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 [...]
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 [...]
Paper Amusements
A site that has provided several fun toys over the past week or two–fun for Mommy to make, fun for kids to play with! http://www.thetoymaker.com/2Toys.html
A Reminder
As a test for a project Than is doing at church (more on that another day) I made this stripe in our laundry room. Where else could I put that much purple?!! (My kids are delighted). The quote is from my favorite blog, A Holy Experience, from a post about finding beauty in unlikely and [...]
Antique Glass in 15 Minutes!
Hooray for this easy craft project (idea and detailed instructions here: http://gingerbreadsnowflakes.com/node/169) Add a drop or two of food coloring to about 1 Tbsp. of Mod Podge, paint a smooth coat onto any glass jar, and wait for it to dry. The jars looked very messy and unattractive when wet, but as they dried the [...]
Crayon Project
Thanks to instructions from this blog here… http://thislittleproject.blogspot.com/2009/08/doodle-rubbings.html we had a fun time creating patterns and making crayon rubbings. The basic idea is to draw simple pictures on cardboard using hot glue. After the glue dries, lay a sheet of white paper over the design and use the side of a crayon to rub over the [...]
Easter Humor
An Easter funny (that has absolutely NOTHING to do with the real meaning of Easter!) http://bentobjects.blogspot.com/2010/03/eggregation.html
Bunny Puppets
This blog post here… http://www.purlbee.com/bunny-finger-puppets inspired me to stay up until one in the morning making these… Not sure if they’re for mom or for kids, but they turned out cute!! (P.S. In case you are similarly inspired, I enlarged the pattern from the website by 120% on my copier, so mine are a [...]
FYI
I recently posted a new page to orient readers to features of the blog. Check it out here… or by clicking on About This Blog on the tab at the top of any page. You may know it all, but there may be new features that you’ve missed or lost in the midst of all my [...]
Inspiration
in-spi-ra-tion: 1: a divine influence or action on a person believed to qualify him or her to receive and communicate sacred revelation 2: the action or power of moving the intellect or emotions 3: the act of influencing or suggesting opinions What gives me inspiration? I read lots of things that attempt to influence or [...]
