Articles: Crafts & Tutorials

Tutorial for a Fall Craft: Toilet Paper Roll & Foam Tree that Toddlers, Preschoolers, & Elementary Kids Can Make

I love autumn. I love the cooler weather and all the fun food and back when I lived out east, I LOVED the leaves changing color. I still love it, but we don’t really have a beautiful foliage down here in South Texas. 

Wishlist Wednesday: Pop Chef Fruit Flower Arrangement Maker Edition. This is so COOL!

It's Wishlist Wednesday time! It's that time of the week where I find something on Amazon that I just HAVE to HAVE and add it to my wishlist! This week's item really POPS! 

Wishlist Wednesday Three-Fer: Dream Cities, Splendid Cities, & Fantastic Cities Adult Coloring Books Edition

It’s that time of the week again! Wishlist Wednesday! This is the part of the week where I find something that I just HAVE to HAVE and add it to my wishlist! It's the last Wishlist Wednesday for September. I love September, but I think October is my favorite month. 

When your Kids are Bored or Crabby or Stuck Inside, Make this Fun, Quick, & Easy Indoor Ball Pit

Here’s an inexpensive and super easy idea for kiddos of all ages, from just sitting up to grade school (or maybe beyond since I want one too!). 

Quick and Easy Magazine Collages Tutorial for a Rainy Day, Fine Motor Activity for Toddlers, Preschoolers, & Kids

The boys and I spent most of the day yesterday making collages from magazine pictures! It was good practice for his scissor skills (although I did most of the cutting). 

A Sneak Peek into the Lives of Mama's Family

Here is a little sneak peek into our lives. The crazy, whirlwind that is our lives.

Too Hot In Your House? Tutorial for Indoor Window Shades to Keep out the Summer Heat and Light

It gets so hot here in South Texas and we have to get creative to keep cool. We have a new AC unit that cost almost as much as our car and it’s worth every penny, but we still try to keep our electric bills down as much as possible and run the AC less. 

One of the ways we lose so much of the cool air in our house is through our super thin windows. We still have the original windows from the 1970s… single pane, paper thin… 

Tutorial: Velcro Popsicle Sticks: Educational, Hands-On STEAM Activity

One of our favorite activities around here was so simple and so cheap to make. It only requires two things: 

How to make a Sensory BOX Your Kids Can Play In

In a moment of inspiration, I came up with a fun idea for Cocoa Puff. He was crabby, having just gotten over a cold and missing several days of exploring and learning. I was playing with Froot Loop and I looked down and I saw a few storage bins with various blocks in them. I couldn’t remember the last time we had played with most of them, but Froot Loop wanted to continue playing with his cars and trains. I pulled out the storage bins and set them aside for later.

Wishlist Wednesday: Crayola Projector Edition

It's Wishlist Wednesday time! It's that time of the week where I find an item I just HAVE to HAVE on Amazon and share it with you!