From this little witch to you and your little goblins. Have a safe and Happy Halloween!
Category: Celebrate
Fairy Deer Costume with Cardboard Wings
This year for trunk-or-treating she’s going as a llama, but for tricks-and-treats come Halloween night, well she insisted on being a fairy. And being a huge fan of make-up (I mean really this girl is all out obsessed with all things pigment) we played around with some deer face painting (she was over the moon thrilled – not …
Baby Bat Costume with Cardboard Wings and Ears
Last year I created a series of simple and easy to put together costumes for Kids 21. We had lots of fun with them and with our Playful Cardboard Costume Contest going on I thought it’d be fun to spotlight our little Baby Bat Costume we made with cardboard wings and ears. Depending on the year and …
A Birthday Morning for a Three Year Old
Miss M turned 3 last week. We have a tradition of putting up tape on our kids doorways so that they can jump through it into a new year of life (a tradition we got from my friend Ruth Schultz) so that’s how we started off her birthday. We also give our kids one gift on …
Playful Cardboard Costume Contest!
You guys this is my favorite time of year! I love the end of Sept. which ushers in the beginning of fall while still being a warm with hints of colder weather on the horizon. I love prepping for Halloween but mostly I LOVE dressing up & creating costumes. Of all the costumes I’ve created I have to …
This and That
Any plans for your Labor Day Weekend (for my US friends)? We hope to go out and enjoy some of the great outdoors, play in streams, pick flowers, just enjoy this transitional weather. Maybe we’ll even take our masks along for the adventure :). Here are a few things that have been inspiring us lately: These earthy …
DIY Paper Cat and Mouse Masks
We had a cousin playdate last week where the girls played cat + mouse in these little paper masks. It was the sweetest thing ever. They also played dollies and ballerinas which was all too cute not to document. We used the cat and mouse mask templates from our Kids Craft Camp Animal Unit, which you …
Boy with Wings Cake Topper
Just had to pop in and share our little “Knowledge Gives You Wings” cake topper. I made this little guy last minute for the cake at our Back-to-School dinner and Little O claimed him at once. It would have been cute to do each child if I had had the time (it was getting close to …
Lions and Tigers and Piñatas, Oh My!
In our Kids Craft Camp painting unit we ending with putting together a lion piñata for a the last day of camp. We based it off of the Tiger piñata in my book Playful and had each of the kids help paint bright stripes onto the lions mane. I love doing both individual and group projects in …
Paper House Crown Template and DIY
If you want to make the paper house crown from our house cookie decorating party (spotlighted on Camille Styles last week) it’s really quite easy! You can freehand one yourself from a poster board or use our template which you can download here. After downloading the template You can enlarge to desired size or just use it as a …