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You could have your kids pick out their favorite Disney character stickers or you could just grab different ones on your own before your trip. My kids LOVE Frozen, Toy Story, and the classic Disney characters- so these are the ones we chose. Of course we had to choose a set of Frozen stickers, as well as Toy Story and good ol’ classic Mickey Mouse Clubhouse stickers. I’m excited to see what stories my kids will tell as we travel to Disney World!...

Make a driftwood hanging planter This driftwood hanging planter is way easier to make than it looks. We actually used a lot of things that we already had and the project only cost us $15 in plants to bring it all together. Supplies: A piece of driftwood (any size you like, but the size will determine how many plants you can hang) Plants Plant pots, buckets, or jars Hooks, screws, or drawer pulls Drill – with woodboring spade drill bits and screwdriver drill bit Hemp cord or macrame cord Scissors Potting soil (optional, if needed)...

To help my kids get in the tub, we made some Foam Bath Toys cut into all kinds of shapes. These are made with crafting foam sheets, available at Walmart or most crafting stores. You can trace the shape first or simply cut them out. If your child is okay to use scissors, let them make the shapes they want, even if they’re crazy. They stick great onto the walls of the tub once wet, but DON’T leave them on the walls after their bath....

To make this project super-easy, I made a basic blob shape template for our monsters, along with cutting lines for the three tabs. These print two on a page, so print a stack and cut your pages in half. {Download the monster flip book template} Create your monsters with your favorite drawing materials. If your kids aren’t into monsters, make animals, aliens, or crazy critters instead. We talked about all the things we could add to our monsters – horns, wings, tentacles, antenna, hair, spots, stripes, plus any number of eyes, noses, mouths, arms, etc....

Monster Feet: You can give each child a pair of these monster feet (these are the same as the dinosaur party). Download the pattern to make these feet and trace it onto craft foam sheets. You could add some tissue paper or crinkle paper for a more fuzzy feel! Monster Foot Pattern Food: Stir up some Slimy Sodas – You can use sprite and any flavored ice cream. Make sure it’s nice and foamy!...

I’m partnering with Ziploc® brand to help in our craft supply clean up! They have fantastic new and improved easy open tabs for their plastic bags, making it even more efficient to craft. My kids can get to their pony beads in a flash, rather than attempting to find the opening in several tries. If we can get all our supplies in one handy area, we’ll be that much more efficient as we craft....

These plates are the perfect craft for a kids table or even for the adults to make and decorate on the 4th of July! Supplies: watercolors, brush, water paper plates white coffee filters (optional) newspaper or cutting board scissors TIP: these water color flags can be created for any color and style of flag for any other country. Have fun watercoloring flags! Instructions: Set up your watercoloring station. Fill you water, set out your paints, place down either newspaper or a cutting board to control some of the water that seeps through the paper plates, especially the coffee filters....

Paper Weaving Pumpkins You don’t need special craft supplies for this project, just paper, scissors, and glue. Easy! In addition to orange, green and black construction paper, choose some colored paper for the weaving strips. We used patterned paper in fall colors, and solid-colored construction paper would work, too. Supplies: paper scissors glue Instructions: Cut a stack of paper strips. Any size works – ours were 1.5″ wide. Draw and cut out a big pumpkin shape from orange paper....

For this project you will need four strips of fabric measuring 3 ½” x 42″ (or the width of the fabric as it comes.) It’s a good idea to measure the length of the quilt sides before you sew, rather than just starting at one end, sewing on a strip, and cutting-off the excess after. This will help to keep the quilt ‘square.’ This is the easiest and fastest way I’ve found for measuring your border lengths....

We’re using coffee filters and markers to make amazing tie-dye rainbow colors! Markers, coffee filters, and water – that simple! It’s such a fun color rainbow marker experiment with kids, my girls were going gaga for it! Now we have all sorts of beautiful colored coffee filters to craft with! I first found this idea over at Buggy and Bunny and their Chromatography Color Experiment. We had to try it… but we put our own spin on it – rainbow style!...

