Marzipan Animals By Sonya Nimri Marzipan is a paste made out of finely ground almonds mixed with sugar. The result is a pliable, edible, non-toxic crafting material, ideal as a substitute for modeling clay. With marzipan, the only potential side effect with accidental ingestion is a sugar high. An incredibly malleable alternative, whatever you can […]
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.
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, […]
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 […]
This week’s CRAFT Pattern Podcast is the Jumping Paper Frog by Matt Hawkins, featured in CRAFT: 05. The PDF includes full instructions as well as the template for the paper frog. All you need to do is cut out the template and glue the tabs together. Then simply add a paper clip to create a […]
How-To: Flowery Felt Ponytail Holder By Diane Gilleland Two simple strips of felt transform into this sparkly flower hair accessory. You can use similar colors of felt for a subtler look, or two contrasting colors for something wild.
Homemade Play Dough By Nancy Dougherty Recently, I had fun spending a day with my 2-year-old niece, Lola. At first, a day with a toddler seemed daunting. I tried to remember what I did with my children when they were that age. It started to come back pretty quickly, the need to occupy their young […]
