I enjoy doing crafts but I am not the best at making them. I try to stick to quick and easy crafts. With having 4 young kids I need to be able to start and finish my crafts in a short period of time so I can do it without too much hassle from the kids. These 4th of July Firework Blocks fit my requirements and are super cute! I recently decided that I loved these block so much that I am manufacturing them to sell in a craft kit! Buy Now Make it yourself: Red, White and Blue … [Read more...]
Popsicle Stick Flag Magnets – Easy Kids Craft
While I was making my Firework Blocks the other day, my kids told me they wanted a 4th of July craft to make. I headed to my craft room to see what supplies I had. I saw a bag of popsicle sticks and inspiration struck. I asked them to give me a few minutes to prepare and I would call them when I was ready. What you need: Popsicle sticks Glue Red, white and blue paint Paint brushes Adhesive magnet strips You can prepare the popsicles a couple different ways. First I … [Read more...]
Popsicle Stick Flag Craft
This post contains affiliate links. If you buy something through these links I will receive a small commission. Thank you for your support. Finding easy crafts for my kids to make with just a little bit of help is always my goal. During summer break they like to be busy and craft so since the 4th of July happens in the middle of summer break we begin making our patriotic crafts pretty early into summer break. Making the Popsicle Stick Flag Craft only requires a few materials and a couple … [Read more...]
3 Star String Art Tutorial
I love getting ready for patriotic holidays and making cute decorations for my home. Here is an intermediate tutorial for a 3 Star String Art decoration. Hang it outside on your porch or lean it indoors on your fireplace mantel. Where ever you put it, it'll be an impressive piece of decor. Materials: Embroidery Floss --1 each of red, white and blue Nails with nail head. --I'm using wire nails I picked up at Wal-Mart. A 2 oz package of 3/4" nails. Tack Hammer or Regular Hammer Wood … [Read more...]
Patriotic Star Shirt
I love dressing my whole family for different holidays. With the 4th of July (or any patriotic holiday) it's really easy to do because anything with red, white and blue counts. Here is a simple Patriotic Star Shirt step by step tutorial. There still time to quickly make this before you set out for your 4th of July plans. Supplies: Iron-on fabric sheets, or iron on vinyl White t-shirt 1" & 2" Stars Iron Pencil Fabric scissors Directions: 1. Iron your shirt 2. Trace your … [Read more...]
May the Fourth be with You printable card
The beginning of the year is great because it is loaded with some really fun holidays like New Years, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day and Easter. Then there is a little bit of a dead period. May is approaching which bring us some lesser known or celebrated holidays like May Day, Cinco de Mayo - ok so this one probably is very highly celebrated, and Star Wars Day - May the 'Fourth' be with you. Here is a fun printable card complete with light saber (glow stick) to help you celebrate this one … [Read more...]
How to Dye Eggs with Kool Aid
If you are tired of the same old egg dying kits, why not try something new? Take a look below at how you can use one of your favorite drink mixes to dye your Easter eggs this year, taking you out of the same old egg dying kit habit. Dying your Easter eggs with Kool Aid is quite simple, and you will find it to be lots of fun. Take a peek below at how to dye eggs with Kool Aid and get a colorful assortment of eggs perfect for the Easter holiday! Here is what you will need to dye your … [Read more...]
How to Dye Easter Eggs with Food Coloring
If you have plenty of food coloring on hand, there is no reason to run out for an egg dying kit. The truth is you can dye Easter eggs with just food coloring, vinegar, and hot water, and get the same vibrant results as you would with a store bought kit. If you want to try something new this year, take a look below at how to dye Easter eggs with food coloring and get some dazzling results. You will be amazed at what just a little food coloring can do. When choosing your food coloring, there are … [Read more...]
How to Make Glittery Easter Eggs
This year we got a jump start on decorating for Easter. I get the Martha Stewart Living magazine and got an idea from that magazine to glitter our eggs this year. In the magazine they are glittering real Easter eggs they have dyed, but I wanted to have my eggs last longer than a few days so we bought a ton of plastic eggs and I glittered those. It took trying out several methods, but I finally got it down to a science. Here's how I did it (including my FAILED attempts so you can learn from my … [Read more...]
DIY Easter Bunny Wall Hanging
My kids love decorating for holidays. They also really love it when we have craft projects they can do that will be displayed around the house. This DIY Easter Bunny Wall Hanging is a simple craft all my kids can make and proudly display around our home. First, gather everything you need. Supplies needed: White, peach, and pink felt Small, wooden embroidery loop Pr. Large googly eyes Scissors Craft glue Directions: 1. Begin by placing a piece of white felt inside of the embroidery … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Snack Bags
St. Patrick's Day is here so here is a quick little treat bag idea for all your little friends. We just got some sketch pens for the Silhouette and so we decided to try them out on the Silhouette Portrait for this project. There are 4 main steps in this project: Step 1: Print The first thing you need to do is print bag tags using your printer. This will only print the chevrons, white text bubble, "I'm", "to be your Friend" and the registration marks (the black square and the … [Read more...]
Free Printable Lunchbox Notes
I love to put little surprises in my kids lunches to help make their days a little happier. Sometimes the surprise is a treat, sometimes it's a cute note. My kids really love getting lunchbox notes in their lunches and they keep them. When I first put them in their lunches I thought they would throw them away, but nope! The little notes end up back at home. I appreciate this because then I can rotate all the notes through each kid. Most of my lunchbox notes are funny little puns. Some of … [Read more...]
Fun Snack Time with Printable Valentine Bingo Boards
Do your kids love to play with their food and then eat it? Normally this is a behavior that I discourage at our dinner table, but when it comes to snack time, why not? When the kids are out of school, or when they get home from school I like to have wholesome, delicious snacks for them to have. If I'm able to combine snack time with play time, then I'm basically "Mom of the Year!" Honey Maid Go Bites are the perfect snack for kids because they are made with 7g of whole grains, 5g of protein … [Read more...]
Robot Valentine’s Day Mailbox
My kids love going all out for their Valentine's Day mailboxes. Once Christmas wraps up discussions begin on what theme they want their mailbox to be. At our schools the kids have a big Valentine's Day party and so each child brings a "mailbox" to collect their Valentines from their classmates. My son was very excited when the idea of a robot got brought up. It seemed easy enough, so here is how we created it using our Silhouette Cameo . The Box The box that we used for our robot is … [Read more...]
DIY Santa Belly Christmas Tree Ornament
As I previously shared, our Christmas ornaments come from our travels around the world. We don't have any ornaments on the tree that don't have any meaning. So what happens if I want to make ornaments? Or do an ornament craft with my kids? Well these things also hold special meaning, or they can become gifts. Also, maybe you are invited to an ornament exchange party, here is a fun and easy ornament to make to exchange. Materials- Clear glass or plastic round ornament Red glittery Pom-Pom … [Read more...]
