Tag: felt
Summer Crafts – Felt Ice Cream Cones
Since our big move across the country, I have been at a loss with how to keep the kids otherwise engaged. My craft bins either got donated to the Brooklyn Elementary StrongStart or locked away in our storage unit. Either way, all of my years of thrifting and picking up bits and bobbles that made [...]
Easter Crafts – Simple No-Sew Felt Finger Puppet Bunnies
We here at OBE HQ have been in a bit of a crafty slump. As parents, we all go through those super uninspired stages where a coloring book and crayons is looking as Monet as it’s going to get. The slump here, other than being attached to a life in which time not currently a [...]
Christmas Crafts for Kids – Felt Tree Ornaments
It may be the end of November. But, every mom I run into these days is still in relatively massive denial that Christmas is about a month away. Getting ready for it is going to be a race to the finish this year. Thankfully, there are lots of fun ways to get the kids involved [...]
Back-To-School Special Touches – Pocket Full of Hearts
Well, here we are – the first day of school. For me like many it’s a bittersweet moment when our kids take a big step away from us and out into the world. While our oldest daughter is of the go-get-em kind most of the time, she is a bit out of her element and [...]
Easy Handmade Toys – Felt Bean Bags
When it comes to making little kiddos smile or offering them something that will captivate them for hours, simple toys are often the best. Keeping the games as easy as tossing a bean bag and giving them soft textures such as felt make it all that more fun. When you head out to find bean [...]
Playtime Crafts – Felt Crowns
There is so much fairytale playtime at our house these days, I’d feel like a giant cliche about having girls who are princesses if it wasn’t for the fact that the princesses around here fly on owls, live in trees and prefer to wear ballgowns while pounding through mud puddles. But, the tomboy princess factor [...]
The Year of Magical Making – Felt ABC Gnomes
Last year, our oldest daughter and I started creating bits and pieces to go into a magical world that – more than anything – gave her a way to bring her unicorns, castle, fairies and other magical creatures together for some major imaginative play. But, as is with so many things in life, we got [...]
