I always have a chuckle when I go in to help my daughter make her bed, and find random little toys and books shoved under her pillow. Apparently, she has a habit of staying up and reading and playing at night, and likes to shove things under her pillow when she’s done and ready for […]
Airplane rides can be really long and really boring. Make the most of your surroundings. Dig into the seat back in front of you, pull out the barf bag, and craft up a puppet to play with. The barf bag holds more fun than you might imagine. The puffer fish is covered in colorful spines. […]
Instructables user jauncourt writes: One of my children has a fun bed with a starry canopy, that we got from Ikea. The other child kept trying to improvise a similar arrangement, but no such thing existed for his little converted-crib toddler bed. Being a creative parent, I thought it might be fun to make my […]
Kids (of all ages) these days can’t get enough of Star Wars, case in point my husband who loves his Lightsaber iPhone app. Zakka Life has a tutorial for the wee ones on how to make a lightsaber, a fun activity for them to make at a birthday party or afternoon get-together this summer.
Mari points us to a great set of roundups of play kitchens created from modified IKEA pieces. These kitchen sets are adorable and carry a price tag far less than their boutique counterparts. Plus, when you do it yourself, you get to add in all kinds of personal touches. This could be a great family […]
Lisa of Celebrate Creativity in all its forms has a great recipe card project for your next bake sale. You can even get the kids to help out! Lisa writes: This recipe card project is a great way to turn an ordinary bake sale item into an extraordinary one. A little goes a long way […]
Despite the heat, my kids have been outside in the backyard as much as possible. They’ve also been building a lot of forts indoors with sheets and blankets. I love that this project from Maya Made sort of combines both of those elements. She shows how to create a simple summer pavilion in the backyard […]
