Kids Crafts

Welcome to our Kids Crafts page. Here you'll find all kinds of fun crafts, projects, tips, and activities for kids, many centered around the current holiday or season. Check out a few of our most popular posts here, or scroll down for the most recent projects.

Sharing Crafty Goodness at BabyCenter

by Marie August 2, 2010

I’m thrilled to be part of the BabyCenter team over at Momformation. They have such a great community and give fabulous information. I loved and used their pregnancy calendar for each of my babies! I’ll be sharing some fun crafty DIY goodness each Monday on their Life and Home channel. And when I’ve got something [...]

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Quick Tip for Labeling Drinking Cups

by Marie August 2, 2010

When we’re having a party and a lot of cups are floating around, it can be hard to remember who’s is who’s. If they aren’t labeled, kids tend to get a new one for each sip. Here’s an easy trick to keep all your plastic cups labeled, helpful enough for even young ones to find [...]

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Getting Creative with Tape

by Marie July 30, 2010

Sometimes all you need is a little tape (okay, a lot). My son needed a lid for his box, but instead found his own way to contain his stuffed blue bear. Good thing he provided a few breathing holes. What would your kids create with tape? Give them a whole roll and see what they [...]

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Spelling Out Summer with Sunflower Cookies

by Marie July 26, 2010

I was inspired to create some cute cookies from my neighbors sunflowers that are growing bright and yellow. Doesn’t this image simply spell s-u-m-m-e-r?! Here are the cookies that came from the inspiration, even though it might be a little bit of a stretch. But we get to use candy corn (one of my favorite [...]

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How To Make a Beach Towel Cover Up

by Marie July 19, 2010

If you’re headed to the pool, beach, or even a back yard sprinkler party, this is an easy towel to make that will help cover you up. It could be tailored to any size, this one is for my young daughter, size 5T. This cover up also fits my son around his waist, so this [...]

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How To Make Homemade Popsicles

by Marie July 14, 2010

Check out my post over at Craftzine, sharing a fun Homemade Popsicle Taste Test, helping us cool down during the hot summer. We experimented with 4 different kinds of homemade popsicles and picked our favorite!

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Winner for the Tip it Foward Contest

by Marie July 12, 2010

The grand prize winner has been chosen for the Tip it Forward contest over at The Organization of Moms! Congrats to Denise Ziemann, who sumbitted a fabulous tip for keeping kid’s school memories together. Here’s her School Memory Book, such a great idea: For more time saving tips and to see other runner up winners, [...]

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A Super Simple Tip for Swimsuits and the Sand

by Marie July 12, 2010

We recently took a trip to Southern California, part 2 of my Summer Bucket List, as we wanted to play to the beach and hit up a few amusement parks that you’ll hear a little bit more about later. On the road, we were able to test drive an Acadia thanks to GMC. It was [...]

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Tune in This Sunday to Fave Crafts Radio

by Marie July 6, 2010

I’m thrilled to be featured on Fave Crafts Radio this coming Sunday, along with a few other fabulous crafting people. I hope you’ll tune in Sunday July 11th, from 7 – 8:30 ET. I’ll be sharing my thoughts on kids crafts and how creativity starts at a young age.

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Stomping and Romping with Bubble Wrap

by Marie July 5, 2010

We’ve received a few packages in the mail recently where the item shipped is covered in bubble wrap. And we all know what kids want to do with bubble wrap, right?! Since stomping and stepping on bubble wrap is a very loud activity, I sent the kids to the back porch, giving them each a [...]

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