few trees onto folded cards for a fun DIY gift to give to neighbors and friends this holiday season. Stamping Holiday Trees with Paper Tubes Supplies: paper towel tube scissors paper plate paints paper Q-tips – optional Instructions: Using heavy duty scissors, for an adult only, cut your paper tube into 5-6 sections. Form each of your cut pieces into a triangle shape. Press the crease of each edge really well to help get a very pointy triangle for stamping....
