Made By Humans
My daughter went through a phase when she was first using crayons when she loved to break them but then wouldn’t use them after they were broken. So we have quite a collection of crayon pieces just sitting around. Pinterest has a trove of ideas for melting down and recycling crayons. The first crayon craft […]
My girl, like a lot of kids, loves to color. I like to keep some crayons and paper in my purse for restaurants and other situations where waiting might be involved. But I wanted something a little nicer than a zip bag full of crayons. Thanks to Pinterest (of course!) I came across this felt […]
This installment of the Great Pinterest Playdough Throwdown is just a little bit cheating. I did find this recipe for no-cook playdough on Pinterest, but it’s also from someone I happen to know in real life. This one comes courtesy of my local Macaroni Kid newsletter, and I was excited to give it a try. […]
My recent obsession with Montessori-style play/learning at home has had me reading a lot of different blogs, and there are tons of blogs that mention the fun of using water beads as a play item. I first learned about them from Play at Home Mom (the original post on water beads explains the basics and […]
One of the first lessons I learned as a new mom was that if I really wanted to ruin a day I should have an expectation of how that day was going to go. If I expected to get a decent amount of sleep, I’d be in a rocking chair at 3 in the morning […]
There are so many cool things on Pinterest, and I know it’s hard for all of us to create things as fast as we pin them. It’s all too easy to pin crafty goodness and never actually make anything. So, I’m going to make an effort, at least once a week, to explore something I […]
My sister-in-law gets me. Or, at least, she gets what are really great toys for kids (she evaluates preschools for a living, so she should) and buys the most excellent presents for my kid. Things I would want to get her myself if I took the time to find them. Before the Bit was born, […]