Do you have a handy kid? All of my little ones amaze me with what they are capable of (when I give them the opportunity to show me, that is). And woodworking projects are no exception! Madeline didn’t have too many opportunities when she was little, I’m afraid to say. I cringed with the idea…
The BIG LIST of Classic Kids Crafts
I am eager to partner with Oak Meadow to bring you this sponsored post on fabulous classic crafts for kids. Sometimes I make things far more complicated then they need to be. Okay … I do this quite often. For me I think this has to do with wanting to give my little ones the…
Christmas Art for Kids
Do you know what goes hand in hand with snow in our home? Christmas art for kids! It’s official: we have had snow! I just love the first snow. It means that Christmas is on its way (or Halloween, depending on the year… but this year—Christmas!) I wrote about Christmas crafts for kids last year…
The Warmest Yarn Crafts for Kids!
Yarn might just be the best crafting material of all time. It is full of sensory wonder for little ones, incredibly versatile, can be perfect for strengthening fine motor skills, pliable, bendable, marvellously mess-free … And no, this is not a sponsored post for yarn – though any yarn companies out there – I am…
Nancy Number Face
A photo on Friday. Happy Friday! The kids and I had so much fun with this number math art. It is as simple as it looks, we just cut out numbers and turned them into eyes, ears, hair, and noses. It was a great chance for my little ones to look at numbers closely, compare…
Rocking Rock Pendants!
Have you ever noticed that rock crafts, well, rock? I tell you – I have yet to see a craft for kids that uses rocks that I have not loved. We have used rocks to make these neat story stones, we have used them to make gorgeous pebble art, to create a beautiful tactile alphabet,…
Potpourri Making with Kids
I am excited to partner with Oak Meadow today to bring you this post on making potpourri. We sure do love our homemade gifts around here. With the holidays just around the corner I was thrilled to see ‘making potpourri’ in our Oak Meadow grade one curriculum for this week. There is a large nature…
Beginner Knitting Project: A Little Bunny
We were up North visiting family for the weekend and I felt quite like my Mother. My Mom would always (always) be knitting away when we went on long car rides, and this car ride I was doing just that. Now, there is one humongous difference of course. My Mom is an experienced and excellent…
Christmas Ornaments to Make with Kids
I must say, even though I know it is early for most, we are totally into the Christmas spirit over here! Garlands are hung, lights are lit, and that woodstove is burning strong day and night. Last year, my boys had so much fun making Christmas ornaments. So much so, in fact, when we were…
Knitting for Kids
If it seems unbelievably ridiculous that I am about to write about knitting – hold onto your hats – because here I go. I am excited to partner with Oak Meadow today to bring you some of the cutest and most engaging knitting projects for kids. If you come here often you might recall my…