A budget frame with an abundance of color! Your kids will love making this easy DIY frame to gift special memories for Grandma and Mom! Better make two, because you’ll want one for yourself. I got the idea for this project after a frame that Mitch made for me in pre-school was…um…”broken” on “accident.” Seriously, …
Crafts for Kids
Here’s an easy way put a little fa la la la in your Christmas tree: music sheet ornaments! These ornaments are based on the fall folded paper leaves that Mitch helped out with earlier this year. Instead of magazine pages, or colored sheets of paper, we used faux music sheets. Why faux? Well, I …
Some expert somewhere probably said that you should just let your kids experiment when they do art. After all, there’s no “wrong way” to paint, draw or sculpt. Right? Right? So I had to stop myself recently when I pulled out some water colors for the little dude. He can really do some cool art …
Here’s a special Halloween decoration you can make with your kids–real glowing ghosts! Bonus: because these are powered by glow juice they can be hung anywhere, no electricity or batteries required! First, this craft is a spin on the glowing luminaries we made with jars and flameless (battery) candles. You’ll need: One clear Christmas ornament …
DIY Sidewalk Chalk Paint is a great way to save money while recycling old art supplies. I love sidewalk chalk! When Mitch was little he could spend HOURS outside covering the concrete patio in trains, trucks and snails. I don’t know why snails are so popular, but they were. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The only problem with sidewalk …
Updated June 2020 Ever look for free coloring pages for your kid to color? Me too. Sometimes you can find cool stuff, and sometimes…not so much. I’ve searched the internet for you and found these pure St. Louis coloring book pages. And they’re all free! I’ve also made some free Halloween pages here, picked up …
Craft classes are a great summer activity for the art loving child. Cheaper than a whole week of art camp, a class offers an afternoon of craftiness on the cheap. Our favorite creative toy store, Circle of Knowledge in Sunset Hills, is offering craft classes all summer long–so RSVP now! If you didn’t get one of …
I don’t know who manages to keep their crayons in the original boxes–the darn things just end up jumbled in a box. Or is that just at my house? It’s time to round up those crayons! We found this crayon caddy idea somewhere a few years back and blogged about it on the old St. …