Whether your kids are dealing with school anxiety, troubles in the world or other worries, these calming crafts for kids will help them focus and calm them down. Things are pretty scary in the world right now. My daughter hasn’t been sleeping well since she first heard about coronavirus, and she made herself what she […]
Spring Playdough Crafts and a Great Giveaway
I happen to be a part of a great group of bloggers, the Kid Blogger Network, which is celebrating spring in a big way. Today we’re all sharing some great craft ideas that are perfect for this time of year, and giving our loyal readers a change to win one of three prizes of $500 […]
The Days of Snow and Chocolate
We’ve been iced and snowed in since last Thursday (Arkansas not being well known for its snow removal prowess), and though husband has gone back to work the girl hasn’t been in school, so we’ve been doing what we can to keep ourselves warm and entertained. I’ve been trying to keep us inside as much […]
Sparkly Purple Playdough {Iron Craft Challenge}
This week’s Iron Craft challenge was about glitter and sparkle, which anyone who knows me will tell you is not my thing. The girl is a little bit girlier than I am and has been known to sport some sparkle from time to time. I made her a pink and purple sensory tub in honor […]
Green Playtime
Husband is out of town this week, so I’ve been trying to have something special set up for the Bit after school each day to get out of our routine a little bit and make it special instead of sad. The Seuss stuff was one of these. And the next day I tried a playdough […]
Halloween Playdough
Regular readers of this blog will know that I’m just a wee bit obsessed with homemade playdough. I’ve made no fewer than six different versions and actually have my favorite recipe memorized. That one makes a lot, so I lately have been making a half recipe, which still seems to make a lot, but stored […]
Playdough Profusion
It’s funny how kids go through cycles with things they want to play with. As any regular readers know, I’m a little obsessed with playdough, but the Bit doesn’t always feel the same way. But pretty much all this month, she’s really been into it. On the 4th of July when we had people over […]