We go through paper like crazy in this house and, although I keep a lot of particularly special masterpieces, a lot of it goes into the trash recycle bin.  I can’t promise that we’ll be rescuing all of our crafty leftovers from the trash, but this was a fun way to turn some of [...]

The past weekend brought snow and plenty of craft time.  We pulled out the stamp pads and went crazy coming up with silly bugs to doodle, improvising a bit on which part of our finger to stamp to get just the right shape.  Daisy struggles to break things down into smaller shapes to draw them [...]

We had a lovely Easter–no houseguests, no parties, just a quiet rainy day inside, stuffing ourselves with chocolates.  Of course, a rainy day calls for crafty goodness, so we came up with these silly little birds that stand up by themselves, but are a piece of cake to put together.

Materials:
-paper (white or patterned, copy-weight or [...]

Spring is such an enjoyable time of year with children and presents so many opportunities for having fun together! We all seem to be eager to escape our Winter cocoons, so I wasn’t terribly surprised that Chrissie and I got so many entries for this, our first Kid-Craft Jamboree!

Kate at Picklebums shares instructions for putting [...]

In spite of a bit of snow (rather than the full-force blizzard we were promised), we’re still feeling the Spring love. Bring a little Spring to your craft table with these simple pecking chicks!

To make them, cut circles of cardstock in various sizes (I used my circle cutter, but they don’t need to be perfect…you [...]

I’ve felt a bit like I lost my crafting mojo lately among all the dishes and laundry, and I was inspired by Jean over at the Artful Parent to plan an activity a day for the month of April*.  Jean’s ideas all sounded like such fun and just what I needed great way to really [...]

We’re feeling much, much better, and thank you all so much for your kind comments and emails.  The week of recovery gave us a little extra bit of quiet time and some much-needed peace.
Friday, though, the weather was so lovely and the kids so stir-crazy that after lunch we packed up and headed to the [...]

I love to be outside. I so appreciate the expansiveness of nature and its juxtaposition against the tiny details you find if you look at anything up close. An anthill under a leaf, the pattern of veins on a leaf, the scent of a butterscotch pine…there’s just so much to find. Of course, [...]

After my post on sunscreen the other day, I kept feeling like there had to be more to know so I kept poking around. Here’s what I found:

Katja at Skimbaco has a very helpful post up expressing her concerns about the ingredients in many sunscreens, a review of the various formulations, and some specifics [...]