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Fingerprint Frankenstein Halloween Craft

October 25, 2025 By Stefanie

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I will receive a small commission if you purchase through those links.I LOVE crafts that only take a few minutes to complete. Easy crafts that my kids can do in a few minutes are even better. This darling Fingerprint Frankenstein Halloween Craft is fun because not only is it quick but when your kids make it, it'll be a cute keepsake of their little fingerprints. Supplies needed:Green craft paint or stamp pad White card stock or craft … [Read more...]

DIY Halloween Monster Clips

October 24, 2025 By Stefanie

Get into the Halloween spirit with these easy to craft DIY Halloween Monster Clips. You only need a few basic craft supplies, and it is the perfect craft for your little ghouls and boys to enjoy! Here is how you can get started making your own.Supplies needed: Wooden clothespins Orange, green, purple craft paint Paint brush Googly eyes - Assorted sizes Craft glue Black markerDirections: 1. Begin by painting the clips a solid color. We love the colors orange, green, and purple … [Read more...]

Easy Clothes Pin Halloween Wreath

October 23, 2025 By Stefanie

 As I was searching pinterest looking for a cute but easy Halloween wreath I found this darling wreath at  The Thrifty Things. Get ready for an easy Halloween craft! If your door is naked, then it is time to make this easy wreath! You only need a few items:Medium Wire Wreath Clothes Pins (About 70 per wreath) Black Spray Paint White Spray Paint 'BOO' Letters Ribbon Sparkly Spiders Hot Glue First clip the clothes pin onto the wire wreath. The … [Read more...]

Jellyfish Paper Craft

August 4, 2025 By Stefanie

The theme of our summer break has been crafts. We have been crafting up a storm at home and going to a lot of craft classes in the community. The trick to this being fun for the whole family (read MOM) is that the crafts are easy enough to be completed without very many instructions and easy enough for my 3 year old. Cheap crafts are always welcome, and this definitely fits in that category. Not to mention it will make a ton of them, so it's crafting for a long while.As I was thumbing … [Read more...]

3 Star String Art Tutorial

July 2, 2025 By Stefanie

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 blueNails 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 HammerWood … [Read more...]

Patriotic Star Shirt

July 1, 2025 By Stefanie

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 scissorsDirections: 1. Iron your shirt 2. Trace your … [Read more...]

Popsicle Stick Flag Craft

June 4, 2025 By Stefanie

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...]

DIY Easter Bunny Wall Hanging

March 18, 2025 By Stefanie

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 glueDirections: 1. Begin by placing a piece of white felt inside of the embroidery … [Read more...]

Craft Stick Octopus Craft

April 11, 2024 By Stefanie

My kids spend all summer crafting so once school starts and they can't craft as often, they go through withdrawals. I was trying to think of something simple and cute that all of them could make (including the 4 year old without a lot of help) and thought of this darling Craft Stick Octopus Craft.This doesn't require too many items to make and you might have most of them at home already. SuppliesCraft sticks Paint Sequence Fleece sheet Googly eyes Glue Scissors … [Read more...]

Kids Valentines Cards You’re a Beary Good Friend

February 3, 2024 By Stefanie

It's our favorite time of year -  time to make cheesy homemade Kids Valentines Cards.  My kids look forward to this every year. My husband and I come up with several ideas and they decide which they want to take to school. This year the overwhelming favorite from all our options was this darling paper bear cut out holding a bag of mini gummy bears with a sign that says "You're a Beary good friend, Valentine." I think all three kids are going to take it to their parties. Kids Valentines Cards … [Read more...]

I Spy My Valentine

January 20, 2024 By Stefanie

 Without doing it on purpose, the theme for my children's Valentine's this year is non-candy.  I bet parents and teachers appreciate non-candy Valentine's since during their party I'm sure they get enough sweets. I don't mind handing out candy Valentine's, I just didn't get the inspiration with candy this year. I am, however, in love with this I Spy My Valentine card. Buy the kit:I LOVE the "I Spy My Valentine" cards we made this year. My husband really loves them since he secretly … [Read more...]

Parachute Printable Valentine Card

January 19, 2024 By Stefanie

  Buy it now:Valentine's Day is drawing near and it's time to get those creative juices flowing. Because I LOVED our non-candy cards from a few years ago (I Spy My Valentine, You're The Star of My Show, High Five Valentine) I wanted to find another awesome toy to turn into a Valentine. So this year our non-candy, super awesome toy Valentine is the Parachute Printable Valentine Card featuring a parachuting animal!Have you ever seen parachuting toys? All I had ever seen before … [Read more...]

How to Make Salt Dough Ornaments

December 6, 2023 By Stefanie

It’s that time of year again. The radios are playing holiday tunes non-stop, the shopping malls are full of great ideas for all of your closest friends and family and the tree is up and decorated. But wait a minute, there’s something wrong with that last part: you have more tree than ornaments. With all that real estate available, you need to get the creative juices going to fill the space.What better way to do that than to spend some quality time with your kids to make your own ornaments? … [Read more...]

DIY Glitter Bulb Ornaments

November 30, 2023 By Stefanie

This post contains affiliate links. Should you purchase through the link (at no extra cost) I will receive a small commission. 'Tis the season for some fun ornament crafting. Once you finish the Santa Belly Ornament, you can start on this darling Glitter Blub Ornament. This one is very easy so perfect for kids to make their own. Just beware of glitter getting everywhere!To get started, here are the supplies you need.Supplies-Empty plastic light bulb ornaments Extra fine … [Read more...]

Easy Halloween Candy Corn Craft

October 6, 2023 By Stefanie

Halloween is a big deal at my house. Not only is it one of my kids favorite holidays, for obvious reasons, we also have a birthday near Halloween so we try to go all out. One of the cutest and easiest ways to decorate for Halloween are these darling yarn candy corn decorations.This easy craft will only take about 30 minutes, cost less than $20 and only involves 3 items:foam cones yarn hot glueTo start the wrapping of the cones hold the yarn on the cone with a finger and wrap … [Read more...]

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