Crayons and Spice: Let’s Create Something Nice
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Recent ideas from Crayons and Spice:
A Turkey Toddler Craft That is Quick and Cute
Thanksgiving is in one week! I don’t know about you, but it has really snuck up on me. What traditions does your family have? My family’s Thanksgiving traditions have always been far from traditional (more on that in a later post). This doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy traditional Thanksgiving things, and what is more traditional…
Easy Suncatcher Craft that Reuses Old Crayon Pieces
Last week we spent several days at my parent’s house. My baby was in high alert stranger danger mode and needed to be near me the whole time. This meant my 2 1/2 year old daughter had the grandparents mostly to herself. Besides feeding her Grumpy (yes that’s my dad’s grandpa name) imaginary food and…
An Artwork Candle DIY Christmas Gift From Toddler
When I was little, my mom had my brother and I make popsicle stick picture frames for my grandparents. The only reason I remember this is because they are still on my grandma’s fridge to this day. My brother’s is a pattern of scribble lines and mine is a set of perfect hearts and dots…
Make a Train Craft Using Only Coffee Stirrers and Glue
A couple of months ago, I was nursing my baby when I heard the clatter of over a hundred coffee stirrers hit the ground. Our hall closet turned pantry is always an overstuffed mess and my husband had knocked off our package of coffee stirrers. I didn’t want to just throw them away, but I…
DIY Stuffed Animal Costume for Trick or Treating
Happy Halloween! To prepare for trick or treating tonight, I have been practicing with my shy 2 1/2 year old daughter. So far she understands that we need to go to the neighbors’ houses and knock or ring their doorbell. After she asked how many eyes and legs neighbors have, I think she has also…
Free Toddler Calendar Printable to Teach Concept of Time
My 2 1/2 year old daughter is still learning the concept of time. She will ask me if things are “this day” (today) or “next day” (tomorrow). For a long time every thing was Tuesday, so she is learning. To help her understand when things are, I created this two week toddler calendar for her.…
Zucchini Painting: A Simple Alternative to Pumpkin Carving
Every spring I say, “this is going to be my gardening year.” Then, every fall I say, “next year is going to be my gardening year.” Every summer since having a yard I have started out hopeful, but between 1st trimester morning sicknesses and newborns, the weeds have taken over by the end of every…
7 Craft Essentials That Every Mom Needs
One of my main goals for Crayons and Spice is to help parents see that making things for their kid doesn’t need to be difficult or expensive. You don’t need a lot of tools and supplies. These 7 craft essentials are almost everything you need to make most of the “create for child” crafts on…