This post is sponsored by The Pencil Grip, Inc. for Kwik Stix. All opinions are my own. As crafty as I am, I don’t always love to do crafts with my kids. They are always begging to do things, but I have a hard time dealing with the mess. I feel like I have to […]
Christmas Craft for Kids – Lacing Ornaments
When I was a kid, I always loved putting the ornaments that I made on the Christmas tree. Maybe that’s why I love making ornaments so much now. Every year, I like to come up with something for my kids to make so they can feel that same joy. If you are looking for a […]
Halloween Craft for Kids – Paper Plate Witch Hat
I love children’s songs. I always have. As a little girl, I used to play “school” with my brother and sister, and I would make up my own to teach them. A couple years ago, my friend taught me a Halloween song called “I’m a Mean Old Witch with a Hat.” I taught it to […]
Popsicle Stick Vases – 4th of July Craft for Kids
Since it’s summer, I guess I’ve got kid crafts on the brain. I wanted to do some kind of 4th of July craft with the kids, and I came up with these red and blue popsicle stick vases. You can use them as vases for cut flowers or fill them with dirt and have the […]
Shoebox Train Craft for Kids
I made a little train craft with the kids this weekend that I wanted to share with you. It’s a shoebox train that they can load up with stuffed animals and pull around the house. So fun! We were inspired by the movie Locomotive, which is a video made from the award winning children’s book […]
Zelda Perler Bead Patterns
If the superhero sleep masks and The Rainbow Connection weren’t enough to allude to our family geekiness, this project ought to do the trick! I made some perler bead patterns based off of the NES 8-bit version of Zelda so the kids could make magnets for Daddy’s cubicle at work. A fun little father’s day […]
Pony Bead Christmas Ornaments
Ok, so I know I’m probably overdoing this whole pony bead thing. Don’t worry, this is the last one or I might have to start calling my blog “Pipe Cleaner and Pony Beads”. My kids really liked the pumpkins and Indian corn that we made, and you all seemed to like them too. So for […]
Felt School Picture Ornament
Some of my favorite ornaments on my mom’s tree are the ones that have our old school pictures on them. I remember making them in school and being so excited for my mom and dad to open up a special gift just from me! So for the fourth day in my 12 Days of Handmade […]
Thanksgiving Craft: Pony Bead Indian Corn
Hi everyone! I’m so excited to share this Thanksgiving craft with you today! When we were making our pony bead pumpkins a couple months ago, there was a point where the beads looked like an ear of corn. I knew that we would be making some pony bead Indian corn for Thanksgiving. To make an […]
Lego Party Favor Bags
I originally shared this tutorial on Or So She Says… where I am now a monthly craft contributor. Go check it out. So exciting! Now I get to share it with you here. Back in July, we celebrated Evan’s 6th birthday party. Last year, it was all about superheroes. His theme of choice this year? […]