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Recent ideas from Crayons and Spice:
Simple Fall Craft: Paper Mache Autumn Leaf Bowls
Light shining through darkness is so fascinating for both kids and adults. Lately my kids (2y&4y) have been very interested in glow in the dark things. So, we have made several glow in the dark crafts, played with glow sticks, and played with light up toys. While thinking of a fun and simple fall craft…
How to Tie Dye Tissue Paper With Markers
My 4 year old daughter had so much fun with this craft that for a few weeks she wanted to pour water on all her drawings to make them “even prettier.” She loved watching the colors spread and mix on our tie dye tissue paper. It took us several attempts to get the colors dark…
DIY Scratch Art Paper: A Simple Fall Craft
I wanted to do a couple fun fall crafts with my kids (2y & 4y). They got put off until this week with me making their Halloween costumes. I settled on two fun but very simple leaf shape based crafts. And while we made our fall crafts we watched the snow fall covering all the…
Simple DIY Chameleon Pascal Costume
You can really see my kid’s personalities from what they chose to be for Halloween this year. We went with a family Tangled theme. My 4 year old daughter wanted to be Rapunzel so she could have pretty hair and a pretty dress. All of which she could sing and frolic around in. My 2…
How to Make Paper Beads: Standard and Glow in the Dark
The crafts I do with the kids keep making our bedtime routine more complicated. Every night we had the same routine with our kids before bed. We read, prayed, and sung. But then I made the kids glow in the dark shapes for the ceiling. So, we added shining the shapes with a UV flashlight…
Tangled Maximus Costume for a Baby (or Really Anyone)
My four year daughter is obsessed with Rapunzel, so I made the whole family Tangled themed costumes for Halloween. Pascal is my two year old son’s favorite, Mother Gothel was an obvious choice for me, and my husband reluctantly agreed to Flynn Rider. So, since my 5 month old daughter can’t voice her opinions, she…
Spiderweb Felt Toys to Throw Just Like Spidey
What is more fun than chasing your kids around and throwing things at them? While not normally something that is OK to do, these spiderweb felt toys make it not only OK, but a lot of fun for everyone. My kids (4 & 2) have lots of fun putting on their felt Spin and Ghost…
Rocky Paw Patrol Party Game: Rocky’s Recycling Retrieval
For my daughter’s birthday party we played a game themed around each of the original Paw Patrol pups. Coming up with Rocky’s was the hardest. I wanted it to involve reusing everyday objects, but not be too complicated for the toddlers at her party. All the Party Ideas had the idea of using old crafting…