This 30 day art challenge is great for kids, adults or kids and adults to do together. Spend some time making over the next 30 and I promise you’ll feel better. It might even cause you to want to start a new hobby! A creative challenge is a great way to feel more creative, and […]
Feel Productive with a Daily/Weekly Check In
I’ve been thinking a lot about productivity this week, after writing last week about that fact that there is no such thing as a perfect day in which you’ll get all your work done with focus, skill and ease. That idea of Paige’s that you really need to feel productive even if you’re not doing […]
Making Paper Bag Puppets (Your Own or With a Kit)
I like to give the girl crafty gifts and I have a lot of things on her wish list that are craft kits and other things I think she’ll like but that are kind of special because we don’t use craft kits all that often. This year someone bought her the ALEX Toys Paper Bag […]
Valentine’s Homework
The girl was home sick from school a couple of days last week, and I was trying to come up with things to amuse her (because she is the least-sick sick kid you have ever seen in your life) so I was casting around for some Valentine things for her to do, since she’s pretty […]
A Colorful Valentine for Kids
Last year I made chocolate playdough and cute animal-print cards for the kids at the Bit’s school, so I kind of felt like I had to do something homemade for them again. It’s fun, and I don’t like giving the kids candy, so why not? This year I decided to do an alphabet crayon for […]
Holiday Art
Whenever I know the Bit is going to be home for a few days more than normal I try to have some special things planned, especially when I know we’re going to be stuck at home for a while as we were over Thanksgiving. It turned out she got an extra day off because she […]