crafts for kids

Welcome back to Craft Corner where we are knee-deep in Valentine's Day craftiness. We love fortune cookies for their crunchy sweetness, but mainly because of the fun fortunes inside. You can make your own versions using felt, crafting wire, and a glue gun! This easy Valentine's ...read more

Looking for a fun craft for the weekend? We discovered this fun Confetti Popper Toilet Paper Tubes from Elmer's and the craft blogger, Smashed Peas and Carrots. They are a great way to upcycle empty toilet paper tubes into a fun summer craft perfect for small hands to make and ...read more

In our heavily tech and digital world, we love the simplicity of games and crafts that don't require any batteries. One of our favorites is from eeBoo, a boutique toy company based in NYC. I've found 7 low-tech toy favorites from eeBoo that will foster creativity and learning. ...read more

My children are artistic little souls, so I'm often focusing on how to encourage creativity in kids. Almost as soon as my son could grasp a crayon he was drawing and my daughter has yet to meet a craft she didn't love. That being said, sometimes it's hard to find an activity that ...read more

We just celebrated the first official day of autumn, and the kids and I marked the occasion with this fun and easy fall kid craft. We made fall leaf sun-catchers for our sliding glass door. Since we live in Arizona, we don't really have leaves that turn pretty fall colors. ...read more

Amongst the Peeps and jelly beans, finding a way to convince your family to eat a delicious treat that isn't sugar coated can be tricky...especially this time of year when all the say is Easter candy everywhere. We've come up with solution however. Behold...Our super cute and ...read more

We've seen them all over Pinterest—and when we see something we love, we have to try to make it. Turns out, these tassel garlands are easier to make than we once thought. You need twine, tissue paper, scissors, and a stapler. Customize the tassels for birthdays, holidays, ...read more

Christmas has come and gone, but we're celebrating the holidays right on through the new year around here! My whole family is on vacation and I'm willing to bet that we aren't the only ones...And I'm also pretty sure we aren't alone in having little ones that need to be ...read more

If you've decided to take a pass on shopping today, never fear, there's still plenty of holiday fun to be had! In our house, the day after Thanksgiving always kicks off the holiday season. We put on some festive tunes, whip up a batch of hot cocoa, set out some Christmas cookies ...read more

My daughter loves any kind of crafty project you can come up with or find for her to get her hands on. When she was younger I was much better at finding things she could create and make, but as she's gotten older and I have another little one to keep me busy, we do our crafts ...read more

Can it really be time for Valentine's Day? I'm still putting away my December decorations, but that hasn't stopped me from dreaming up projects for the next holiday. Instead of going the traditional route with hearts, roses, and bows, I did a fun take on a Cupid's arrow craft. ...read more

We are so excited about the launch of ArtFolds, books that transform into personal works of art by folding the pages. Created by Studio Fun International, a company specializes in creating hands-on, interactive experiences for children, the ArtFolds books will contains a set of ...read more

If you can believe it, it's time to start thinking about Halloween! With the summer behind us and the leaves starting to fall, it's candy corn and costume time! Related: Recipes and crafts for a Halloween kid party With the help of several awesome kids activities and cute threads ...read more

June is here and it’s full of fun holidays that kids can enjoy with colorful activities! First up is Flag Day (June 14th) and what better way for kids to learn about their country and bring out their American spirit than by creating their own custom-made flags. Another day ...read more

My daughter's 5th birthday was last Saturday, but we had to due to precautions we had to postpone her party with the impending storm, Nemo on our tracks. As someone who has been counting down the days since after Christmas, she was pretty bummed, to say the least. It turned out ...read more