Knit Kid’s Hat
Whit on The Purl Bee shares this quick knitting pattern to make this fun kid’s hat made from Knit Collage Handspun yarn, a yarn filled with ribbons and notions. I love the pom pom at the top!
Kids Crafts
Newton’s Laws in Claymation by Three Creative Teens
When I visited my cousin last week, his daughter Neeka Mashouf (age 13) and two of her classmates (Nicole Bronstein and Sydney Schonefeld) were deeply engaged in creating a stop-motion animation film for a class project, complete with a homemade stage and camera platform. The assignment was to explain and show examples of Newton’s three […]
How-To: Animal Masks
Here’s a fun project to tackle with the kids this weekend. I love that the project itself can create an opportunity for fun creative time together, and then play time with the masks offers even more fun. Enjoy!
How-To: Foil And Plastic Egg Mushrooms
Filth Wizardry shares her brilliant trick for whipping up a whole slew of cheery mushrooms using foil and plastic Easter eggs.
Pixie Hollow Playset Made From Aluminum Foil, Salt Dough
This brilliant recreation of Pixie Hollow from Tinkerbell was made by Filth Wizardry, using aluminum foil as a base onto which she shaped salt dough. She details her process that, though spread over more than a week, was fairly simple. I love the idea, and think it could be a great way to create all […]
Star Wars-Themed Version of Goodnight Moon
I’ve read Goodnight Moon to my kids so many times, the words (and even the rhythm of how we read it) is permanently burned into my brain. I think I may have to bring this Star Wars-themed version of Goodnight Moon into our reading rotation. Noah Dziobecki of Dzignspace created this custom version called Goodnight […]
How-To: Bird’s Nest From Recycled Materials
This bird’s nest project from Tali of Growing Up Creative is an awesome twist on a paper mache process. I love that it incorporates recycled and natural materials. Best of all, it promises to be messy (and worth it!).
