Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Kwik Stix Make a quick, cute and mess free craft for Valentine’s Day with Kwik Stix and Michael’s! Scroll down to win a 12-pack for yourself!! Kwik Stix are the mess free alternative to traditional paints. These tempera paint sticks are gluten, egg, nut, soy, and dairy free and need no prep nor cleanup. Kwik Stix applies wet and dries in 90 seconds or … [Read more...]
Teaching Kids to Knit
Teaching kids to knit develops fine motor skills and attention span. All you need are colorful yarns, bamboo needles, time, and patience -- plus a few tips and a fun rhyme which I'll share with you below. Kids in the Waldorf schools learn to knit at age 6, which is when my oldest daughter learned. My younger daughter is learning at age 7. I also recommend that you knit with your kids. Kids … [Read more...]
2017 Arts & Crafts Gifts for Kids
If your child loves arts and crafts, often a craft kit, art supplies, or inspiring coloring book is a perfect gift for the holidays. Here are the latest kits that your kids will love. SEE ALL 2017 HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS including STEM, games, and pretend play. 2017 Arts & Crafts Gifts for Kids My First Scribble - Buy It Here This is a classic gift for young children who like … [Read more...]
Christmas Crafts for Kids: Paint Mix and Match Blocks
(Disclosure: I'm working with Kwix Stix to bring you this craft idea.) Looking for Christmas crafts for kids? Inspired by the mix and match drawing game, Exquisite Corpse, we made mix and match Christmas themed blocks decorated with Kwik Stix quick drying tempera paints. The end result is a fun toy for kids to play with during the Christmas holiday. Christmas Crafts for Kids: Paint Mix … [Read more...]
My Miniature Library: Mini Books for DIY Book Enthusiasts
If you like tiny things AND books, you're going to love My Miniature Library. At our house, we are quite partial to cute, tiny things so this is right up our alley! Plus I like that it incorporates books with crafting and playing. Just imagine the possibilities . . . My Miniature Library: Mini Books for DIY Book Enthusiasts The My Miniature Library book is actually not a book but a case to … [Read more...]
Think With Art Creative Art Subscription Box To Try Right Now
Think With Art is a monthly art subscription box for kids ages 6 - 10. It's something that even my oldest daughter who is 14 thinks is so cool. Because who doesn't love art supplies? Even better when those supplies come with prompts and instruction! (Scroll down for a coupon code!) Think With Art Creative Art Subscription Box Open your monthly art box and you'll find art supplies and a Mr. … [Read more...]
DIY Christmas Silly Putty
You can make your own silly putty -- even for Christmas! Whip some up and put it in a baggie and you have a stocking stuffer or sensory activity for the car. I'm calling it Christmas silly putty because it's green (Grinch green actually) but it's fun for any occasion! DIY Christmas Silly Putty We more or less used the Borax recipe found on Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom but you can also … [Read more...]
Creative Art and Craft Gifts for Kids
If you're looking to find an art and craft gift for your child, look no further. This up to date list of ideas for 2016 should help! Creative Art and Craft Gifts for Kids Color a Doghouse Kit ages 4+ Whether a real dog or your plush toys live in this house, you'll be able to design it exactly how you want for a colorful, creative home! Sew Mini Treats KLUTZ ages 4+ This beautiful … [Read more...]
Learn How to Make Origami Fashion
Artistic and crafty kids (and adults) can make origami art beyond animals and flowers with the incredible new book, Origami Chic: A Guide to Foldable Fashion by Sok Song. You'll learn how to make tops, bottoms, dresses, shoes, handbags, and more. My 11-year old just can't get enough! JJ, my 11-year old, had never done origami before this book. So she started out as a total beginner. No … [Read more...]
Awesome Activity Books: Crafts, Magic, Drawing, and More
Using my kids as test subjects, I've concluded that activity books like these below (about different topics including crafts, magic, drawing, gardening, sewing, the American presidents, LEGO, and slumber parties) work very well for the tween age group. That's not to say that activity books won't work for other age groups but for the tweens age group (ages 8 - 12), they are independent enough to … [Read more...]
Play the Forest School Way
Play the Forest School Way: Woodland Games, Crafts and Skills for Adventurous Kids by Peter Houghton and Jane Worroll knows that the greatest playground for children is outside in nature. Play the Forest School Way I like the activities in the book as well as the background information for facilitators to know and share with children before, during, and after each activity. Each activity … [Read more...]
Monster Book of Monsters Tablet Case Craft
My kids and I LOVE The Unofficial Guide to Crafting the World of Harry Potter: 30 Magical Crafts for Witches and Wizards -- from Pencil Wands to House Colors Tie-Dye Shirts by Jamie Harrington. The first craft that my 11-year old JJ picked to do was the Monster Book of Monsters Tablet Case craft. (Next we're making the Spellbook Journal and the Golden Snitch necklace.) Creative projects … [Read more...]