play creatively
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 …
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 …
We had fun turning simple colorful paper scraps into a sweet little necklace. It’ so easy and I love the fun and artsy vibe in the end. Head over to Minted for the full DIY. And how sweet is our little neighbor Mia? She’s a dream. sweet dresses by Mabo Kids. Sweater from Aymara knitwear.
Today Jordan Ferney is giving away two copies of my book Playful: Fun Projects to Make With + For Kids over on Oh Happy Day! Woo hoo! Head on over there and mention why you would like to add this book to your library for a chance to win! Crossing my fingers for you! I’m also offering templates …
It’s been an exciting summer! Filled with a Midsummer party, an Enchanted Forrest family reunion, and now I’m thrilled to announce that I am offering an online KIDS CRAFT CAMP on ATLY! It’s filled with 8 easy, modern DIY craft projects, such as a marionette puppet, duct tape play house, a paper bird friend and …
The boys and I had so much fun working on these Paper Strip Pumpkins the other afternoon. They seriously are so easy to make and the kids loved the methodical process of applying each paper strip. Like me, they also really love Halloween and Little O has been bugging me every other minute about putting …
Hi friends! Are your kids already in school, getting used to the swing of things? Or are you like my Cali friends still waiting a few weeks before that first school bell of the year rings? Either way it’s the perfect time to gather together your paper lunch sacks and some paint to spice up …
The kids are in a constant state of doodling and ask me for stacks of paper every other minute. I love that they want to write, draw and doodle and I want to encourage this. You’ll remember that we made these cereal box sketch books a little while back to do just that. To keep the enthusiasm …
The littles are starting to really get into to drawing, coloring, marking, recording, and even writing. They are constantly asking me for sheet upon sheets of paper.
If you haven’t seen our post for Kids Paper Strip Monogram Art up on Julep, you best hop over there. AJ is such a fan of placing multiple shapes on top of one another so this craft project was right up his alley. Perfect out-of-school craft to keep little hands busy. See just how you …