My Create Crate is a new monthly subscription box that provides kids with two projects, supplies and other goodies to get their creative juices flowing. The box is curated by Melanie, the owner of Imagine Studios in Rogers, Arkansas. She sent her October box to ODC HQ so the girl and I could check it […]
Make Upcycled Musical Instruments for Earth Day and Beyond
We are all about upcycling and creative reuse here at ODC HQ, so I was super-excited to get a look at the ebook Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rock Out! by Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou, an awesome world music performer and teacher who loves to get kids excited about music in creative ways. The ebook has 10 different […]
Make a Monkey Drum to Celebrate Chinese New Year
I told you earlier about how we like to celebrate Chinese New Year. We attended the new year celebration at our local library over the weekend, which got me excited to make a Chinese New Year craft. It happened that Daria, of the blog Tiny Tapping Toes, a world music site for children, had sent […]
This Kept My Kid Occupied for Ages
Note: I am an affiliate of Melissa and Doug and there are affiliate links in this post. But this actually happened yesterday, and I think this product is awesome. Carry on. It often happens when a gift-giving occasion involving the girl comes around that she gets more gifts than she wants to play with immediately. […]
Chalkboard Paint Everything with Lullaby Paints
I have not been all that much into the chalkboard paint craze. Who wants to have a ton of surfaces in the house that you can use chalk on, thus getting chalk dust everywhere? But even I have to admit that some chalkboard things are pretty cute, especially for kids. So when I had an […]
Learn More about Yourself This Summer with Gadanke
I didn’t make a lot of new contacts at Blissdom, being shy and introverted as I am, but I did meet Katie, the sweet lady behind Gadanke, who makes adorable handmade journals. She offered to send me one to review, so here I am. She didn’t ask me to love it, but it would be […]
Get Through Your Busy with Sambazon Superfood Smoothies (Plus a Giveaway)
Disclaimer: I received this product for free from the sponsor of the Moms MeetSM program, May Media Group LLC, who received it directly from the manufacturer. As a Moms MeetSM blogger, I agreed to use this product and post my opinion on my blog. My opinions do not necessarily reflect the opinions of May Media […]