Easy Candy Cane Craft

  Need an easy craft idea for a child in Pre-K?  This candy cane craft is super easy and fun for Pre-K kids!  All you need is pipe cleaners, red beads and clear beads.  Before threading the beads , bend the end of the pipe cleaner.  Then, thread the beads to fill the entire pipe cleaner …

Black and White Painted Pumpkins

  My favorite blog in the whole wide world is Alisa Burke.  I found her blog about a year ago and for 10+ years prior to finding her blog I had not touched a pencil to paper, a paintbrush to canvas or a watercolor to a fresh sheet of paper.  She has inspired me to …

DIY Great Gatsby Inspired Hand-Painted Tennis Shoes – Tutorial

My very talent sixteen year old niece, Dayna, created these adorable painted tennis shoes.  What a fun pair of unique shoes to wear when school starts back up!  So if it’s too hot and humid outside, why not come inside and make your own pair?  You can always play around with the design or color …

Low-Cost Kids Crafting Classes

Looking for some low cost activities for your children this summer?   Michaels’ is offering a “Passport to Imagination” program, it’s a seven-week series of in-store educational craft classes for children ages 5 and up. From June 17 through Aug. 2 in all U.S. Michaels stores, participants will join a worldwide voyage to learn about the seven continents …

10 Special Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day

10 Special Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day Welcome to February!  Do you have your Valentine’s Day plans in place?  Maybe you are running out of ideas and getting tired of the same old thing every year.  I know that I am in that place right now.  I started brainstorming different ideas that are unique yet romantic …

Valentine’s Day Cootie Catcher Cards – Tutorial

Every kid likes to give out great Valentine’s Day cards in their classroom or to their friend’s. Here’s a fun way to make a unique and fun card. I remember making these when I was a kid and always having a lot of fun playing with them afterwards.  They are pretty easy to make and …