This Valentine's Day kids craft is a fun way to decorate your pencils. My kids are helping me make these heart-shaped pencil toppers and put them on pencils to give to their friends on V-day. We found our Valentine-themed pencils at the dollar store, but any pencil will work. You can also use any color pipe cleaners, but I love using the sparkly glitter chenille stems. What You'll Need: Pencils Pipe Cleaners (one per pencil) Hot Glue ...
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7 Days of Quick and Easy Elf on the Shelf Ideas
7 days of quick and easy elf on the shelf ideas. Stress less about your elf with these fun elf ideas. Spend just a couple minutes or less each day to prep your elf's activity with everyday household items. Check out our other blog post for more Quick Elf on the Shelf Ideas! Scroll to the bottom of the article and get the printable checklist for 7 days of quick and easy elf on the shelf ideas and links to Recommended Products to help ...
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 ...
Advent Calendar Ideas | DIY Magnetic Matchboxes Christmas Calendar
The Advent Calendar is a popular holiday tradition to help you celebrate the days leading up to Christmas. This DIY advent calendar uses numbered matchboxes, which can be filled with small candies, notes, pictures or trinkets. I made a chocolate Advent calendar by putting a mini candy bar inside each one of the boxes. Making your own Advent Calendar like this one is really easy to do, and doesn't take much time at all. I spray painted the ...
Christmas Books Countdown | Christmas Traditions
Christmas Books Countdown Christmas Traditions blog post contains affiliate links. CHRISTMAS BOOKS COUNTDOWN TRADITION Kids love Christmas traditions, and a children's books countdown is a good one, especially for young children. Simply wrap a number of books, and unwrap one to read every day of the holiday season. One of the perks of the Christmas wrapped books tradition is you can start it anytime. If you want to do all 25 Days ...
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 ...
DIY Fall Decor: Wooden Box Centerpiece with Pumpkins and Eucalyptus
This post may contain affiliate links for your convenience in finding products to create this DIY Fall Decor centerpiece. Pumpkins are one of my favorite things about Fall. They are also one of the easiest ways to add a touch of Fall flavor to your home's decor. I found some of the cutest little white pumpkins at the grocery store. They are the inspiration behind my Fall and Thanksgiving centerpiece this year. Instead ...
Easy Slime Recipe For Glitter Slime Plus a Halloween Slime Making Party!
Let's have a Spooky Halloween Slime Party! Here are some of our favorite Halloween craft supplies and decorations for your slime making party. I found black cauldrons in all sizes. I used mini cauldrons to hold all the different add-ins for the kids to put in their slime. Here's the rundown of what we added to our homemade glitter slime to make it super spooky! Halloween Slime Add-in Ideas: Colorful Pom PomsHalloween ...
Succulent Terrarium in a Clear Glass Bubble Bowl
A DIY succulent terrarium is a popular way to enjoy these trendy little plants! I have a slight obsession with succulents...they are so fun to collect and grow. Succulents are the cutest and best little plants, ever! They really don't require too much attention. A sunny spot and occasional watering should keep most varieties of succulents happy. Succulents require minimal care and can survive living indoors as long as they ...
