My kids love having Holiday decorations outside our home. I love having homemade decorations. Unfortunately homemade + outdoors don't always mix well. A couple of years ago we started making these cute duct tape garlands and I'm happy to report that 2 years later our banners are still looking great. They are easy to make and look so festive no matter what the occasion. … [Read more...]
Scary Spider Webs & A Wonderful Fall Activity Book
Ah, fall - I adore this time of year, especially now that I have kids. There's so much potential for fun: fun crafts, fun outings, fun food - fun, fun, fun! The only thing I don't love about the season is the slightly panicked feeling I get about getting myself organized enough to cram it all in. That's why I'm so excited my friend, and kid art aficionado, Jean wrote The Artful Year: Autumn. It's loaded with just the kind of activities and recipes I want to share with the kids this year, … [Read more...]
Father’s Day Craft
So remember last week when the Elmer's Craft it! giveaway began? Of course you do, entries have been nuts - apparently you guys are really excited about possibly being one of two winners of $250 worth of craft supplies (you can still enter here by the way). Well, I promised I'd be sharing what I've been up to with my shiny new box of supplies and today's the day. I thought it would be fun to challenge myself not to spend any money on additional materials (not too hard … [Read more...]
Creative Play Easter Basket Idea: Water Bead Eggs
Aren't these water bead eggs cool? They were unbelievably easy and inexpensive to pull together and I think the kids are going to get such a kick out of opening them up and playing with the contents on Easter. UPDATE: check out how my kiddos played with these after cracking them open here. If you're not familiar with water beads, they come in little plastic packets that fit in the palm of your hand. Each "bead" is a teeny tiny ball which, when soaked in water … [Read more...]
Playtime: Green Activites & Art Projects for the Whole Family
I've got some exciting news to share today. A few month's ago the folks over at FamilyFun Magazine asked me to design the "Go Green" edition of their Family Fun Badges, to be featured online and in print. "What's a Family Fun Badge?" you say. They're kind of like boy scout badges for families. I really love how the whole concept promotes family time and creativity and was thrilled to have the opportunity to get involved. Also, I got a pretty great theme to … [Read more...]
One Last St. Patrick’s Day Project
St. Paddy's Day is just over a week away so here's one more fun project to try with the littles. It's a really fun one too - green bracelets made, of all things, popsicle sticks. The kids will love it - see my full tutorial here. I also do a weekly roundup of family finds for momtastic and this week good stuff abounds (if I do say so myself). Along with the fabulous frame wallpaper project above, I'm featuring posts on making time with the kids, raising creative kids, an incredible … [Read more...]
Interactive Leprechaun Trap
Around this time last year I stumbled on the idea of making a Leprechaun Trap for St. Paddy's Day and mentally filed it away. So when I started thinking of activities for the upcoming holiday, it was the first thing that popped into my head (which is somewhat of a miracle considering how long it was stowed away in there). As with many of my projects, I wanted to add an interactive element and this DIY chalk version is what I came up with. I like it because it allows me and the kids … [Read more...]
What to Make, Eat and Do (with the Kids) this Valentine’s Day
It's been an inordinately busy weekend here at MPMK. Things starting getting exciting on Friday, so much so that I felt compelled to do a bonus post on Sunday. If you haven't already, make sure you check them out so you'll be up to speed with the rest of us! And just so you don't think I'm completely changing the spirit of this little blog of mine... V-Day is tomorrow and I'm going to assume/hope that you've at least got the whole Valentines for the class thing under control (psst … [Read more...]
Free Printable: DIY Animal Herd Valentines
Despite February 14th still being over a month away, re-posting last year's shaving cream valentine has opened the Valentine DIY flood gates in my brain. Of course, I could have done this project and held off on posting about it. But I'm the girl who once unwrapped all of my presents Christmas morning before bothering to wake my parents - patience isn't really my thing. Have you noticed the preponderance of plastic animal crafts popping up lately? Crafty bloggers everywhere have … [Read more...]
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