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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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 ...
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 ...
DIY Dawn Power Wash
It has been a minute since I have shared a favorite cleaning product. DIY Dawn Power Wash is something I use ALL. THE. TIME. every single day to clean all sorts of things around the house. DIY Dawn Power Wash dish spray makes washing the dishes a whole lot easier. But did you know you can use it for a lot of other household cleaning tasks? Ways To Use Dawn Power Wash From the first time I used it, I loved the original Dawn Power Wash ...
Spring Crafts For Kids Thumbprint Art Painted Flower Pots
Check out these adorable spring crafts for kids! Thumbprint art is such a cute way to decorate terracotta pots. Thumbprints can easily be turned into butterflies, bumblebees and ladybugs. I'll show you how we made these sweet painted flower pots for Mother's Day gifts. Grandmas love them, too! Spring Crafts For Kids: Thumbprint Art Painted Flower Pots Directions Scroll down to the bottom of the post for the free Printable craft directions ...
Himalayan Pink Salt Soap Craft
Himalayan pink salt soap craft is perfect for beginners. See how to use melt and pour soap base to make shea butter pink salt soap. Melt and pour soap bases are perfect for beginning soap makers. For this recipe, I used a shea butter melt and pour soap base. It is naturally unscented, but it is easy to add soap fragrance oils to make scented soaps. Check out more of my favorite DIY beauty and spa recipes: Easy 3-ingredient Lotion ...
Easy Edible Easter Decorations To Make: Easter Candy Jars
Is it just me, or does Easter have the best candy of all the holidays? I had that thought the other day when I was shopping the candy aisle and realized I was picking up bag after bag of candy. My husband has his favorite Easter candy, the kids have their favorites, and of course, I have my favorites, too. And we have to have ALL of our favorites, right?!!? Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. I just had to laugh at myself for filling ...
