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“For Halloween this year, I’d love to make a knight’s costume,” my son said. “And I really want to have a full suit of knight armor.“ WHAT?! Fortunately, despite my initial reservations, I found inspiration and a great shortcut for this awesome DIY kid’s knight helmet via How-Lun Chen, founder and creator of Crafteeo. Thank […]
Sharpie Crafts for Kids: Who doesn’t love a huge pack of new Sharpies? I surprised the kids last week at “Cousin Camp” with a new pack of Sharpies. They’d be fun to have at Grandma Camp too! We love to use Sharpies for everything; puppets, Shrinky Dinks, outlining art work, tracing over letters, on Model […]
Easy Rainbow Loom Bracelets Making Rainbow Loom Bracelets is still a huge hit at our house! If you have a child over the age of 7, I think they could get in on the fun. Boys especially love it! Scroll down for more Rainbow Loom FUN… Video tutorials to show you how to make Rainbow […]
Welcome! I know you’re here to see how we built our DIY American Girl Doll Furniture. I am always impressed by the parents and children who make their own play accessories. It may be a jet-pack, a costume, or your own doll furniture. American Girl Dolls (click here) themselves are super expensive; however, you have several […]
Do you stay away from glitter at all costs? But you’re torn because you love the sparkle, but can’t stand the mess? What if I told you that you could have the best of both worlds? The sparkle, without the mess? You know how much we love ornaments around here. So I’m happy to introduce […]
Sand Art With Kids We absolutely love sand art! Not only is the final product beautiful, the dumping and color layering can be quite therapeutic! And this method is Kid Proof! We also added GLITTER to some of our creations to make Glitter Sand Art. Scroll down for all my SAND ART tips… How to make your own […]
