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Choose one colour of flowers to add to the front of your card, or create a multi-coloured bouquet. This flower craft is fun and easy to make, especially when you download our free printable vase templates. (See below!) 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: Download our free flower vase templates: Click on the links below to download our free, printable vase templates!...

The weather has finally started to change where I live, and it’s starting to feel like fall! It’s crisp and cool in the mornings when I take my kids to the bus stop, and it gets dark earlier in the evenings. My husband works nights, so I’m often on my own for the nighttime routine with my kids. As soon as they’re settled into bed for the night, I love to curl up with a cozy blanket on the couch, and watch all my favorite “girl” shows (the ones my husband won’t watch with me) on Netflix....

Overnight oat recipes have been popping up all over the place and this one is PERFECT for fall! Autumn really is the season of the Pumpkin and I totally get it! It’s sooo yummy and can be made into so many things! The idea behind overnight oats is simple: you add your oats and other ingredients into a container (mason jars work great!) stir, and let them sit overnight. The oats absorb the liquids and soften so you can eat them uncooked, leaving you with a quick and delicious meal you can enjoy right out of the jar!...

Today is Valentine’s Day, and I didn’t get my husband a card or a box of chocolates, or whatever it is that you are supposed to get your husband on Valentine’s Day, but I did make him his favourite cake. It’s really not hard to make homemade chocolate cake from scratch, and it doesn’t take a whole lot longer than boxed cake mixes. At least you know all the ingredients going into it are fresh and there are no chemical preservatives or ingredients you can’t pronounce....

How do salt crystals form? Salt crystals form out of a “supersaturated solution”. A supersaturated solution is a solution (or mixture) that contains more solute (salt, in this case) than is capable of being dissolved in the solvent (water). The water molecules speed up as they are heated, creating space between them for more salt to be absorbed than usual. As the water cools and evaporates, the salt comes out of the solution and forms crystals in a process known as “recrystallization”....

Last time I made a simple felt flower and showed how to attach them to an elastic, a barrette and a hairband. I haven’t decided yet what I’m going to do with this felt flower, but I think it would make an adorable barrette for Leah. Simple Felt flower Tutorial Cut a flower shape out of paper to use as a pattern. If you have a flower cookie cutter that would work perfectly!...

That’s right, you don’t need any fancy stamps or expensive supplies. With just a sponge, some paint, and a little creativity, you can create beautiful, textured roses that look like they were printed right from an art studio. Even better, this technique is kid-friendly and a lot fun. So grab your supplies, and let’s get stamping! Helpful Tips: What sponges do I need to make rose stamp cards? For the roses a soft, absorbent cellulose sponge cloth is ideal....

Pull String Art With Acrylic Paint String paint art using acrylic paint is a great art project for kids, tweens, teens, adults and seniors! I love how bright and bold the acrylic paint looks on the black paper. This is such a pretty art technique – and it’s SO EASY! We tried string painting using liquid watercolors a few weeks ago and it was so fun and easy! We used plain white printer paper and they looked really cool when we were done!...

How to Make Slime Without Borax Homemade slime is SO MUCH FUN. Every kid I know loves it. And who can blame them!? DIY slime is super simple to make and sooooo much fun to play with when you’re done! When you’re making glue-based slime, you need an activator. Your options are borax, liquid starch (which is impossible to find in Canada!), store bought slime “activator” (which seems highly over priced), or contact lens solution....

I had a good friend who helped me put up posters on the bulletin board of our architecture school. It was just simple text with the date, time and location on regular letter-sized printer paper. As a student, I didn’t have much money, so I was wearing some bumble bee wings that I bought from the dollar store with a black t-shirt and antennae that I made myself from a hair band....

My oldest daughter is only in senior Kindergarten, so we’ve only ever had one Valentine’s Day at school where she got to give Valentines to her class. I’m kind of new at this kids-in-school thing, so to be completely honest with you, I never really knew there were other options. But holy smokes, are there ever tons of amazing ideas out there! Seriously, people are SO CREATIVE, and Valentine’s Day seems to be the only holiday where you get to use ridiculous puns and not only is it acceptable, it’s super awesome!...

40+ DIY Car Games for Kids These activities use common household items or toys that you probably already have on hand, so you can easily create some awesome projects with little or no cost. With a little bit of preparation, a boost of enthusiasm and a whole lot of patience, you can make travelling with your kids a lot less stressful and (brace yourself) maybe even enjoyable! Magnet Activities Magnet activities are fantastic!...

Thankfully, there are tons of copycat recipes out there! These Starbucks recipes taste just like the real thing, except they are MUCH easier on the wallet! You sadly won’t get the same calming atmosphere that you get when you walk into one of their shops, but you’ll still get the great flavour AND the satisfaction of knowing you are saving money! I love Chai Lattes, Java Chip Frappucinos and regular old Americanos....

My poor 8 year old was home with a cold the other day and was happy to help me figure out the best way to make northern lights. (Plus it helped me get her away from the TV for awhile.) We sat together on my office floor and tried a few different methods – you can see pictures of what we came up with below. This one ended up being the easiest to create....

One of my absolute favorite things to do is cook with my kids. Cooking and baking bring me so much joy, and I love being able to share something I love with my children. My girls both love it too, and we’ve made a wide variety of things together, from homemade bread, to a million different kinds of cookies, to homemade ice cream. We’ve had our crazy moments at times, like the time my five year old dropped a bag of flour that exploded all over the kitchen, or the time my nine year old knocked over a full bottle of vanilla and our house smelled like cookies for weeks....

Gift them to friends, decorate your desk, or use them as cute Valentine’s Day party decor. This craft is simple enough for beginners and also enjoyable for seasoned crafters. Get ready to spread the love, one heart at a time! 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: Do I have to use 2 different types of paint for my air dry clay hearts?...

Create an imprint of a leaf in clay and then paint the bowl your favourite autumn colours. This homemade fall decor looks so beautiful on the mantel or as part of a centerpiece for the Thanksgiving dinner table. So grab a leaf from outside and let’s get crafting! 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....

You can use Christmas crackers as place cards or give them as a stocking stuffer. Use fun cartoon paper for kids or classy wrapping paper or kraft paper for adults. Then tie on a gift tag and customize the contents of each cracker with treats that specific person will enjoy! 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....

Hang these adorable marine animals in an ocean themed nursery, or use them for pretend play or storytime. This felt jellyfish is SO CUTE and really simple to make, the perfect easy sewing project for beginners! 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: Get our free printable felt jellyfish pattern: The link and picture below will take you to our free, printable felt jellyfish pattern!...

All you need is a popsicle stick and some glue, and you’ll have your own playful groundhog puppet in no time! Whether you’re crafting at home, in the classroom, or for a Groundhog Day celebration, this project is sure to bring lots of smiles. Kids will love assembling their groundhog and popping it up to predict if there’ll be six more weeks of winter. So grab one of our free templates and let’s get crafting!...