{Play} Alphabet Sticks and Pencil Holder
When I was growing up, the little wooden sticks we used to craft with were called “tongue depressors.” My parents would bring them home for us to play with and they were sturdy, smooth and free....
View ArticleCRAVE IT. COVET. LOVE IT. This Week: Love Turning Violence Into Beauty
This week I’m loving the idea of turning violence into beauty, like the way designer Ellen Miller of Botticelli’s Niece has designed these brass flake necklaces from spent bullet casings: Isn’t this a...
View Article{Play} 30 Days to Hands on Play Challenge | Days 1 through 8
If you aren’t already playing along, Jamie at hands on : as we grow and Anna at The Imagination Tree are co-hosting the 30 Days to Hands on Play Challenge: thirty days of hands on play prompts for you...
View Article{Play} Thanksgiving Turkey Mask From Recycled Materials
We have the biggest recycling heap. It’s not exactly something we should be proud of since even though the materials aren’t ending up in the trash, it means we are consuming and wasting a lot. Here’s...
View Article{Celebrate} Homemade For The Holidays | Recycled Paper Ornaments
We get so many holiday catalogs this time of year and I have so many back issues of every fashion magazine known to woman, we decided that turning the piles of paper sitting in our recycling bin into...
View Article{Live} New Year, New Look, New Link Party, New Giveaway!
My new header and buttons are up! Thanks so much to Thanh of Thanh Design for the fabulous blog styling! If you’ve been featured on the blog, please feel free to grab one of these lovely buttons (grab...
View Article{Play} Tinkerlab Challenge | Paper Bag Fan
You’ve probably seen some of the fun challenges put on by Rachelle over at Tinkerlab. If you haven’t, check them out here. For her latest Creative Challenge – Paper Bags – we made a Paper Bag Fan!...
View Article{Play} Segmented Coffee Sleeve Snake & Paper Roll Puffy Caterpillar
I’m what you might call an upcycling hoarder. I can’t throw out anything that might have a second – or third or fourth – life. If it can be repurposed, it will be stored. Somewhere. Regardless...
View ArticleChristmas Coaster Craft
Hey y’all! (No, I am not from Texas, but that’s the kind of mood I’m in today). Just wanted to share that we have an activity doing double duty as a holiday gift and DIY craft over at Kids Activities...
View ArticleCRAVE IT. COVET. LOVE IT. This Week: Love Candy Mosaic Art
This week (with Halloween around the corner), I’m loving Candy Mosaic Art, like the celebrity portraits made by local San Francisco artist Jason Mecier, who is famous for making these intricate works...
View ArticleEasy Homemade Play Town
Glitter, upcycling, and independent play: these are a few of my favorite things. When we received a box brimming with Glitter Glue, Painters Markers, School Glue and Glue Sticks from Elmer’s last...
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