My girls definitely go through phases with following drawing instructions – sometimes they love it, other times it frustrates them. If these websites aren’t a good fit for your child right now, just tuck them away and try again another time. By the way, these are definitely not just for kids – I learn a lot trying out the drawing lessons, too! Here are 5 kid-friendly drawing websites that we have been enjoying this summer:...
1. Hearts Card Game February is the perfect month to teach your kids this classic card game. Every Valentine’s Day, we eat our traditional waffles with strawberries and whipped cream, followed by many rounds of Hearts. Watch out for the Queen of Spades! Can’t remember how to play? Check out the instructions here: How to Play Hearts 2. Candy Heart Battleship I loved playing Battleship when I was a kid, and I probably would have loved this candy heart version even more!...
These bracelets are great for gifts to give to friends or to wear a different one every day, or even to celebrate your favorite sports team… Go Hawks! The Fishtail Pattern is our personal family favorite. It’s super simple and my 5 year old can make one without any help. You simply need: Rainbow Look and hook loom bands C or S clips You can find all sorts of different brands of loom, but we do like the good ol’ Rainbow Loom....
9 Ideas for Simple Cake Recipes Classic White Cake: Have you made a classic white cake before? It’s super simple and tasty! We’ve got everything you need to know about making one from scratch in this post. Pink Velvet Cake: You only need ONE bowl for this pink velvet cake recipe. Sounds intriguing, doesn’t it?? (via I am baker) Homemade Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting: Give me all the chocolate cake....
9 Over-the-Top Cakes You Can Bake at Home Almond Pistachio Rainbow Cake: Pick all of the marshmallows out of Lucky Charms cereal to line the outside of this colorful rainbow cake. Don’t you love it? This would be the perfect cake for a unicorn party! (via Cake by Courtney) Oreo Drip Cake: Serve up a slice of this Oreo cake to all of those cookies ‘n cream lovers. The drip decoration on the side is easier to do that it looks....
Simple crafts are best, and it turns out, this craft is great for toddlers to do! Contact paper is wonderful, and when kids get to hang their crafts up in the window, even better. This is a super-easy, no-mess craft, great for little ones and big kids alike! We love making sun catchers and made simple ones using paper plates. Supplies: Clear Contact paper Paper Plate ( White or yellow) Yellow Markers or crayon....
Choose a background paper and tear a strip from your first color. Leaving some paper at the top for the sky, glue down your first piece. Work your way down the page, overlapping and gluing each piece. Experiment with your tearing – try making big mountains, rolling hills, straight plans, or wavy fields. Have lots of paper handy – some of your tears just won’t be right! Continue adding torn layers until you reach the bottom of your paper....
I had to try my hand at this crochet alphabet and it’s so fun to follow along. You will need to know how to read a crochet pattern with all the terms used and basic stitches. If you follow the pattern, they should come out all lettercized! Think of all the fun things you can make with these lovely letters: crochet letter banner, pictured above by Moogly children’s names or first letters to display craft terms to showcase in your craft room – MAKE teacher’s last letter in their name and frame it for a gift applique a letter or word onto a bag...
I have another fun pattern for you today, something simple and sweet, perfect for your little ones to wear. How about crocheting a few of these super cute heart necklaces? Or maybe a few mini flower necklaces! Heart and Flower Crochet Necklaces Here is the quick pattern for them both, linked below. Crochet them today! Supplies: yarn crochet hook: match your yarn size – the heart was an H hook with medium weight yarn, the flower was a G hook with fine weight yarn scissors...
Have you ever painting with chalkboard paint? It’s surprisingly super easy to make your own chalkboard paint. Just follow the tutorial below to get started. I hope you love this craft! I wanted to test out making my own chalkboard paint too. DIY chalkboard paint has been quite the rage, and I decided to try a recipe that uses calcium carbonate. Here’s what you’ll need. Supplies for DIY Chalkboard Paint:...
