Hands on kids activities for hands on moms.
When we went pumpkin picking at my brother’s, the boys couldn’t help but pick a bunch of unripe, green pumpkins.
When I asked if they’d like to decorate some pumpkins for inside, Henry said only the green ones.
So we decorated those.
And they ended 
Monsters come in all shapes and sizes! That’s what’s awesome about them. They can be absolutely anything. [Perfect for little kids to make!]
A square could be a face, or a flower can! It doesn’t matter at all.
We made these foam monsters at
Let the kids take part this Autumn and make their very own scarecrows, kid size!
Sugarsnips shows us how to make these easy scarecrows for the season!
So a few weeks ago we had multiple plumbing “issues” which resulted in not 1
Henry and I found something to do with the shaving cream puffy paint papers that George made!
We extended it into ghosts and spider webs to display for Halloween!
Of course, after Henry heard that
The boys and I had a creative morning. I grabbed some paints in fall colors [red, yellow and brown], along with some canvas paper and Paint Dab Markers we received from CraftProjectIdeas.com.
I had a really fun,
Please welcome Dusti, my sister-in-law. She’s posted here before [remember the awesome DIY Yarn Wrapped Wreath?], but now she has her own blog too! Check out Antidotes for Mom. She’s a real stay at home mom,
It’s Fall and gorgeous as ever!
My favorite time of year is among us and I’m celebrating by sharing with you 10 ideas to do with the kids this fall!
Four crafty, or things to make, with the kids and six things to go
The American Flag is awesome for learning!
There’s patterning, there’s counting to be had, working on fine motor skills, and I even thought measuring could be mixed into this activity,
Its Father’s Day this Sunday and we’re all set. Well almost. I gotta grab a couple things yet myself, but the kids have made their gift for Dad. Have yours?
Maybe you need some quick inspiration.
Father’s Day quickly snuck up on me this year. And I’ve had a great idea for the boys to make for Dad this year. It seems we’ve been breaking our cereal bowls left and right lately. Plus, my husband hates the dishes
Mother’s Day is upon us this weekend.
Don’t let it slip by without something homemade from the kids!
Okay, I know you don’t have to do this, but its something we started doing a couple years ago for the Grandmas. At first it
We needed a vase to go with our watercolor coffee filter flowers we made for Mother’s Day.
I did a little googling for some “vase crafts” and found some beautiful yarn wrapped vases, there’s a cool rainbow vase from Kaboose.
I
So, I’ve been thinking of Mother’s Day coming up in a couple of weeks. [You know what I want? A wheelbarrow, just my size! Instead of the huge honker that my husband has.]
Anyhow. So I’m thinking of Mother’s Day
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We’re getting outside as a family this month and set a few goals for ourselves. I’m also challenging you to do the same. Are you up for it?
Henry and I really got into making some paper
After trying some new ways to decorate eggs with Henry last year, I thought it would be nice to try a couple other new ways this year.
My thoughts on what kind of decorated eggs I’d like to try?
Trying sticker resist
Henry got so into this art project. I was really impressed with him. There are quite a few art processes that he really focused in on.
We made Easter Eggs with watercolor resist over both crayons and tape.
I started with drawing a couple
