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Recent ideas from Crayons and Spice:
Homemade Father’s Day Cards From Little Kids and Grandkids
Happy Father’s day to all you great dads out there! Several weeks ago, my one year old son and three year old daughter made their dad a Shrinky Dink frame for Father’s day. I was feeling ahead of the game until it still snuck up on me and we hadn’t made anything for the grandpas.…
4th of July Window Clings You Can Make With Glue
Some crafts are fun and some are really fun. The summer window clings that we made a few weeks ago were one of those really fun crafts. I still smile every time I see them on the back door. So even though we had just made summer ones, we had to make some more windows…
Fun Water Gun Target Game for the Whole Family
Playing outside and games involving water are summer staples. We have been going outside so much lately and both my kids love playing with water while they are outside. My husband recently bought them water guns and we have already had a water gun fight. I think my one year old was mostly confused, but…
Get Outside on a Preschooler Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger hunts hold fond childhood memories for me. There was a yearly scavenger hunt in the city I grew up in. Every day there would be a new clue about its location in the newspaper. My mom and I would always go look for it. A couple years we were really close, but we never…
Let Your Kid Paint With Shapes Using Pipe Cleaners
Painting is a fun activity to do with your child. But, I like to change it up every once in a while and paint in a new way with my three year old daughter. This led to the idea of painting with pipe cleaners. Emma Owl has unique paintbrushes you can make with everyday objects…
Simple Matchbox Car Cookie Sheet Activity for Road Trips
Last summer, I made all sorts of car activities to keep my then two year old daughter entertained on a long road trip. At one point my husband looked through what I had made and he saw an earlier version of this magnetic car track. He took one look and said that it wouldn’t keep…
Shrinky Dink DIY Garden Pinwheel Made by the Whole Family
Weeds are my number one enemy. This is the 5th summer that we have had a garden. Every year we have started out excited, but every summer I fall behind to the never ending weeds. In my defense, I have been pregnant or had a newborn every summer so far. This year we are late…
How to Make Window Clings for Summer
Summer is quickly approaching. We took out our blow up kiddie pool for the first time this past weekend. My three year old daughter is so excited for all the outdoor play and fun things you can only do when it’s warm outside. My one year old is already an outside addict and will find…