Seashell Imprint Pendants
Most of the summer we are outside playing, adventuring, or at the park, not at home crafting. That said I always keep a couple activities up my sleeve for those inevitable rainy days or when we just n...
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The Reality of Shaving Cream Easter Eggs
We tried a new method of dying our Easter Eggs last weekend. Have you seen this? Easter eggs dyed using shaving cream & food coloring. I saw this video come across my Facebook feed the other day and i...
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Dot Marker Paper Plate Chick
Well here I am rockin' the Easter projects and it's like yes... two days before Easter. I always did work better under pressure. Alas, this adorable little dot marker paper plate chick is super easy, ...
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Sharpie Easter Eggs
I saw these craft eggs in Target yesterday and was reminded I had a stash in the closet from last Easter. With two boys home sick today it seemed like the perfect low key (somewhat low-mess) activity ...
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Bead Apple Tree Craft for Kids
Hello September! Although the weather would argue differently (um, 90+ degrees today thank you). Fall is essentially here as far as we are concerned. The kiddie pools are put away, and the fall decora...
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It's a Tie-Dye Sleepover Party! | How to Tie-Dye Pillow Cases
This post is brought to you buy I Love to Create and Blueprint Social I always seem to have an over abundance of party ideas for the little kids but the big kids.....well not necessarily so much. What...
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Make an Autographed Memory Shirt To Commemorate The End of The School Year
I know some of you are probably already out of school and if you are, hey, file this away for next year. Here in our neck of the woods we still have another one and a half weeks to go though. With tha...
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Foam Flower Garden Craft
Ah Spring! You have finally decided to make an appearance around these north easterly parts. Thank goodness! There are no flowers popping up in our yard yet though and it's still way to cold for plant...
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Making Pasta Necklaces with Toddlers
These pasta necklaces all began with my worst nightmare. I was getting into our pantry the other day (which does double duty as our craft closet), and I somehow knocked over a rather large container o...
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Dyed Wooden Eggs
I have been holding out on you. I have a secret passion for dying wood. I love the vibrant rainbow colors that result. I love the smell of the wood and the beeswax seal. It all just makes me happy. If...
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St. Patrick's Day Marble Painting
Even though my brain is already starting to jump ahead to Easter (you know for the sake of the blog and all). I realize most of us are probably just getting around to doing some St. Patrick's Day proj...
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A Mess Averse Mom's Guide to Surviving Messy Play
You've probably noticed there is really not a lot of messy play on this blog. The truth is I hate messy play. I mean I loathe it. The idea of my two year old wielding a glitter shaker makes me cringe....
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Valentine Sponge Painting
Valentine's Day is tomorrow but there's still time for a some Valentine sponge painting fun with your little one. You probably even already have all the necessary materials kicking around the house. A...
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Decorating (foam) Christmas Trees
We are currently hooked on foam shapes over here. Not to mention a little someone has discovered that he loves using glue. I've typically used glue dots in most of our projects up to this point (or gl...
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Foam Gingerbread Men
We keep Christmas pretty simple around here. I do most of my creative crafting & projects over Halloween. At Christmas we are very much about tradition and tend to do the same things year after year. ...
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Halloween Tea Light Holders
Alrighty friendlies, only a couple of days left until Halloween and I've got one more craft/activity for you. These Halloween tea light holders are made from upcycled baby food jars. They were as much...
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Halloween Glitter Garland
We are still cranking out the Halloween projects around here. With only a week left until Halloween we are out to make the most of it. It's one of my favorite themes of the year for projects! In fact ...
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Ghost Bowling
Aren't these little guys darling? I told you I had been bitten by the DIY bug! I'm pretty sure I had as much fun making this ghost bowling set as the little Mister has been having playing with it. If ...
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Toilet Paper Roll Ghosts
We are in full swing Halloween mode over here. I'm loving that the little Mr. is just the right age to be curious about Halloween this year and is starting to really get into it.We did this quick and ...
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DIY Halloween Treat Dishes #MSHalloween #sponsored
I must confess. I have typically abided by the theory that there are two types of people in this world. The ones that DIY, and the ones that buy the things that DIYers make. I tend to be among the lat...
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An Apple a Day...Apple Cork Painting, Apple Sensory Bin & More
We have had apples on the brain around here. I knew that we'd be going to pick apples this past weekend so in preparation Mister C and I did a few apple activities throughout the week. We continued to...
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DIY Nursery Wall Art
I fully intended to do this project months ago but better late than never right? Regardless I'm so happy with the results and Little E is loving his new high contrast wall art. The idea that babies lo...
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Counting Discs & Activities
Quite awhile ago I set out to make Mister C a matching game inspired by this post from one of my favorite blogs, Thrive 360 Living (more on that later). I had some felt number stickers lying around th...
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Felt Book of Shapes
Lets make one thing clear. I never sew. I don't own a sewing machine and my sewing kit well... lets just say I'm too embarrassed to take a picture of it. In fact, I think this is the first time in wel...
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In the Heat of the Sun; Melting Crayons
We had a slew of 90+ degree days not long ago here in the NorthEast. You know, the kind of days that you swore during the middle of a cold snowy winter that you would never complain about. The kind of...
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Minecraft Papercraft Studio
I have to admit I'm usually after Mr. A to stay off his iPod but the latest obsession is something that I can get behind. My oldest does not show his face on the blog very often these days, but this b...
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Canvas {Toddler Made} Wall Art
Every once in awhile I like having the kids do an art project on canvas because it makes it feel..well.. more arty. Plus, its a little sturdier and nicer to display. I recently bought some canvas and ...
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Salt Dough Plant Picks for Mother's Day
I am big on homemade Mother's Day gifts. If you were around and following us last year you would have seen THIS POST and THIS POST. (apparently I'm big on Butterfly's for Mother's Day too hehe) Anyway...
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Yellow Week
Last week was yellowweek at our house. For the last couple of weeks I've been trying something new with Mister C. (now 20months). We have started having a "color of the week" theme. Nothing overly ext...
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Dot Marker Butterflies
Mister C and I made Dot Marker Butterflies the other day. It was an activity inspired by the very last page of one of his favorite books, Hello Bugs. The book has been a hit since he was a baby. He lo...
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Egg Buddies
Don't googly eyes make everything better? That's the idea that 'hatched' these little buddies anyway. Looking at our brightly colored eggs this year, we thought they needed a little something more. Pe...
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Colored Rice Bottle Art
At some point you will probably figure out that I just LOVE colored rice! I think I'm regressing because I never had colored rice as a child. (I know...so deprived right?) Anyhow, I am more than getti...
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How to Dye Easter Eggs with Food Coloring
Have you colored Easter eggs yet? I can't remember a year I've missed. It's one of my favorite Easter traditions. That said... I can't believe it took me so long to try dying our Easter eggs with regu...
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Colored Rice Three Ways
One batch of rice and two three different projects for two very different ages AND everyone is a happy camper! (including Mom) I had so much fun with this! It was so pretty and colorful I couldn't res...
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