At Home In Every Season
It’s been a long time since a kid has needed my help on a school project, so I was excited when my son needed to make Native American Pueblos for his history class. It was his idea to use actual clay to simulate their building materials. His assignment included that he had to make a habitat and an ...
Do you have a large blank space on a wall to fill, but don't want to spend the money on artwork? Well, you don't have to spend a lot when you make it yourself. I always grab the largest cheapest canvases I can find, usually on sale at Michael's. I have used all types of paint from acrylic paint ...
When fall rolls around and pumpkins start turning up everywhere, my kids and I start thinking about fun and creative pumpkin decorating ideas. I am a big fan of no carve pumpkin decorating ideas since all that creativity lasts longer on a pumpkin that isn't carved. Also, no carve pumpkin ...
Well, this was a first for me - designing a t-shirt for my kindergartener's 100th day of school. Apparently, it has become all the rage. We worked hard on our shirt, but we certainly weren't the only ones. There were so many cute shirt designs at my son's school. Those kiddos ...
If you have ever had a child in kindergarten, then you may have heard of a little project known as Star of the Week Poster or Student of the Week Poster or even Star Student Poster. It might even be called All About Me. Well, whatever you call it, it's a big job and a lot of ...
For the past few years I have been making the best Valentine cards for my kids to hand out at school. No boxed valentine's for this gal! You won't see another card like this in your kid's valentine box. Keep reading to find out some great ideas and inspirations to help you ...
In February I usually kick into craft mode. Some years I've had the pleasure of putting together Star of the Week posters, but most years I'm usually working on my special Valentines I do for both kids. Most projects like these usually start off with a photo shoot. Keep reading to ...
Part of the reason I like to get my decorating done early is so I can move on to the other very important things like eating and crafting. This year I did a really old and simple craft - magazine Christmas trees. Do you remember these? Did you make these as a kid? Here are the ...
Do you have a photo decal and now you want to put something else in that space? What do you do with that photo decal? Well, I have a photo decal of my daughter I bought many years ago and it was on the wall in my office. Now I have a great idea for another project that I would like ...
Each year the kids love to paint pumpkins. I am always looking for fun pumpkin painting ideas because I like to do something different every year. I remember one year melting about a hundred crayons on a pumpkin with my hairdryer. What a mess! Oh, and I killed the hairdryer. This year I was ...
Have you ever heard of Dashi Dog or Tunip the Vegimal from the Octonauts? Unless you have a small child obsessed with The Octonauts, you probably haven't. But, if you are like I was and you have a child that is obsessed with The Octonauts, you know that finding a Dashi Dog or Tunip the Vegimal ...
If you have a small child in pre-school, kindergarten, or first grade, chances are you might be faced with the task of making him or her a Star of the Week or Star Student poster. What's a Star of the Week Poster? It's an opportunity for your little kiddo to introduce himself or herself to the ...
