A fun way to teach kids about the Chinese New Year red envelopes tradition is to let them make their own lucky red envelopes. In Chinese culture, the color red is associated with good luck. A popular Chinese New Year tradition is to give red envelopes filled with "lucky money" to family and friends. Lucky for us in the United States, the Chinese New Year is celebrated close to Valentine's Day so it was easy for me to find red envelopes at ...
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How To Make Confetti Balloons (Perfect For Popping at New Year’s Eve Party)
Confetti balloons are a must for your next party! They are perfect for popping on New Year's Eve, or use as balloon decorations for birthday parties and other celebrations. Thanks to our friends at Oriental Trading for providing us with everything we needed to make diy confetti balloons. Kids love confetti balloons for obvious reasons. Tissue paper confetti makes for a colorful explosion of fun when the balloon gets popped. It never gets ...
How To Make a Candy Cane Sleigh Holiday Craft Directions
Santa's candy cane sleigh is a fun homemade gift, stocking stuffer, and edible holiday decoration. Easy to make and super cute for Christmas! Many of the tutorials I have seen use hot glue guns to put candy sleighs together. I set out to see if it could be done using double-sided and clear tape. Spoiler alert! IT CAN BE DONE. Using tape instead of hot glue makes this holiday craft even easier for beginners, including kids. How To Make ...
Quick Elf on the Shelf Ideas
Quick Elf on the Shelf Ideas perfect for the last minute. Check out our easy elf ideas to do with your Elf on the Shelf! Thank you in advance for shopping through any of the affiliate links below. Once upon a time when my family started inviting the elf on the shelf to our home every Christmas season, he didn’t really have to do very much. He just sat there on a shelf, changing locations every now and then when the kids were asleep. As ...
Thanksgiving Crafts | Handprint Turkey Pumpkin Keepsake
Thanksgiving crafts are something my kids look forward to every year. Spending time crafting together is a fun way to get everyone into the Thanksgiving spirit. This year, we made a handprint turkey pumpkin keepsake. It was easy to do, and now I have a lovely pumpkin decoration to display every year at Thanksgiving time. I know I'll love to remember how we painted their hands to make a turkey print. The kids ...
Wooden Beads Craft Garland | Farmhouse Decor DIY
A wooden beads craft garland is an easy holiday craft anyone can make. Simply string the natural wood color beads on twine, or paint wooden beads in colors to match any holiday decor. This blog post contains Amazon affiliate links. I may earn a commission, at no additional cost to you, for purchases made through these links. Thank you for your support. About this wooden bead craft: The wood bead garland pictured in this set of ...
OREO Turkeys | How To Make OREO Cookie Turkeys Craft
OREO Turkeys are a Thanksgiving tradition at my house. Read on to see how to make OREO Cookie Turkeys. It's one of our favorite Thanksgiving activities for kids. We think OREO Turkeys are the cutest edible decorations! Thanksgiving Ideas: How to Make OREO Turkeys There's usually a ton of people at our family's Thanksgiving dinner, so we have to set up multiple tables. The adults sit at one, and the kids sit at the other. ...
Halloween Crafts | Easy Melt and Pour Spider Soap
Double dare your Trick or Treaters to wash with this spooky spider soap! A melt and pour soap base makes it easy to make Halloween soap. Put fake spider toys in soap or whatever creepy creatures can fit inside the soap mold. I have been looking for fun Halloween crafts to make for my kids and their friends. A neat idea I saw had a Halloween toy encased in a bar of soap. I thought it was funny that kids would have to use the soap to ...
How To Make Fizzing Toilet Tablets
Fizzing toilet tablets are a quick and easy way to clean toilet bowls. Just drop in and let them fizz and freshen! Swish the water around the bowl with a toilet brush and you're done. The Best Fizzing Toilet Tablets Save money on toilet cleaning tablets by making your own with simple ingredients. Read on for the DIY directions. I am a big fan of anything that helps me clean the toilet faster and easier. Recently, I tried Blueland ...