Embroidered Heart Hoop
Here is another craft for Valentines Day. Right now I am going through a hoop embroidery mini obsession. The idea to do embroidery initially came up as I was looking for activities for our Craft Market class. I’ll post an example of what the kiddos will be doing in the coming weeks. Each term I…
Mini Ombre Cakes
So last week the kiddos made Mini Ombre Cakes in our Cooking Masterclass classes. The pink mini ombre cake was a version I made a coupla years ago. But this was the inspiration for the classes. I thought it was interesting that both schools chose blue as their ombre color of choice. In a large…
Spinning Heart Card
So the inspiration for this craft is from this site: Easy Peasy and Fun. When I first saw it, I knew that I wanted to make my own version of it. And with Valentines Day just around the corner, this is the perfect time to highlight this craft. It is a very easy craft and…
Fairy Pencil DIY
Here is another DIY from our Fairy theme: a Fairy Pencil. I would say that about 80 to 90 percent of the activities we do in my classes are for things that our students can actually use when done. So as I was thinking about this whole Fairy theme, I knew that I wanted them…
Lemon Poppy Pound Cake
I’m not a big cake fan. I have found that in the last few years whenever I have a choice, I never pick cake as a dessert or treat option. But this may be one of the few that I really like and often go back to again and again. It could be that pound…
Flower Pencil DIY
For the school term starting in January, I decided to use Fairies as the theme for our projects in my after school class: Craft Market. It’s been a while since I have used a theme in class but thought it was time to do it again to encourage enrollment. When using a theme for this…
Japanese Milk Bread
So for my first posting of the new year, I decided to highlight something that I love but can no longer eat: Bread. This was also my first attempt at making bread, something that I have feared for most of my adult life. At some stage in my life, someone must have put the fear…
Swan Profiteroles
I came across swan profiteroles last year as I was looking for a fun cooking activity for the kiddos. I fell in love right away. And the kiddos did as well. I also love how simple the recipe and the process is. The most difficult part is cooking the profiteroles long enough so that the…
Paper Lantern Snowman
So for this DIY, the idea came from a FB group I’m a member of: The Best Ideas for Kids. Basically they are doing a six week holiday craft challenge and I signed up for it. So this challenge was from the week of November 25. Check out the DIY below. Supplies: 6″ paper lantern,…
Train Card DIY Kit
Since I had started to buy the wood shapes in bulk, I started thinking of other ways I could use the shapes that was not related to bugs. It took me a while but I eventually came to trains as my first non-bug idea. That was quickly followed by flowers and then robots. What I…