On My Front Door
Thanks to tons of hot glue, several hours watching DVDs from the library, and the instructions HERE and HERE, I ended up with this… A new take on sheet music, that’s for sure.
Little Girl Project
Sometimes I just shake my head and smile, knowing I have a little girl. There are lots of fun things about that!! (Important to remember, because there are plenty of challenging things too…) Anyway, this is a fun project that I got to do just because I have a little girl and I knew she [...]
Ewww…Fun!
Slime–not a new craft in the internet universe, but one I’d never done myself before. It was very easy, very quick, not as messy as it sounds, and the kids had fun both making and playing. Do it now, before glue goes back to full price after back-to-school sales! Much better instructions here…
A New Box of Crayons
What is so appealing about a new box of crayons? And how do you expect me to resist them when Back-to-School sales mean I can get 24 Crayolas for 40 cents?!! I made a batch of these cute crayon-holder notebooks (gotta look at these pictures, since I didn’t take any of mine) to put into [...]
A Few Projects
We snuck in a few more fun projects before school started. Why does it make me feel good to do “projects” with my kids? I guess it feels useful but fun, educational but creative, gives me some direction instead of the open-ended play that I struggle with. Anyway, here is our marble circus… Katya didn’t [...]
Recent Projects
Although it is probably of very little interest to anyone but me, I somehow enjoy posting photos of projects I’ve finished. Guess it gives me a reason to photograph my work, make the things I enjoy doing seem important outside of my four walls! In any case, here are the most recent vinyl projects at [...]
Marble Maze
Nathan found this idea in a back issue of Highlights magazine and I finally gathered the supplies to put it together. We hot glued different cardboard tubes to the inside of a box lid, then made a start and finish out of other random containers. Put the marble in one end and tilt and twist to [...]
Spring Crafts
A few craft projects I have actually finished… (As usual, click on the links to see the original websites with instructions and much prettier photos!) Paper flower idea from here Tape wrapped vase from here Lemon curd from here Egg holder vase from here Brown paper nests from here Personalized eggs from here I love [...]
Easter Eggs
I love decorating Easter eggs! Although I don’t have any photos of the kids helping, we really did have fun doing it together as a family. (And yes, the first egg got dropped into the dye cup and cracked along the bottom and Mommy was irritated, but it got much better after that!) This year [...]
Tumble Bunnies
After the Eggstravaganza, we headed home for some mom-kid project time. I really enjoy doing projects with my kids, but sometimes I think my expectations get a bit skewed about what I think is fun compared to what they think is fun. Not always a pretty combination–we had our fair share of whining “I don’t [...]
