Crayons and Spice: Let’s Create Something Nice

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Recent ideas from Crayons and Spice:

  • Play Doh Party Favors Painted to Look Like Trash Cans

    Play Doh Party Favors Painted to Look Like Trash Cans

    I don’t know about you, but almost all of my least favorite kids’ toys are favors or favor-like toys. In just a couple days they are often broken and not really something that gets played with much. But, my kids have this special memory associated with these toys that make them hard to get rid…

  • Simple DIY Train Toy Free Printable

    Simple DIY Train Toy Free Printable

    We are always looking for ways to keep my three year old son quiet during Bible class. He likes playing with toy cars and other things with wheels. But, do you know how much noise one stubborn three year old can make with a Hot Wheels car on a table? A lot! So, I came…

  • Free Garbage Truck SVG for a 3D Gift Box

    Free Garbage Truck SVG for a 3D Gift Box

    Recently, we had a trash truck themed birthday party for my now 3 year old son. I made these really cool garbage truck shaped favor boxes to put the favors for his friends inside. It took several tries to get them right, but I think they turned out super fun. The kids all really enjoyed…

  • W is for Worm Craft: Watercolors and Wrapping Paper 

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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…