Delight your favorite Minecrafter with this real life Minecraft Pumpkin craft you can make at home! It’s pretty simple to make: you just need a square box, paint, construction paper and a sharp knife. The hardest part of this craft is finding a truly square box! I searched around and discovered the perfect box at Michael’s …
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Last week I told you about a Minecraft toy shelf we made for Mitch’s room…now he’s got a proper bedside lamp! A redstone lamp! I’ve been wanting to make this for him for ages, but I only recently found the perfect lamp for the job. Do you want your child to NOT look like a …
Minecraft Monday’s are back and today I’ve got an awesome crafty project you can do with your kid in MINUTES to really snazz up their room! It’s a Minecraft inspired toy cubby that will organize their treasures with just a hint of blocky goodness. If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you know that …
The other day I was on Facebook and a mom asked what was the best app to download to let her kid play Minecraft on a phone? I hate to make fun of non-gamer moms…but there’s only one app for Minecraft: Pocket Edition. Anything else is a cheap knockoff. Literally. If it’s not Mojang, it’s not Minecraft. This …
It all starts when you buy the Minecraft Pocket Edition. It’s cheap, it’s offline and the kid has been bugging you for weeks to play this game everyone is talking about. What harm can it be? Then one day you decide to play Minecraft yourself, just to see what the game is about. After all, …
I’m doing a series on Minecraft! Check out my tutorial on how to make an American Flag in Minecraft for July 4th, or maybe how to make some real life light up ore blocks! I can’t lie. I’m addicted to Minecraft almost as much as my youngest son. Almost. I don’t have an exclusive Minecraft …
In honor of Flag Day and the Fourth of July, here’s a how to on making an American flag banner in Minecraft, my current video game obsession with the boys. Obviously, this is nothing new for veteran Minecrafters playing the Java edition, since we’ve had the ability to make banner patterns for quite a while. But …
Check out my very first TV appearance! I was invited to show off some Maker inspiring DIY toys on Great Day St. Louis! I was terribly nervous, but Claire is such a pro she got me through it. AND Kent Ehrhardt called me Mom of the Year for my indoor catapult toy! Sweet! Fun links: …