Crafts that use paint
Painting is a fun activity to do with your child. But, I like to change it up every once in a while and paint in a new way with my three year old daughter. This led to the idea of painting with pipe cleaners. Emma Owl has unique paintbrushes you can make with everyday objects […]
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Summer is quickly approaching. We took out our blow up kiddie pool for the first time this past weekend. My three year old daughter is so excited for all the outdoor play and fun things you can only do when it’s warm outside. My one year old is already an outside addict and will find
Glue and paint are probably my three year old daughter’s favorite art supplies. She would happily use either for hours. Gluing and painting are the two main steps of making these patriotic twine stars. So, my daughter loved making them. They not only make a good 4th of July craft for kids, they are a
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This is going to be what my 2 1/2 year old daughter would call a “silly” post. For her something being silly is a badge of honor. She loves wearing mismatched shoes and putting the wrong color caps on her markers. Her elephant lovey named Lumpy is also very silly. One day my daughter decided
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
I love using Christmas as an excuse for my kids to make things for family and friends. I remember doing lots of fun Christmas crafts when I was growing up and I want to give my kids the same memories. This year, I needed something super easy that both my 11 month old and 2
I got my 2 1/2 year old daughter all ready for winter last week. We bought a snowsuit, a winter coat, and boots. My daughter was so excited. We have already had a few snows, but yesterday it snowed all day long. Today, I was excited to take her out in it and my husband
Every spring I say, “this is going to be my gardening year.” Then, every fall I say, “next year is going to be my gardening year.” Every summer since having a yard I have started out hopeful, but between 1st trimester morning sicknesses and newborns, the weeds have taken over by the end of every
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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
When I was little, I was absolutely obsessed with Winnie the Pooh. I was so obsessed that my mom painted a mural on my wall with all the Winnie the Pooh characters on it. Even though I later covered it up with dolphin wallpaper, I still remember loving that mural. So, when I found out
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