What Mom isn’t on the lookout for fun and easy crafts for kids that can be done by the kiddies on their own? To me, easy kids crafts means no instructions, and no slaving away with glue, glitter and other other complex elements! If you’re not the crafty type, like me, read on … This past [...]
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DIY Easy Valentine’s Day Cards
Sometimes, my family’s versions of easy children’s crafts are SO easy that I get embarrassed and think they’re not worth posting on the site. Then, I remember I’m not aiming to make you guys go gaga. Rather, I’m aiming to share my mantra when it comes to creative children’s activities: try to do something fun [...]
5 Easy Valentine’s Day Crafts for Kids
Wasn’t it just Christmas? How is Valentine’s Day just a week away? If, like me, you haven’t given this holiday an ounce of thought, here are some super easy crafts for kids. I love all these ideas — discovered on Pinterest, of course — because they don’t require a lot of elaborate supplies and therefore [...]
Christmas Countdown: Creative Advent Calendars
‘Tis the season! It’s officially time to get all the holiday decorations out of storage and start decking the halls. One tradition we keep in our family is counting down the days to Christmas with an Advent calendar. My kids love having something to look forward to each day as we wait for Santa Claus [...]
Easy Crafts for Your Thanksgiving Table
You don’t have to go crazy decorating your home for Thanksgiving, but anytime you’re having guests over it’s nice to set a festive table. Watch this video for some EASY crafts you can do with the kids (if I can make these decorations, anyone can!). Here are the full instructions in print form: Turkey [...]
‘Upcycle’ Old Items Into Toys and Holiday Gifts!
Recently I heard about this cool e-Book called “Uppity Owl Upcycles a Brooch” by children’s book author Monica Blas. It’s about a crafty owl that lives by a pond and learns to “upcyle.” What’s upcycling? I was asking myself the same thing! It’s finding new uses for old things you have just kicking around. I think [...]
Halloween Costumes: Cheap and Easy Ideas
With five little trick-or-treaters on my hands, I’m always looking to save money on Halloween costumes! This year I’m doing two things to try to save. One, this is really embarrassing but I’m actually trying to get the kids excited about last year’s costumes. Why not? Marielle (almost 2) seems thrilled with the notion of [...]
Halloween Jack-o’-Lanterns With the Kids!
As many of you know, I am just not a crafty, DIY kind of mom. But as I’ve been talking about on the site recently, this Halloween I’m trying to resist the temptation to beeline into one of the party mega-stores and smack down money on costumes, decorations and the like. I’m trying to do [...]
Halloween Decorating Ideas for the Kids
Halloween is the perfect time to get creative with your kids and make some spook-tacular decorations for your home! But I’m not super crafty — and things that look too fancy or Pinterest-y intimidate me — so for me it’s all about keeping things very, very simple! We’re talking Kindergarten level here, people… That being [...]
How to Organize Kids’ School Papers and Projects
My kiddies are heading back to school next week (well, four of the five are!) which means an onslaught of papers, projects and crafts is heading my way! Thank you, teachers! After countless evenings fretting over what to do with all of this stuff, I’ve developed my own little system that helps me keep up [...]
