Popsicle Stick Puzzle Magnets {Fun Crafts with Mom}

Sawyer's favorite play area is definitely his metal sheet. I love being able to find new things for him to play with on it. These Popsicle Stick Puzzle Magnets are a great hit and the boys loved having a craft to make on their own! SUPPLIES NEEDED: Jumbo Popsicle Sticks Markers Modge Podge Exacto Knife Tape Adhesive Magnets Foam Paint Brushes First you will want to … [Read more...]

DIY Rainbow Cloud Wall Flag {Fun Crafts with Mom}

This was such a fun project for us. You could use it for a St. Patrick's Day craft or as a rainbow cloud wall flag for a birthday party. Gavin loved being able to take a step up for the simple crafts and create something a little bigger too! I originally saw the Rainbow Cloud Idea on Oriental Trading as knew I wanted to make something similar for St. Patrick's Day. The one thing I requested … [Read more...]

Make Your Own Gold Treasure Pirate Playdough Recipe {Fun Crafts With Mom}

Anyone else have the winter blues? We're dying here in Massachusetts. It's snowing here pretty much everyday and every storm that comes drops 18 inches at a time. Sawyer is starting to get bored with some toys and I've been looking for ideas to grab his attention, this pirate playdough recipe was it! It's been a long time since I made my own playdough but thought I'd give it a try again but … [Read more...]

Mess Free Finger Painting for Toddlers {Fun Crafts with Mom}

With my big focus on getting away from all the screens in the house I wanted to do something fun that didn't get messy. Thing is when you are working with toddlers messy kinda comes with the territory. As much as we love our sensory bins they do get messy at times. I have seen a few painting ideas on Pinterest and thought I'd give my own version a try. Supplies are super simple and are … [Read more...]

Make Your Own Rainbow Rice for Sensory Play {Fun Crafts With Mom}

If you follow me on my social channels like Instagram & Facebook you've been hearing me talk about sensory boxes a lot and I'll be going to more of it later about the boxes themselves but one of the fun things about them is we can change the base out and give them a whole new look so easily and for cheap. I wanted his sensory tub to more colorful and decided it was time to try to make some … [Read more...]

Make Your Own Heart Shaped Crayons Tutorial {Fun Crafts With Mom}

Gavin has been dying to make crayons lately. We usually make Christmas shaped crayons and even though we made loads of crafts this year it just didn't happen. Since their holiday break from school mainly landed after the holiday I thought it would still be a fun thing to do. We could even get ahead of the game and use them with our classroom valentine's by making heart shaped crayons. I went on … [Read more...]

Snowy Sparkle Glitter Slime {Fun Crafts With Mom}

Just like that Christmas is over. The kids just went back to school after having a little over a week off. I wanted to make sure the kids didn't live in front of their screens so we planned lots of fun activities. Since most of the vacation landed after the holiday we wanted to find some fun thing to make that weren't holiday themed. This snow slime was perfect and a huge hit with my boys! Slime … [Read more...]

Easy DIY Snowflake Rhinestone Gift Tags

It's Christmas eve! Ack! Do you know I just started all my wrapping yesterday and I'm still nowhere near done! I'll be up super late tonight getting everything all done! Like always I wanted to continue my tradition of making all my own gift tags for all the presents! Since it's so late in the game I really needed them to be something simple and something I could make with basic craft supplies I … [Read more...]

Paper Plate Christmas Trees {Kid Friendly Holiday Craft}

My boys are all excited about the holidays and being just 10 days out I'm looking for lots of fun, easy things to do with them to keep them from being bored but still in the spirit. This fun holiday craft makes Paper Plate Christmas Trees that are great for all age groups from toddlers, preschool, and even older kids! Supplies are minimal and if you craft often probably already have on … [Read more...]