Using and reusing everyday items as art is really what C.R.A.F.T. is all about. Diaper boxes get made into a tractors and choo choo trains. Lampshades get up-cyled into needle and thread costumes. Or rocks turn into blank canvases and get painted with monsters or pumpkin or … [Read more...]
Collaborative Art Ideas
Remember when I gave 100+ kids syringes and spray bottles full of watered down paint to create a peice of art earlier this year? Our masterpeice was made for the annual Art of Giving, an event that raised $134,000 for the child life art and music therapy … [Read more...]
104 Things To Do With Kids this Summer
Summer is officially here in Texas, it's hot and the kids are out of school! I put together a list of 100+ really awesome free things to do with kids this summer. The list is divided into 3 sections: indoor crafts and activities, outdoor crafts and activities and easy food ideas … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Play with Pool Noodle Blocks
It's officially pool noodle season, y'all! Noodles are now at a Dollar Store near you, go get 'em while they last. I bought a few last week and decided to cut them up into "quiet blocks". Over the last week my kids have invented lots of fun ways to play with their new (fancy) … [Read more...]
Paper plate crafts for kids (A-Z)
Summer is right around the corner, so today I'm updating the giant list of 70+ paper plate crafts. This is the perfect post to whip out and hand to the kiddos when the "I'm bored" hit this summer. I also love that there is at least one paper plate craft for each letter of the … [Read more...]
Nugget and Fang
This post was sponsored by Elmer’s. All opinions are my own. Kids books and crafts are two of my favorite things these days. We do a lot of reading and crafting around these parts. Today we're talking about a sweet kid's book called Nugget and Fang by Tammi Sauer. Saturday, … [Read more...]
Collaborative Spray Bottle Painting with Tons of Kids
Picture this... A large room covered from floor to ceiling in plastic wrap, 12 artists, and 100's of kids ready to make art! That's what the annual Art of Giving looks like at Dell Children's hospital each year. Kids from the hospital and the community come together to make art … [Read more...]
How to Make Slime
This post was sponsored by Elmer’s. All opinions are my own. Slime is all the rage with the middle school kids right now, so I decided to make a batch (or 3) with Maxwell and see what he thought about the slime craze. (He loves it!) It's the perfect rainy/ snowy/ too hot … [Read more...]
The Big Orange Splot
This post was sponsored by Elmer’s. All opinions are my own. Happy April, y'all! I'm excited to start a new series on C.R.A.F.T. around the idea of discussing big issues with kids through picture books and crafts. April is not only Earth month, but the second week in April also … [Read more...]
Clue Games for Toddlers
I seriously can not believe my baby turned 3. Remember when I told y'all I was pregnant for the first time? And then newborn pictures, 6 month update, party animal 1st birthday, and then a parking garage bash for his 2nd birthday because mama was tired and we had a 3 week old at … [Read more...]
Handprint Art Ideas for Kids
As a mom of 2 young kiddos, I have no shortage of art work. I typically allow the newest 2-3 pieces to live on our refrigerator and then as new masterpieces roll in, the old ones get recycled. Sometimes I turn the art work I really like into greeting cards for the grandparents. … [Read more...]
Summer Games Crafts for Kids
I love the Summer Olympics! So much so that I actually attended the 2004 Athens Games and the 2012 London Games to watch gymnastics. I got to witness Gabby Douglass win the Team Gold and I even had a Kate Middleton sighting in 2014! My friends are attending the Rio games, but … [Read more...]
