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Craftiness

Announcing Ada’s Simple Zoom Birthday Party

Are you wondering what kind of online birthday party you can throw for you kid? For my daughter, Ada, I hired Wonder Woman to join our birthday Zoom call and added some fun themed goodie bag treats for anyone that leaved nearby.

Craftiness

Create a Simple Double-Sided Printable PDF From Free Images Online

Are you trying to create an easy worksheet for your kids? Why not take those images online and turn them into a PDF so you can easily print them off double-sided and whenever you want?

Craftiness

My Simple Marker Holder - Hardest Part Was Drying The Mod Podge

Are you looking for a craft to do with your older kids? Is your toddler having difficulties using the markers by themselves? Did you want to make a simple marker holder that's easy for them to use? This is what I did!

Craftiness

Simple School Paper Organizer

Are you remembering having a pile of your child's schoolwork on the kitchen counter last year? Do you already have paper clutter for this upcoming school year? Why not use a simple cereal box to help organize your papers? Optionally make it look fancier!

Food & Dessert

Simple Create Your Own Pizza

Looking for a way to change up your meals? Trying to come up with more ideas to entertain your kids? Why not solve both issues by having them make simple personal pizzas themselves?

Science & Sensory Play

Ideas For When It's Hot Outside

Are you worried about what you can do with your kids when it gets hot out? Are you looking for cool snacks and drinks? Are you currently experiencing a heat wave? Why not check out my ideas for when it gets hot outside?

Sewing

Even More Peppermint Swirl Dresses

Are you looking to sew an easy pattern? Are you looking for a dress that wows? Whether you want to make a skirt or a dress this Peppermint Swirl pattern from Candy Castle patterns blows you away with the gorgeousness and twirliness. Have fun sewing it up.

Science & Sensory Play

Simple Water Play

Are you looking for easy ways to entertain your kids? Why not use simple water? My girls love playing with water sensory bins as they grew. And you can keep it novel by changing out the toys, adding bubbles, or dying the water. For such a crazy time water play is a simple solution.

Craftiness

Create Cardboard Shelving For Your Kitchen Set

Create a quick and custom shelving using cardboard boxes for your kids play area. This shelf was the perfect extension to our kitchen set that lasted for quite awhile.

Science & Sensory Play

Random Things That May Make My Days Better

I'm powering through this time with a bit too much Viola's Quest on my phone and a Costco-sized container of peanut M&Ms... or two so far. How are you doing? Hope these simple ideas that help me can also help you regardless of what you're going through.

Sewing

Theater or Concert Play Curtain

Does your child love putting on concerts or plays? Why not make a curtain that easily fits in their doorway! Works with the door open or closed, easily portable, and shouldn't leave marks if they grow out of it or you have to move out of your home.

Science & Sensory Play

Practice 'Erasable' Sight Words

Are you looking for a way to get your kids more interested in their sight words? Or do you want them to try to write letters or numbers? Do you have salt or sand? Why not make an erasable tray so they can write them again and again.

Sewing

Simple and Washable Name Tags For Your Kitchen Table

Are you worried about your kids drinking out of the wrong glass? Why not create name tags so they can tell their glasses apart and you can easily move them around at will? Love that the kids helped design their own so they’re super excited to use them!

Science & Sensory Play

Ideas For When You're Home With Kids

An umbrella post containing all the fun kid activities listed on my blog up to March 2020. I've also included some external resources available over March and April and maybe beyond.

BreadIn5

Sausage in a Blanket (a.k.a. Hot Dogs) with BreadIn5 Dough

Have you dabbled with bread dough and are looking for a new recipe? Are you wanting something simple to make with your dough?These taste incredible hot from the oven and amazing cold the next day for lunch.

Science & Sensory Play

Kids' Distraction Area in the Kitchen

Do you have a toddler underfoot that always wants to play while you're making food or washing dishes? Why not create a space for them nearby? They can play while you cook or clean so you can hang out together.

Sewing

Kids' Simple Quilt

Are you looking to make a cozy blanket for your twin-sized bed? Have you bought fabric and debated what to do next? Here are my matching quilts I made for my girls. I love how easy and simple it ended up being.

52 Weeks Sewing Challenge

52 Weeks Of Sewing In 2019

After finishing the 52 Week Sewing Challenge last year I decided to follow it again for 2019. It was so much better for me when I allowed myself to reject the challenges and actually sewed something(s) each week this year!

Sewing

Ragamuffin's Unisex Kaboom Hoodie

Are you looking for a great hoodie pattern? Are you looking for a top that you can use as a tshirt, long sleeved shirt, or hoodie once you perfect it to your perfect fit? Why not the Ragamuffin Kaboom? Here's the Halloween and Christmas top I made my kids and the lightweight cozy top I made myself.

Craftiness

Dinosaur Themed Crazy Hair Day

Are you looking for ideas for a crazy hair day? Did your child ask you to put their beloved toy on their head? Are you looking for props to make the hairstyle different? Why not try something like this? Click to find out how I did it!

Sewing

Dolly Sleeping Bags

Did you want something a little bit extra when traveling to a hotel or camping out? Does your child have a doll they love to carry around and change? I created simple sleeping bags for my daughters' favorite bedtime dolls.

Sewing

Ragamuffin's Firecracker Kids Dress and Top

This Firecracker pattern can make a top or dress of different bodice lengths, different sleeve lengths, different necklines, and different batwing amounts. And bonus... this little Firecracker comes with a matching Dynamite so you can have adorable mommy and me outfits.

Sewing

Create a Doc McStuffins Costume

Are you wanting to make your child a Doc McStuffins outfit? Do you like sewing and want to use fabric markers? I wanted to share this costume with you in case you too want to draw the details in too.

Sewing

Hand Sew a Stretch Stitch

Is your seam allowance in your pants bugging you? I fixed my daughter's leggings by hand stitching a stretch stitch. Perfect when you can't get your sewing machine into the finished seams.

Sewing

Custom Pop Snap Bead Unicorn Pendants

Does your child love pop snap beads? Do they love something that's hard to find in jewelry? Why not make your own custom pop snap beads using fabric markers, fabric, and a glue gun? Easily customizable to whatever your child loves right now.