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2019 Best Arts and Crafts Gifts for Creative Kids

Discover the best arts and crafts gifts for creative kids that will provide hours of creativity and imaginative thinking! From the best of 2019 ideas to classics that will never go out of style, here you’ll find gifts to make any child happy. Arts and Crafts Gifts for Kids for 2019 Created by Me! Flower […]

14 Bookmarks That Kids Can Make Themselves (for Gifts or Fun)

I love when kids give handmade gifts for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and to friends. Because crafting is not my cup of tea, today my blogger friends are letting me share with you their clever and crafty DIY bookmarks that kids can make themselves. Make these as gifts or simply for a fun literacy-related craft […]

The Best Father’s Day Gift (That Kids Can Make)

Okay, I realize I’m cutting it close to Father’s Day but I have the BEST Father’s Day gift idea ever. And, it’s easy, cheap, and — best of all — kids can make it! The Best Father’s Day Gift (That Kids Can Make) A word collage! Ever heard of Wordle? It’s a website where you enter in […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]