La Befana is a great story about an Italian Legend. Storytelling is a great way to inspire your children’s imagination, and this story and craft over at Storytelling Crafts and Kids is a great way to get started this New … Read More...

Our Big Earth explores the benefits of hand sewing for children. I love her simple idea of cutting out felt and having them sew buttons and make their own sewing patterns.  Check it out Here.

This scarf is just amazing… Found over at Babble, and taken out as an excerpt from Todd Oldham’s book that I wrote about a little while ago..Kid Made Modern.

Again, this book never ceases to amaze me….Todd Oldham … Read More...

Martha Stewart can make any simple project look like it came right out of one of her magazines…Who knew that crayon hearts could look so pretty? Check it out here.  {Found at childmade.com}

Let Petite Planet help you get ready! These would be great activities to do with you and your children. Head on over for the how to’s of many different projects!

She also shows how you can make a ton of … Read More...

Think Crafts has a cute simple craft for you to do with your young ones. They make great book marks, as Gillian mentions, they hold up forts, identify dinner napkins, a plethera of things.  Head on over for the … Read More...

The Ymker Family Update has a great craft with adult supervision! This would be great for a snowy inside day to teach children about crystallization.

Kaboose has some incredible ideas for New Year’s which is only a few days away. I love the idea of making a New Year’s banner or garland to teach your children about letter recognition and how to draw each letter!… Read More...

Kaboose has a great way for you to squeeze in a little lesson on telling time and counting with your little ones. Why not make a Countdown Clock on New Year’s!

I love this simple idea…who says school doesn’t take … Read More...

Craft Test Dummies is already thinking about New Years!! Check out her great idea for resolving to use more of what she would normally get rid of.  This ornament uses tissue paper from your presents under the tree!

Why not spend some time before the New Year and make a time capsule with your children? Kaboose Crafts shows you how!

Looking for something to do with your children on Christmas? Here are a few great crafts for you to try with your children.

Stick Nativity Scene from Danielle’s Place

Yarn Nativity from Family Fun

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Mama Jenn has a great easy craft you can do with your little ones and teach them about different parts of the body. Your kids will love stuffing the jars with the cotton balls.

Smart-Bottom Enterprises has a great project for you to do with you children who are about 5 and up. This is a great project for hand/eye coordination, and it forces some together time with you and your child…love it!

I really like this craft over at The Green Wife because she is showing her children how to measure things like the circumference of a circle, and the length of a spice bottle.  Check out her How To…for Reindeer Food… Read More...

This is a great craft to do with your children to learn about colors, hand eye coordination and nature! The Magic Onions has a great tutorial showing you how to make these using crayons.

For some reason anything “lighted” up gives me warm fuzzies… especially Kozy Konversations Lighted Christmas Jars.  They are so simple…I have been saving jars for this very project and I never knew it!

( FYI) Costco had a huge … Read More...

How cute are these ornaments from Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! These ornaments are anything but those three words!  Click on over to see how she did them. She also has a link to the clay recipe she used.

Margot Potter The Impatient Crafter will often times post free tutorials…here is a great one for you to show your teen.  These are so cute that all her friends will want them!