Ideas for childhood artwork
Many parents are inundated with all the artwork their children do. If you’re like me you can’t just throw it away! Here are some great ideas for how you can preserve that work and spread the joy! Take a photo each month of your child with the art projects for the month. Save the photos [...]
Creative Nature Crafts for Kids
Here are some creative arts and crafts ideas to do with young children ages 2 to 8. You can find most all of the supplies right in your own backyard or around the house! Enjoy! Apple & Pear Prints Supplies: Apple & pear cut in half, paint and paper. Directions: Use red paint to dip [...]
Easy & Fun Craft! Make Ladybug Rocks!
With summer coming many of us see ladybugs everywhere. Why not create some special ladybugs you can keep on the porch or even inside in some special places? This is a fun craft that kids can do. They may need some help with putting the tape on to evenly paint a straight line, and you [...]
Anatomy of a Shoestring Adventure
Lots of Fun for Not Much Money Just like most people, my husband I live on a “just barely” income. We’ve got “just barely” enough to pay the rent, just barely enough to pay our bills, just barely enough to keep groceries in the ‘frig, just barely enough to put a little bit into a [...]
20 Toys You Don’t Have to Buy!
Fed up with forking out for the latest piece of over-hyped plastic? Answer “What can we do now Mum?” by making toys from items you will already have around the house. Shops. Save all your empty grocery cartons for a week or so and you’ll soon have a shop any aspiring grocer would be proud [...]