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...]
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 scissorsDirections: 1. Iron your shirt 2. Trace your … [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...]
How to Make Salt Dough Ornaments
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...]
Easy Halloween Candy Corn Craft
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...]
Jellyfish Paper Craft
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...]
4th of July Firework Blocks
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 NowMake it yourself:Red, White and Blue … [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...]
How to Make Rainbow Heart Valentine Crayons
I love homemade Valentine gifts. When it comes time for my children to have their Valentine's Day party school we have so much fun thinking of cute ideas of things to make for them to hand out. These heart crayons make the perfect Valentine handout! Most kids will give candy, so you can stand out from the crowd by giving homemade Valentine's Day crayons.Do you remember the Valentine craft list? Well on that list was some heart crayons. I LOVED making those crayons last year for my … [Read more...]
Paper Bag Summer Scrapbook
This post contains affiliate links. Those hot and oh so enjoyable days of summer are bearing down on us. There are 2 things that we usually want for our kids, especially in summer, to give them fun experiences and that they remember them long after school is back in session. A simple Paper Bag Summer Scrapbook covers both of those. It is inexpensive, gives them a place to record their favorite memories of the summer, and of course easy and fun to make! If you have a particularly busy summer or … [Read more...]
Hot Air Balloon Valentine Mailbox
Valentine's Day is right around the corner so it's time to think about what your son or daughter will be using to collect Valentine's from their friends at school. Why not a hot air balloon?Materials12 x 12 cardstock (varity of colors) Small brad Straws Small basketSupplies you needpaper cutter or scissors stapler clear tape small hole punch hot glue gunInstructionsCut the cardstock into 1 inch strips. You will need two strips of each color. We … [Read more...]
5 Unique Uses for Christmas Lights
I have a hard time being creative so I search for creative things on Pinterest, or I ask my blogger friends for their unique ideas they have blogged about. I was recently thinking it would be fun to find unique ways to use Christmas lights. I am feeling crafty so I went searching for ideas. First you'll need a supply of Christmas lights to use, or take apart and create with.I've teamed up with Christmas Lights, Etc and they are having a spring sale where they are up to 40% off right now, so that … [Read more...]
15 Fun Halloween Crafts for Kids
My kids have already started asking to do many Halloween crafts. As a result I have scoured the internet and Pinterest looking for cute ideas. Here is a list of great Halloween Crafts for Kids! Some may require a little adult help or set up but that's fun family bonding time.Paper Bag Crafts – Artsy Momma Floating Window Bats – The Jenny Evolution DIY Halloween Glitter Witch’s Broomsticks – Ann’s Entitled Life Boo Burlap Wreath – The Frugal Navy Wife DIY Ruby Slippers – Ann’s … [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 stripsYou can prepare the popsicles a couple different ways. First I … [Read more...]
DIY Jack-O-Lantern Candy Bucket
Every year when Halloween starts coming around I start thinking about what our plans will be. It's always an internal battle for me. On one hand I want to go around with my family and see my kids enjoying Halloween. I want to see them trick-or-treat and enjoying their childhood. Being able to trick-or-treat only lasts a few short years so I want to see it. BUT on the other hand it's always really cold and so staying home passing out candy doesn't seem like a bad idea either. Plus, since we are … [Read more...]
