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Toddler Crafts – Inexpensive Magazine Collages That Get Them Learning Too
The big kids have gone back to school and there you are, at least mostly housebound in the freezing January weather with at least one wee person under 5 in tow. It’s mildly panic-inducing, especially since the winter holidays emptied the bank account and heading out to the craft store for some things to keep [...]
Family Crafts – New Year's Eve Crowns
New Year’s Eve is one tricky holiday to get the family involved with. Most of the long-standing traditions of the event portion of it revolve around activities not meant for kiddos, and generally the big project for this day is finding a baby sitter that doesn’t mind an extra late night. But, around our house, [...]
Canada Day Craft – DIY Maple Leaf Magnets
Ah, Canada Day is near. I love this country and give it a solid go every year when it comes to busting out the patriotic gear. But, getting the tiny person plugged into something more than the candy from the parade is, well, challenging. She’s at the age of dis-interest – too young for a [...]
Family Craft – Glitter Mushrooms
We are having more than a wee bit of trouble getting our rears out of bed the last few days, and this morning was no exception as all of us rolled over at about 8 a.m. But, the one thing that seems to get us over the perpetual mist and gray is our “Family Tree” [...]
Stained Glass Twinkle Lights
Has pregnancy ever sent you into the cave of solitary confinement? It’s like I know I won’t be capable of making it through more than two or three hours in any given day without some narcoleptic moment so I don’t even try to plan to do anything more than the basics any more. The tiny [...]
Family Crafts – Making Spring Scenes
I am of the mind that it is time to will the cold away. While at least mildly unrealistic as February dawns on us, I’m all too willing to perpetuate my delusions of warm sunshine, crocus and tulips pushing their heads up through the still-frozen front garden – in the form of construction paper and [...]
Bottle-cap Christmas Trees
Welcome to the first installment of Homespun Holidays! Once a week for the next six weeks we’ll be offering up ways for you to build in family time, have some fun and personalize your holiday season with family-friendly crafts, eats and adventures. Today, we start it all off with a craft favourite that I am [...]
