One of our family traditions each holiday season is to decorate Gingerbread Houses. This started back when my oldest daughter (now 10) was about 2. At that time it was a fun excuse for my “new mom” friends to get together. We ended up doing most of it while the kids went off to play. […]
Young Crafters: Thanksgiving Turkey Craft
Every Monday I teach an after school class for kids in Kindergarten through Second Grade called Young Crafters. We did this turkey craft project last week but since then my younger daughter (also a second grader) has been going to town with it. We have turkeys everywhere and she’s still not done! Since she liked […]
Menorah Craft Featured on SheKnows
I am so honored to have my menorah craft featured on the SheKnows website along with 5 other fun kid friendly menorah crafts! Go to the SheKnows website and check them out. There’s even a purple sparkly rhino menorah – Gotta love that!
Quick & Easy Valentine’s Packaging
Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you’re having a great day. My girls will be coming home from school soon. I wonder if they’re expecting a present?!? Well, of course I did get them each something and needed a quick and easy way to wrap it using stuff I already had on hand. I hope this […]
How To Make A Wooden Spool Menorah (Kid Friendly)
Tonight is the first night of Chanukah. It came really early this year! In our home we celebrate both Chanukah and Christmas so it gets pretty busy. I wanted to share a fun, easy and fast Chanukah craft you can do with your kids and it will even be ready for tonight! To make this […]