So yesterday, Monday September 23, 2019, was the first day of autumn. While I love autumn because of the cooler weather and changing of the leaves, I have not really been into fall crafts. But I had created the following DIY especially for this day and had planned to post it then. But as you…
Today’s tutorial is a favorite from my childhood: tic tac toe. I remember playing this game for hours at a time when I was a child. All we needed was either a blank piece of paper with a pen or a nice, smooth, dusty patch of ground. While I enjoyed the game using the just…
So I came across fairy lanterns just a few weeks ago. I fell in love with the idea right away. My main audience is girls between 5 and 9 and realized that this is the type of activity that they would love. So I set about trying to figure out how to make them. They…
So the idea to make a bead person puppet came from a coupla different places. I was thinking about doing puppets for one of my summer camp classes but ended up pushing the idea to the side. And then last week I was looking for an activity to do at the Grand Bazaar Market I…
What I like most about this activity is that it is an action activity. In order to make the bear dance, your child will have to move it. It seems challenging but it is a fairly easy thing to do. I’ve included a video below to show how to make the bear dance. You will…
So today I thought I would highlight an activity that I loved when I was a child: Whirligigs. For the first 8 years of my life, I grew up in Zimbabwe, a third world country towards the tip of the African continent. While I grew up primarily in the capital city of Zimbabwe, I did…
Our Paper Lantern Creature DIY Kits come with all the pieces you need to make your own whimsical bird. However, additional supplies like glue will be needed to facilitate the making of these whimisical birds. This kit is for the bird with the rainbow strip in the back. If you would like to purchase a kit,…
So for Mother’s Day 2019, I thought I would experiment with a craft I have always wanted to do but as of a few weeks ago, had never done: Mosaic. My initial thought was that it would be a relatively easy activity for 5 and 6 year olds. If I used a design template then…
Bead dolls have become one of my most favorite DIY’s for our classes. This version of our bead dolls / action figures came about several years ago after I had seen a number of dolls on tutorials on Pinterest. What I liked the most about this version of bead dolls is how they are are…
For this week’s DIY, I decided to highlight another of our adorable Paper Lantern Creatures: Hefalump. You can find all our PLC DIY kits on our Etsy store. Now Hefalump is one of my fav Paper Lantern Creatures, although truth be told, I love them all. But Hefalump is a little crazy, wacky and is…