Supplies: Cardboard Colorful yarn Scissors Googly eyes Glue stick Scissors Black marker Instructions: Start by cutting out a fish shape from cardboard (we used a cereal box). We practiced a fish shape on paper first and then used that as a stencil to cut out our fish template. We wanted to try out our new liquid chalk markers and since they are opaque, we decided to outline our fish with a black marker....
We can let go of the “mom” guilt and follow some of these helpful tips. Yes, a few ways to manage it all and everybody is happy! 5 Tips for Kids Artwork: 1. First, decide what to save. I suggest sitting down with your child to go through each of their projects and papers. You want to discuss this with them so they can feel validated for the work they put into each project or paper....
Here are 10 fabulous Father’s Day crafts: Make a Snake Tie: Grab an old tie at the thrift store and make a silly snack out of it. Dad will think it’s hilarious. Sock Puppet Golf Covers: Does Dad love to golf? These DIY sock puppet golf covers will come in handy. Perfect for his next golf game. Father’s Day Coloring Pages: Have your young crafters color a picture for Dad will these free printable coloring pages....
Water Sponge Toys: Make a splash with this summertime toy that is easy to make and fun to play with! Tricycle Car Wash: With a trip to the hardware store, you can make your own summer car wash! Your kids will LOVE playing with this! Get the instructions on Design Mom. DIY Toy Boats: Your little ones can craft these fun toy boats and play with them in the water all summer long!...
15 Origami Paper Crafts Kids Can Make: Star Wars Origami: The whole Star Wars gang is here! Find the tutorial over at Make and Takes. Origami Crown: Make a crown fit for a prince or princess! Find the tutorial over at Cutting Tiny Bites. Origami Mermaid: How cute is this origami mermaid? Find the tutorial over at Pink Stripey Socks. Origami Tulips: Dreaming of spring? Make some origami tulips! Find the tutorial over at Make and Takes....
9 Children’s Books About Race An ABC of Equality: This book is bright, happy, and informative! I love the illustrations and the message this book gives. (Author: Chana Ginelle Ewing) A Kids Book About Racism: This book has a clear explanation and description of what racism is and makes it easy for kids to understand. It will help to open the door and start this conversation with your children. (Author: Jelani Memory)...
Let’s lighten up the recipes for this post, shall we? I love a good summer recipe and these Summer Pasta Salads are the perfect meal for a warm summer day. The textures and flavors in a good pasta salad are what make them my favorite. So many different vegetables, types of pastas, creative dressings- all of it is so fun and yummy! I make a few of the same pasta salad recipes every year, but this year I want to branch out and try some new ones....
Our coasters are personalized with swimming schools of fish, but you could use this same technique for geometric designs, home state silhouettes, or even a monogram. Get creative with your design. We put our Testors® Aztek® airbrush to work for a mottled, underwater effect. These are fun and quick and so cute! Supplies: Cork trivets or coasters (Ours are from IKEA; also check the kitchen or garden section of a home improvement store) Adhesive shelf liner (Contact® paper) Testors® Aztek® Airbrush Testors® Aztek® Blue Mini Compressor Testors® Aztek® Airbrushable acrylic paints (we used blue, turquoise, purple, and green opaque paints)...
Cast-Iron Skillet Warm Potato Salad I’ve made a little twist to this potato salad… it’s warm, it’s delicious, it has bacon, but I also added ground sausage. So now, it’s almost a meal in itself. Serve it with grilled corn and your favorite green vegetables. Warm Potato Salad This warm potato salad with bacon and ground sausage takes about 35-minutes to cook, but can be made ahead of time and reheated, or kept warm in the oven until ready to serve....
We love to make crafts and get all dressed up in our Seahawk colors. Here’s how we made our Yarn & Pipe Cleaner Pom-Poms and Rainbow Loom Bracelet! If you’re local to Seattle, or just a fan of the Seattle Seahawk team, you’re in luck!! CenturyLink is partnering with the Seattle Seahawks and wide receiver Doug Baldwin to put the power of technology into the hands of lucky football fans this season through the CenturyLink Boostbox sweepstakes....
