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Frugal Family Linky July 9

Sarah White July 9, 2015 Frugal Family0 Comments

Hi friends! My frugal craft for the week was using paper scraps to make bookmarks. I’m going to try this one with the girl this summer and see what she comes up with for her own books! This Week’s Featured Posts The bookmarks were a little bit inspired by my …

Frugal Family Linky April 16

Sarah White April 16, 2015 Frugal Family2 Comments

Hello, friends! I have spent the week in book launch mode (it’s finally showing as available from Amazon if you want one!) and I finally had to do something about the insanity that was my desk, and is still parts of my office (more on that soon). I’m really wanting …

Green Goop Sensory Stuff

Sarah White January 13, 2015 Creating with Kids / Kids / Play2 Comments

I wanted to name this post “Corn Starch is Magical” because that’s basically what this is about. Cooks know that corn starch is great for thickening just about any liquid, and in the sensory play world it’s wonderful for changing the texture of all sorts of things, too. We use …

Shaving Cream Sensory Play

Sarah White September 25, 2014 Creating with Kids / Kids / Play1 Comment

When I know the girl is going to be home for an extended period of time — summer break, say — I try to have supplies on hand for a few special crafty/sensory activities we’ve never done together before. I know she had played with shaving cream and cornstarch at …

Go Back to Basics When You’re Busy

Sarah White July 21, 2014 Crafts / Creating with Kids / Kids / Life / Painting0 Comments

You might have noticed a distinct lack of posting lately, and I’m going to let you know right up front that’s going to be the norm for the next six weeks or so. The book is due Sept. 1, and there’s still a lot to do. All my creativity is …

St. Patrick’s Day Crafts for You and Your Kids

Sarah White March 6, 2014 Blogging / Book Club of 1 / Creating with Kids / Food / Holidays / Iron Craft / Kids / Play / Quick & Easy Baby Knits0 Comments

I guess I’m just craving green and rainbows right about now, but I’m really feeling the need to craft things for St. Patrick’s Day. My family is pretty darn Irish (and my brother’s name is Patrick) so this is a holiday I celebrated growing up, but we’ve never done much …

The How and Why of Sensory Bins

Sarah White July 25, 2013 Play / Reviews / Sensory Boxes / Toddler Activities0 Comments

This is just the week of looking back at crafty, sensory things we used to love, I guess. Following my report on getting back into water beads (they’ve been out all week in the playroom; we’ve been observing how they plump up more when sitting in water) an online colleague …