Tag Archives: colors

Inspiration from the Farmers’ Market

I love going to the farmers’ market. On Saturdays it is the place to see everyone in town, and for the girl to get face painting and a Pedal Pop. But I really enjoy going during the week (it’s also open Tuesdays and Thursdays) because it is quiet and you …

Easy Rainbow Gift Tags

Sarah White September 19, 2013 Crafts / Kids / Life / Paper Crafts0 Comments

Sometimes it’s hard being a crafty mama. You expect to be able to make lots of cute stuff for any occasion, but then the occasion comes and you don’t have time to perfectly hand craft every last detail. Or really any details. So it was with the girl’s birthday this …

Painted Peg Toys {Iron Craft Challenge}

Sarah White April 23, 2013 30 Minute Crafts / Crafts / Creating with Kids / Iron Craft / Kids / Painting4 Comments

This week’s Iron Craft challenge had to do with toys, either making a toy or making something with toys. I had actually started this project a while ago but the Bit declared it unfinished and I pulled it back out for this purpose. These are little peg people with matching …

A Waldorf-Inspired Color Sorting Game

Sarah White April 9, 2012 Make Do and Make / Play / Toddler Activities2 Comments

I am a big fan of Montessori and Waldorf type activities and they way they approach setting up rooms and tasks for kids to deal with. Waldorf is naturally attractive to me because they teach knitting to kids, and both disciplines place an emphasis on having handmade things around the …

Dots and Stickers: The Girl Makes a “Project”

Sarah White March 6, 2012 Art / Creating with Kids / Play / Toddler Activities5 Comments

Last Tuesday when my girl was home sick, we spent a lot of time doing art. They’ll be more on exactly what all we did later this week, but I wanted to mention separately something that she did all on her own that I though was pretty cool. First, she …