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We recently celebrated this girls birthday this month (with her brother’s coming up tomorrow!) and I can’t believe my baby is 5 years old already. She’s been such a spark of fun, joy, spunk and sweetness for us all. She’s so precocious and social and I love it. I definitely think she’ll take after her …
Happy Father’s Day! We painted father’s day portraits and this is what I came up with for Jon. Jon, always puts connection over perfection. He’s the kind of dad who listens intently, is always empathetic, and with an ever busy schedule will always make time to wrestle with the kids and tell dad stories (and …
We love that our bunny piñata works so well with our printable bunny and doll paper toy and party pack. It’s easy to make and can be done in just an afternoon. And our friends Atticus the Bunny and Little Miss Nellie are here to celebrate with you in cupcake topper form. Just as a fun …
Atticus the Bunny and Little Miss Nellie love to perform and are more than excited to debut on their next performance with you and your little ones! Simply download their faces from our Printable Party Pack here (which includes several downloads for paper toys and decor) and adorn with clothing, collars, ruffles and more. To Make …
As part of our Printable Party and Decor Pack in the shop, we have Atticus the Bunny as an articulated paper toy perfect for putting on puppet show or for topping a cake. To assemble Atticus the Bunny:
We had so much fun making our egg-on-a-shelf characters a few years ago that we came out with a new version and are offering them as a digital download in the shop, alongside several other paper toy and decor printable crafts to play around with. Perfect to beat boredom, throw a party or to dress up your …
2016 Was a lovely year full of ups and full of downs. It’s been a journey I’ve been grateful to be a part of and sharing it all with you makes it all the more sweeter. Here a few of the highlights from our past year from posts on Instagram. This year was the official opening …
Miss Milla and I made a simple sparkle star crown just in time to ring in the New Year! It’s simple to make. All you need is:
We took our cardboard reindeer idea and ran with it. This time by turning a smaller gift box into a reindeer toy! It’s so easy to create, making it the perfect last-minute way to spruce up your gift giving game. Download the template in our shop to make your own reindeer gift box. Trace and …
The Christmas season came so fast here at the Banister House. With dolls going out to good girls and boys, we’ve barely had time to craft and create in our usual manner. but we did manage to pull together Mr. Reindeer who the kids have grown very fond of.