There are seven spots across so you could link it to days of the week if needed. For younger kids, days of the week don’t matter. For some tasks (like potty training), you want them to do it multiple times in a day so you do the task you get a sticker. When you fill the chart maybe you get a special pat on the back. Easy to customize to what you need....

I’m pretty proud of myself with the above photo. I literally did nothing to this flower picture except add text on top! I’ve come a long way with my photography to feel good about posting an image that’s o-natural, yay me! This is one of my favorite pictures I’ve shot in quite a while, taken at a photography retreat, Click Retreat on the island of St. Thomas in the Caribbean back in January....

Yes, it’s that good. I love switching out ground beef for ground turkey to make the meal a little on the healthier side. And my kids love it too! Turkey Taco Pie Recipe Ingredients: 1 lb. ground turkey 2 medium or large tortillas 2 cups shredded cheese 1 cup salsa of your choice or pico de gallo extras to taste: corn niblets, olives, jalepenos, taco seasoning toppings: sour cream, salsa, cilantro...

Every Halloween my kids bring home handfuls of glow stick bracelets from class parties and trick or treating, and every year I face the same dilemma, what do I do with them once they stop glowing? Glow sticks are not recyclable because of the chemical used in the glowing liquid and this eco-conscious crafter feels pangs of guilt as I toss them into the garbage, until now! I finally found a way to upcycle them into something beautiful…....

With just a few simple supplies you’ll have a perfect game to play with the kiddies. This would make a great game in a classroom setting, a fun Valentine’s Party Idea! For the full tutorial, I’m contributing over at Alpha Mom. Come on over to Alpha Mom’s – Once Upon a Holiday to see how we created this fun Valentines Tic Tac Toe Game! For the bean bags: you can either sew them up quick with a few beans inside or here is a no-sew bean bag tutorial that is super simple....

Valentines seems to come and go so quickly. Once February starts, I’m only thinking of what candy to buy and cards to make for my children’s classmates. I thought it would be fun to do more as a family with these Valentines count down, and turning it into a holiday of service. We’re going to participate in a 14 Acts of Love activity, leading up to Valentines Day! I’ve asked design ninja, Juliann of PB J&J, to see what she could come up with for a Valentine’s day printable to go along with my 14 Acts of Love....

I love penguins! I love how they waddle and they are my favorite exhibit at any zoo or aquarium. If you love penguins as much as I do, or just want some cute little figures for your little ones to play with, this DIY Yarn Lacing Penguin Craft is perfect for you! Make one or make a bunch, they are easy to make and are great to practice some fine motor skills!...

DIY Halloween Candy Door Hanger: How cute would this be to welcome guests to your home for fall/Halloween? A great alternative to the candy dish idea. (via Cherished Bliss) DIY Cute Faced Mini Pumpkins: These might be the sweetest little pumpkins I’ve ever seen. Plus, they’re super easy to make. (via Homey Oh My) How to Make a Unicorn Pumpkin: This no-carve pumpkin idea is what dreams are made of....

Watch our video to make recycled chunky crayons: Recycled Chunky Crayons: Take those old broken crayons and turn them into one big beautiful crayon with this easy tutorial. 2 Ingredient Crayon Lipgloss: All you need for this fun lip gloss from MomDot is coconut oil and old crayons. Recycled Long Crayons: Natural Thrifty shows us how to turn old crayons into new ones. DIY Crayon Heart Garland: Craft and hang this DIY crayon garland from Evermine Blog in your home....

Watch our how-to video to see how we make all 3 of these Christmas Tree Cards! 1. Glue and Glitter Tree Card Decorate a Glitter Christmas Tree Card! These are really fun to make because you can make your tree into any shape you’d like. It all depends on how you add your glue to the paper. Start by using a pencil to draw the shape you’d like, then add a layer of glue....