Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a holiday in a lot of schools in America, and even if it weren’t it’s a great time to share his story and legacy with students.
Real Life at Home has a printable MLK … Read More...
Free Crochet Pattern – Heart Cushion
When Spring rolls around I get this idea in my head. I want everything to be fresh and new and exciting. This usually manifests in my living space. I redo rooms and crochet up a storm. Like this crochet pillow.… Read More...
How to Make Snow Playdough
Sensory activities involving snow are especially fun for kids who live in places that don’t get much or any snow, or when it’s the opposite season where you live.
This snow playdough from Buggy and Buddy is super easy to … Read More...
Celebrate the Year of the Rat in Cross Stitch
I think I share the Chinese New Year chart for the coming year from The Art of Cross Stitch every year around this time. I love this simple, striking designs, and they are a great way to honor the new … Read More...
All About Knitting for Australia’s Animals (and Other Crafts, too)
Since the wildfires in Australia began, it’s been reported that as many as a billion animals may have died, and countless others have been injured in the fires or fleeing the flames.
This tragedy presents an opportunity for crafters … Read More...
Dinosaur Valentine’s Day Cross Stitch
Poor T. Rex. He has so much love in his heart, but he just can’t show it with his tiny arms. If only he had some kind of arm extenders so that he could express his love more visually.
This … Read More...
Crochet a Soap Sock with this Free Pattern
Soap socks, sounds like a strange idea right? But actually, they’re really useful (and so pretty).
These cute little crochet soap savers have 2 main uses:
– Use them for travel to carry your soap and shampoo bars around so … Read More...
A Sweet Heart Hat to Knit for Valentine’s Day
I’m not a huge holiday knitter, in the sense of knitting things themed for particular holidays, but I do love a good heart motif, so I might have to add the Hearts and Stripes Pompom Hat to my queue before … Read More...
The Broken Sweater Takes a Meandering Journey
Reverse Stockinette Stitch is a simple way to add texture to a knitting project, and when combined with Stockinette it is especially effective as a contrast.
The Broken Sweater from Alina Schneider is a top down compound raglan that uses … Read More...
Heart Eyes Emoji Cross Stitch Pattern
This could be a Valentine’s Day cross stitch pattern, or just something for your emoji-loving teen at any time of year.
The heart eyes emoji cross stitch pattern from Storypiece is super quick and easy to stitch up and would … Read More...
Winter Unit Study for Early Elementary
There’s still a lot of winter fun to be had this season in the Northern Hemisphere, if you live somewhere that it snows. This winter unit study from Keeping My Kiddo Busy has a month full of activities all about … Read More...
Planning Some Decluttering this Year?
Yesterday I told you about some knitalongs to help you pare down your stash in 2020, but if you also need to do some decluttering of your yarn and other craft supplies, I’ve got a resource for that, too.
I … Read More...
Keep Your Hands Warm with Striped Fingerless Gloves
These fingerless gloves, called Oakley and designed by Weiyan Huang, are a really cute design made more interesting with the addition of a couple of stripes.
The model reminds me of Harry Potter house colors but you can use whatever … Read More...
Perler Bead Snowflake Patterns
Christmas may be over but that doesn’t mean we have to stop making winter projects. Winter technically just started, after all.
These perler bead snowflake patterns from A Subtle Revelry are really cute and a great fine-motor practice for kids … Read More...
Build a Solar System Model with Quilling
Quilling is a fun craft that involves curling paper strips into different shapes. It’s fun to do for decorative purposes, but the shapes you make can be educational, too.
STEAM Powered Family has instructions for making a quilled solar system … Read More...
2020 is the Year of Using Your Stash
Happy new year! As we work on our resolutions and goals for the year (and decade!) to come, I see a lot of people talking about using their stash and not buying new yarn/supplies while they have things they … Read More...
Start the New Year with a Stitchalong
Happy new year, stitching friends! If doing more cross-stitch is in your plans for the next year, you’ll want to check out this great list of stitchalongs happening in 2020. Thanks to Stitching the Night Away for compiling!
Some are … Read More...
Knit a Big Comfy Sweater Perfect for Lounging
I love long, roomy sweaters, and pretty much live in them this time of year. I feel like I need to add the Big Comfy Sweater from Red Heart to my knit list right away.
This simple boxy sweater uses … Read More...
Book Review: 100 Easy STEAM Activities
There are so many great STEM and STEAM activities out there, and I love having books of activities around so my child can choose something she wants to do rather than me having to direct or suggest activities all the … Read More...
Happy New Year 2020 Card
If you want to stitch some new year’s greetings for someone special, check out this Merry Christmas and Happy New Year pattern from Alita Designs.
It has candles and holly on it so it has a bit of a Christmas … Read More...