SPRING CRAFTS
Super sun catchers
We've been trapped.... ...inside for the past week as a wave of fevers swept the household. Luckily, they were pretty much symptom free, but the fact that they struck all six of us at once made parenting pretty much a lost cause. The silver lining is that it was less of relay race - lasting ...
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AUTUMN CRAFTS
DIY: Weaving Loom Made from a Shoe Box!
I wanted to get Tila a weaving kit for a while now but anytime I asked her she never seemed too interested. And then a Sunday came when she wanted to do nothing else but weave! And this is how this idea to make a loom from a shoe box lighted up in my head! ...
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CRAFTS AND DIY
Sticker crafting with Pipsticks
My friend, Maureen, invited us over to her house last week for a sticker craft playdate for the little ones (and homemade soup for the mums! Yummm). It was such a fun and inspiring morning in her gorgeous home, and Marlow loved making (and wearing) her sticker crown. What a sweet activity. Maureen is the founder of ...
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TOYS & GAMES
Crayons by Lil' Doodlers
Birthday number FIVE for my twins is two short weeks away and I have been on the look-out for some cute parting gifts to send home with the little ladies who are coming to celebrate. How sweet are these little crayon rings from Lil' Doodlers? Love them. The creator, not shockingly a mom, uses recycled ...
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TOYS & GAMES
Art supplies from Ikea
Who knew that a trip to Ikea could be more successful than hitting up your local art supply store?! I had no idea! The MÅLA series of arts and craft supplies is impressive -- they have thought of everything: the easel, the paper roll, the paints and brushes, chalk, felt pens, scissors, etc. We recently ...
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CRAFTS AND DIY
Making fish
Sometimes the best art projects are the most simple, the ones your kids can actually do by themselves with little intervention. Apart from being easy, my kids also like it when we make things that they can play with afterward. I took my son to a drop-in art class at the kid's cafe, That Place ...
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