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Recent ideas from Crayons and Spice:
Homemade Chalk: Any Shape and Any Color
Several months ago, I was looking up crafts that use silicone molds and I came across this chalk recipe. Since chalk is pretty much a requirement for childhood, I have been looking for an excuse to make it ever since. My daughter’s under the sea birthday party gave me that excuse. I wanted to give…
The Best Basic Bead Bee Craft For Little Kids
I know, I know, I went a little overboard with all the ‘B’ words in my title. But this bee craft is made with bee-ads, is very bee-asic, and is so much fun that I guess it’s the bee-st. All joking aside, my three year old daughter did have lots of fun making her bead…
Sandbox Treasure Hunt For Your Kids
My three year old daughter has been all about hunting for things lately. Whether she is purposely hiding her lovey from me or going on bear hunts, she loves looking for things. This made a sandbox treasure hunt an obvious activity choice for her birthday party. Since she wanted an under the sea themed party,…
DIY Under the Sea Party
I love throwing birthday parties for my kids. I know that they are too young to remember them, but that doesn’t stop me from wanting to make them fun and exciting. After getting a water themed water bottle and having a brief pufferfish obsession, my just turned three daughter decided she wanted an under the…
Sword in the Stone Paper Mache Party Decoration
Are you strong enough to pull the sword from the stone and become the next king? While it wasn’t too hard to pull a foam sword from the paper mache stone I made for my son’s knight themed birthday party, it was still lots of fun. I was able to make this interactive sword in…
Make Knight Armor From Just Foam Sheets and Hot Glue
Costumes are great for kids whether they are for pretend play, special occasions, or Halloween. I made this cute knight armor to fit my son’s one year old knight and dragon themed party. This cardboard knight armor tutorial gave me the idea to make knight armor, but I adapted it to use foam sheets instead…
Simple Trick to Display Your Kid’s Art
My three year old daughter loves drawing, coloring, and creating with paper. My grandma gave her a huge stack of scrap paper to use and when she is in the mood, she uses so many sheets. I feel bad just throwing away all her creations, but they quickly pile up and she rarely goes back…
Easy Stained Glass Window Craft Using Foil Paper and Cardboard
You can make this really cool looking stained glass window craft out of cardboard and metallic foil paper. How easy is that? I used them, along with tissue paper torches, to decorate for my son’s medieval themed first birthday party. They are a great decoration for any sort of medieval themed party, VBS, or get…