This cute printable for a spider roll and play game from Life Over Cs is a fun way to play with numbers.
Just print out the spiderweb, gather some plastic spiders or little spider erasers and some dice and you’ll … Read More...
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by Sarah White
This cute printable for a spider roll and play game from Life Over Cs is a fun way to play with numbers.
Just print out the spiderweb, gather some plastic spiders or little spider erasers and some dice and you’ll … Read More...
by Sarah White
Llamas are a popular motif in crafting for all sorts of genres, and for those of us who work with fiber from animals find them especially irresistible.
Liam the Llama, found in the Interweave Knits Gifts 2018 magazine, is … Read More...
by Sarah White
Glow in the dark Embroidery thread is a fun way to add interest to all kinds of cross stitch and embroidery patterns. Activated by natural or artificial light, the thread glows when the lights are out. It’s perfect for everything … Read More...
by Sarah White
Long cardigans are great for fall and winter, wearing inside the house and out. I pretty much live in knit cardigans for months on end, and this is a super cozy option.
The Winding Ropes Coatigan from Patons is a … Read More...
by Sarah White
Everything’s more fun with apples in the fall, even learning activities.
Check out these cute number tracing printables from 3 Dinosaurs. They use numbers from 1 to 20 and include tracing for both the number and the word.
Use them … Read More...
by Sarah White
With the new season of Doctor Who starting (who else is super excited?) it seemed time to bring out a TARDIS cross-stitch pattern.
This one is from Birdie Stitching and is actually a pretty good-sized pattern — 180 rows … Read More...
by Sarah White
Last year my daughter’s classroom theme was emojis. I don’t love the way these have taken over as decor, but they could be an interesting way to talk to kids about emotions.
The Curious Kindergarten wrote about using emojis with … Read More...
by Sarah White
I can’t resist another Halloween cross stitch pattern! This one is from Abracraftdabra and shows a witch flying to the witches’ ball.
You could use the witch on the broom and the bat as a separate design if you … Read More...
by Sarah White
A lesson on community helpers seems to be part of most preschool and kindergarten curricula, both because kids of this age seem to love fire fighters and police officers and because its a good time to teach kids about people … Read More...
by Sarah White
Kids are always cute in hats, but I think kid’s hats are just that much cuter when they look like something else, whether an animal or another object.
Gina Michele has a cute knit apple hat for toddlers, but the … Read More...
by Sarah White
Have you seen the new loopy yarn that you can knit without knitting needles? I grabbed some Bernat Alize Blanket-EZ yarn from the craft store but I haven’t played with it too much yet.
But you can do some really … Read More...
by Sarah White
This Harvest Time Fall Cross Stitch pattern from Tiny Modernist is so cute and a nice combination of classic motifs with a modern color scheme and feel.
The round design features a scarecrow, pumpkins, corn, apples and other fall treats, … Read More...
by Sarah White
Yes, I know it is technically fall already in the northern part of the world, but where I live it won’t start feeling like it for a few more weeks, which means we still have plenty of time to knit … Read More...
by Sarah White
Bats are interesting creatures to study any time of year, but it’s especially fun to talk about bats around Halloween.
This brief bat unit study from Royal Baloo features seven pages you can print out for kids who can read … Read More...
by Sarah White
You’ve probably seen wavy stitch patterns like Feather and Fan/Old Shale before. These patterns combine increases and decreases unevenly spaced across a row in such a way that it creates a wave in the stitches.
What these patterns have in … Read More...
by Sarah White
I know it’s kind of horrible, because we don’t really want to cover anyone’s mouth with duct tape, but when I came across this cross stitch pattern that says “Silence is golden, duct tape is silver,” it made me laugh.… Read More...
by Sarah White
This little project would be a lot of fun to add to a center during the fall or just to have to play with at home.
Buggy and Buddy has the full instructions for making these inverted Halloween tops from … Read More...
by Sarah White
Alice Hoffman and Lisa Hoffman are creative cousins whose chosen outlets are on the surface rather different. Alice is a writer and Lisa a knitwear designer.
But they combined their talents to spin tales and knit stories in their book … Read More...
by Sarah White
Online knitting magazine Twist Collective has announced that it is ceasing publication with its most recent issue.
The magazine, which has been online for 10 years, offers knitting education and patterns that can be purchased individually or as a full … Read More...
by Sarah White
There are a lot of knit pumpkin patterns out there, and they’re lots of fun to knit and have in your decor year after year.
With the trend of pumpkins that aren’t orange in nature and in decor, Julie Measures … Read More...