Learning how to make clay is so easy! This homemade clay recipe uses simple ingredients you probably have in your kitchen already, and it's so nice to work with! How to Make Clay - Only 3 Ingredients! Air dry clay is so easy and so inexpensive to make! Why spend tons of money on store bought clay, when learning how to make clay at home is so much cheaper and so much fun?! We tested a few different clay recipes and this one was the BEST! And you only need 3 ingredients - water, cornstarch, and baking soda! You don't
Learn how to make origami cats in 2 different ways. Both are super cute and really simple to make, plus we have added video tutorials at the end. So, even if
Follow these four easy steps to create a basic tassel of any size using thread, yarn, or string.
These pom pom hedgehogs are SO CUTE and incredibly simple to make! No special tools are needed to make the pom pom, and you can use our printable template for the hedgehog body. So easy!! Pom Pom Hedgehogs Hedgehogs are just about as cute as their spines are sharp. These small animals are best known for their spiky quills, but did you know that each hedgehog has at least 5000 of them?! Hedgehogs also lose their baby spines, just like we lose baby teeth! We think these pom pom hedgehogs are just as adorable as the real thing. We love
With Oliver's recent playroom makeover, we knew we wanted a floating desk in the space. Here's how we created one for under $50 and how we've made it custom specifically for Oliver as he grows.
DIY anti-aging face cream. Straightforward, painless recipe made with just 4 ingredients and works wonders on wrinkles, skin tones and fine lines.
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by Robin We figured our how to make a faux wood beam from real wood and it cost us less than $20 to make. DIY faux beams can be a lovely accent to a cottage
We're sharing our best tips and techniques on how to decoupage with napkins without wrinkles. Get the tutorial for perfect results here.
Grab our free printable build a sandcastle craft and color, cut and paste to make a fun paper sandcastle perfect for beach crafts and summer.
A fun project that reduces plastic use, food waste, and expenses, our method for making Reusable DIY Beeswax Wraps is simple and effective.
Download six cute (and FREE) printable Summer Olympics coloring pages for kids to include in your olympics celebration activities and parties!
We've been excited about sharing all of the fabulous and free creation crafts that are perfect for teaching about our amazing creator! Grab our Creation Craft Globe for kids!
Autumn is a wonderful season to create lasting memories such as jumping into a pile of leaves, picking and carving pumpkins, visiting an orchard, hosting a fall theme party and making this free printable scarecrow shape craft template. My kids love scrolling through Pinterest to find cool craft ideas made of recycled materials like paper
Activities that develop early math skills are our favourites! We love working on our number recognition, counting skills, subitising and 1:1 correspondence. This “Build a City” activity…
Learn how to make paper mache with our simple step by step photo and video tutorials! This paper mache recipe is SO EASY to make, using only 2 pantry ingredients. Make super strong and durable paper mache, and create fun (and inexpensive!) decorations like paper mache bowls, paper mache pumpkins, or even a paper mache pinata! It's a really fun kids craft, and a great art activity for school or summer camp. This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. How to Make
This blackwork embroidery tutorial will teach you the basic blackwork stitches.
Looking to put your Cricut machine into more of a good use? Start earning a profit from it with these awesome Cricut crafts to sell!
It's so fun to make a DIY spinner toy! These spinner toys are so bright and colourful, and they're so cool to play with! Watch the colours combine as the string spinner whirls through the air. This is such an easy craft to make, especially when you download our free spinner templates (find the links below!). Decorate and colour your spinner disc however you'd like, and create hours of fun for mere pennies! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. DIY Spinner
Make this super soft, no cook, cloud dough recipe! Only 2 ingredients - cornstarch and lotion. This homemade dough is really easy to make!
DIY shrinky dinks are an easy and fun way to decorate your windows. Use our tutorial to make your own shrinky dink paper.
