Resources on how to create things for and with your child
This is the perfect time of year to stock up on craft supplies. Since school has already started, most stores have their school supplies on sale. The other day, I stumbled upon a clearance pack of Elmer’s extra strength glue sticks. Glue sticks are one of our most used craft supplies. But, there been a […]
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How would you describe road tripping with your preschooler? This may surprise you, but I would say our most recent trip was fun. My three year old daughter normally does good in the car. With all the fun activities I made and got for her she did even better than normal. We didn’t even end
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In my opinion, a one year old is the hardest age to travel in the car with. When my kids were babies, they mostly slept or batted at a toy or two while in the car. As long as we had plenty of new activities, I think we could drive for days and days before
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For several months I have been really bad about writing blog posts. But, I have still been crafting with my kids. So, the pictures and ideas have piled up. To motivate myself and not let these crafts go to waste, I set myself a challenge. I wanted to post 20 different crafts this month. Well,
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My grandma claims that the only thing I needed to keep me entertained when I was little was paper and tape. My daughter must follow in my footsteps. She spends a lot of her independent time (read about the benefits of independent time here) coloring on scrap paper. She is 2 1/2 now, but she
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
When my oldest started taking reasonably lengthened naps and I started getting sleep at night, I found myself wanting to make things. I had worked full time before my daughter was born and was still new to being at home during the day. I started out ambitious and wanted to make clothes for my daughter.
