I received a product for review purposes. All opinions are my own.My kids love tracks. Whether it's a train table, a carpet car track, a plastic race track or a homemade roadway, my kids love it! When they came home from school and I told them our activity was going to be making a homemade DIY roadway they got very excited!First, gather the supplies you need. We used a cardboard sheet, construction paper, Classic road series tape from Inroad Toys, and little town accessories like … [Read more...]
Superhero Shirt Tutorial
Kids love pretend play. Since they can't wear costumes to school, there is a way to help them look and feel like superheroes, without going overboard. Here is a little tutorial on how to make some 'super' shirts. Super ShirtsOur two kids came home from school on Friday and said that Monday was 'Marvel Monday' which meant that the students could wear some kind of super hero apparel to school that day. We have a few super hero costumes around the house but we thought that it would be a bit … [Read more...]
Chalkboard Pumpkin Craft
I am always up for a fun project- especially one that is fun, simple and quick! I had one of these mini wooden crates lying around and thought I would make a little pumpkin/candy dish out of it. Heres what you need. A wooden crate- any size would do. In fact a large one could be made into a pumpkin with its bottom on the surface and using a side or both sides as the pumpkin. Since I had a small one I decided to use it on its side instead of its base. I have seen these for really cheap … [Read more...]
DIY Dress Up: Construction Worker
This is DIY Dress up #2 - the Construction Worker (Check out #1). In this set we have:Construction Worker vest Construction hard hat Tool beltConstruction Worker vest We picked up a Construction vest at our local JoAnn craft store and decided to accessorize the "Construction Worker" with some easy DIY crafts.A Construction Worker uses a lot of tools to get the job done, and where does he keep those tools? In a tool belt! Tool BeltI say this in every heat transfer … [Read more...]
Our Boxtroll for the #BuildABoxtrollSweeps
I've told you twice about The Boxtroll sweepstakes going on right now. Now I reveal The Boxtroll my family made! We got together an old box, brown paper, a tin can, tape, glue and crayons. Our Boxtroll is pretty self explanatory with a covered box and a can for a head. My kids had fun designing our Boxtroll's face and gluing it on the can. We had a fun night full of laughs building this little guy who we have named Handy.If you want to gather your family together and build a Boxtroll you … [Read more...]
Get Crafting at a Discount with Blitsy
This post brought to you by Blitsy. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Making of a Mom.I love to make crafts. Notice I didn't say I am necessarily good at it, but I like doing it. It is therapeutic to me. I prefer having someone else's work to copy because I lack the confidence to just strike out and do it on my own. When I have done that I have come back with weird crafts not quite suitable to display.Since I love to craft, but maybe waste some of my supplies it's … [Read more...]
Building Our Boxtroll for the #BuildABoxtrollSweeps
Remember earlier when I told you about the fun #BuildABoxtrollSweeps? Well my family decided to take the challenge and build a Boxtroll. These are the supplies we gathered to get our troll off the ground. You can just look around your house for things you have on hand to build your own Boxtroll. We got the kids together and asked what the Boxtroll should look like. My daughter wanted to come up with his face. She drew it and colored it and was in charge of putting it together. … [Read more...]
Back to School with Silhouette – August Sale
It's my favorite time of the month when Silhouette America has it's great sale! This month there are some fun items included in the bundles!Portrait Bundle:Silhouette Portrait Chipboard Printable Silver Foil Printable Gold Foil Printable White Sticker Paper Printable Clear Sticker Paper Printable Cotton Canvas Adhesive Washi Sheets Sketch Pens Basic PackSALE $149.99CAMEO BundleSilhouette CAMEO Chipboard Printable Silver Foil Printable Gold Foil Printable White Sticker … [Read more...]
Five Ways to Use Tissue Paper to Entertain Your Kids
Do you have a kid (or two, or three) that is just as content to play with a box or empty paper towel roll as they are to play with a top of the line toy? A kid who can invent a million games and make believes inspired by a mound of dirt? (Were you that kid?)Although toy and game makers continually create inventive products to stimulate and captivate our children’s minds and imaginations, there’s something to be said for simple crafts and games you can create at home.Next time it’s … [Read more...]
Silhouette Machine Tips: 4 Easy Steps to Cutting
So you've created a wonderful masterpiece in Silhouette Studio but somehow you have to make that picture on your computer come out of your Silhouette Machine. These Silhouette Machine Cutting Tips are what you need to get your project from digital to actual. Purchasing your vinyl cutting machine is a great way to expand your craft skills. Silhouette Machine Tips: 4 Easy Steps to Cutting1. Set your cut settings2. Print out your project3. Load the … [Read more...]
DIY Dress Up: Mailman
At our house I have one daughter and two sons, yet we have a TON of girl dress up clothes and not so many boy dress up clothes! I decided to change that! Get ready for a 5 series post on simple DIY boy's dress up outfits.Here's a DIY Mailman Dress up outfit. In this set we have:Mailman vest Mail bag LettersMailman vest We picked up a Mailman vest at our local JoAnn craft store and decided to accessorize the "Mailman" with some easy DIY crafts.No Mailman is complete … [Read more...]
DIY Phone Covers with Silhouette Clear Sticker Paper
Part of the May Silhouette promotion includes clear sticker paper. Thinking of a cute craft to make with clear sticker paper, besides labels, is harder than you think. While my wife and I were brainstorming we came up with a cute idea to decorate our cell phone cases. My wife has a cheap case on hers that is a solid color so we thought it would be fun to add some design to it. We also decided to get a couple more cheap cases (seriously, they are like $1.87 on Amazon) and made several different … [Read more...]
Spring Time Round Up
Spring is finally here and we are ready to share some great posts with you! Whether you like crafts, baking or gardening, you will find some great information below!Do you children love to help you bake and decorate? Thanks to Madame Deals for sharing these fun flower pops. This cute Mothers Day Recipe: Sweet Tulip Pop Treat is the perfect activity to do with your children. I know I would love to receive these Tulips for Mother's Day!Madame Deals shares some great tips on How to … [Read more...]
Is it getting hot in here? Silhouette’s April Promotion
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. Silhouette has monthly promotions where they feature a very cool product and then bundle it with their cutting machines, either the Cameo or the Portrait. April's promotion is all about heat transfers. Besides getting an awesome deal on the bundles, if you don't already own a cutting machine, or want to give one as a gift, you can get 30% off heat … [Read more...]
Want to Be Like ‘Cap’ – Captain America Costumes
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ.My son is too little to watch Captain America: The First Avenger and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, but he isn't too little to love Mavel's American Superhero. He has definitely caught Captain America fever and was so excited to receive this costume. Your little soldier will feel like the buffest, toughest superhero in this Captain America Avengers Classic Muscle … [Read more...]
