Supplies for Furry Monster Googly Eye Bracelets: craft faux fur, found at the crafty supply stores or this could be a furry-type fabric scissors googly eyes, any shape or color glue, I prefer E-6000 safety pins Cut a piece of faux fur about 2-3 inches wide and 6 or so inches long. You’ll want it to just fit perfectly around your wrist with no overlap. Glue on your googly eyes to the middle center of the cut fur piece....
“Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead” happens to be one of those films; it also (not coincidentally) is this month’s Green Challenge: WATCH IT. And if you’re inspired like thousands of others who have been motivated by Joe Cross and what the movement represents: go ahead, juice something. One of my favorite recipes is a take on “The Cleanser” at Roots Café in Salt Lake City’s East Millcreek neighborhood. The concoction is a delightful blend of juiced beets, apple, carrots and ginger, with a squeeze of fresh lemon or lime....
Supplies for Mini Yarn Pom Poms: colorful yarn – 3-4 feet per pom scissors Wrap your choice of yarn around 2 fingers about 25-30 times around. Carefully remove the wrapped yarn off of your fingers and tie a separate piece of 4-5 inch yarn around the whole wrapped piece. Tie it as tight as you can into a knot, tight! Take your scissors and cut all the “loops” off of the yarn....
I was recently at my local Goodwill looking for winter hats for my kids at school to use as dress-ups for our winter clothing unit. I found this plain white beanie for under $1 and decided to give it a fun new look for winter. How to make a pom pom hat This beanie makeover is such a simple craft that’s perfect if you can’t crochet or knit but want to embellish a plain beanie....
The amazing blogging duo of Holly Homer and Rachel Miller of Kids Activities Blog have just published their first book 101 Kids Activities! It’s available NOW for purchase! These moms know how to get crafty with their kids, they share so many fabulous activities on their blog. So I’m thrilled to see 101 more amazing ideas from their book, yippee! Happily I get to share one of their tutorials from the book with you!...
And right now, Amber is giving away this on her blog until January 17th. So head on over there and enter in for your chance to win, helping enhance music time with your little one.
You can certainly use leaves in fun projects, but keep in mind that they will wither eventually. Because of this, I’m going to show you how to make two versions of these cute leaf people finger puppets; one with natural supplies and one with synthetic. Either way is fun and a great way to celebrate the coming of Autumn! Supplies for leaf people finger puppets: Natural: cardboard tubes pebbles or bark leaves twigs wiggle eyes...
She’s so eager to learn that we’ve tried a couple of different times to put a crochet hook in her hand. She’s getting close, we keep trying to tackle a single chain stitch with her crochet hook. So much concentration going on! But in the meantime, as we keep up with the hook, we’ve learned how to finger crochet. Something that’s easy for her little hands. And she’s become a finger crochet master!...
We make homemade baked tortilla chips and load them with toppings. A few of our favorites are cheese, black beans, tomatoes, cilantro, avocado, jalapeno slices, and green onion. If you want to add shredded chicken or sour cream, go for it. For parties, I like to set out a variety of toppings so everyone can customize their own plate of loaded nachos. Loaded nachos are always a hit at our Super Bowl parties....
How to make a paper plate mask Get witchy with our colorful paper plate witch mask. Your kids are going to love making and wearing this fun mask for Halloween. Paper plate Halloween crafts are so much fun and so easy for kids to make. Supplies Paper plate Paint Construction paper Pom pom Craft stick Box cutter Glue Pencil Paintbrush Instructions for making a paper plate witch mask The first step for making your paper plate witch mask is to paint your paper plate....
It’s time for another episode of Make and Takes Reading Corner for the month of November. Be sure to pick these up at the library and keep them at the kids table while the turkey dinner is cookin’! Watch our video to see what are 4 of our favorite stories to read for Thanksgiving: What are you reading during the month of November? Share the titles in the comments!
What I love about these cards is that no two flowers will be the same. Kids can mix and match paint colors, to make beautiful multi-colored petals. How to make plastic bottle flowers for cards Supplies needed: Card stock -white Acrylic paint – assorted colors Crayons – green and a second color for the ribbon Plastic bottle Paintbrush Paper plate to pour the paint on Instructions: Fold your card stock in half....
Thanks to The Grand America, an M&T sponsor, they put us up in a gorgeous room for our stay. The hotel has yummy dining, fun nearby attractions, and of course, the kids favorite… a pool. Really, this was all they needed to be excited to stay here. This hotel knows how to cater to families! I would have to say the holidays are the best time of year to visit, especially with little ones in tow....
This quick and easy pesto chicken flatbread pizza will be a hit with the whole family. Pesto chicken flatbread The thing I love about this quick and easy flatbread pizza is that you can change up the toppings ever so slightly to accommodate likes and dislikes. For example, my kids won’t eat mushrooms and one won’t eat fresh pine nuts so we left them off theirs. Having this recipe approved by my picky child was nothing short of a victory, especially when he ate an entire flatbread by himself....
This year, partnered with the Post-it Brand, I’ve come up with a fun way to make the drive a little more enjoyable for everyone! Supplies: paper sacks – you’ll need as many bags as hours you have to drive. We have 12! items for your bags – fill them with all kinds of kid friendly activities and crafts. Here are 12 ideas. stapler Post-it Super Sticky Full Adhesive Notes Post-it Mobile Attach and Go 3 in 1 Pen...
Here’s just a taste of what you’ll find, many of them fabulous gifts for Mother’s Day! Enjoy!
Here’s how we created our fun heart matching game! Supplies for Heart Letter Match: 26 hearts – any color and size, around 2-3 inches across is best scissors marker or crayon envelope Cut out your hearts. Again you can use this free printable or my tips for cutting out hearts yourself. I like to have them arond 2-3 inches across. That gives it enough room for writing on each side and for little hands to work....
Craft a bookmark: With some heavy paper or craft foam, you can make a fun bookmark that represents your child’s favorite book. Add crayons, markers, or stickers to help them add decorations! Read Aloud with a parent: When your child finds a book that they absolutely love, read it with them. Take turns reading the pages aloud to each other. Act it out: Plan a night with friends or family and act out a little play about the book....
Frosty Breath Dog Treats: These frozen dog treats are great for those hot summer days. They will also freshen up that stinky dog breath. It’s a double win! (via Munchkins and the Military) Homemade Peanut Butter Bacon Dog Treats: Peanut butter and bacon? What more could a dog ask for? (via Sally’s Baking Addiction) Pumpkin & Peanut Butter Pupcakes: These might be the cutest pupcakes I’ve ever seen. Plus, they’re totally healthy for your birthday dog to eat....
