The girl, who is almost 6, is super interested in all sorts of crafty things because that’s her life. She’s long wanted to learn how to knit, and before her interests turned toward astronomy, she used to say she wanted to “sew the material” when she grew up. It’s technically supposed to be my mom’s […]
Make One-Cut Paper Stars from Kids’ Artwork {Iron Craft Challenge}
The Iron Craft challenge for this week was to craft something using paper, and I went through a lot of ideas before I came upon the plan to do some simple paper cutting. I remembered from long ago that you could make one-cut paper stars with some fancy folding, so I set out to relearn […]
Meet Your New App Game Obsession: Best Fiends
This post is sponsored by Acorn: an influence company and Best Fiends. All opinions are my own. I do a lot of writing for my jobs, and when I need a break from writing and knitting I like to play online games that don’t involve words. I’ve been obsessed with 2048 for a long time […]
How to Make Plastic Egg Maracas
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. They come together in about […]
Embossed Texture Plates DIY {Iron Craft Challenge}
The Iron Craft challenge this week was to make something involving the letter E. I was thinking about embossing, and then I remembered a big stack of cardboard sheets I’d recently acquired (they were used as packing material in a box of books) and decided I really wanted to make embossed texture plates for the […]
How to Make a Fairy Garden for Your Yard
We’ve had an indoor fairy garden for a long time, but I always wanted to add an outdoor space where the girl could play in some dirt, have some special plants and a few fairies and fun things to play with. While husband was out of town recently I finally did it. This is a […]
Found Object Print Making with Kids
Sometimes it pays to have a really messy playroom. Recently the girl asked me to paint with her, which she doesn’t often do. She’s usually content to create by herself, which I love, but it’s fun to work alongside her as well. We each got a piece of paper and she started painting in the […]