Craftiness

There are 84 posts in this collection. Any ideas involving crafts that don’t need a sewing machine are filed here. This could include needing a crochet hook, wood burner, LEGO®, or pretty much anything.

Craftiness

Shaving Cream Marbling

Are you looking at making a unique birthday card? Looking to get your kids involved with making Christmas cards? Want to do an art activity that makes super cool paper? Why not use shaving cream and watercolors to marble paper?

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Dinosaur Themed Crazy Hair Day

Are you looking for ideas for a crazy hair day? Did your child ask you to put their beloved toy on their head? Are you looking for props to make the hairstyle different? Why not try something like this? Click to find out how I did it!

Craftiness

Toddler Scribble Cards

Is your child in a scribble phase? Are you looking at getting them involved making cards? Why not use tape to create a defined white space in their scribbles?

Sewing

Custom Pop Snap Bead Unicorn Pendants

Does your child love pop snap beads? Do they love something that's hard to find in jewelry? Why not make your own custom pop snap beads using fabric markers, fabric, and a glue gun? Easily customizable to whatever your child loves right now.

Craftiness

Pattern Weights

Have you been sewing and need pattern weights to help cut out your patterns? Do you want to make a decorative paper weight or something similar? Here are the pattern weights I by buying some washings, using some embroidery floss, and some fabric scraps. Why not check them out?

Food & Dessert

Zoey's Third Birthday - Orange DUPLO®/LEGO® Theme

Overview of our orange LEGO® themed 3rd birthday party.

Craftiness

Create Custom Crayons

Reuse old crayons to make new ones! Perfect for gifts.

Science & Sensory Play

Water Gun Targets

Combined color pages, thermal laminator, and water shooters to make a fun outdoor activity.

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Quick and Simple Storage Containers

Are you wanting to organize a hidden space? Are you constantly changing an area that's in flux? I've been able to take cereal and other boxes and repurpose them to fit my space and offer a custom fit for my items.

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Two Person Hand and Footprint Canvas Art

Do you want to save your child or children's hand and footprints while they're still little? Do you want art on their wall that reminds them that they're loved? Why not do both?

Sewing

Quiet Book Page - Learn to Tie Your Shoes

Does your child still need to learn to tie his or her shoes? Get one step closer by sewing a quiet book page so they can learn. Includes a pop out instructional diagram.

Sewing

Outfits For LEGOLAND®

Are you heading to LEGOLAND® anytime soon? Do you sew? We recently went on a trip and I wanted my kids to wear something special for their first visit. These are the sewing patterns I made.

Craftiness

Creating Your Own Woven Panels With Fabric Markers

When you can't find what you want in store why not create it yourself? I used coloring pages to sketch out LEGO® images on white woven fabric and later colored them in. The perfect custom fabric to use with your sewing patterns.

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Ornament Storage

As we're starting to think about putting all our Christmas decorations away we also have to think about how to store them. Here's a solution I tried that didn't quite work for me and what we're now using now if you're interested.

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Wooden Nativity

Are you looking for a new nativity scene. I bought an unfinished wooden one from Etsy and finished it off myself. There's so many different ways you could finish your nativity.

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Create a Simple Thanksgiving Thankful Tree

Are you looking for ways to be thankful? Why not create a Thankful Tree. We treated this similar to a Christmas advent calendar as we added what we were thankful for each day on November until Thanksgiving. If you have a large gathering this Thanksgiving you could make it one leaf per too.

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Easy Cardboard Kitchen Set

Are you debating getting your child a kitchen set but don't know if they'll enjoy it? Do you have an extra box laying around? Why not make a temporary kitchen set and see how they like it. Full directions here!

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Cardboard Kitchen From an Old End Table

Do you have a nightstand or small table you aren't using? Why not convert it to a kitchen set for your child?

Science & Sensory Play

Easter 'Egg' Hunt with Painted Rocks

Missing Easter egg hunts but don't want to waste the eggs? Why not decorate some rocks and go hunting for them instead?

Sewing

Creating a Patch from Fabric Remnants

Learn how I created patches using my child's favorite fabric, interfacing, and my sewing machine,

Craftiness

Easter Bunnies Hand and Footprint Door Sign

Why not save your child's adorable footprints while making a Hoppy Easter sign.

Science & Sensory Play

Simple Cardboard Vehicle with a Working Steering Wheel

Do you have a large box that you haven't collapsed yet? Why not grab a knife, paper plate, and a pipe cleaner to make your child a vehicle.

Craftiness

Valentine's Day "Loved" Handprint and Footprint Door Sign

Save your child's hand and footprints with a sign to let them know they're loved. So adorable.

Sewing

Adding a Collar and Leash to a Stuffed Animal Backpack

Does your child have a backpack that comes with a toy you're worried will fall out and be lost? Why not fasten a collar and leash to keep it attached to the backpack?

Craftiness

Personalizing Clothing With Fabric Markers

Did you find an outfit for your child that's calling for some color? Are you looking for a spot of personalization on their garment? Why not use some fabric markers to make it custom!