Crafts and Celebrations

  • Wooden LEGO Box with free pattern

    Looking for a special LEGO box to make for a special little builder in your life?  Transform an unfinished wooden cigar box into a keepsake.  Maybe you’re a grandparent and want to give your son’s old LEGOs to your grandchild, a box like this would be fabulous.  It’s vintage-inspired. Supplies: Wooden Cigar Box Black Acrylic […]

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  • LEGO Sun Catcher

    There’s nothing better than LEGO week to explore a creative art techniques at home.  We decided to make a LEGO minifigure sun catcher to go along with our favorite book and movie:  The LEGO Movie. Why?  Because everything is AWESOME! 🙂 Books: Emmett’s Guide to Being Awesome The LEGO Movie:  The Essential Guide Beginning Reader […]

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  • Bunny Pancakes

    Bunny pancakes  – Hop on over for breakfast or lunch or dinner with Bunny HOPcakes.  However your family rolls, these will work for you. If I can makes these, so can you!     Pancake Recipe: we followed our favorite Greek Yogurt Pancake Recipe. Topping Options: Eyes – blueberries, M & M’s, banana slice, chocolate […]

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  • Fingerprint World - collaborative kid made gift

    Fingerprint World Tutorial

    Celebrate the Earth! This is the last in the fingerprint art series!  I hope you enjoyed the heart and the dove… now here is the world!  This one was done with the others, but it was saved out for my Dad’s birthday.  Happy Birthday Grandad! We followed the same directions from the Dove, except this time my sister’s […]

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  • Rainbow Cookies

    Rainbow Cookies with Skittles and Marshmallows… It’s always fun to welcome in a new season or holiday with a sweet treat.  We love our Sunshine Cupcakes for summer and our Gingerbread Cookies for Christmas.  Now we have some Rainbow Cookies to add to Spring! Supplies: Sugar Cookies or Cupcakes White Icing (I just used confectioner’s […]

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  • Scrabble Tile Gifts

    Looking for a gift that is meaningful, homemade, and inexpensive?  I used my grandmother’s favorite game to make special gifts for her family after she passed away.  I loved the feel of her game that was probably over 50 years old.  I have the same smooth tiles on our family’s Scrabble magnet board.  This is […]

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