Isn’t it funny that once a year, things that we try to keep out of our house…like spiders…become a decoration?  I love these hand print spiders because any craft which includes a hand print or foot print deems itself worthy to be kept. My three year old daughter loved this activity as she was […]
 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 […]
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 […]
While it may not be the most attractive looking of all playdoughs, this recipe is guaranteed to have your house smelling absolutely yummy in no time at all! We pulled out our pumpkin cookie cutters and the kids had a great time playing with this soft and pumpkin spiced playdough. Â 2 cups of flours […]
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 […]
