crafts
Yarn Wrapped Broomsticks
Halloween is a favorite holiday in our house. My daughter is very theatrical and loves to play dress up and, of course, she loves the candy as well. Last year, my daughter was a witch and while she outgrew her costume, she still uses her witch’s broom and hat all of the time. As she […]
Nature Crafting With Clay
I am beginning to think more and more that my four year old and my husband are the real writers of this blog, especially my little girl. She has been coming up with so many amazing ideas on her own lately, that I cannot help but beam with pride. Both of the crafts here today […]
Autumn Road Painting Tutorial
My 4 year old daughter loves to play pretend. One of her favorite things is to play school. This usually works pretty good for me because when I am teacher, she is attentive and listens. We had a geography lesson first, which went pretty well and then we went on to an art lesson. *This post […]
Cardboard Tube Haunted House
Recyclables make perfect craft materials. For one, they are free and you just cannot beat that. The other thing is that they are always readily available. I have a huge bin filled with egg cartons and assorted cardboard tubes that I save. I had collected so many tubes, that I had to make something with […]
Coiled Fall Trees
Ok! I am slightly obsessed with fall trees, but why wouldn’t I be? They are beautiful and so fun to make. *This post has affiliate links for convenience* As you may know, we love working with yarn and I had an idea for a fall tree craft using yarn. I drew a swirly branched tree […]
Thumbprint Monsters
*This post contains affiliate links* We are huge fans of hand, foot & finger printed projects. They are fun to make & some of those sweet little prints make for wonderful keepsakes to save & look back at later. My daughter is going through a little bit of a monster phase lately. She loves to […]
Toilet Paper Tube Scarecrows
We began a little fall decorating this weekend. We bought a bale of hay to use both for a fun sensory bin for my daughter & to pretty up our front yard for the season. *This post contains affiliate links* We placed our hay in our front yard in anticipation of going to a local […]
Feather Process Art & Painting
I am certain I have mentioned this before, but owls are my favorite animal. They have been my favorite since I was a little girl. When I was a young artist, they were also my favorite art subject & they still are today.
Egg Carton Stamps
Nothing quite says fall like all things pumpkin. Everywhere you look, the world is decorated or flavored with pumpkin & I for one love it.