Make a Milk Jug Shovel
I spotted a milk jug shovel online. Gasp! Given that I adore all things DIY, especially if they involve my recycling bin, I had to try this. I dug and dug (pun intended…I love puns) for the original source of…
Category Art Activities
Easy Crafts for Kids | Flower Bouquet
This flower bouquet project is part of our new series of easy crafts for kids, and takes about 5 minutes to set up and encourages children to make aesthetic choices. We also love this flower bouquet because it’s… Mess-free Supports fine-motor…
Introduce Kids to Calligraphy
Introduce a child to calligraphy, and you’ll open him up to a world of penmanship, which is especially important in a time when cursive writing is being eliminated from public schools (Washington Post). Children will also learn to work with a dynamic and somewhat…
How to Felt a Wool Sweater
Have you ever wondered how to felt a wool sweater? Today we’ll show you how how to felt a wool sweater and how to make felted wool flowers to use as pins or barrettes. The inspiration for these instructions and post…
Creative Snapshot | Sorting Wool
Do you follow Amanda Blake Soule’s blog, SouleMama? Her blog is one of the first I ever laid eyes on. I’ll save that story for another time (it’s a good one), but I mention Amanda’s blog today because she has…
Origami for Kids: Origami Rabbit
The origami rabbit is one of the easiest origami animals you can make, and my entire family finds making them entirely addictive. When I was in grade school, I loved origami. One of my good friends was Japanese, and I…