Ballerina on Canvas
This was one of my favorite activities ever to do with my Craft Market girls. It is pretty and would look fabulous in any sophisticated kids room. What I like about the activities is that it requires few supplies. Now the one tool I do use often and for a lot of my activities that…
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…
Felt Heart Keychain
I first came across these felted heart ornaments last year. You can see more intricate version of this ornament under the label of Mexican Felt Hearts. They are beautiful with intricate embroidery. I have seen them used as knapsack ornaments, to decorate bedrooms or given as handmade gifts. For this DIY, I wanted it to…
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…
Mini Fairy Lantern: From Scratch
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…
Bead Person Puppet: DIY Kit
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…
Fish Origami: A DIY
So for this origami project, I decided to take it a little bit further than most of the projects I’ve done thus far. While the body of the fish itself is all origami, I decided to add little cut out circles to hep further illustrate the scale effect that all fishes have. It actually came…