Let’s face it, we can’t always get the kids outside as much as we would like, or as much as they would like if they are real nature lovers. But the learning about the outdoors doesn’t have to stop just … Read More...
An Easy Hat to Knit Before it Gets Cold
For some reason we’ve been having a somewhat cool and really rainy August here in Arkansas, so as much as I want to hang onto the warm weather I’m also already thinking about fall and winter.
I love to do … Read More...
Cross Stitch a Spooky Old House for Halloween
Do you have a Halloween tree? It seems like that’s becoming a more popular idea to celebrate the fall holidays, and it gives you an excuse to put your tree up earlier and decorate multiple times a year.
Whether you … Read More...
Another Awesome Asymmetrical Shawl
I know I probably already have enough triangular and asymmetrical triangle shawls, but that doesn’t stop me from seeing patterns online and wanting to knit them. Maybe I need a different shawl for every week of shawl season? That would … Read More...
Simple Cables Make a Sweet Effect on This Knit Baby Blanket
Baby blankets are a fun way to try out stitch patterns and techniques on a relatively small scale. If you’ve never done cables before, a baby blanket with a cabled stitch pattern is a great way to learn and get … Read More...
Using Goal Setting in Elementary School
Growth happens when we set goals related to things we want to accomplish and work hard to accomplish them. But it actually takes a little learning to know how to set goals effectively so that they are reasonable for your … Read More...
This Lace Raglan Sweater is Great for All Seasons
I love simple sweater patterns, but it’s also nice when there’s a little something extra in there to keep you entertained as a knitter.
Aftensol from DROPS Design looks like a fun one because it’s a top-down raglan worked in … Read More...
Practice Hand Washing with Water Play
Washing hands is so important to develop as a habit for little kids. If you want to encourage kids to wash their hands more, you can try this water play idea from Play Learn Every Day.
Just use a bucket … Read More...
This Handy Flow Chart Helps You Decide Who to Knit Sweaters For
The pinnacle of knit gift-giving is a knit sweater (though socks are pretty high up there, too, because they take a long time and most people are skeptical about knit socks, so you really have to be careful who you … Read More...
A Fun Collection of Halloween Characters to Cross Stitch
I know, I know, it’s not even Labor Day and here I am talking about Halloween, but I came across these cute Halloween patterns the other day and couldn’t resist sharing them.
Kawaai Blythe has designed a bunch of little … Read More...
Printable Summer Reports Make Capturing Memories Easy
At the beginning of the school year everyone wants to know what the other kids did during the summer, and writing a summer report is a common early school year activity.
These printable summer report forms from Playdough to Plato … Read More...
Welcome to the World Cross Stitch
I love checking out the free patterns at DMC’s website from time to time, and this Welcome to the World cross stitch pattern caught my eye on my last visit.
This sweet little pattern features a world with leaf shapes … Read More...
Homeschool Field Trip Ideas are Great for Other Families, Too
When you homeschool, the learning never really stops. Every trip or visit to the grocery store is an opportunity for learning.
But sometimes it’s worthwhile to add more deliberate excursions to your homeschool curriculum. Or if you don’t home school, … Read More...
Readalong and Knit this Amazing Mountain Throw
It must be the season for knitalongs, because here’s another great one coming up soon.
Heidi from Hands Occupied is hosting her fall Read Along Knit Along with the book The Snow Child
by Eowin Ivey and Instarsia Mountain, … Read More...
Knit a Giant Bag to Hold Your Knitting Stuff
I love knit bags, and particularly love to use knit (sometimes also felted or lined) bags to hold knitting projects.
The Easy Bag is a great choice for holding a knitting project in progress, or just about anything else.
The … Read More...
Cute Cross Stitch to Finish Your Summer
I love quick little projects in all sorts of crafts, so while this post from Floss & Fleece isn’t completely about cross-stitching, it has some really cute ideas to round out your summer crafting.
You’ll find little charts for a … Read More...
Help Stomp Out Bullying with Blue Hats
Lion Brand Yarn has teamed up with STOMP Out Bullying (a national nonprofit aimed at changing the culture for kids to reduce bullying, cyberbulling and other forms of abuse) on a project that knitters and crocheters can support, called #HatNotHate… Read More...
A Super Simple Scarf to Knit with Two Bold Yarns
I love combining different colorways of self-striping or variegated yarns in a project, because it makes the already fun colors even more interesting.
It’s a great way to use odd balls, too, especially if you have little bits of a … Read More...
A Simple Block Alphabet for Cross Stitch
Sometimes you want to add a little cross-stitched word or phrase or initials to a project, but it’s not always easy to find cross stitch fonts that are good for general use.
I like this one, called Basic Block, … Read More...
Printable Preschool Calendar Pages
A big part of preschool and kindergarten is learning about routines, and knowing how a calendar works is part of that.
Learning the days of the week, months of the year and number of days in each week and month … Read More...