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…
Happy Friday! This post is going to be short and sweet today. These printable robot cutting practice sheets came together after I made these pre-writing practice ones. These sheets are great to practice fine motor control and cutting skills. And what I love about printables is they don’t get “used up.” You can print it…
If it involves robots, my boys are all about it. I put together this fun little robot printable pre-writing sheet for them. It’s super simple, but sometimes simple is what you need. Who knew helping a little robot find his parts and tools could be so exciting? These sheets are great to work on fine motor…
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 post contains affiliate links. You can read my disclosure policy here. Here are some fun ways you can encourage creativity in your kiddo: Have craft supplies available My boys almost always have craft supplies available. This doesn’t mean they get free reign of any and all craft supplies we have -that stresses me…
I read very few comics growing up. My brother and I had a few Star Wars comics, but that was about it. Then Tim introduced me to the world of comics and webcomics when we were dating. Many times we would go out to visit Barnes and Noble and just sit and read. We also frequently would sit and read webcomics together. My favorite (that I need to catch up on – I’m several years behind!) is Girl Genius. We even started our own webcomic several years ago.
As you know, I’m a huge fan of crafts that are print and go. No mess, no fuss – just fun! I made up these fun little robot finger puppets for the boys. And they were a much bigger hit than I thought they’d be! They played with them a long time, and had a bunch of fun running them around the house.
I love when I find things that not only keep the boys busy but also encourage creativity. I made these great little doodle books for them. It’s so much fun to see what they come up with when they start with just a simple shape on a piece of paper. This is a great activity to keep…
I’m having surgery in about a week. It’s not serious surgery, just something little but necessary. I found out about it a few weeks ago, and was told to take it easy until the surgery (hah!) and then for 2-4 weeks after the surgery (hahaha…). Posts may be a little less frequent and of smaller scale, for obvious reasons, but I do have a couple fun things in the works. Here are things some things I’ve been doing with my boys while resting…
Hey Diddle Diddle, the cat and the fiddle…the cow jumped over the moon. It’s a quirky nursery rhyme that doesn’t even make much sense. No one is sure of the exact origins. J.R.R. Tolkien even uses parts of the nursery rhyme in one of the songs in Lord of the Rings. We were inspired to do some activities for this nursery rhyme when […]