All the toy outlets are going nuts trying to sell us toys for a movie we haven’t even seen yet! Yikes! Why do they do that? Personally, I’m going to wait on these new characters until I know who the heck they are. Until then, let’s save some money and do a little Jedi DYI …
Crafts for Kids
Mitch loves making up games with cardboard and markers and whatever he can get his hands on…he’s a cardboard artist! Today we’re going to share Lawn Ghosts, a Halloween twist on a classic lawn “dart” game. You’ll need to go get some white balloons, but everything else you probably have in your craft closet or …
Every fall we go see the Great Forest Park Balloon Race because hot air balloons are just so dang pretty! This year I decided we could make a couple of our to float around the house! Well…they aren’t really floating…but if you use your imagination, you can see them drifting up, up and away!The concept …
Last fall my kid handed me a perfect fall leaf, all gorgeous gold and orange. Of course he wanted to save it, along with all the special rocks and wizard wand twigs he found, but I had to say no to the leave. It would just dry up and make a crumbly mess in some …
Your kids can make a Popsicle stick picture frame that really POPS with a few simple 3D layering tricks. They make great handmade gifts for mom, dad and grandparents! This post is sponsored by Popsicle, because the best craft sticks come frozen. Popsicle stick crafts are awesome and easy–it’s one of the first crafting mediums …
The Best DIY Egg Coloring Kit…You Already Have If you ask Google how to dye an Easter egg you’re gonna get a lot of weird advice. So if you want to dye your eggs with turnips, silk ties, melted crayons…move along. This isn’t the blog post you’re looking for. But if you want to know the …
Something weird is going on. I haven’t been able to find white, clear or glitter glue…since January. See, Mitch came home with a little container of DIY slime he made during science class. He wanted to make more, so I put the ingredients on my shopping list. We’ve made slime before–it’s a great STEM experiment–so …
Did you see Beauty and the Beast yet? Wasn’t it awesome?