If you are looking for a simple toy that you and your little one can make together, you will love learning how to make Yarn Dolls. These easy, frugal little toys might just become the next favorite.
Fun and fresh ideas to love on your kids and husband. From love notes to printable cards, your family will definitely feel special.
I've recently been looking into making more Chinese New Year crafts together as a way to celebrate the upcoming holiday. With my current infatuation with watercolor crafts, we recently made these watercolor painted paper fans together. Watercolor Painted Paper Fans This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! Our Favorite Chinese New Year Books Prior to making the craft, we had already been reading books explaining the holiday. Here are some of our favorites! The Runaway Wok Bringing In the New Year My First Chinese New Year Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year Celebrating Chinese New Year Is it just me or are watercolor crafts like the best? The colors are always so vibrant and it's easy to make lovely, colorful art (and it doesn't require much clean up or prep too- score!) We've recently been going through some transitions over here when I gave birth to my second son. He's been such a gift to our family, but navigating transitions (even good ones) have never been my strong point. Luckily, painting and crafting make me feel happy... so I really enjoyed making these beautiful fans! Materials Needed: Ok, all you need for this craft are: Paper (We use drawing paper for the watercolors, but you can just use plain old computer paper too if you decide to go another route.) Other drawing tools (Markers, Crayons, these cool twistable crayons, Sharpies) Stapler Tape Let's Make Some Watercolor Painted Paper Fans You could go 3 routes when making these fans. Option 1: You could just draw/paint whatever comes to mind.... I made this design by drawing a bunch of dots randomly on the page with Sharpie marker and then connecting them with lines to make triangles. I find geometric shapes to be quite modern and aesthetically pleasing, don't you? Then, I just painted all the shapes in. Option 2: Plan a specific Design- Think in halves! Or, you could try to make a specific design on the fan. We'll be folding these fans in half, so imagine the paper divided in half and draw two different designs on each half. I also wanted to make a dragon fan for Chinese New year, so I drew this pattern out. (You can download it over here Chinese New Year Dragon Printable Fan ). When it's folded it makes a completed dragon fan. My son really liked this one, so he spent most of the time coloring it in... and then telling me that he didn't want to turn it into a fan. Oh well! Once you've finished your design, accordion fold it. Then, fold it in half. Staple yourself a handle and tape the two sides together. Spread your fan out and admire your completed design! Oh! Here's what the stripey design looked like folded. I went a bit crazy with painting and made several. Aren't they pretty? Option 3: Fold first, then paint! And... if you want to, you could also just fold up a bunch of these first and then paint them. That's another option too! (The stripey fan on the lower right corner was painted that way.) Another cute fan craft: Now if you liked making this paper fan craft, you should also check out my folding popsicle stick fans. They're a bit more work, but they also are a bit cooler because you can open and close them! Hope you have a fun time making these with your kiddos. Let's Keep in Contact! You can always find more fun ideas on my Pinterest, Facebook, or Instagram accounts! Happy making!
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Make your own Stickman family.
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Searching for scrapbook ideas and creative ways to embellish your albums? We have dozens of crafty projects for scrapbookers.
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Get inspired with our fun and creative DIY Calico Critters ideas! From mini furniture to cute accessories, make your Critters' world unique and charming.
This is a guide about cleaning candle wax from a table cloth. Perhaps you forgot to blow them out after a nice candle lit dinner or maybe the candle just dripped a lot. Either way, you have some messy candle wax to try and get out of your tablecloth.
Repurpose your empty Altoid tins with these 27 crafty ideas! From storage solutions to DIY gifts, discover creative ways to upcycle your tins. Looking for creative ways t
People belonging to a narcissistic family tree end up having hugely dysfunctional and traumatic childhoods, which haunts them even when they become adults.
The most adorable miniature banjos made from recycled jar lids and loom bands. This is a great way to upcycle and a fun STEM DIY toy for kids!
Every great reader has their beginnings in sounding out words!
Family friendly and fuzzy embroidery with kids using burlpap and yarn. Great first time project for preschoolers.
Need to entertain the kids? Try some of these free indoor and outdoor activities for kids that can all be done from your own home. There's also a list of free online educational resources.
10 Sylvanian Families crafts including how to make a sleeping bag, egg box boat, miniature sofa, juice box house and more.
Try making one (or more!) of these awesome fort ideas with your kids to chase away the boredom blues! Perfect for a rainy day or quiet time!
If you are studying Ancient Egypt with your children this year then you will want to add these fun hands-on activities to your studies!
This kindergarten blog post will illustrate 17 different activities that can be used to build fine motor activities into your curriculum.
Here are 80+ summer activities for kids that you and your kids will love this summer. This is the Ultimate Guide to Summer Fun for families!
EVERYONE has found themselves in a cleaning emergency and the high price of products means it is not always possible to have the right solution when you need it most. Fear not, there are several li…
I know Thanksgiving is next week and not Christmas, but I feel like with all these cold temps going around everywhere- this weekend might just be perfect to start switching out the decorations! I know at least I will be, and heck- I even HOST Thanksgiving:) Hope you guys enjoy this roundup, I love so […]
Learn word family with this game. For more word fun and teaching Kindergarten, check out our Editable Word Work Board Games!
101 Random Acts of Kindness Ideas, All The Best Acts of kindness and Random Acts of Kindness Examples for Everyone, Acts of Kindness for Kids, You'll find over 200 Easy Random Acts of Kindness and Small acts of kindness. Plus, Kindness Printables and Kindness Activities!
My creative space is enjoying some quiet time, sewing with my girls. Not sure if days get better than this? Missy Big is doing the cake from her Made By Me book. Little Missy stitched a boat with oars, on a pink sea. I saw this idea over at Feeling Stitchy by Detroit Mommy and thought it was the perfect way to preserve those tiny hands. This is my version. What are you up to? Get inspired over at Our Creative Spaces.
The Fishbowl Game is a fun-filled memory game that combines Charades, Password, and Taboo. It is easy to learn and perfect for large groups, which means
Pick something off this list of family-friendly volunteer opportunities to spread kindness and participate in community service projects with your kids.
If you want to find out more about your family, download the life history questions and make time to interview your family members. Learn some fun facts.
Teach communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, and more to set kids up for their future.
This Jonah and the whale craft teaches a lesson on obedience. I believe in teaching our kids about the importance of obedience. Here is why! Obedience is one of the 52 words in my character development series. Although I want my kids to fully understand God’s grace and mercy first and foremost, I want them...Read More
From Christmas sugar cookies to festive cupcakes, learn how to make some great holiday treats the whole family will love!
When you teach children about ancient Rome or Greece, you can make the lessons more exciting and stimulating my showing the kids how to create a topical craft that is related to the curriculum. For example, make an ancient scroll using a few basic materials that can be purchased at any arts and crafts supply store.
Sean O'Hagan: The British-based Italian artist adds coloured thread to found photographs, covering and subverting the poignancy that attends all discarded images
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20 family game night ideas. A must-try for every family. Most of these games are Minute To Win it games and require no preparation. Fun to play!
You can easily make one of these four NICU craft ideas to donate to organizations in need. Each one will bring comfort to a NICU preemie.
I am a strong believer of the saying, "A family that plays together, STAYS together!" Quality time with your kids is so important on so many levels! There are only a few games that I
Hi! Today, I wanted to share some of my favorite crafts to use for teaching digraphs. I try to make my blog posts useful for teachers in the classroom, and […]
This is the third post in my Family History Binder series. Click here to go back to part 1. My family history binder is broken into 16 sections. The dividers I used are the Avery Clear Pocket Label…
