Crafts that use a laminator
Scavenger hunts hold fond childhood memories for me. There was a yearly scavenger hunt in the city I grew up in. Every day there would be a new clue about its location in the newspaper. My mom and I would always go look for it. A couple years we were really close, but we never […]
Last summer, I made all sorts of car activities to keep my then two year old daughter entertained on a long road trip. At one point my husband looked through what I had made and he saw an earlier version of this magnetic car track. He took one look and said that it wouldn’t keep
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Most of the crafts on this blog fit my kid’s current interests and ages. I would rather keep them in the center of my blogging journey instead of trying to cover a wide range of ages. Because of this you will see my crafts slowly “growing up” alongside my kids. While most of my crafts
My three year old daughter loves Play Doh. For a long time Play Doh time was really boss Mommy around time. It started with balls. As soon as a tub of Play Doh came out, she expected me to make balls with it. My daughter would move them into various containers and occasionally smash them.
My 2 1/2 year old daughter is still learning the concept of time. She will ask me if things are “this day” (today) or “next day” (tomorrow). For a long time every thing was Tuesday, so she is learning. To help her understand when things are, I created this two week toddler calendar for her.
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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
Writing letters is a bit of a lost art. With phones and computers there is rarely a true need to write a letter. While normally not needed, an actual letter can mean a whole lot to a person. A text can be saved, but not in the same way as a letter. Receiving an email
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How did you spend your morning? I spent mine sneaking around our downstairs feeling like a fugitive. I started out in the laundry room. When I heard my daughter coming down the stairs, I frantically came out and tried to distract her. After I finally convinced her to go upstairs, I ran to the couch
My 2 1/2 year old daughter is bubbly, talkative, and silly…when she is around my husband and I. Put her in a room full of people and she wants held while she sucks on her hand and hides behind her lovey. We have been working with her on this and she has been doing better,
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