These thumbprint heart magnets are super cute and easy to put together for Mother’s Day. They’d also be cute for a teacher appreciation gift or an end-of-year gift if you can collect them from all the kiddos in a class.… Read More...
A Great Simple Tank Top Knitting Pattern
I’m thinking about knitting a new tank top or two for summer. I have a lot of bamboo yarn and I knit a boxy sweater with some of it a few years ago but it turns out it’s a little … Read More...
Mum Floral Cross Stitch Pattern
While Mother’s Day in the UK has already passed, plenty of kids around the world call their moms “mum.” This one also comes with all the letters of the alphabet so you can easily change it to mom or spell … Read More...
Flower Handprint Mother’s Day Card
Moms and dads love gifts that show how much their kids have grown or what size they are at a particular time in their lives. This handprint flower Mother’s Day card craft from Simple Everyday Mom is an easy way … Read More...
Little Rain Cloud Sweater Knitting Pattern
This Little Rain Cloud Sweater knitting pattern by Clea Romeo is so cute for a little one in your life.
It’s sized from three months to 4 years so you might be able to make siblings matching sweaters, which would … Read More...
Cross Stitch Mushroom Sampler
My daughter recently had an overnight field trip in the national forest and came back with a fascination with mushrooms. And with good reason: mushrooms are colorful, have interesting textures and, in her world, are fun to draw.
I’m more … Read More...
Book Review: Knit Hats with Woolly Wormhead
Woolly Wormhead is known for her fun and colorful hat knitting patterns, and 22 of her designs are collected in Knit Hats with Woolly Wormhead.
The patterns are arranged by size/gender: 5 for kids, 5 for men and 12 for … Read More...
Bandana Cowl Knitting Pattern
A triangular edged cowl is a great alternative to a shawl, because it gives you a bit of a shawl like look but it stays put so it’s a lot easier to wear.
The Brignadine Cowl, designed by Kirsten Hipsky … Read More...
Mother’s Day Activities in Spanish
Want to add a little bilingual fun to your preschool Mother’s Day preparations? Whether you have a bilingual or Spanish speaking class or just want to add some Spanish practice to your days, these printable Mother’s Day activities from Bilingual … Read More...
Bob the Bunny Cross Stitch Pattern
Just because Easter is past doesn’t mean we have to stop crafting with bunnies.
Bob the Bunny from Wild Olive is getting ready to work in the garden on his new crop of carrots.
It’s 40 by 40 stitches and … Read More...
Floatside Top Knitting Pattern
I love the look of the floats on the wrong side of a stranded knitting pattern. I once bought a sweater that was meant to be worn with the floats out, and while I always thought I should knit something … Read More...
A Lightweight Beanie for Cool Mornings
While it’s getting warm in a lot of the northern part of the world, in spring and fall a lot of times the mornings are still cool enough you might want a lightweight hat.
The Sprinter Hat from Jimenez Joseph … Read More...
Pressed Flower Craft for Kids
This is a project that little kids might not be able to do on their own, but older kids can do it without much trouble.
These pretty pressed flowers would make lovely Mother’s Day cards, or make them at home … Read More...
Lucky Duckling Knitting Pattern
Looking for a fun and cute way to decorate your home for spring or Easter? Look no further than this sweet little duckling knitting pattern from designer Claire Garland!
Using a sportweight yarn combined with mohair, this pattern creates a … Read More...
Easy Cropped Vest Knitting Pattern
This time of year isn’t a great one for knitting sweaters in the Northern Hemisphere, but I feel like knitting a vest would be appropriate no matter where you live in the world.
Little vests are a great extra layer … Read More...
A Super Easy Way to “Paint” with Yarn
“Painting” with yarn is a classic activity that usually involves a fair amount of mess because you usually do it by coating the yarn with glue or putting down a glue line and smooshing the yarn into the glue. Either … Read More...
Pink Flower Butterfly Cross Stitch Pattern
LabPattern is another cross stitch designer based in Ukraine, who I saw on a lot of lists of favorite Ukrainian designers when such things were going around a few weeks ago.
She doesn’t have any specifically Ukraine related cross stitch … Read More...
Geometric Border Cross Stitch Pattern
This fun cross stitch border from LoveCrafts is described as Romanian but I think a lot of different cultures use similar designs.
It would be cute for a bookmark, or you can add it as a border or frame for … Read More...
How to Set up a Nature Exploration Station
If spring is starting to happen where you live, now is a great time to go on a nature walk and collect some fun things to observe in the classroom or at home. With Earth Day this week, it’s even … Read More...
Cloud Spotting Learning Tool Craft
Now that the weather is getting warmer in the Northern Hemisphere (and we are getting closer to the end of the school year) it’s great to have some learning opportunities available that can be done outside.
Whether you do this … Read More...