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DIY Scratch Art Paper: A Simple Fall Craft

Emily — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 04:57:19 +0000

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 […]

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Baby Footprint and Handprint Crayons: A Fun Keepsake

Emily — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000

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 […]

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Rock Crayons = Crayons + Aluminum Foil + Oven

Emily — Mon, 08 May 2023 16:00:00 +0000

My three year old and I have been having lots of fun making different shapes of crayons. We started by making pumpkin shaped crayons. Then, we made seashell shaped crayons for her under the sea birthday party. Using silicone molds to make them was lots of fun, but I wanted a way to make them […]

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The Best Toddler Craft Supplies to Have on Hand

Emily — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 02:36:54 +0000

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 […]

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Mother’s Day Picture Frame Craft From a 3 Year Old

Emily — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 21:43:09 +0000

I finally did it! I am super proud of pulling off a plan I have had since I started my blog. It makes it all the better that I was able to do it as part of a Mother’s Day craft. My daughter literally used crayons and spice to make this Mother’s Day picture frame […]

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4 Ways to Use Silicone Molds For Crafting

Emily — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 21:15:24 +0000

I think that silicone molds are some of the coolest things. They come in so many shapes and sizes, that you can pretty much find exactly what you want. I also love how versatile they are. There are about a million ways you can use silicone molds for crafting. For just my daughter’s under the […]

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Colorfully Create and Reuse by Melting Crayons in the Oven

Emily — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, I went to the Dollar Tree to get a couple of crafting things. I saw a pumpkin silicone mold that I impulse bought assuming I could use it make some fun fall-inspired craft. It has since sat on my desk waiting for inspiration to hit. With fall coming to a […]

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Easy Suncatcher Craft that Reuses Old Crayon Pieces

Emily — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0000

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 […]

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