It’s so fun watching the colors blend together and it’s even more fun to watch the shrinky dink film shrink in the oven! This is such a fun craft for both kids and adults. Give your keychain as a special gift, or keep if for yourself! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website....
My kids started planning out their Halloween costumes in July. I’m not sure if this is something that happens with all kids, but mine definitely start thinking about it months before they need to. They do this every year! Their ideas for costumes seem to change weekly. So, even though they start thinking about it way ahead of time, it doesn’t really save any time since they constantly change their minds....
Let’s be real here, I know we aren’t all going to run out and start making our own cheese, but isn’t it kind of cool to know that you COULD make your own cheese if you wanted to? And even simple things like Hostess Cupcakes. Yes those things are little bundles of heaven, but imagine all the mystery ingredients you could save yourself from ingesting if you made the cupcakes and icing from scratch?...
Free Gift Ideas for Father’s Day Wash his car (bonus points if you vacuum it and/or fill it up with gas too!) Give a coupon for mowing the lawn Give him an afternoon to do anything he wants Make him a handmade card Give a coupon to make him his favourite meal Pack him special lunches for a week Let him sleep in Plan an adventure or outing for the entire family that is new and different (hiking, go to the beach or pool, go see a local baseball or soccer game, etc)...
All of the ingredients should be readily available in your grocery store deli section. It might just take some searching if you’ve never bought bocconcini or chorizo before. Chorizo is a type of sausage (which I didn’t realize until about a year ago… I had to Google it…). It’s typically hard and somewhat dry, not like the types of uncooked sausage you’d throw on the barbecue. The consistency is perfect for appetizers!...
Below you’ll find our collection of 14 free printable dinosaur coloring pages that are great for both kids and adults. Dinosaur coloring sheets are a great way to keep the kids busy! These printable coloring pages are a great indoor activity and are perfect for a dinosaur themed birthday party. And they’re all free for you to download and print! You can also check out our other coloring pages: Dragon Coloring Pages Unicorn Coloring Pages Halloween Coloring Pages These printables are for personal and school use only....
Add a battery operated tealight or votive candle and watch your Christmas mason jars shine! They sparkle during the day and glow warmly at night. Best of all they only take 15 minutes to make! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. Do I have to seal the snowy mason jar? You don’t have to cover the Epsom salt and glitter with a spray sealer, but be aware that if you don’t, the salt easily falls off when you touch or bump it....
Process art is such a fun way for kids (and adults!) to express themselves creatively. This activity is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers, but is fun for any age group. These sparkly snowstorm paintings turn out so beautifully! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. Helpful Tips: How long do these winter paintings last?...
This whimsical cardboard roll butterfly is so much fun for kids and tweens to make! And with just a few simple supplies, like a toilet paper roll and flowers in your favourite colour, you can create a cheerful butterfly that looks like it bloomed right out of a garden. Helpful Tips: What kind of glue works best for this paper roll butterfly craft? We definitely recommend using a hot glue gun for this toilet paper roll butterfly craft....
There’s 26 different printable pages and they’re all free for you to download and print! These flower shapes are great for spring, Mother’s Day crafts, cards or invitations, coloring pages, or any craft or activity where you might need one (or many!) flower outlines. Keep reading for some fun ways to use these outlines! RELATED: Rose Outline These printables are for personal and school use only. Do not copy, republish, upload, or alter these files....
I love playing with watercolors. Even though I’m a grown adult, sitting down with a tray of watercolors and a blank piece of paper is so fun and calming. I’m not a skilled watercolor artist by any means, but I just love the way that the colors bleed into one another and create new shapes and textures. Painting with watercolors is one of the things that I love doing with my kids....
I have to admit, I do get a little frightened by glitter. Just the mess of it. (Which is why I wrote a book full of Low Mess Crafts for Kids…) But honestly, when you pour glitter into glue, there’s really nothing to worry about because the glitter is stuck in the glue so it’s not going to end up everywhere. (Like that random fleck of glitter that always seems to end up on your forehead 2 days after doing a glitter craft…)....
Can you believe that the Christmas season is already here? As I was walking into Costco with my daughters last week, we were bombarded with holiday lights, giant wreaths, moving reindeer and more. My 8 year old exclaimed “we barely got through Halloween and now it’s all about Christmas! What about Thanksgiving??” I had to laugh because it was such a grown-up comment to come out of her mouth. I’ve gotta admit, there is something magical about all the festive decor that gets me in the mood every year, even if it’s well before Thanksgiving....
Choose your favourite colours and use a few simple clay and jewelry supplies to make these tiered earrings from polymer clay. It’s a simple craft for polymer clay beginners, and they also make awesome homemade gifts for friends and family! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. Helpful Tips: What is polymer clay?...
RELATED: String Painting Puffy Paint All you need is 3 simple ingredients – shaving cream, white glue and food colouring. And in less than 5 minutes you can make super fun, super simple diy puffy paint! Now that the girls are home for the summer, we’ve been on the hunt for fun and easy crafts to help fill the long summer days. And homemade puffy paint was such a fun experiment for us to try....
Today was a beautiful, sunny day with lots of fluffy snow on the ground. Poor Leah has been cooped up for a long time, so I thought this would be a great way to get us outdoors. She was very excited to try it, and I think she was even more excited to help me mix everything together. I know, I know, snow paint sounds like it should be more complicated, that’s why I call it snow “paint” – it really is just water and food colouring – but it’s a lot of fun....
Since it’s the middle of summer, we had lots of fresh fruits to choose from at the grocery store. I used watermelon, honeydew melon and cantaloupe. Cut the melons in quarters, and then cut out slices that are about 1/4″ to 1/2″ thick. You’ll want to get the slices to be even and parallel on all sides, otherwise your letters will be slanted. Don’t make them too much thicker than 1/2″ though or the cookie cutter won’t go through....
Remember when you were a kid, and you imagined what you’d be like when you became a parent? I was convinced I was going to sew all of my kids clothes (ha!) and that I was going to make gourmet meals every single night. (Oh dreams…) But then a funny thing happened. I had my three kids, and I realized that being a parent is about a million times harder than I ever thought it would be....
Let’s walk through a little bit of her bedroom’s history. Want a little blast from the past? Here is her bedroom after we moved into our house almost 6 months ago. Notice the lace curtains that came with the house. And our method of light control back then was a plastic garbage bag taped to the window. Ugly, but out of everything we have tried, it has to have been the best method of keeping the room dark....
Cut lengths of yarn and attach them to a cardboard wreath form. It’s a really simple craft for both kids and adults, and this tassel wreath looks so pretty hanging on the door or wall! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. Helpful Tips: What’s the easiest way to make yarn bundles for the tassel wreath?...
