craft Archive

When the ladies from The Educators’ Spin On It stated they would be running the “Love Books” Summer Book Exchange again, I quickly signed up. The kids I and I had a great time exchanging book and related activities last year

My seven-year-old son, Henry, had a cool homework assignment that he did an amazing job on that he wanted me to share on the blog!  So here it is! Henry’s first grade class had a homework project to go along with

… and a lot of these? You make an … Like most kids my sweeties are always picking wildflowers and giving me bunches of them.  I saw this cute idea from the Red Chair blog on Pinterest and just had to

In the spirt of friendship, humor, and crafty fun a bunch of us crazy bloggers are getting together to participate in a Hen Challenge today.  Women from all over the world are following the lead of Michelle from MollyMoo and creating

Last week I shared the fun the kids and I had Creating Tape Town from a super cool kit that ALEX Toys sent us to review.  This week I have another great kit to share “Make Stretch Putty” … Everything you

A few weeks ago I received some complimentary products from ALEX toys so that I could review them here on my blog.  WOOT!  The kids and I had a terrific time with them!  The first toy we would like to share

I was very excited that the Virtual Book Club for Kids picked David Shannon to be the featured author this month.  He is one of my favorite authors and illustrators of children’s books.  And my favorite book of his is ..

I saw this post from Happy Hooligans and we just had to try out our own version.  All you need to make these cute little yellow chicks are a few toilet paper rolls (cut in half), yellow paint (of course you could

This eggs-tra special post is a round up of all my eggs-traordinary Easter time fun! An Easter Egg Hunt that gets the kids moving and thinking.  Fun for the WHOLE family! How about fun ways to play and learn with plastic

Looking for some ways to celebrate St Patrick’s Day with children? Here are some ideas: Be sure to check out my post from last year with fun ideas such as making a leprechaun trap, an indoor gardening project of growing “hair”

Here’s a simple activity craft that I did with my 3 1/2 year old daughter today.  We started off my having me draw a simple shamrock on contact (or sticky) paper.  I learned when I was a kid that the easiest

Booking Across the USA is a collaborative blogging project created by Growing Book By Book.  Participating bloggers are showcasing a book and activity related to their state.  All 50 states are represented!!!  Being a lifelong Michigan resident, I’m proud to represent