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It's time for one of your favorite things... IKEA Hacks... this time it is all about Fun and Useful Craft Room IKEA Hacks that your Space will LOVE!
Did you know there are six common ways to Finish Seams Without a Serger: Pinking, Zigzaging, Turn and Stitch, Machine Overcast, the Hong Kong Method, and French Seams. Using a basic sewing machine, learn how each of these simple methods can take your sewing from ho-hum to fabulous.
This Montessori-inspired caves unit includes ideas for learning about cave formations, growing crystals, creating cave art, and building a cave scene.
The new Ikea Kallax shelving, which replaced the well loved Expedit system appears to be just as fantastic for paper craft storage. Head on over to see how Jeanne S used two stacked ikea units to s…
Buy the best Ikea Folding Tables selected and recommended by interior designers.
As well as looking at art from our modern age, I also try to introduce children to folk art and tribal art from around the world, as well as the imagery created by ancient civilisations and prehist…
Follow our DIY She Shed guide to create your own backyard escape, and find inspiration from the beautiful Tuff Shed She Sheds.
The cave paintings of Lascaux make for a fun art lesson to discuss how art has changed since our oldest evidence of art.
Toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners love playing with their cars, trucks and other vehicle toys. Hence, we came up with sharing these fun, low prep printable vehicle crafts with you! These basic printable vehicle craft templates are great for keeping the kids busy while improving their fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, concentration, imagination and creativity. Using
During his first term back to school, Z has been studying prehistoric societies, including Cave men, and the Caves and Caverns toolbox from Montessori by Mom is a great way to extend this topic at home.
We’re currently studying early humans, from the origins of man to the prehistoric stone ages to the Neolithic revolution of agriculture. Here are a few fiction and non-fiction children’…
The button front midi skirt is everywhere this spring and summer, and naturally I've jumped right on that wagon. Try this easy DIY to make your own!
Did you know that you can build an exploding chain reaction by weaving popsicle or craft sticks together? It's kind of like knocking down a chain of dominoes, only more exciting! This fun activity is perfect for the "tween" crowd (kids ages 9-12) and older. Once you master the chain, it's fun to add in
If you're looking for Minecraft house ideas, I'm sharing sharing some pretty cool builds that will inspire you.
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LAVENDER, PHLOX and GLASS ::: 52 Flea Today we have some much needed rain... ...but a few days ago I picked a few blossoms and played with my camera and some colored glass... ...again. ~~::Continue Reading::~~ About 52 Flea: Hello, I’m Laura and the author of 52 FLEA which is my online journal and
Do you want to know how to make a Sewing Room Plan for Decoration and Organization? You are in the right place. First steps to follow.
So many rulers and no place to put them!! This week, I acquired quite a few new rulers and suddenly realized how little organization I had in that area. Piles everywhere is not conducive to a small sewing space, something had to be done. I have been asked recently about ruler storage (now that I have quite a few ;) How do I keep them organized?! Well, I thought I would share exactly how I handled that situation as well as a couple of ideas that others have done! There are a few different option
These poppies are made from plastic bottles - Yes right. A fab way of using plastic bottles. We love making flowers here in The Mad House and at this time o ...
I like the Octonauts show, I think it's cute, educational and not annoying like some children's cartoons. I create a round-up of free print...
The shiplap walls of this cozy she shed give it a wonderful, rustic beachy look. We show you how the shiplap was installed and painted.
You and your kids are heading to sporting activities all the time. As a mom chauffeur and biggest fan, we know you need all the sports mom tips and hacks that you can get! Whether
Has anyone else ever noticed that corn tortillas, as compared to their delicious counterpart, flour tortillas, are sold in HUGE quantities? I understand that corn tortillas are historically smaller than…
I have been fascinated by the caves at Lascaux, France, since I learned about them in one of my very first college art history classes. I wanted to see if my sons would find them equally fascinating. They did. Before we made our own "cave paintings," we read a great book that familiarized my sons with the discovery of the caves. The story is so appealing to kids because it was, in fact, some young boys that stumbled on these historic caves and discovered their paintings and engravings, which were made by some of the earliest humans. Art has a long rich history. Cave paintings show us its very origin. Our Artist Recreation Of course, we don't have a cave wall to use as our medium, so I grabbed a roll of brown packaging paper (like what you'd wrap a package in to mail) that was collecting dust in our basement. I cut a large piece. I crinkled it to give it more of a stone effect and swiped on a few areas of brown and white acrylic paint in an attempt to replicate the look of cave walls. Then my sons used taupe, brown, black, and white oil pastels and some stencils I'd made. To make your own stencils, print my free template onto office paper, overlay sheets of transparency paper (think thick clear report covers), and using an exacto craft knife, carefully cut away the animals shapes. The boys were able to position the stencils anywhere they chose and even flip them to make the mirror image for variety. Holding the stencil steady (and tightly), they ran the oil pastel along the inner edge of the stencil to make an outline of a bull, deer and her fawn, bird, and human hunter (complete with bow and arrow). This required patience and determination for our 5-year-old, but since the real paintings didn't have crisp lines, even his wavering hand seemed to add to the authenticity. When we were done, he told me all about what our "cave painting" was illustrating! More Books In the evening, the boys read two other great books to extend the learning even further. My husband read The First Drawing to our 5-year-old. It is a wildly imaginative tale of a child who invented art by drawing in caves. It starts "Imagine ... you were born before the invention of drawing, more than thirty thousand years ago." This makes the cave painters very relatable to kids! My 9-year-old read Discovery in the Cave on his own. While the reading level was much lower than he's used to, he was fascinated by the small maps that detailed all of the different areas in the caves of Lascaux. It contained enough unique information from the book we read before our art activity to keep him interested.
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Learn how to make your own Do It Yourself Quilt Design Wall was easy to build by Builder Bob and here are the directions to make your own sliding quilt design wall.
