DIY Spongeballs
I love these photos of DIY spongeballs on Aesthetic Outburst! We posted a spongeball tutorial here back in 2008, but I figured this summer is hot enough to require a reminder!
Kids & Family
How-To: Gnome Lawn Bowling Game
Bowling, garden gnomes, recycling – what’s not to love about this project?
Recipe: Make Homemade Fruit Leather
By Katie Goodman Fruit Roll-Ups are fun treats, but they’re not exactly something I want my kids eating every day. I recently experimented with making homemade fruit leather. It’s so good! Recipes like this are perfect for when you have lots of less-than-prime fruit on hand that needs to be used up fast. In this […]
How-To: Giant Slip And Slide
As a kid, one of my favorite backyard summertime activities was playing on a Slip ‘n Slide. It was always a bit frustrating, though, to have to stand in line with the other kids and just go one at a time down the slippery strip of plastic. Dianne of The Inspired Housewife shares her secret […]
Learning Through Projects: an Interview with Kathreen Ricketson
You may know Kathreen Ricketson as the editor of the Australia-based craft blog Whipup. She’s also been busy self-publishing Action Packs, which are digital collections of making and learning projects for kids. Action Packs incorporate a little crafting, a little cooking, some nature exploration, a little building and tinkering – and each issue is centered […]
How-To: Plush Facehugger Buddy
From Instructables user Kaisei13, who writes: “My daughter is obsessed with the AvP game. She has beat it at least 20 times and loves to run around the house hissing and trying to run up walls like a Xenomorph. So for her 8th birthday…”
How-To: Bookshelf Mini-Quilt And Child’s Skirt
I have several book-loving friends who will appreciate this fun bookshelf mini-quilt from Don’t Call Me Betsy. I can see lots of cool variations on it, from making one with all the books from a book club’s year to one that showcases a child’s favorite books at a certain age. Susan of Living With Punks […]