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Here’s another company that’s offering some free educational content for our kids in these weird times. Mystery Science has a selection of its video science lessons for kids from kindergarten through grade five available for free.
You can use them … Read More...
I’m guessing there are two schools of thought when it comes to what to knit in these strange times. You might want to knit something skill building, complex, to keep your mind off things.
Or you might want something totally … Read More...
At this time of international lockdown, parents everywhere are seeking kid/tween-friendly activities. This crochet coin purse pattern is available to download for offline use and it’s perfect for beginner crocheters who are ready to level-up their crochet skills. See the … Read More...
Here’s any easy STEM activity that you can do with kids of a variety of ages with materials you already have at home.
Buggy and Buddy shared a paper plate marble maze that you can make really simply with construction … Read More...
With all the mask making that is going on (side note: I’m involved with a group called Masks Now, which is working to meet requests for cloth masks from across the country) people are looking for different ways to … Read More...
The semicolon has always been my favorite punctuation mark, but it has become even more meaningful in recent years as a symbol of suicide prevention and recovery movements.
Stitching the Night Away designed this free semicolon cross stitch pattern to … Read More...
I’m a little obsessed with loungy cardigans right now, but really all the time. I have “house sweaters” that rarely leave the house even when I’m going out more than I am right now.
I love Soft Flow by Hanna … Read More...
Speaking of happy trash, as I was the other day, there is nothing better than giving a kid a pile of stuff and seeing what they do with it.
If yours needs a little more guidance, give them some cardboard … Read More...
Theyrrrrrr’e baaaaack. The 80’s-90’s hair essential, the scrunchie, seems to have made its way back into pop-fashion culture. Since we’re all at home with pandemic hair, that can likely use a little wrangling, this seems as good of a time … Read More...
If you’re of a certain age you probably remember Where in the World is Carmen Sandeigo? the crime-fighting, globe-trotting video game turned TV game show of the 1980s and 1990s.
(There’s also a card game version I bought my daughter … Read More...
It’s a reality that a lot of us probably won’t see our moms on Mother’s Day, even if we could in normal years. So why not stitch something sweet to send to her when you can’t be there yourself?
This … Read More...
Where I live they’ve stopped collecting recycling in order to keep the sanitation workers safe, and while we can still take our recycling out ourselves it feels like we have a lot more “happy trash” around the house these days … Read More...
I love, LOVE this pattern for watercolor roses from Smart Cross Stitch.
Designed by Nadezhda Mashtakova, the original is worked in five colors and one blend and comes out to 100 by 122 stitches.
It uses a lot of backstitching … Read More...
Are you tired of staring at the single skeins of worsted weight yarn in your stash, wondering what to do with them? Look no further! This article presents over 12 single skein projects that are perfect for worsted or medium … Read More...
We’ve shared a few Baby Yoda knitting patterns since The Mandalorian came out, and I just came across another one that is really cute.
Kim Konen’s Baby Yoda pattern is about 6.5 inches tall and used a medium-weight cotton yarn … Read More...
Theyrrrrrr’e baaaaack. The 80’s-90’s hair essential, the scrunchie, seems to have made its way back into pop-fashion culture. Since we’re all at home with pandemic hair, that can likely use a little wrangling, this seems as good of a time … Read More...
If you or your kids are fans of Hamilton: the Musical, you might know about the educational program related to the show known as EduHam. When students attend the show they also go through this program where they learn … Read More...
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was scrolling through the DMC website looking at their free patterns and this one caught my eye.
The Flowers Tambourine features pretty white flowers on a red background, and the background is actually stitched, too, though you could just … Read More...
OK, the Whatever sweater by Julie Knits in Paris isn’t literally for whatever yarn you have on hand, but it would work for a lot of different things. She used two strands of fingering weight yarn held together in her … Read More...
