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Creatively Crafty Link Party Week 73

Sarah White June 29, 2017 Creatively Craft Link Party0 Comments

Hi, crafty friends! This week I’ve been cleaning, thinking about new projects (crafty and otherwise), doing chalk art with the girl, avoiding Facebook and sinking in to summer! I hope you’re having a great one, and happy Independence Day to all my American friends. Let’s make something great this weekend, …

Keep Quick Crafts for Kids on Hand with Stuck on Fun

Sarah White November 11, 2016 Kid Crafts and Activities0 Comments

There are so many fun crafty books out there, and they make great gifts for creative kids or things to have on hand for down time during holiday breaks from school or while the turkey is cooking. My daughter, who is 7, was really excited to play with (affiliate link …

Hand Sewing {Craft Challenge, Day 104}

Sarah White April 13, 2016 Stitching1 Comment

Because I had scraps of fabric out yesterday while I was working on the circle bag, the girl asked if she could sew two pieces of fabric together. We’d talked about starting her on a real sewing project, instead of just stitching on plastic canvas, during spring break but she …

Collage with Old Art {Craft Challenge, Day 86}

Sarah White March 26, 2016 Paper Crafts and Drawing0 Comments

I had really high hopes for this week being a test of how well I could work with the girl at home. I cleared off most of a shelf in my office and filled it with lots of different activities: books, puzzles, projects and fun stuff to try. My idea …

Frugal Family Linky May 28

Sarah White May 28, 2015 Frugal Family0 Comments

This week has really been all about the frugal crafting here at the White House, so if you haven’t checked out my posts on making texture plates with cardboard and hot glue and making maracas out of plastic eggs, you should go look at them. Great weekend crafting with kid …

How to Make Plastic Egg Maracas

Sarah White May 27, 2015 Crafts / Kid Crafts and Activities / Kids1 Comment

This craft came completely from the mind of the girl, inspired by something she saw at school. She was telling me all weekend that she wanted to make maracas out of plastic eggs with rice inside (beans would not do) and using plastic forks as the handles. It’s pretty brilliant. …

Make an Easy Kid Craft Halloween Centerpiece

Sarah White October 23, 2014 Art / Crafts / Holidays / Kid Crafts and Activities0 Comments

Through the years the girl has made a lot of great Halloween crafts at school. These are actually just a few of them. I love the yarn-wrapped mummy, of course, and the spider is pretty awesome, too (it’s made out of a Laughing Cow cheese container). Then there are all …