Today’s post is brought to you by Tinkerlab sponsor, Imagine Childhood. I first met Sarah Olmsted, founder of Imagine Childhood, when we  I interviewed her about her book by the same name.  Sarah also has an inspiring shop that outfits children and…
We recently walked into one of our favorite crafty store, Paper Source, and I found these fantastic Day of the Dead Cookie Cutters. My kids agreed that we should test them out, so we brought them home and put them to work…
Today we’re setting up a creative invitation that takes minutes to put together, and clean up is a snap. As we shared in this post, the basic premise of Creative Invitations follows four simple steps: Clear your table of anything…
Today I’m excited to introduce you to Jody Alexander. Jody is an artist, librarian, and bookmaker who teaches bookmaking from Wishi Washi Studio in Santa Cruz, CA. Once you make one of these Bamboo Rubber Band Books, you’ll find tons of…
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a Tinkersketch challenge on our blog, and since we’ve been getting some great tinkersketch feedback on Instagram I thought I’d share a favorite low-stress way to get some paint and marks on paper.…
Are you thinking about Halloween and in search of a fun Halloween craft for kids? You’re in luck! Fingerprint spiders are not only easy to make, but the process offers children all sorts of creative interpretations. Spider season has arrived,…