Y'all. I realized recently that I never shared the finished product of our Todd Parr inspired It's Okay to be Different mural. Which wasn't an accident. It's been on my To-Do list to finish this beast (there are still 140 more selfies that will flank the sides of this bad boy) and when I exhaustedly sighed to my buddy the custodian this evening that I really should stick around and do it, he said, "Eh. Go home and put your feet up. Do it tomorrow." He's a super smart dude so I decided to take his advice and work on it later...but share it with y'all today! When you walk out of my art room door, this is the first thing you see, these silly, happy and different faces! I went through the process of just how the kids, kindergarten through fourth grade, created these painted and collaged pieces in this post so be sure to take a peak! Our inspo was this fun and colorful book. This book is short and sweet and perfect for my various age groups. It also packs a powerful message: it's okay to be different! I try my hardest to stress this, self-importance and uniqueness in my art room. All our lives, we are told to fit in, follow along, do whatever it is that Susie is doing that gets her oodles of praise from her teacher. But just how boring would life be if we were all Susies? You're YOU and nobody else...and that's simply wonderful! Not to mention totes adorbs. As the kids finished off their selfies, I started collecting them and laying them out on a huge roll of paper. We happen to have this 12' wide roll of paper at my school which I've pretty much claimed as Art Room Property. I love using it for murals like these so I can just start hot gluing these guys down. We've done several murals at my school (full list with links below) and I've been asked by a handful of art teacherin' types if the kids are ever sad that they don't often get their pieces returned to them. I explain to them at the start of the project that their handwork will be enjoyed by many for a long time (this piece will probably stay up until the start of the new school year and possibly beyond. I really love it!). I also snapped photos of them to eventually pop up onto ArtSonia so the kids will have the chance to share with family in their online gallery. However...I do have this wild and crazy idea. Once I [finally] get all of the pieces hung, I want to snap a couple of high resolution pics and have their work made into fabric on Spoonflower! AND THEN make a dress from it. Oh, but that's a secret. Don't tell los kiddos. Especially not the dude on the top right. He looks like he's having a bad day already. Big Ole School-Wide Collaboratives and Murals are super fun but, not gonna lie, a whole lotta work. I've shared many of mine in the past. Here's a lil list if you wanna take a look-see: Dot Day Collaboratives (a project for each grade level!) Henri Rousseau-inspired Mural Chalked Ceiling Tile Collaborative Magritte Mural The Johnson Elementary Legacy piece Our School Has Heart Mural Gallery of Gratitude Winter Program Collaborative Monet-Inspired Mural Wishful Winterwonderland Mural Warhol Soup Can Mural Heather Galler-Inspired Mural by first grade Whew! And if you just wanna read more about school-wide collaboratives, get yerself here, kids. And when your done clickin' on all them linky-loos, pop over here, check out these awesome blogs and throw a sympathy vote my way, would ya? Until next time, just remember, IT'S OKAY TO BE DIFFRENT*, er, DIFFERNT ;) [diffrent: when you pay a different rent then you and your landlord agreed upon. "C'mon, man. I told you the rent was $50 a night, not $45. Don't be pullin' no diffrent action!"]
It's so fun to make a DIY spinner toy! These spinner toys are so bright and colourful, and they're so cool to play with! Watch the colours combine as the string spinner whirls through the air. This is such an easy craft to make, especially when you download our free spinner templates (find the links below!). Decorate and colour your spinner disc however you'd like, and create hours of fun for mere pennies! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. DIY Spinner
Make America's favorite hero with our Captain America Amigurumi Pattern. A superheroic crochet project awaits you!
Most people hate the IVAR gap and here's how to solve it. If you've ever assembled an IVAR cabinet, you would have faced this problem.
Are you wondering what to do with a stack of old, unwanted books gathering dust on your shelves? Look no further! These are our favorite DIY home decor projects using old books.
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.
Learn how to make a bouncy ball using 3 simple ingredients! These DIY bouncy balls are SO COOL! It's such a great craft that also doubles as a science experiment! Kids and adults can make a homemade bouncy ball toy in just a few minutes. They're so easy to make and a whole lot of fun to play with! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. How to Make a Bouncy Ball Learn how to make a bouncy ball in less than
Download six cute (and FREE) printable Summer Olympics coloring pages for kids to include in your olympics celebration activities and parties!
Check out our finished DIY daybed and trundle! This is all part of our much bigger plan to create a beautiful built-in unit for our daughter's room
A couple of years ago when we renovated our rental house, one of the most expensive things we did was to replace all of the old original windows from the 1940s.…
Fun STEM activity for outdoor play and makes a great science lesson! (Includes a printable rocket template).
Boost your child's confidence and improve their mindset with these free affirmation station printables!
How to make slime putty at home. Just 3 ingredients and you can turn classic slime into homemade putty slime for kids.
