I’ve been collecting old books to do a variety of upcycle projects for some time now. This first one turned out great! I started with: three-ring binder three-hole punch clear pencil pouch yarn laminated book pages. (LOVE my laminator!) Punch holes all along the outside of the book pages. You can then store the pages […]
Category: Crafts
Two Ingredient Squirt Paint
That’s right, folks, you heard it here first. Just two ingredients is all it takes to make this impromptu squirt paint. And I bet you have the ingredients already in the house! Ya ready for it? Glue Food coloring That’s right, folks, that’s all ya need. Mix up the paint in squirt bottles and let […]
Water Color PointillismÂ
So awhile back I wrote about learning pointillism and practicing with the kids. Bean is now taking it one step further! He wondered if he could paint with water over it and wanted to see what would happen. It turned out beautifully! I wonder what he’ll think to try next. He’s gotten very creative lately–as […]
Color Your Own Puzzles
I found these puzzle cards at a garage sale. I gave them to the kids to color and they loved it! Talk about a simple craft! Another craft we did was making some colorful button bracelets with pipe cleaners. But it was even more fun–and easier for little fingers–when we switched to Froot Loops for […]
Bring the Beach Home
I recently had the pleasure of going to Myrtle Beach…without the kids! 🙂 It was a wonderful time of rejuvenation with my grandmother, mother, and sister-in-law. Absolutely amazing. It was hard being there without the kids, though, in some ways, like wishing I could go shell hunting with them in the sand. Well, problem solved: […]
Painting Outside for Twice the Fun
Why “twice the fun” you ask? Because it’s fun to free paint, but even better when it’s easy to clean up afterward! And it’s definitely cleaner when you just pull the hose out afterward and spray them down! I let them use whatever they want: hands, fingers, brushes, rolling pins, cars… They were so creative! […]
Learning Pointillism
We’ve found the most amazing show! Creative Galaxy is on Amazon Prime and it is so much fun! It’s like Reading Rainbow, but with art! Each episode has a story surrounding an art project—like something you’d find on Pinterest. Now, 1/4 the fun comes from watching the show, but 3/4 comes when you attempt to […]
Puppy Party!
Bird is TWO! I can hardly believe it! For her party, we went with a puppy dog theme because she LOVES them! She calls them “arfs” which is just the cutest thing ever. I ended up finding some fun puppy-themed plates, napkins, table cover, and balloons (with paw prints!) at Party City, but the rest […]
Children’s Church: The Lord’s Prayer
This last Sunday we talked about how to pray at Children’s Church with the preschoolers. It ended up being a short class lesson, and ALL boys! My favorite part was when I asked them to share what prayers they do before they eat. Every boy had a different song to share! Ours is the Superman […]
Simple DIY Book Puzzles
The following is going to sound like one big sell for a certain product but I promise I bought this product on my own dime long before I started blogging, so this is strictly my personal opinion that has not been bought in any way, shape, or form. I just have to say—as I […]