I love doing little hand-sewing projects, and the girl is starting to get into them, too. (I had so much fun working through Crafty Critters with some of my fiber arts students and I can’t wait for the girl to make some of these adorable things, too.) I thought it would be fun to make […]
How to Save Money on a Book Advent Calendar
Last year, at kind of the last minute, I decided I wanted to do a book advent calendar for the girl. She really loved it and has already told me she wants to do it again. Buying 24 new books to build a book advent calendar from every year does not sound like something anyone […]
Gift Ideas for Dinosaur Loving Kids
The girl has never been all that into dinosaurs, but lately she has been starting to pick up an interest, at least when it comes to crafting. We’ve ended up with lots of books and kits that would make great gift ideas for dinosaur loving kids, so if you’ve got one of those on your […]
Quick and Easy Halloween Wreath Ideas
We have a fall wreath that I made last year, which I like because it can hang from September to November without looking out of place. But this year I really wanted to do an easy Halloween wreath to celebrate the season. After making those felt butterfly wings for the girl’s birthday, I had a […]
Make a Halloween Fairy Garden Centerpiece
Last year I bought a couple of fairy garden pieces with a Halloween theme, a little witch fairy, a pumpkin and a little black cat. (I’m not finding them available but I love theseĀ harvest signs, witch and little ghosts as an alternative.) I didn’t do anything with them last year, but this year I […]
Make a Halloween Activity Bucket for Halloween Fun
I’m a Parragon Books Book Buddy, so I was sent the coloring books featured in this post in order to review them. All opinions are my own. Now that it’s October I feel like it’s time we can really start thinking about Halloween. I just pulled the fall decorations out of the attic and am […]
Colored Throwing Powder for Holi
Made with Happy is hosting a series on Kids Crafts from around the World, and I am pleased to share a craft the girl and I tried in celebration of Holi! What is Holi? Holi is a Hindu holiday that celebrates the beginning of spring. It’s a moving holiday, celebrated on the full moon in […]