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Tips for a More Creative Family Life from the Artful Parent

Sarah White June 26, 2015 Kid Crafts and Activities / Kids / Reviews5 Comments

There are so many great crafty bloggers out there who share art and learning activities for kids, but one of my must reads is Jean Van’t Hul, blogger at the Artful Parent. Her site is full of great ideas for creating with kids and generally supporting families making together. Her …

Make Crazy Hair a Little Less Crazy with Knot Genie

Sarah White April 7, 2015 Giveaways / Kids / Reviews12 Comments

I was given a free brush to review for this post, but all opinions are my own. I have a confession: I almost never brush my daughter’s hair. It’s a super curly, tangly mess that I usually call “crazy hair” with more or less affection depending on the circumstances. I …

Use What You Have with Help from Wise Craft

Sarah White February 13, 2015 Crafts / ReviewsOne Comment

I’ve been in full-on use what’s in the house mode this year, so I was pretty excited to stumble upon the book Wise Craft: Turning Thrift Store Finds, Fabric Scraps, and Natural Objects into Stuff You Love by Blair Stocker at the library. The book includes a variety of craft …

Crocheted Baskets Show Your Yarn Love

Sarah White February 2, 2015 Crafts / Creative Every Day / Reviews / Yarn CraftLeave a comment

This post contains affiliate links. If you click on them and buy something I’ll get a little kickback. And I’ll appreciate it! Every now and then I try to get into other crafts besides knitting. I really want to be better at crochet but I’ve never given it the time …

Let Go of Expectations with Make Bad Art

Sarah White January 23, 2015 Art / Creativity Boosts / Painting / ReviewsOne Comment

I have often said — in my head at least, if not out loud — that I think creativity is the thing that makes people human. We all have a desire to make things, to use or imaginations, to control our worlds in ways that (at least most) animals can’t. …

Ease into Sewing with Never Been Stitched

Sarah White January 9, 2015 Crafts / Reviews / Sewing2 Comments

I like to sew, and have somewhat known my way around a machine for many years. I made clothes in high school (though I never learned how to put in a zipper) and have made some basic things for the girl as well. One of my goals for this year …

Making Art with Mix it Up

Sarah White January 6, 2015 Art / Kid Crafts and Activities / Kids / Painting / Reviews3 Comments

I usually let the girl choose all the books we bring home from the library, but on a recent trip (in which we brought home 17!) I slipped in a couple I thought she would particularly enjoy. One of these was Mix It Up! by Hervé Tullet. Like his previous …