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...
Talk about Emotions with Emoji Playdough
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...
Cross Stitch – Head to the Witches’ Ball
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...
Help Kids Learn about Community Helpers
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...
An Apple Hat to Knit for Kids
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...
“Knit” a Giant Sweater with Loop Yarn
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...
Cross Stitch a Sweet Harvest Time Design
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...
Get Ready for Fall with the Sweet November Shawl
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...
Study Pages for Learning about Bats
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...
Learn a New Stitch: Stockinette Chevron
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...
Snarky Cross Stitch for Those Who Like it Quiet
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...
Cool Spinning Tops with a Halloween Theme
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...
Review and Giveaway: Faerie Knitting
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...
Twist Collective Ceasing Publication
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...
Knit a Pumpkin with Cables
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...
How to Make Corn Husk Dolls
Corn husk dolls were what many girls on the prairie had to play with it, and it’s a fun activity for today’s kids to learn about how toys could be made from materials that people had at hand when they … Read More...
Salt Painting Projects for Halloween
There are so many fun crafts and activities you can do with a Halloween theme.
Salt painting is a lot of fun and easy for little kids to do, and you can give it a semi-spooky twist by following the … Read More...
Halloween Cross Stitch Icons to Stitch
This little free Halloween cross stitch pattern from Iris-F Shop on Craftsy is super cute and a great one because it has a whole collection of little Halloween icons you can stitch together as shown or use separately on a … Read More...
A Simple Colorwork Beanie to Knit for Kids
I love the look of the Mixtape Beanie, a free knitting pattern from 1 Dog Woof designed in collaboration with Lion Brand Yarn as part of their Stomp out Bullying campaign.
Even though it’s a little late to be … Read More...
Pumpkin Spice Cross Stitch Pattern
Are you a huge fan of Pumpkin Spice? If so, you might need to stitch up this snarky design from LeXStitchDesigns.
If pumpkin spice is your blood type, head on over to etsy for a download of this easy … Read More...