Our simple paper building blocks are a great way to demonstrate engineering for kids. Most paper crafts revolve around creating something fancy out of paper, but did you know that you could use paper as a structural material? Take a material that is weak in and of itself, fold it into a robust shape, like […]
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How to Make a DIY Nutcracker from Loose Parts
Learn how to make a fanciful DIY nutcracker from loose wood parts. This is a wonderful lesson for kids on structures and storytelling and a great maker skills project! Nutcrackers are a favorite part of our family’s holiday decor, but it wasn’t until we started our After School STEAM classes that I really thought about […]
Stranger Things Gift Guide
“Nobody normal ever accomplished anything meaningful in this world.” -Jonathan Byers Wow, I haven’t been this big a fan of a show since I had an obsession with The Monkees in 1986. I used to binge watch reruns on VH1. Of course I’d have to wait for them to run a Monkees marathon to that […]
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Kids Paper Crafts: Op-Art Pinwheels
You probably already know that I love kids paper crafts. I love transforming a sheet a paper into something special and for today’s project we are going to tackle a classic: Pinwheels. If you love paper toys, check out our Play Pack: This project is part of the Kids Crafts 101 Series, 14 easy children’s crafts made with […]
Design for Kids: DIY Lights
Art & Science for Kids: Colored Ice
I’m really excited to be guest posting today at Creative Family Fun! If you haven’t been to CFF before, it’s full of wonderful ideas for activities, crafts, and educational experiences for kids. Plus Terri writes a great series of e-books called Project Around the World, taking kids on geographic expeditions through different crafts and activities. […]
Jurassic Party: Dinosaur Themed Birthday
I’m the first to admit that for me planning kid’s birthday parties is both exciting and dreadful. I love thinking of creative ideas and activities for the party but I worry about the dollars spent and whether or not it will go well- I can’t help myself, I’m a worrywart! My son just turned 6 […]
DIY: Sticker Birth Announcements
We welcomed our beautiful third child, Leon, into this world on March 7th. Motherhood is an amazing gift. Looking into the eyes of a newborn just melts your heart…and caring for a houseful of kiddos melts your brain…. I haven’t had more than a few minutes to myself lately and very little time to do […]
Our Creative Week
Our Creative Week is a snapshot of the activities that have kept us occupied over the past week, some are impromptu projects, others more planned. Hope this inspires your creative week. Be sure to enter our Shrinky Dink Card Kit Giveaway ending today! Shrinky Dink I Heart You Cards Kit Creativity for Kids gave us a couple of these cute kits […]
Our Creative Week
Our Creative Week is a snapshot of the activities that have kept us occupied over the past week, some are impromptu projects, others more planned. Hope this inspires your creative week. We’ve been so sick! I guess it was bound to catch up with us but the week has been rough for the whole family especially this pregnant mama […]
Creative Spaces for Kids: Writing Center
Slowly but surely the breakfast area within our kitchen is morphing into a craft and art space and here is the latest addition: a Writing Center. I got the idea from reading Mariah Bruehl’s Playful Learning: Develop Your Child’s Sense of Joy and Wonder. Ms. Bruehl has some wonderful suggestions for creating kid’s activity and […]
Our Creative Week
Our Creative Week is a snapshot of the activities that have kept us occupied over the past week, some are impromptu projects, others more planned. Hope this inspires your creative week. This week the kids returned to school and some of our creative energy got sucked up just getting back into the swing of things. Still, I try to […]
Our Creative Week
Our Creative Week is a snapshot of the activities that have kept us occupied over the past week, some are impromptu projects, others more planned. Hope this inspires your creative week. Winter Break has finally come to an end and I’m not sure if I’m ecstatic or sad or both! It has been both challenging and fun to keep […]
Winter Wreaths: A Medley of Online DIY Tutorials
Ever since I worked on my Fall Wreath Tutorial I’ve become a little obsessed with wreaths. I always thought of wreaths as a floral craft, which I have yet to tackle, so making them never appealed to me until I spotted the yarn wreath…then inspiration struck! Suddenly I saw wreath possibilities in everything, not only […]
DIY Squiggle Felt Garland
Check out my second post on Holidays Homemade today, featuring my new favorite material: felt. Ahhhhh the possibilities with this fabulous material…..I decided to make a felt garland for today’s DIY post. The full tutorial is here: Squiggle Felt Garland Here are a few teasers shots to get you pumped! I’m sharing this in Hege […]
Fall Yarn Wreath Tutorial
I’ve been a bit of wreath addict lately. When a project comes together and you make something you love at the end, the first thing you want is to do it all over again! I have been wanting to make a yarn wreath forever and finally decided it was time to jump in. After a […]
DIY Decor- Creepy Spiders
Halloween is almost here! Yippee! I was lamenting to a friend the other day that Halloween used to be a one day a year event but since I had children it is has somehow morphed into a month long extravaganza filled with pumpkin patches and parties and a bizillion haunted houses. Part of the reason […]