Kids Crafts

Earth Day to the Smallest Level

My boys are toddlers, 3 1/2, 2 and 11 months to be exact, but I still wanted something to do with them to help them feel the important of the world around us. Well, I took their love of digging in the dirt (did I mention they’re boys) and mixed it together with the empty [...]

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Toddler Crafts: Foam Frames & Pictures

This was a fun little craft we decided to do when standing in the Dollar Tree craft aisle. There were little foam frames and they picked dinosaur stickers. I also grabbed some green flowers to make it a little fun since they were going to Grandma’s and Aunties. The end result was hilarious! Who doesn’t [...]

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Toddler Crafts: Thank You Cards for Grandma

As a simple and fun craft I let my boys sit down with a folded piece of contruction paper, some crayons and some foam stickers. The Monday after our family Easter dinner at their Great Grandma’s house, we decided to make simple thank you cards. Ask any Grandma and she’ll tell you these are the [...]

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Toddler Crafts: Jingle Bell Bracelets

The crafting continues with my crazy little boys. As a self-admitted non-crafter I must say this has been an adventure for all of us. I am becoming slightly more crafty with each passing day, though find my ideas are few. It might just be time to invest in a simple crafts book and take you [...]

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Toddler Crafts: 2 Minute Hats

I was having a hard time coming up with a craft when we came upon some remnants of some poster board I’d used for backing on a light box. The boys, of course, wanted to color them. So, I let them at it. After they had colored them I thought of it… I had them [...]

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Toddler Crafts: Paper Trucks

Ok I have to admit, I didn’t actually do any prep work with these. There are little booklets at the Dollar Tree that have little punch out paper trucks that you just glue into their shape and send them away with the kids. Here was the problem. I didn’t have quick drying glue, so I [...]

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Toddler Crafts-Newspaper Hats

What can I say? It’s about as old skool as it gets and no matter how old you are there’s nothing like a newspaper hat. I remember making them with my Grandpa when I was little. Everyone has a little newspaper lying around and if you don’t, you know someone who does. I had to [...]

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Toddler Crafts: Pipercleaner Bracelets

When I bought craft supplies a long time ago in my ambition, they sat so long in my craft closet I forgot I had them. When I finally got the momentum for crafting this last week I found them….a LOT of them. With limited crafting resources in other areas I sat and thought for a [...]

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Quick Crafts: Foam Crowns

You’ll notice a new theme among my blogs. I’m crafting and…well…am not so crafty. My boys are toddlers and my talents are limited so I’ll share my crafting misadventures with you in the hopes of inspiring you to see life through the eyes of a toddler and find excitement in the little (and a little [...]

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