If your kids love to look for Leprechauns and four leaf clovers every spring, this post is for you! It’s chock-full of lucky green paper crafts to brighten their day. Are Shamrocks and Four Leaf Clovers the Same? Fun Fact: Shamrock is just an Irish nickname for clovers…and clovers only have 3 leaves. FOUR leaf …
Crafts for Kids
Here’s a great craft that will get kids outside and experimenting with STEM! Home made parachute toys are a great alternative to cheap toys that just get tangled into knots. You kids can personalize their parachutes with markers or crayons, adding extra fun. Experiment with different toys and different chute materials. What works best? Which …
Free Printable for Baby Yoda in his floaty bassinet Add a splash of cute green happiness to your window with this Baby Yoda sun catcher! It’s easy to make from Shrinky Dink plastic and a free printable I made for you (and your) kids to trace. Since we’re still waiting to get our hands on …
We tested DIY Shrinky Dinks using plastic fruit packages Recently I saw one of those silly Facebook videos showing how “easy” it is to make your own “shrink charms” with recycled plastic from food packaging. I became immediately nostalgic for my crafty childhood and began hording plastic boxes of all sorts. It’s Shrinky Dink Time! We’ve …
Minecraft Valentines you can print for FREE What would Steve give his sweetheart? A dozen roses and a honey block! We are totally in love with Minecraft in this house, so we’ve made a list of our favorite blocky Valentines from around the web. We’ve done Minecraft for Halloween, and Minecraft for Christmas…now it’s time …
I simply can’t say enough about how awesome the Magic House camps are for your creative kids! Mitch has done Maker Camp FOUR TIMES and the Art Camp twice! He’s still making cardboard machines 4 years after learning about the wonders of duct tape at the Magic House’s Camp Make It one summer. Summer seems …
New Designs with Llamas, Pandas and Bees! My boys love Minecraft…but they aren’t really fond of Valentine’s Day. I mean, they like getting chocolate hearts from their mom–that’s cool. But sending out cute Valentine’s to all the kids in their classroom? No thanks! We started making our own Valentine cards at home so we can …
Organize your crayons, markers and colored pencils with these cool crafts. Every year you buy your kids a fresh box of crayons for school. Then you pick up another box (or two!) for home because, hey cheap crayons! Later in the year, you clean out your pantry/craft stash/junk draw and realize….holy cow…you’re up to your …