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We had such fun at our sleeping doll slumber party shoot. Miss M was such a good party host and care taker of all these dollies. I’m hoping to have a handful of these oversized craft-along dolls (and maybe even a few sleeping bags) made specifically for Christmas orders soon. But in the mean time …
Friends it was nearly impossible to pick the winners for the #playfulcardboardcostumes contest! I loved them all so much for different reasons (you seriously have to scroll through the gallery). Seeing these costumes trickle in made the entire month of October so magical for me. And I hope making them brought lots of playful moments and …
From this little witch to you and your little goblins. Have a safe and Happy Halloween!
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 …
We made a little witchy poo doll from our oversized craft-along doll pattern just in time for Halloween. I’m working on getting a pattern together as well as a number of dolls for you for this holiday season. In the mean time I’m still take a few more custom doll orders so email me at merrileelidddiard at …
I made this super easy clown costume for our Kids 21 post last year and my Ollie had a blast playing it up (obviously ;)). In fact the other week to he came to me and said “Mom, I have a talent for being a clown” and then he gave me a sly look and continued, “you …
We made another nature leaf mask but this time we constructed it into the shape of a butterfly. The leaves in our yard are still greenish but they are starting to change colors are all around us and I can’t wait to try this again with oranges, reds and yellows! If you want to make one, …
I’ve wanted to make a costume version of our Toilet Paper Roll Llama Craft ever since I made the little guys. And this year, with our Playful Cardboard Costume Contest, I thought it the perfect time to finally do it. It was fun and easy and only took a couple of cardboard boxes, some ribbon and a …
We did a couple of shoots for the Playful Fair Maiden in my book PLAYFUL: Fun Projects to Make With and For Kids and this particular shoot was one of my favorites but didn’t make the book. So I’m excited to share more of it with you now. I loved this field that we shot in and the …
A little while ago Lakeshore Learning contacted me and asked if I would set up a play area using some of their wonderful learning toys. I have been going to Lakeshore Learning every since my nine year old was a toddler and we love their emphasis on learning in fun and playful ways. So …