This post contains affiliate links. You can read my disclosure policy here. My boys love bugs. Now I actually don’t mind bugs myself. Spiders absolutely terrify me, but I can handle bugs anytime. We love collecting bugs in jars to look at them (like when we studied our caterpillar here), then set them free out…
I’m sure you know how much I love keeping things simple. With young kids and a lot on my plate, if something is too complicated, especially a craft, it just doesn’t happen. That’s why I’m a huge fan of printable crafts. You print them out, and hand them off to your kiddo to enjoy. And…
I love toilet paper roll crafts. It’s such a basic craft supply, but it’s incredible what you can make with it. Today I’m going to show you how to make a fun little toilet paper roll dragon. I included a free printable template for you to use, so you or your kiddo can whip up…
My boys love dragons. And I’m pretty fascinated with them, too. I mean, what isn’t cool about a giant, scaled beast that can fly and breathe fire? And if you’re a regular reader around here, you know how much we love doing dragon crafts. I’ve rounded up my of my favorite easy kid’s dragon crafts…
I love working with felt. I think it’s my favorite material. It doesn’t fray, it’s easy to use, and it doesn’t take much to make something look amazing with it. Working with felt reminds me of doodling. Sometimes I start working with it not knowing what I’m going to make, and I just see what…
When they packed up our food in a bunch of these green boxes at Costco, I just knew they would be perfect for a project. After thinking it over for a little while, I decided that the green was the perfect color for a dragon. I’ve got a tutorial for you today to make your…
Have you ever noticed that sometimes it’s the simplest projects that turn out to be the most fun? I had these fun cardboard tubes lying around, just waiting to be used for a project. They’re a bit more sturdy than your average paper towel rolls. I’ve been trying to come up with something to do with…
This project was a long time in the making! Not because it’s complicated (it’s actually super easy!). But it seemed like things kept going wrong, and then we had a rough month. But it’s finally here, and I’m so happy with how it turned out.When I was younger, my mom made this beautiful roll-up carrier…
As I’m sure you know, we’re huge fans of printable crafts around here! I love how simple they are but that they can be so entertaining and inspire a ton of creativity. This is the best way I’ve found to use printable papercrafts efficiently: Print them out Having a whole Pinterest board of cool paper…
Did you enjoy the little printable paper people from Monday? Today I’m going to show you how we made an egg carton spaceship and little cardboard house for our paper people. And the fun thing is, these can easily be used for any figures or small dolls. We’ll start by making our cardboard dollhouse. Take a…
These make a great, easy kids craft as well as a fun craft for a jungle themed party. I also have a quick video tutorial for the printable bird mask below. You can download the free version of the printable masks below, or you can grab the full-colored version of the toucan mask here in…
Felt finger puppets are such a simple and fun project to make! The boys have enjoyed our robot finger puppets and our monster finger puppets so much, I’ve been trying to come up with some other fun felt finger puppets to make. Today I have a tutorial for a set of dinosaur felt finger puppets. They are super easy to whip together, and make for a great toy to play with.