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There’s just something about fall crafts that I can’t resist! Even though the last 2.5 weeks have been hectic and stressful with fighting the flu, we’ve done more crafts than we’ve done in a while.
And these fall suncatchers are one of [...]

In just five days, Pumpkin Doodle turns five years old! As cliche as it sounds, the past five years have flown by, and I am both excited by the new stage we’re entering and sad that my baby girl is growing up so fast!
Pumpkin Doodle loves birthdays. She pretty much starts counting down to her [...]

I wish I could take credit for this project because it’s probably the coolest one we’ve ever done, but the truth is that Pumpkin Doodle came up with it all on her own.
One day last week, she set out on an “adventure” with her Pop, and when she returned, she declared that she wanted to [...]

I think most moms would admit that sometimes the mess of arts and crafts can be overwhelming. I’m no exception, but I do love to see my girls create! Gere are 6 tips to make messy arts and crafts a little bit less intimidating and a lot more enjoyable:
Lower Your Expectations
When I was in high [...]

Lately I’ve been looking for arts and crafts that combine the principles of free art without completely setting aside the object lesson side. To be honest, it’s been a HUGE relief to stop worrying about whether the final project turns out anything like I imagined. Rather, I simply hand the girls the supplies, tell them [...]

We kicked off the summer with two weeks of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. It was a lot of fun to really focus on one story for that long, and we did a ton of different activities related to it. If you’re looking for some activities to keep your preschoolers busy as we [...]

I’ll admit that before Pumpkin Doodle was even born, I started counting the minutes until I could start doing cutesy craft projects with her. She was probably two years old when I first tried to make my dream a reality.
But reality was that no matter how much effort I put into the planning and preparation [...]

Okay, this may just be my favorite Christmas craft ever! I think it turned out SO cute (although the flesh-color isn’t showing up that great in this picture), and it really wasn’t difficult at all.
To make, I cut the basic shapes from potato halves – a circle for the heads, a triangle for the bodies, [...]

These jingle bell mitts are one of my favorite Christmas projects. Before we started, we talked about how the story of Christmas brings us so much joy and that ringing bells is a way we can show our joy.
To make, trace a mitten outline of your child’s hand on a piece of felt. Double it [...]

I can’t even remember where I saw this for the first time, but we finally got around to doing it a few weeks ago, and the girls LOVED it. I just gave them each a toilet paper roll and a paper plate with paint on it, and they went to town. First we used the [...]