Family Connection Letter Writing Center By Bernadette Noll and Kathie Sever Future Craft Collective In addition to being all about sustainable crafting, Future Craft Collective is also about building sustainable connection. When we spend our days with small children, so much of life has to be focused on the here and now that we sometimes […]
The pinwheel is a classic toy that never gets old. All you need is a chopstick, a wine cork, a pushpin, and paper. Embellishments are all up to your personal style, from glitter to paper choice. Howtoons have a beautiful, graphic way of showing you how. Download the PDF.
OK, so, it’s not exactly a song. It’s more like a clicky, morse-codey, geiger-countery sort of buzz. Nonetheless, it is generated by an electric fish, and you can hear it yourself just by wiring a piezoelectric earphone across the water in your fish tank. Provided, of course, that said water contains said electric fish. If […]
Candy Box Purses By Racelle Rosett Some teenage friends of mine were suffering from the purse tyranny of their middle school when we came across these Japanese candy boxes. A glue gun and some fake fur later, we had made these clever recycled purses. Make your own Candy Box Purse by downloading the project as […]
I love the variety of paper plate crafts for kids over at Kids Craft Weekly. Kids can learn how to make a flying saucer, dinosaur, and more!
Using Mr. McGroovy’s Box Rivets, these enterprising builders built a cardboard scale replica steam engine. Cardboard Scale Replica Steam Engine More: Mr. McGroovy’s cardboard box rivets
Family Summer Center, Part Two: Family Calendar By Bernadette Noll and Kathie Sever Future Craft Collective Hopefully you’ve completed, or at least seen, last week’s project of the Family Intentions and Inspirations Banner. While you can certainly complete the calendar portion on its own, we really like the way the two pieces interact to make […]
