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This isn’t really a project, or even an activity that you can necessarily do with your kids, but it’s something you might want to look out for or try and observe what your kid does. The Bit is almost 4, and she’s obsessed with putting things in containers. Not putting things away, exactly, but moving […]
Today my awesome online colleague and friend Amanda is visiting, offering tips about how to use subscription craft/activity boxes in different ways. Amanda is the Guide to Kids’ Learning Activities at About.com, runs the educational activity website The Learning Treehouse and is the author of the forthcoming book The Everything Kids’ Learning Activities Book (preorder […]
I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and their client. Summer may have only just started by the calendar’s estimation, but here in Arkansas we’ve been sweltering for a few weeks now and we parents […]
Not too long ago the Bit was looking at a book with me that was full of different little art projects to try (it’s an awesome book, and I promise to get around to reviewing it soon). She spotted a watercolor splatter painting and seemed like she’d be interested in trying it, so the next […]
I should be writing about the skirt I’m sewing today, but instead I wanted to let you know that I have a new post up on Not Consumed that should help all you crafty mams looking to save on craft supplies this summer. This list of supplies to buy at the dollar store only scratches […]
Sometimes the easiest projects are among the most fun and interesting. Using bubble wrap as a texture for printing is about as easy as it gets, but the results are always exciting. The other day the Bit wanted to work on a project using bubble wrap, so I suggested she paint the wrap and use […]
I’m a huge fan of reusable paint palettes for projects for myself and the Bit — I even save plastic lids for this very purpose. But one problem with them is that you have to clean them. When you have a kid artist at home, both palette and brush can be pretty messy by the […]