Winter Suncatchers
Here’s a fun project for kids to do now when it’s cold and snowing, make these winter suncatchers. Way Up High in the Monkey Bread Tree shows us how with her girls. [ via The Crafty Crow ]
Kids Crafts
Make a Book for a Kid Today!
Since I’m expecting a baby in a few months, assembling the proper library has been at the front of my mind, even if it will be a few years before it gets put into use! So I was delighted to see this roundup of children’s books over at Design*Sponge the other day (even better was […]
How-To: Peanut Butter Jar Camping Lantern
Cynthia Rae writes: Maybe its cabin fever or just another whim but the boys have recently taken a strong interest in camping. This, of course, excites their nature-loving outdoorsdad who would-if-he-could live high on a mountaintop in a cabin built of sticks. So, taking the role of the ever-encouraging mom and wife I decided to […]
Alphabet Flash Cards
Patricia of A Little Hut designed these alphabet flash cards which are now available for sale in her store for $7.99. In the downloadable PDF, you can print as many copies of this complete set to help a little one review the alphabet or to use as coloring sheets. The cards are over-sized and are […]
Louise Elliott Animal Kits and Coloring Pages
Australian crafter Louise Elliott has adorable, cheery cloth animal and doll kits available on her site. Each Animal of the World is adorned with ethnic patterns from its country of origin. There’s Boris the Russian bear, Danilo Donkey from Portugal, Chandra Tiger from Bengal, and a whole zoo of others. Louise also offers begging-to-be-colored coloring […]
Vintage Valentine’s Day Cards
Cassie at Bella Dia points to the Vintage Holiday Crafts site where you can download and print free vintage Valentine’s Day cards.
Craft Curriculum Empowers Parents, Engages Kids
When Austinites, Kathie Sever and Bernadette Noll, founded the Future Craft Collective in 2008, they sought to help kids make the connection between craft and consumption and to recognize the beauty in reusing items to make something new. We want kids to discover ways to create a world in which the belief in handmade looms […]
