Activities
Making Sun Prints with Children
If you have trouble filling up the time during summer like I do, read along to see how you can have some creative fun with your kids making sun prints.
Crafts
Burning Daylight: Painting Projects for Children
This week in the Burning Daylight series we’re going to show you some at home painting crafts you can do with the kids.
Activities
Burning Daylight: Painting Projects for Children
Our first project involved painting with watered down paint and straws. Using our breath to blow the paint across the page making interesting patterns.
Crafts
Simple Fall Leaf Crafts for Kids
Fall is here and the leaves are turning — and we’ve rounded up our favorite leaf crafts for kids.
Crafts
How to Make Paper Snowflakes
Paper snowflakes are an easy and fun craft for kids of all ages. Get started with these simple how-to’s.
Crafts
Crafting With Kids: Adorable Stuffed Creatures
I’m not an accomplished crafter but I was able to make these “softies” with the kids and have fun while making them. Here’s how you can make them too.
Crafts
Great Handmade Gifts For Mother’s Day
We have come up with five reasonably easy and still lovely gifts you can help your kid make for their mother.
Crafts
Burning Daylight: Paper Bead Necklaces
A step-by-step guide (with pictures!) on how you and your (older) kids can make your very own paper bead necklaces!
Crafts
Burning Daylight: Easy DIY Button Necklaces
This simple button necklace is a fun summer craft for tweens and teens and doesn’t require a ton of supplies.
Crafts
Burning Daylight: Toothpick Sculptures
These toothpick sculptures was an easy project that kept the kids busy for an hour. The how-to is self explanatory (bonus: pictures to show you how we did it.)
Holidays
Thanksgiving Crafts using Recycled Materials
When it comes to crafting, sometimes simple is best. Here are two fun and easy Thanksgiving Day crafts that get your kids involved in the holiday festivities.
Holidays
DIY Felt Ornaments for the Holidays
Have a jolly thrifty holiday with these miniature wreaths made from recycled sweaters.
Activities
Make a Terrarium With Your Kids
Why not keep your green thumb in shape by making an indoor garden with your children?
Holidays
How to Make Paper Ghost Garlands for Halloween
Looking for a simple and inexpensive way to decorate your home for Halloween? Let your little ones make these cute paper ghost garlands.
Holidays
DIY Necklace to Celebrate Day of the Dead
Remembering the dead doesn’t always have to be about grieving. Celebrate the lives of those who have passed on with this festive Dia de los Muertos craft.
Holidays
St. Patrick’s Day Craft: Rainbow Friendship Bracelets
We’re celebrating St. Patrick’s Day by making Rainbow Friendship Bracelets. These are easy to make and fun to give out to friends on this Spring holiday!
Crafts
World Cup Craft: Make Your Own Stadium Horns
We found that a couple of simple modifications to a dollar store hollow plastic can pass as a real Stadium Horn to help your family have some “World Cup” fun!
Activities
Sea Shell Art Craft
Have you ever come home from vacation with a collection of shells you don’t know what to do with? We say gift them as art. Or, keep it for yourself!
Crafts
My Favorite Summer Crafts
A round up some lists of my favorite (but, easy-to-execute) crafts and activities to do with kids to avoid summertime boredom!
Holidays
Thanksgiving Day Craft: Give Thanks Bunting
We show you how to make a beautiful “Thanks Bunting” for Thanksgiving. You only need a few supplies to create this beautiful display of thanks.