Crayons and Spice: Let’s Create Something Nice
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Recent ideas from Crayons and Spice:
Simple Crafts for Kids That Are Great for Sick Days
I don’t know about you, but when I have sick kids I want simple and calm. My 4 year old daughter does calm well, but my 2 year old son does not. Crafts and screen time are practically the two calm things he will do for any length of time. So, when they both were…
Rubble Paw Patrol Party Game: Rubble’s Deep Dig
Our sandbox is probably the most played with toy by both of my older kids. Whenever we go outside that is the first place they go play. So, it was an obvious choice for a Rubble themed game for my daughter’s Paw Patrol 4th birthday party. We used this game as both part of our…
Make a DIY Vase as a Teacher Appreciation Gift
Knowing my baby was coming in May, I decided I wasn’t going to do anything in our garden this summer. My husband decided that he would instead of it just sitting unused for a year. My four year old daughter helped him plant a lot of it including some flower seeds she picked out. We…
Chase Paw Patrol Party Game: Chase’s Grappling Grab
When I was growing up, my brother had a bunch of Fisher Price knight and pirate toys. One of them was a little rowboat with a grappling hook that shot out. I remember how fun it was to shoot and try to grab things with. So, when I was thinking up a fun Chase game…
S is for Snake Craft: Salt Dough and Sequins
Playing with dough, painting, and gluing! My 2.5 year old son and 4 year old daughter love doing all three of these things. So, they loved making this S is for snake craft. We used the S supplies of salt dough and sequins to make S shaped snakes. It was a hit with both of…
Skye Paw Patrol Party Game: Skye’s High Flying Adventure
My daughter loves Paw Patrol, so she wanted to have her 4th birthday party themed around it. As part of that party, we had a Paw Patrol inspired mission for the kids to find a Skye shaped pinata. This mission was made up of 6 mini games based around each of the 6 original pups.…
Baby Footprint and Handprint Crayons: A Fun Keepsake
You know what people coo over the most about my baby? Not her face, her smile, or her hair (really fuzz). It’s her feet. Sometimes this is when I have her in a wrap and that’s all they can see. But, other times they can see all of her, but they are still drawn to…
How to Make a Skye Paw Patrol Pinata
I have enjoyed using paper mache to make things for my kids’ birthday parties. So, I told my soon to be 4 year old daughter that I would make her a pinata for her Paw Patrol themed birthday party. I asked if she wanted one of Skye’s head and showed her a few pictures. She…