how your child can make wrapping paper
in 3 easy steps
A few months ago I found these stamps while digging through the craft section at the thrift store. One of my daughter’s favorite things to do is stamp — anything and everything!
She already makes birthday cards for her friends by hand, and I thought it would be fun to have her make wrapping paper [...]
handmade valentine’s day cards
My daughter’s preschool is having a valentine exchange tomorrow. Usually the rule for school treats is no candy, but this time they’ve made an exception: one small piece is allowed. I found this cute valentine flower on Martha’s website.
The first thing I did was trace and cut out some leaves. I gave them to my [...]
surprise for our recycling guy
Our recycling is mostly made up of glass, aluminum and plastic. Since I’ve canceled most of our catalogs, our weekly paper bin consists of some boxes, a few days of newspaper and junk mail. Not tomorrow, though!
Believe it or not, the biggest project I worked on while my parents were visiting was non-craft related. [...]