I don’t like to put presents in cutsie bags with tissue paper–I’m a wrapping paper girl all the way. But to keep it from getting boring I like to mix things up every once in a while. Here’s a fun and quick way to dress up a present that’s great for both boys and girls. Dressing Up a Present with Wrapping Paper Supplies: Start with a wrapped present, two ribbons in different widths and colors that coordinate with the wrapping paper, some tape, and scissors....
I see other possible garden veggies for this chili–yellow squash, fresh tomatoes (when they are ripe), thinly sliced radishes as a garnish, julienned leafy greens (spinach, chard, or kale), and in the late summer, sweet potatoes and butternut squash. Other types of beans would be delicious too–black, red, pinto, or cannelini. Use canned for an even easier, quicker summer meal. Makes enough for 6-8 Ingredients For the beans: 1 lb....
To get started, write your name in large block-style letters on your paper. The letters should touch the top and bottom of the paper, as well as each other. This will make all kinds of closed-in spaces for your designs. I did my short name on a letter-size piece of copy paper. For the girls’ names, I cut a 12″x18″ sheet of drawing paper in half. Older kids can do their own lettering, or you can prep this part for your child....
There are 3 activities in each box, with more ideas for how to keep up the excitement and exploring! They even include a free pair of child-size scissors to help you along. Lucy chose to make the Slime Monsters. She did all the pouring and mixing to make a fun slime ball, complete with supplies to turn it into a fun slimy monster. Anna loved learning all about the lava lamp, sparkly sequins was a plus!...
Every time I blend up a green smoothie, almost every day, I write down the ingredients I added and ask my kids to see if they can taste the flavors. They take a sip and start to guess… spinach – kale – coconut milk – almond milk – water – greek yogurt apple – orange – banana – pear – lemon – lime – grapes – carrot cherry – raspberry – strawberry – blackberry – blueberry – peach mango – kiwi – pomegranate – pineapple – avocado...
My mother-in-law, who you can visit over at Jani Serendipity, is great about picking the perfect ornaments. All the Santa ornaments came from her above, Jordan’s from growing up. Below, this darling vintage ball, is from 1977, Jordan’s first ornament. I love it, it’s my favorite! We’ve carried on this tradition of buying ornaments each year for our kids. And soon, their childhood ornaments will become “vintage” as they keep them year after year and hang them on their tree....
This dill dip is a great compliment to their salty goodness! Recipe for Homemade Potato Chips Ingredients: 8-10 medium sized golden russet potatoes 2-3 cups cooking oil – I prefer canola oil to heat on a high heat for long durations salt Marzetti Dill Veggie Dip Tools: potato slicer and cutting board – you can use a sharp knife, mandoline slicer, or the slicing attachment on your food processor fry pan tongs or slotted spoon wire rack and baking sheet...
Collect a few toys that can be played with in water. We used toy cars, plastic blocks, plastic rings, etc. Place the toys into zip baggies or plastic containers filled with water and freeze them until solid. Once the toy in water is frozen, you will need to let it thaw for a moment or run the container under water. Then open up the zip bag or container and plop the frozen toy into the warm tub water....
Looking for a great inside summer activity to do with your grade-schoolers, tweens and teens? Stamp-carving is a great activity for kids of all ages and stages, and a good one to have in mind in case of a rainy summer day (or on days when it’s too hot to go outside!) Older kids can carve their own stamps, and kids who are too young can illustrate stamps for you to carve....
As we’ve been getting to know our Testors® Aztek® Airbrush better, we knew its delicate spray of paint would be perfect for more intricate stencils and designs. Using a variety of lace pieces, and even a pair of tights, we painted a collection of flower pots, decorated with colorful lacy designs. These lacy flower pots would make a great Mother’s Day gift! Supplies for Lacy Airbrushed Flower Pots: Clay flower pots Lace trim and/or ribbon Lace or open-weave tights Testors® Aztek® Airbrush Testors® Aztek® Blue Mini Compressor Testors® Aztek® Airbrushable acrylic paints newspaper (for masking off part of the flower pot) tape...
