Five Black Bats  Five black bats Ready to soar; One stayed behind, Now there are four. Four black bats Hanging from a tree; One fell down, Now there are three. Three black bats Wondering what to do; One flew away, Now there are two. Two black bats Sitting in the sun; One fell […]
Carving a pumpkin is a messy job that I usually just enjoy watching my hubby take care of. I did that again, but I decided to salvage the seeds and get creative because usually I don’t do ‘Jack’ with the seeds. I’m trying to keep these weekly crafts easy and cheap to entice you all […]
Waxed paper Crayon shaving (crayons shaved with a scissors or a knife – by an adult) Scissors An iron Holepunch A few inches of string    Fold a piece of waxed paper in two. Draw half a butterfly with the body at the fold.  Flip the paper over and draw the other half of […]
Salt dough is a great medium for fun and creative crafting. Take this sparkly pumpkin patch for instance! Salt dough recipes aren’t just for kids. Make these fun and festive pumpkins this Fall for your holiday decorating.  1 cup salt 2 cups all purpose flour 1 cup water orange acrylic paint paintbrush Gold glitter […]
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate (five fingers up)  The first one said “Oh my! It’s getting late!” (hands on cheeks)  The second one said “There’s a chill in the air!” (hug self)  The third one said “But we don’t care!”  (shake pointer finger “no”)  The fourth one said “We’re […]
 Eloise is a huge fan of magnetic play sets, so I made this one up today for her with construction paper and a couple advertising magnets that came in the mail. Without magnets, this would work well as a felt board activity, too. Eloise helped me think of different shapes she’d need (including the […]
 Over the summer I bought a couple of boxes of canning jars with the intention of canning. Well that didn’t happen. So I opened a box, went inside and grabbed my acrylic craft paint, paintbrushes, and a dish of water and went to work.     One layer of acrylic craft paint was enough […]
Monster crafts are such fun, they allow you and your kids to be so creative! These treat bags are no exception. Â Because the paint takes a little while to dry, you can either buy already colored bags, use white bags, or just skip the color all together. Another option is to paint them ahead […]
