How-To: Velcro Catch Ball
Velcro Catch Ball By Marie LeBaron This DIY game of Velcro Catch Ball is super fun and super affordable. Using winter knit gloves and velcro balls, little hands never had it so easy in a game of catch.
Kids & Family
Book Review + Giveaway: Balloon Twisting
The Klutz Book of Balloon Twisting by Karen Phillips Klutz.com Ages 8 and up I went through a serious balloon twisting phase as a kid, somewhere between my obsession with the steel drum and sewing purses. My parents got me a book and kit for making all sorts of things from these long, skinny balloons, […]
Holiday Paper Crafts
Lisa at the Red Thread has posted up some links to holiday paper craft tutorials that you can get a head start on now. I am loving her Paper Christmas Wreath and the Holiday Baubles (pictured below) that kids can make. .
How-To: Freezer Paper Stencil Placemat
I love the warm, rustic feel of these burlap placemats with freezer paper stencils on them from Courtney of Two Straight Lines for Book Hour Craft Projects. She points out that the process is simple enough to include your kids in helping, and warns that once you get a taste for freezer paper stenciling, you […]
Giant Homemade Subbuteo
Filth Wizardry is a blog for creative moms and their creative kids. It’s filled with fearless and super fun craft ideas for the preschooler set. This project is a DIY version of a popular UK game called Subbuteo. From what I can gather, it’s basically foosball, but without the table! To create it all, the […]
How-To: Make a Castle Out of Felt And Cardboard
The Sewing Dork shares how to make a small castle using an oatmeal container, felt, embroidery floss and a bit of scrap cardboard. I could see making a whole village of these kinds of buildings for the kids to create their own city!
Make: Gift Guide 2009: Gifts that will inspire your kids
The holiday season is a great time of year, especially for the kids! This year I came up with a list that I think will really inspire your kids, and let you have a little fun too! A lot of these gift recommendations are inspired form my own childhood. I remember making a lot of kits as a child, and I have included some of my favorite kits in this list.