Food & Home
Autumn Apple Muffins
Fall is here and so it’s time for fall baking! These apple muffins are mostly healthy and make a great breakfast to start the day.
Holidays
Rising Wishes Mobile to Celebrate the Chinese Lantern Festival
On the 15th day of the Chinese Lunar New Year many Chinese celebrate with a Lantern Festival. Children decorate colorful lanterns. We are inspired to make our own that are safe to hang inside your home.
Crafts
How to Make a Suncatcher with Fall Leaves {Craft with Kids}
Upcycle fallen tree leaves into a glittering suncatcher. We show you and the kids how to make this craft and keep busy this autumn.
Holidays
Recycle What’s In Your Lunchbox!
Plastic cups, juice boxes, baggies, lids.. You could recycle these items OR you could save yourself a money at the craft store and make things with it!
Activities
Mermaid Party Hat Craft!
Looking to throw a mermaid-themed party? We’ve got you covered on the party hat front. This is an installment of our Mermaid-themed Party Series.
Holidays
Monster Valentine Mailboxes of the Not So Scary Kind!
Kids make Valentine Mailboxes these days for the exchanging of classroom valentines. We teach you how to make one from a recycled a cereal box.
Holidays
Fun Ways to Celebrate New Year’s Eve With Kids
Make New Year’s Eve festive for even the guests of all ages with these fun crafts and activities.
Crafts
How to Repurpose Damaged Books into Purses Craft
We teach you how to repurpose damaged hard-covered books into purses for kids, tweens or yourself.
Holidays
Best Friend Photo Shoot for Friendship Day!
For Friendship Day (or any day, really) we think a mini photo shoot with your BFF and a fun photo prop is a great idea so that you can have a great photo of the two of you.
Crafts
Olympic Medal Cupcakes!
The Olympics are always exciting and we’ve been inspired by this year’s medal to make Olympic “medal” cupcakes for any Olympic viewing party or just for a fun snack.
Party & Play
Morse Code Sleepover Party
Looking for a creative sleepover or party theme to keep the kids engaged in a group activity? Go back to basics with Morse Code. All you need are some flashlights and we have your handy cheat sheet free for downloading.
Crafts
Pom-Pom Crafts for Back-to-School
Pom-poms are an exceptionally easy to make and we show you how and all the fun crafts you can make with them.
Crafts
Wonder Woman Party Photo Background
We, too, loved the Wonder Woman movie. Looking to throw a Wonder Woman-themed party? We’ve got ideas and a movie-inspired photo backdrop for great photos to share!
Activities
Summer Gardening: Cement Planter DIY
Looking to bring more of that blooming outdoors inside? Or, need some more beautiful outdoor planters? Learn how to make these cool cement planters with just a hint of color!
Crafts
Marble Toss Game DIY
Looking for an activity to keep kids busy? This one does double duty. First craft the game and then play it. It’s easy peasy and you probably most of the supplies at home.
Holidays
Thanksgiving Craft: Turkey Name Place Cards!
The Thanksgiving table is the center of all the action. Help kids get involved by making the place cards. We provide the template. They fill in the details.
Holidays
Milk Carton Christmas Village Craft
Lots of holiday company and lots of creamy delicious holiday desserts has brought an abundance of milk and cream cartons through our refrigerator and instead of just tossing them this year I washed them out and saved them to upcycle and craft into a simple Christmas village!
Holidays
Pin-the-Snood-on-the-Turkey Game for Thanksgiving
This game pretty much works like Pin-the-Tail-On-The-Donkey but you stick the snood on the turkey instead. What is a snood, you ask? Let me tell you!
Holidays
Easy Felt Leaf Napkin Rings for Thanksgiving
If you want a simple way to make your Thanksgiving table festive and let older children help in the decorating these leaf napkin rings will be the perfect activity!
Crafts
Super Simple DIY Reading Tent
This reading tent is a super simple sewing project with the end result a lovely indoor or outdoor quiet reading space for kids’ required homework reading.