If you are looking for a quick and easy Earth Day craft to do with the kids, this Coffee Filter Earth craft is perfect!
Toilet Paper Crafts: Swirly Snake
With a young child in the house, we tend to keep many items to use in crafts. There is never a shortage of egg cartons or toilet paper tubes in my house. Here is a quick and simple craft to do with toilet paper tubes. There are so many fun creatures you can make with what you have around the house.
Velcro Sticks: creative building OKAY, let’s face it, when you are trying to cook supper, do up the dishes, fold laundry or maybe just trying to finish a cup of coffee and there is a young child in the house, you need something to divert their attention and hold it for a minimum of 5 … Read more
Homemade Christmas Tree Ornaments: Salt Dough Yesterday while we were in the midst of having our house painted, I decided to try to occupy Clayton (almost 3yrs) with a craft. Not having many options in my craft bags, I opted for whipping up a batch of Salt Dough. As I picked a few Christmas/Winter theme … Read more
No Bake Play Dough This No Bake Play Dough is so easy and quick to make. We just received a huge bucket of cutters and molds from my mother in law on the weekend. We picked up a few small Play Doh containsers at Walmart for $1 each and that was great. But it got … Read more
DIY Paints for the Kids! Painting is something I have always loved. There is something so rewarding about using your hands to create. Taking blobs of colour and making them into something. I also love to get messy, and these paint recipes for kids are the perfect way to share my love of painting with … Read more
Preschool Craft: Pom Pom Maze Clayton loves pom poms. We had some paper tubes duct taped to the side of our island in the kitchen for a while, and he would drop the pom poms through them. Since it has been gone for a little while, I thought about how I could bring it back … Read more
Crafts are so much fun with children, but have you ever noticed their short attention span leads to lots of extra “fun” if you are not prepared? Hauling out the craft box and letting my little guy go through it is exciting and creative, but often times leads to a sheet of paper with … Read more
DIY Sidewalk Chalk One of my fondest memories of childhood is drawing with chalk…or in some cases finding “soft” rocks to draw hopscotch on the pavement. Chalk was a treat and rather boring compared to the vibrant colour choices available today! Although it can be costly having chalk on hand daily, you can make your own and … Read more