You cannot have enough of these perfectly crunchy onion rings on a game night or if you’re having some friends/ family over. Pair them with some popular sauces like tomato ketchup, mayo, sriracha sauce or any favorite sauce combination and you have a crowd pleaser appetizer, or a homemade snack. This deep fried onion rings recipe is so easy, require only simple ingredients that you may already have in your pantry and delivers the most extra crispy onion rings every time, without fail....
Supplies for Abstract Art: watercolor brushes watercolor paper colorful cardstock Xacto knife cutting mat pencil sewing machine (optional) bulldog clips (optional) You don’t have to make artwork from scratch, you can always find interesting wallpaper, prints or old artwork. Paint your artwork. Or find some awesome artwork from around the house. Cut out your cover paper to smaller than the artwork. Then triangles or any shape you like. Triangles are really easily cut with an Xacto knife....
Just like the Gnomes working together to find their missing friends and family in the new Sherlock Gnomes movie in theaters March 23, with a little teamwork, you and your kids can work together to create these fun ‘Goons’ inspired slime jars. This project is fun for all ages! We’re making our slime match the ‘Goons’ burgundy color jackets from the Sherlock Gnomes movie. Simply use either red or pink glitter glue to make this project (depending on what you have available at your local craft store)....
Easter Egg Stitched Greeting Card Supplies: Everything is available at your local craft or fabric store. Punching Awl Pattern for Easter Egg to punch: Download this pattern, then print it out Easter Egg Stitched Card Pattern Cork board: For punching holes in card – found at kitchen or office store (try a cork hot plate) Thread: I usually use DMC floss, with all six strands Needle: Cross-stitch needle #26 for 18-22 count fabric Cardstock: white piece (or oat piece for this card), accent color piece, folded card piece Envelope: white envelope that measures, 4 ½ “ x 5 ¾ “ Glue: Glue stick, glue dots, spray glue is recommended...
We’re using items we have around the house, as well as essential oils we have on hand, to see if we can smell the right item. For the results, we’re recording them in our science journal. We love science, and a good scientist always has their journal to record their findings! Here’s what you’ll need for a sense of smell experiment: cotton balls or craft sticks smelly things – items around the house or essential oils are great paper and pencil optional: washi tape For our first experiment, we used 4 items found around our house and cotton balls: vinegar, cinnamon, vanilla, and a lemon....
Supplies for Turkey Apples: whole apples, any color, washed and dried toothpicks stick pretzels marshmallows raisins, craisins popcorn Set out your supplies. Use your toothpicks to attach some of them together in a line. Then press them into the back part of the apple. We also tried to make some turkey faces. I used chocolate kisses for one and a craisin on a toothpick for another, making the waddle. You could use a grape or olive too....
I found this creepy craft in the Halloween craft book called, Make Yourself a Monster by Kathy Ross. There’s tons of fun monsterish ideas, perfect for Halloween. Supplies for Green Blobs: corn syrup empty clear bottle/jar – with or without a lid green food coloring crafting googly eyes Pour corn syrup into your jar and add 2-3 drops of food coloring. Stir. Add your googley eyes. These will float, unless you glue on a weight to the back of the eyes, or something heavy....
My Grandma, 92 when she passed away 4-years ago, taught me all the best lessons about being green. As far as I know, she never thought about her way of life as environmentally progressive. And I think she’d probably get a kick out of the fact that entire blogs, books and websites are dedicated to recreating the art of “homesteading;” since that was just her way of life. Composting in the garden long before it was ‘a thing....
Supplies for Framed Silver Bell Tree Decor: frame – any size colorful paper – size it to your frame scissors bells – up to 22 for a 4×6 frame, various sizes glue Cut your colorful paper to fit the size of your frame. If you have a matte piece as part of your frame, take that into account with your paper. I found this fun glitter-looking paper in green and I love it....
I have always liked the look of chunky paint applied to canvas in swirls (a la Vincent Van Gogh), but most kiddie paints aren’t capable of making that kind of texture. Enter a secret household ingredient that you mix into your paint that takes it from runny to chunky in ten seconds! What is this secret ingredient? Flour! Adding flour to paint adds dimension to kid art, and is fun to apply....
