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Recent ideas from Crayons and Spice:
Cute and Easy Baby Name Sign Ideas for the Nursery
Before having kids, I was a software developer. I quit about three weeks before having my daughter, knowing that I wanted to stay at home with her. I spent those three weeks napping, watching movies, and painting letters for a baby name sign. Her room was painted by my mom and I wanted to add…
Toddler Pumpkin Carving: Easy Ways to Safely Get Their Help
Fall is such a great time of year with so many opportunities for fun family traditions. Carving pumpkins is something my husband and I have done almost every year since we were dating. It is a great craft for all ages and craft skill levels. This year, I wanted to see how toddler pumpkin carving…
Toddler DIY Christmas Ornaments Made From Wood Slices
These toddler DIY Christmas ornaments were so much fun to make, I forgot to take pictures! How is that for a sales pitch? But really, I got so into making both mine and helping my daughter make hers, that I completely forgot. When my family all got together for a week, we wanted to do…
Make an Easy Morse Code Bracelet to Teach Thankfulness
Kid activity ideas come from the strangest places. Does your pediatrician give you the Ages and Stages Questionnaires? On the 2 year old one it asks if they can string small objects onto a string. At the time, I had never tried this with my daughter. So, the morning of her appointment we tried it.…
How to Paper Mache a Toilet Paper Mummy
I was convinced that my 2 1/2 year old daughter would love paper mache. She loves crafts, glue, and balloons, so I was sure it was going to be a hit. With Halloween quickly approaching, I had the brilliant idea to paper mache a toilet paper mummy with her. To make it more mummy-like, I wanted…
Upgrade Your Child’s Lovey to First Class For $1.25
I am very blessed that my two kids handle the car well. Where I grew up everything was 10 minutes away at most. The town I went to college was the same way. After graduating and getting married, I moved to the Denver area and thought with it being bigger everything would be closer. Instead…
My Toddler’s 4 Step Guide on Making a Tissue Ghost
I had so much fun teaching my 2.5 year old daughter how to make a tissue ghost this morning. Making tissue ghosts are a throwback to my own childhood. I’m not sure where I learned to make them, but I made a lot of them when I was a kid. One year I made one…
How to Make a Portable Mailbox and 5 Reasons Why
Writing letters is a bit of a lost art. With phones and computers there is rarely a true need to write a letter. While normally not needed, an actual letter can mean a whole lot to a person. A text can be saved, but not in the same way as a letter. Receiving an email…