We were dumped on with snow this weekend where I live, but since I’ve been recovering from sinus surgery this week I wasn’t able to go out and play in it with my kids. So we did the next best thing…We made a pretend snowman inside with cupcake liners. {This post contains affiliate links, read […]
I was so excited with how engaged my elementary-age boys were with this Magazine Scraps Santa Collage. Sometimes I feel like I fall short in challenging them with the crafts we create, but this one really stretched their minds and creativity and for that I consider it a huge success. The best part, we had […]
I have some really good friends in my neighborhood. They are the kind of friends that the thought of ever having to move away would definitely make me cry. I wanted to do a little something special to let them know that I was thankful for them this month so I made these cute little […]
We were in the mood for a Halloween craft today so we made cupcake liner bats. My 3yr old suggested we use purple glitter on our bats and I couldn’t have been more pleased with her idea! {This post contains affiliate links, read our Disclosure Policy for more information.} Supplies you will need: 1 grey cardstock paper […]
“Room on the Broom” by Julia Donaldson is one of my favorite Halloween books. We read it last week several times and made a fun Stained Glass Witch to go along with the book. This is the same exact pattern that we used last year in our Witch Craft, but we decided to switch it […]
Since we had the washi tape out the other day we decided to make some Halloween Clothespin Clips. You can add a magnet to the back of them to hang your children’s artwork on the fridge, or you can use them in a banner for decoration like we did with our St. Patrick’s Day Clothespins. […]
Pumpkin Patch Art is always on our to-do list this time of year. We decided to use bubble wrap to give our pumpkins some fun texture this year and a cookie cutter to help define their shape. {This post contains affiliate links, read our Disclosure Policy for more information.} Supplies you will need: green cardstock paper orange […]
Halloween themed children’s books are a must this time of the year! My toddler and I created an adorable, simple art piece to go along with one of our favorites “Three Little Ghosties” to share with you. We used our trusty cupcake liners to help us make our happy ghosts. {This post contains affiliate links, read our Disclosure Policy for more […]
My toddler and I have been learning all about apples this week and we made this simple Cupcake Liner Apple Tree Craft to along with all the fun books we’ve been reading. They are so easy and fun to make! HOW TO MAKE A CUPCAKE LINER APPLE TREE CRAFT Supplies you will need: light blue […]
My little girl has been enjoying this Eric Carle book this week so we decided to create some art to go along with it. Papa, please get the moon for me by Eric Carle Monica wants the moon to play with, so her Papa sets out to get it for her. It isn’t easy […]
We picked up this cute book from the library last week. Leo the Lightning Bug by Eric Drachman, illustrated by James Muscarello It is an award-winning book so I expected it to be good and it did not disappoint. It is a touching story about believing in yourself. Little Leo captures your heart […]
We love fireworks crafts this time of the year at our house! HERE is our favorite from a couple years ago: While this one is my favorite, my toddler doesn’t have control over the glue that well just yet so I decided to improvise this year for her. I gave her a half sheet of black […]
