Here’s how you make and play Velcro Hat Ball: attach sticky–back velcro onto a small plastic ball. UPDATE: the more velcro you add the easier it is to catch, so load them up with about 6-8. place your knit hat on your head and toss the ball up into the air make the catch by jumping up and trying to have the velcro ball land and stick on your hat...
Supplies for Chalk Pastel Hearts: drawing paper chalk pastels small piece of heavy paper, file folder, etc. for stencil tissues (for smudging) The first step is cutting a heart stencil. Fold the small piece of heavy paper (we recycled a file folder) and cut out a heart shape. We’ll be using both pieces for our project – the solid positive shape and the leftover outline, or negative shape. Feel free to tell your kids about positive and negative shapes and wow them with your art expertise....
We’re partnering with Crunchmaster™ crackers to help celebrate with family for the weekend. Not only are these crackers a perfect pairing for our dip, they are gluten-free to boot. Great for snacking with all summer long. These crackers are a simple, nutritious option you can feel good about serving at your next backyard BBQ! Whole grain, low in sugar and free of saturated and trans fats ~ yes! We make our dip 2 ways, since some in our family aren’t quite as spicy as the rest ;) Add diced jalapeño into the dip or on top as a garnish, depending on your spiciness level!...
Supplies: Everything is available at your local craft or fabric store. Punching Awl Pattern for Daisy Flowers to punch: Download this pattern, then print it out: daisy-stitched-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, 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...
DIY fall photo booth board This scarecrow photo booth board is the perfect way to capture photos of the kids (and adults) all season long. We made this photo booth board for a fall festival at preschool so if you are making this board for older children and adults, adjust the measurements of the wood accordingly. Supplies Plywood – ours was 1/2 inch thick and approximately 5.5 ft tall and 2....
Whether you’re cooking in the kitchen, crafting at the table, any of these ideas are great for the day of Thanksgiving. Enjoy them all with your family and friends! Thanksgiving Recipes Warm up the house with these amazing ideas, making it all smell soooo good! From table favors for guests to pie ideas for dessert. Get cookin’! Tasty Turkey Table Favors – cute little turkeys for the table, the guests will love to munch on these after dinner....
For these Robot Valentines you will need: Card stock Construction paper Sequins Marker Googly eyes Glue stick White craft glue Scissors Red glitter First cut and fold card stock into cards. Use scissors or a paper cutter to cut some simple shapes from construction paper. Use the glue stick to attach the shapes to the card stock. Draw arms, legs, and antennae on with a fine point marker. You can decorate them with a marker as well if you like....
Supplies for Handprint Christmas Tree Apron: apron – plain white is best fabric paint – Thanks, DecoArt paint brush hands – all sizes To create the tree look, start with the largest hands at the bottom. These are dad’s hands! Then using your paint brush, paint the green paint onto each person’s hand and have them press it into the apron. Continue on for each person, painting and pressing hands onto the apron....
How to make your own heart shaped gift tags! Supplies for this project: Paper tapes in different colors. You can also use washi tapes White cardstock Scissors Hole punch Satin tape Embellishments ( optional) Black marker Instructions: On a large cardstock, we drew heart shapes using a marker. You could use a stencil or print out a heart template if you prefer all hearts to be the same shape. We drew one and then used the cut out to trace some more hearts....
With a simple Google Search for “Best Sunscreens” I find fashion mag “Allure” saying: “SPF is just one factor in choosing (and wearing) a sunscreen. How a sunblock smells, feels, and works with your makeup determines whether you’ll actually rub it in and lists their “ten dream creams to try this summer.” Personally I look beyond fashion and instead utilize the wisdom of “The Environmental Working Group” (or EWG), the nation’s leading environmental health research and advocacy organization who says: “An ideal sunscreen would block the majority of UVA and UVB rays with active ingredients that do not break down in the sun, so that the product remains effective....
Supplies for Candy Cane Stitched Card: heavy card stock paper and color paper for accent paper cutter cork board mat and punching awl or thumb tack white pipe cleaner red embroidery thread cross-stitch needle glue – spray glue or glue dots are best Cut out a small piece of white cardstock paper for the stitching. Pre-cut your pipe cleaner to the length you’d like it to be on your card and use it as a pattern for punching your holes....
Coffee Filter Snowflakes: We love to use coffee filters to make our snowflakes. It gives them a circle shape, already pre-cut in the perfect symmetrical shape. Winter Snow Globe Place Cards: For your holiday table, have the kids draw pictures on these circles to add to black painted paper tubes for a festive table place card. French Hot Chocolate: For winter time, you’ve got to go all out with your hot chocolate....
Supplies for Ribbon Wrapped Gift Baskets: plastic baskets with holes in the sides ribbon, any color or width, 3-4 feet in length for each basket scissors I’ve wrapped these ribbon baskets 3 different ways. Each is unique and festive. You decide which one suits you best. Option 1: Cut little strips of ribbon 5-6 inches long each. I used 2 different colors of ribbon to make it pop and tied each piece of ribbon around the handle into a knot....
Supplies for Homemade Playdough Volcano: playdough – easy playdough recipe empty plastic bottle tray with edges, lined with tinfoil baking soda & funnel white vinegar & red food coloring (optional) plastic toys (optional) First prep your playdough. You could use pre-made playdoughs or even baking clay, but we just used this great recipe I’ve shared for homemade playdough. I added all 4 of the food coloring colors to help give it this brown/gray look....
At home, we don’t do anything fancy: wood clothespins and some thin rope between our fence and a post from our deck. Sometimes (ok, most of the time), when I’m outside with the gentle summer breeze blowing in my hair and a basket of unmentionables and mentionables on my hip, my mind wanders and suddenly I’m a sun-kissed curvy bombshell akin to that Italian goddess in Il Postino. Who knew laundry could be so sensual?...
You’re going to love how different each of the apple yarn favors turns out! With every wrap of yarn, you just never know what wonky shape is going to be created. That’s half the fun! Supplies: craft yarn – red, green, or yellow (the cheap yarn will do, $2 a skein) pipe cleaners (or chenille stems) – brown and green piece of cardboard – 2 in x 5 in...
With a basic paper hat shape and some color mixing, this leprechaun hat is definitely not too tricky to make! Supplies: craft paper – yellow, white, or light green, and black scissors pencil or marker craft paint – yellow, green, orange paint brush, mixing tray optional: green pipe cleaner, glitter Instructions: On a sheet of construction paper, draw a basic top hat shape. We used light green paper – that way, if my four-year-old leaves some of the paper unpainted, the finished hat still looks green....
Here are some of my favorite party and entertaining ideas for hosting a backyard party. 1. Decor String holiday lights around trees or from your home to your fence for a starry night sky feel, or set up these mason jar lanterns around the yard. Festive table settings with DIY tablecloths, mason jar flower vases, and tissue paper pom poms. Flowers – One of the best ways to decorate is with flowers....
Invitations: Crowned Princess: Each princess will be fitted for a crown as they arrive to the party. (This is a fun activity to start with to get the children doing something as everyone arrives). For the crown, I folded a piece of paper in half and cut out a ball shape at the top and zig-zags on the side. Then cut a 2 inch strip and staple it to the first cut piece to complete your crown....
We’ve made a basic chocolate cake mix cookies recipe before, so these cookies are just a fun spin on the original and you might find yourself eating a few too many…but they’re worth it right? Read on below for the super simple recipe and instructions. Ingredients: 1 box cake mix – yellow or white is best 1/2 c. oil – vegetable or canola oil 2 eggs 4 T sugar 1 T cinnamon...
