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How to Make a Handmade Stamp for Kids

Emily — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Stamps are such a fun art supply for kids. They let them make shapes and pictures that they can’t draw on their own yet. While any shape stamp is fun, shapes that are special to your kids are even more fun. I made a handmade stamp that looks like my 3 year old daughter’s elephant […]

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Simple DIY Toy Boat: Bath Toy or Buoyancy Lesson?

Emily — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000

If you work in any project based industry you have probably heard the term “scope creep”. If not, it is when a customer keeps adding more and more to the initial request that you agreed to. My three year old had my husband and I cracking up with her extreme scope creep. She initially asked […]

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Free Firefighter Playmat Printable for a Busy Bag or Quiet Time

Emily — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 18:24:46 +0000

It can be so hard to keep a kid entertained when they need to sit still or even worse be quiet. Whether it is for a road trip, church, or just waiting on dinner, some special toys can help a great deal. My three year old daughter loves pretending to be a firefighter and put […]

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Make a Shrinky Dink Father’s Day Frame With Your Child

Emily — Fri, 12 May 2023 16:21:00 +0000

I love using special occasions as an excuse for having my kids learn to make things for others. With Father’s Day quickly approaching, I knew that we needed to make their dad something. This is easier said than done with a 1 year old and a 3 year old. When my son (the 1 year […]

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Simple DIY 4th of July Hair Bows

Emily — Wed, 10 May 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Children are fickle. In less than a minute, my three year old daughter can change her mind several times. In one sentence she can tell me she both wants something and doesn’t want it. Bows is one of the things my daughter has been most fickle about. She has a whole bunch of them and […]

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Make Knight Armor From Just Foam Sheets and Hot Glue

Emily — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 21:11:01 +0000

Costumes are great for kids whether they are for pretend play, special occasions, or Halloween. I made this cute knight armor to fit my son’s one year old knight and dragon themed party. This cardboard knight armor tutorial gave me the idea to make knight armor, but I adapted it to use foam sheets instead […]

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Make a Train Craft Using Only Coffee Stirrers and Glue

Emily — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 21:33:01 +0000

A couple of months ago, I was nursing my baby when I heard the clatter of over a hundred coffee stirrers hit the ground. Our hall closet turned pantry is always an overstuffed mess and my husband had knocked off our package of coffee stirrers. I didn’t want to just throw them away, but I […]

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7 Craft Essentials That Every Mom Needs

Emily — Sat, 22 Oct 2022 16:17:08 +0000

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 […]

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Make a Toy Fishing Net in Under 30 Minutes

Emily — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 21:02:19 +0000

OOPS! I think I got my toddler addicted to making crafts. Several times a day she asks for another thing, which is her way of saying she wants to make a craft. The other day, after just making bubble wrap octopuses, she started asking to make another thing. I asked her what she wanted to […]

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Upgrade Your Child’s Lovey to First Class For $1.25

Emily — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 22:08:55 +0000

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 […]

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