Crayons and Spice: Let’s Create Something Nice
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Recent ideas from Crayons and Spice:
K is for Koala Craft: Kool-Aid Painting
Does anyone have an extra $4,000 laying around? After making this K is for koala craft, my three year old daughter has decided that koalas are her new favorite animal. So we obviously NEED to go see a real koala. And actually seeing one isn’t good enough. We NEED to go pet a real koala.…
Job Jar: A Fun and Simple Spin on Chores for Kids
When my daughter was really young, I went to a really cool and weird book sale. A man had bought a lot of books from local thrift stores to sell for really cheap while the libraries were closed. And when I say a lot of books, I mean 3 foot tall boxes of books that…
J is for Jellyfish Craft: Jell-O and Jute
Kids in the kitchen doesn’t always turn out great. It seems like every time you try to multitask you get less done. My kids somehow manage to create more work for me if I ever don’t pay 100% attention to them. That is what happened with my three year old daughter’s J is for jellyfish…
I is for Iguana Craft: Ice and Ink
This I is for iguana craft might be my favorite alphabet craft so far. I was a hard letter to come up with craft supplies for. So, my three year old daughter and I ended up doing two new activities that we hadn’t done before. I love that our alphabet crafts have forced us to…
Painting With Ice: A Messy Craft That is Totally Worth It
My three year old daughter loves coloring. It doesn’t matter if she uses crayons, pens, markers, dot markers, etc. she will color for hours. My 18 month old son also loves coloring supplies. BUT, he enjoys them a little too much with his teeth. When I heard about painting with ice, I thought it was…
How to Make a Handmade Stamp for Kids
Stamps are such a fun art supply for kids. They let them make shapes and pictures that they can’t draw on their own yet. While any shape stamp is fun, shapes that are special to your kids are even more fun. I made a handmade stamp that looks like my 3 year old daughter’s elephant…
H is for Horse Craft: Hole Punch and Highlighter
H was a lot harder of a letter to come up with craft supplies for than I initially expected. My preschooler and I have already done animal themed alphabet crafts for A-G. To add a twist, we have been using craft supplies that start with the same letter. For our H is for horse craft,…
G is for Giraffe Craft: Glitter, Glitter Glue, and Googly Eyes
While I prepped this craft, my three year old daughter “read” to her stuffed elephant lovey named Lumpy. She has used glitter glue a lot, but has only used normal glitter once when we made window clings. When I was ready to get started, my daughter said she needed to finish Lumpy’s book first. Well,…