Penguin Origami
So I am going to start off today’s tutorial with an apology. I have not posted any DIY’s in the last two weeks because I moved: mostly by myself. So its taken me this long to do the move and get my living and working space to such a place that I can actually work…
Panda Origami
Here comes another in our collection of origami animals. This panda origami was fun to do and pretty easy too. What I have been loving about the collection of origami animals, is how much they look like the animals they are supposed to be. I have been asking my trusty 7 year old twins guess…
Japanese Style Fan
So over the summer I came across a Japanese Style Fan DIY. I was intrigued and decided to make one for myself. I changed the process a little bit for my personal aesthetics. It was actually pretty easy to make. My biggest problem was the wooden sticks. In the tutorial I saw, they used craft…
Unicorn Bookmark
So along with me encouraging my two summer charges: Willow and Li, to read this summer, I have to admit that I too have renewed my love of the written word. So in honor of this renewal, I thought I would highlight another bookmark. For most of my life, I have been a voracious reader.…
Paper Boat
So I have been thinking about doing a paper boat for a while now. I have spent what I have felt to be hours looking for tutorials on Pinterest. All I could find were origami and paper Marche boats. So as any good designer and maker does, I decided to design my own boat. The…
Fairy Laminated Bookmark
So the idea behind this tutorial was all the pressed flower bookmarks I had seen on Pinterest. I liked the idea but wanted to change it a tad. I wanted the bookmark to tell a story. And since I have been thinking about fairies quite a bit this summer thus far, I knew that had…
Paper Doll Dress: High Low
So I got into paper doll dresses last year. Last summer to be more precise. I really liked the idea because it did not require a lot of supplies, all of which I already had and it was fairly easy to make them. Right off the bat, I came up with 3 designs: box pleat,…
Corner Origami Bookmark
So today I decided to highlight the second of the bookmark activities I spoke about earlier this week. This time we are going origami style. What I like about this activity is that unlike most projects, the student has final say in what the final bookmark looks like. I can’t wait to make this with…
Spin Wheel Edugame
So for today’s tutorial, I thought I would highlight an activity I came up with for the twins. Now when I say I came up with the activity, I mean, I used an ages old activity to try keep the summer continued learning and review fun and interesting for the twins. As you know, elementary…
Bookmark 1: A DIY
My day job or rather, my income producing job, is as an after school instructor. So I am busy during the school year and not so much during the summer. So a few years ago, I agreed to help a friend of mine during the summer by being her primary childcare giver for her twin…