There are so many cute and creative ideas out there for ornaments that kids can make. I’ve gathered a few that we’ve done here and lots more from other talented bloggers for you to check out. String Ball ornaments from Child Central Station Beaded Twig Ornaments from Housing a Forest Craft Stick Christmas Tree ornaments …
I know that Bear {5 yrs} has been working on cutting in preschool, but I hadn’t seen him in action in quite some time {and I’m not one to just turn education over to the school and walk away}. So I set up an invitation for him to both practice his cutting and to be creative by creating …
When we first started talking about creating a random craft of kindness for someone, I knew exactly who my son and I could make something for. We had a wonderful lady at our church named Joanie who was such a blessing in Bear’s life. Joanie handed out cookies after worship service, taught Sunday School, and served our …
I love looking at pictures of pomanders. They’re so pretty, but not anything we’d probably ever make because oranges are a rare commodity at our house. So when I came across a box of expired orange jello in the pantry, I knew just what we’d do with it! We made pomander inspired orange cinnamon spice playdough. …
Every year we all create a handmade gift to give to each other. It helps our family to keep things in perspective and put meaning behind the gifts we give. This project is one that will end up being the Christmas present for my son gives his grandma. The inspiration for this craft came from this illustration in …
The holidays are a time ripe with emotions. It can be due to death, deployment, estrangement, or several other reasons. And it’s a difficult time. My heart goes out to all of you who are separated from a loved one this Christmas.
Creating handmade ornaments can be a memorable holiday tradition for children. And what better way to do it than to make them from scratch so children can be in charge of all aspects of their creations. To do this, we created salt dough ornaments. You can find a quick and easy salt …
Bear and i had fun this morning playing a snowflake domino matching game that we got in our last issue of Highlights High Five. so we decided to make up our own Christmas domino/matching game. all you have to do is sAVe the image to your computer and pRiNT it! then cUT them out, making sure there are …
