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...
Easy Knit Ear Saver Pattern
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...
Semicolon Cross Stitch Pattern
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...
The Cozy Cardigan We All Need Right Now
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...
Vintage Spring Signs Cross Stitch Patterns
Build a Cardboard Town to Keep Kids Occupied
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...
Scrap Bin Scrunchies
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...
Where on Google Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
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...
Stitch Mom Some Flowers for Mother’s Day
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...
How to Make a Self-Propelled Boat from a Margarine Tub
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...
Stunning Watercolor Roses to Cross Stitch
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...
Over 12 Single Skein Projects for Worsted Weight Yarn
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...
Another Sweet Baby Yoda to Knit
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...
Crochet Pattern – Scrap Bin Scrunchies
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...
Fun with Hamilton, Kids at Home
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...
Stitch a Circle of Flowers
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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...
Knit a Sweater with Whatever You Have on Hand
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...
These Simple Knit Socks Ara a Step Up from Plain
Socks are a great project to have on the go all the time, but I think in these times we could all use the simplicity of a pattern that mostly just goes around and around.
But rather than knit a … Read More...
Printable Body Parts Matching Game – Fun and Educational Activity for Kids
Printable Body Parts Matching Game – Fun & Educational Activity for Kids
Learning about the human body doesn’t have to feel like a science lesson—it can be playful, engaging, and hands-on! This printable body parts matching game from Powerful Mothering… Read More...
Grab this Great Brioche Beanie to Boost Your Skills
I’ve been trying to learn some new things or refresh my skills around some knitting concepts I’m a little rusty on while I have been home, and one of the things I’m taking a closer look at is brioche knitting… Read More...