Us moms always appreciate the macaroni-on-a-soup-can pencil holders, but here are some other good crafty gifts kids can make for the adults (and other kids) in their lives. Kaboose has instructions for making easy glycerin soap, and About.com shows how to make bars of soap with treasures inside. Teach Soap shows how to make bath […]
Sew, Mama, Sew! tips us off to Craft Schmaft’s Tag Monster project, a handmade stuffy who was created because the stitcher’s son is obsessed with tags and labels. “I created a little softie for my baby boy, Oscar, earlier this year called the Tag Monster. Oscar is obsessed with labels. You know those little tags […]
Last year I gave MAKE and CRAFT gift subscriptions to my son’s school – I was in the school library the other day and saw the latest editions on the magazine rack, looking well-thumbed already! The librarian often sends me emails telling me about kids and teachers discovering the magazines in the library and getting […]
Meggiecat points us to Cheeky Magpie’s blog, where I found these papercraft reindeer – it looks like a fun holiday project for kids!
Meggiecat points us to Cheeky Magpie’s blog, where I found these papercraft reindeer – it looks like a fun holiday project for kids!
We gave owl pellet dissection kits as party favors a couple of years ago – they’re easy to put together and make great holiday gifts! We included a couple of owl pellets, dissecting forceps, a magnifier (we like the Private Eye loupe, you can nest them for higher magnification) and a Riker box to display […]
Amon found the usual post party debris the one morning/afternoon and decided to Hook Up some of the stuff to his computer and make something useful. With some pizza boxes, cups, a computer and Scratch, he made a Skeeball type game. Just like the one at the arcade at the mall, but less hungry for […]
