Just because Christmas is over doesn't mean you can't keep decorating for winter. Today we're making easy 3D paper snowflakes that you can hang anywhere in your house to keep winter decorating fun. I know they look difficult, but I guarantee they are so easy even my 5 year old made one without help. I tried to explain how to make these snowflakes with photos but found it was easier for me (and probably for you) to do a video tutorial. We don't vlog often, but look for more videos from us in 2014! Here we go--easy 3D paper snowflakes: Where would you hang these snowflakes if you made them? … [Read more...]
9 Last Minute DIY Christmas Gifts
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Christmas is just over one week away. Have you finished your shopping? If not, we've got nine last minute DIY Christmas gifts that you and your children can make! 1) Minion Shirts With all the hype about Despicable Me 2, why not give the gift of a Minion shirt. 2) Love Photos These are super cute for any family member. 3) Custom Lift-The-Flap Books Got a little one in your life? They will love these interactive custom books! 4) Sun Catchers A beautiful way to brighten up anyone's yard. 5) Custom Bleach Dyed T-shirts Perfect for the hard-to-buy for teenager. 6) Easy Personalized Mugs A coffee lover's dream. Put on any message you want! 7) Personalized Water Bottles Great for a fitness guru or even a school aged child. 8) Marshmallow Shooters Kids (and adults) will love these! 9) Personalized Games The perfect family gift. What types of gifts have you made for people? … [Read more...]
Crayola Helps Us Create #SPON #Giveaway
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We've shared with you our love for Crayola products in the past, well we are about to share a little more about our love for Crayola. Our friends at Crayola contacted us and provided us with a gift pack in exchange for a unique Holiday Craft idea and a blog post: Crayola Washable Markers Crayola Colored Pencils Crayola Glitter Glue Crayola Model Magic Crayola Slick Sticks $25 Wal-Mart gift card for more Crayola products They asked us to share with all of you a fun, and unique craft to make with these awesome crayola products. My kids and I sat down at our kitchen table and brainstormed a few ideas. My 5-year-old twins sat down and grabbed the bold colorful washable markers, pencils, and slick sticks. Wow! I had never seen the Slick Sticks before and they are incredible! We have the ever popular Elf on a Shelf and our Elf's name is Scottland. They created fantastic pictures for Scottland to take with him to the North Pole. The colors were fabulous and so incredibly … [Read more...]
5 Alarm Fire Craft
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My twins really loved this art project. Seriously, they made about 15 each! It's really easy to do and only requires a piece of paper and some finger paint. Paint your hand (or child's hand) red and have place it on the paper with your fingers far apart. Add a little red and yellow (or orange) to make a "fire" on the side where the thumb print is. Using white paint add a face (one finger print) to the top of the fingers. A little more red on the top for the fire hats and a blue line across the fingers makes the hose. And there you have it, a five-alarm fire print! … [Read more...]
Snowman Bulbs
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Today's Pinned it, Did it post is brought to you by a friend of mine. I completely fell in love with her adorable snowmen when she posted a photo of them! I begged, borrowed, and stole (well, I asked first) the photo and idea because I just had to share it with you, our lovely readers! She said these were really easy to do and here is how she did it! 1. Take your clear glass (or plastic) Christmas bulbs and stuff them with "insta-snow" (a.k.a. fake snow) and replace the tops 2. Use a paint marker to draw in the faces on the ornaments 3. Hot glue (adults only please) two glittery pom poms to the side to look like ear muffs 4. Carefully thread glittery pipe cleaners through the top of the ornament and attach to the pom poms And there you have it! The cutest snowmen Christmas bulbs I have ever seen! … [Read more...]
Popsicle Stick Soldier Ornament
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Yup, it's more make your own Christmas ornaments time again. Over the past few weeks, you may have read about all the popsicle stick ornaments we've been making. Today we make a popsicle stick soldier ornament. I realized as I went to write this post that I only have one photo of Nutty making this adorable ornament. We made so many ornaments at the same time that I forgot which ones I took photos of and which ones I didn't. Oh well... As with the other ornaments we've made, you can pretty much figure out how to make the soldier just by looking at the photo. However, if you need actual directions on how to make it, they can be found in the original post from which I pinned the idea (scroll down to #6). Nutty is 7 so she needed a little help with the finer painting (ie. the face) but otherwise she loved making the popsicle stick soldier and she says it's her favorite ornament she's made. Does your child have a favorite ornament that they've made? … [Read more...]
