Holiday & Seasonal

Easter Footprint Keepsakes: Easy Toddler Craft

There is a particular kind of quiet that settles over the house when my kids are deep in a calm craft —...

Holiday & Seasonal

DIY Ghost Costume for Kids: Easy No-Sew Halloween Costume

Last Halloween my kids spent exactly one week agonizing over store-bought costume options, announced that "nothing is good enough," and then demanded...

Holiday & Seasonal

Easy Rainbow Glow Ghost Mason Jar Lanterns for Kids

Okay, full confession: last October my kitchen counter looked like a craft store had sneezed all over it, and these little lanterns...

Holiday & Seasonal

Valentine Glue Gem Hearts: Easy Craft for Kids

February has a way of sneaking up on me. One minute it's January and I'm still writing the wrong year on things,...

Holiday & Seasonal

DIY Under-the-Sea Snow Globe for Kids

Confession: I have never successfully kept a fish alive. Not one. But I have successfully made an ocean in a jar, and...

Holiday & Seasonal

Toilet Paper Roll Turkey Family: Easy Thanksgiving Craft for Kids

Somehow we always have a small army of empty toilet paper rolls collecting on top of the laundry basket. I used to...

Holiday & Seasonal

Snow Foam Sensory Play: Easy Winter Activity for Toddlers

Winter in our part of the country is wildly unpredictable — one year it's a blizzard, the next it's sixty degrees in...

Holiday & Seasonal

DIY Scarecrow Bottles: Easy Fall Craft for Kids

Every fall I tell myself I'm going to keep the decorating simple, and every fall I end up with a porch that...

Holiday & Seasonal

Easy Marbled Christmas Ornaments for Kids (Nail Polish Craft)

If you've never tried paint marbling, let me warn you: it is weirdly addictive. You drip paint onto water, swirl it with...

Holiday & Seasonal

Easy Growing Crystal Christmas Ornaments for Kids

There's a special kind of quiet that falls over my kitchen when the kids are waiting for something to happen. Not the...