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  • Easy Pom Pom Turkey Craft for Thanksgiving

    Easy Pom Pom Turkey Craft for Thanksgiving

    Both of my older kids love pom poms. But my 2 year old son especially does. So, when I saw this cute pinecone turkey craft from Live Craft Eat, I immediately wanted to make something similar with pom poms. It took a couple tries to figure out how to do it, but once we figured…

  • DIY Flynn Rider Costume: Little to No Sewing Needed

    DIY Flynn Rider Costume: Little to No Sewing Needed

    Something brought you here. Call it what you will, fate… destiny… wanting to make a DIY Flynn Rider costume. Either way, you are in the right place. When my daughter wanted to be Rapunzel for Halloween, I decided we should all go as Tangled characters. My husband decided he wanted to be Flynn Rider. But,…

  • Best 2024 Amazon Black Friday Deals for Kid’s Crafts

    Best 2024 Amazon Black Friday Deals for Kid’s Crafts

    Can you believe it is already the middle of November? Christmas is going to be here before we know it. To help you get ready for it, here are some awesome Amazon Black Friday deals. This list was dangerous for me to make as several items got added to my own Amazon cart. I know…

  • Simple Fall Craft: Paper Mache Autumn Leaf Bowls

    Simple Fall Craft: Paper Mache Autumn Leaf Bowls

    Light shining through darkness is so fascinating for both kids and adults. Lately my kids (2y&4y) have been very interested in glow in the dark things. So, we have made several glow in the dark crafts, played with glow sticks, and played with light up toys. While thinking of a fun and simple fall craft…

  • How to Tie Dye Tissue Paper With Markers

    How to Tie Dye Tissue Paper With Markers

    My 4 year old daughter had so much fun with this craft that for a few weeks she wanted to pour water on all her drawings to make them “even prettier.” She loved watching the colors spread and mix on our tie dye tissue paper. It took us several attempts to get the colors dark…

  • DIY Scratch Art Paper: A Simple Fall Craft

    DIY Scratch Art Paper: A Simple Fall Craft

    I wanted to do a couple fun fall crafts with my kids (2y & 4y). They got put off until this week with me making their Halloween costumes. I settled on two fun but very simple leaf shape based crafts. And while we made our fall crafts we watched the snow fall covering all the…

  • Simple DIY Chameleon Pascal Costume

    Simple DIY Chameleon Pascal Costume

    You can really see my kid’s personalities from what they chose to be for Halloween this year. We went with a family Tangled theme. My 4 year old daughter wanted to be Rapunzel so she could have pretty hair and a pretty dress. All of which she could sing and frolic around in. My 2…

  • How to Make Paper Beads: Standard and Glow in the Dark

    How to Make Paper Beads: Standard and Glow in the Dark

    The crafts I do with the kids keep making our bedtime routine more complicated. Every night we had the same routine with our kids before bed. We read, prayed, and sung. But then I made the kids glow in the dark shapes for the ceiling. So, we added shining the shapes with a UV flashlight…