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W is for Worm Craft: Watercolors and Wrapping Paper
When we started making alphabet letters crafts, I bought watercolors (on sale) to use for our W craft. It took way longer than I expected, but we finally made it to W is for worm. Both my almost 5 year old daughter and almost 3 year old son enjoyed painting with Velcro for their V…
DIY Disney Princess Party – Games, Decor, and Cake
My daughter has been on a Disney princess kick lately. So, she decided she wanted a Disney princess party for her 5th birthday. Instead of theming around all the Disney princesses, we narrowed it down to four. We decided to just do the princesses in the movies she has actually seen. This was Rapunzel, Elsa,…
DIY Car Seat Tray: Easy and Great for Road Trips
Are you planning on going on a road trip with young kids? Are you worried that everyone is going to drive each other crazy? This DIY car seat tray won’t make your travel 100% stress free, but it will help keep your kids happy and entertained. It is also extremely easy and quick to make.…
How to Make a Garbage Truck Pinata
Homemade pinatas are always a hit at my kids’ birthday parties. I really enjoy the challenge of making them and all the kids enjoy the challenge of breaking them. In the past I have made pinatas that are all based off a round shape. This makes it easy to make the main body by paper…
V is for Vulture Craft: Painting With Velcro
There are a lot of unique ways to get your child painting. Way back when we were on the letter A, my daughter used apples as paint brushes. V was a hard letter to come up with craft supplies for and we ended back at using a unique paintbrush. For this V is for vulture…
How to Make a Handprint Ornament With Shrinky Dinks
Every Christmas I try to make a craft with my kids to give to family. This year I had a 4, 2, and a 7 month old. My four year old daughter loves crafts and could make a lot of things on her own. But my two year old still needs a lot of help…
Simple Kid’s Party Food for a Garbage Truck Birthday
I have a love hate relationship with theming food for my kids’ birthday parties. I love the challenge of coming with creative ideas and a lot of my ideas have turned out really cute. But, since food needs to be fresh it is something that I have to put off until the last minute. So,…
U is for Unicorn Craft: Udon Noodles
It looks just like a unicorn, right? Ok, maybe this alphabet craft didn’t turn out the best. But, my four year old had a lot of fun making it and it tasted good. We have been making animal alphabet crafts that use supplies that start with the same letter. U was a really hard one…