Crafts

My Favorite Crafty Projects featuring the Home Made Simple Marketplace

At my house, we do a lot of crafty projects. Sometimes, the crafty projects are kid projects, like our dyed rice mosaic: and Grace’s sparkly ornament: Other times, the projects are things I’ve made for the kids, like my princess castle cake: or Grace’s no-sew tutu: or her Winnie the Pooh cape: or her purple [...]

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How to Make a Mosaic Rainbow Using Dyed Rice

This is an awesome project because it didn’t cost a single cent. I used leftovers and odds and ends that we had lying around to dye some old, stale rice and to make the finished rainbow. This project was really fun for me, but Grace (who recently turned 4) thought it was boring. I think [...]

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Homemade Valentine’s Day – Valentine Games and Other Printables

This is my very last crafty Valentine’s Day post. I’m a wee bit sad about that. I’ve really enjoyed scouring the internet for awesome Valentine’s Day crafts and printables. It’s been fun, and I’ve found all kinds of blogs that I never knew existed. In case you missed any of them, this series has contained [...]

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Homemade Valentine’s Day – 10 Valentine Cards to Print

I love all of these cards! The great thing about printable cards is that you can print as many as you want, and they’re practically free. No boxed cards here! Cards to Print I love you even when you’re grumpy – This is my favorite among all of the Valentines I found. Grace asks me [...]

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Homemade Valentine’s Day – Valentines to Print and Frame

There are dozens and dozens of Valentine’s Day printables online. I scoured my favorite craft blogs and found so many that I broke them up into 3 groups – things to print and frame (below), cards, and other printables. Make sure your printer has ink and print away! Things to Print and Frame The Creative [...]

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Homemade Valentine’s Day – Gifts a Preschooler Can Make for Other Kids

Gifts Your Preschooler Can Make for Kids Pretend Mailbox- This has to be one of our most successful crafty projects. We made it from a square cardboard box, and we covered it with craft paper. Grace has played with this mailbox all the time since we made it, at least several times every single week. [...]

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Homemade Valentine’s Day – Gifts a Preschooler Can Make for Adults

I love this series! Homemade gifts speak volumes about your friends and family. More than jewelry. Well. Maybe not more than jewelry, but more than a lot of stuff. The homemade Valentine’s Day gift suggestions I’ve posted so far have been: Gifts of Food Gifts for the Home Gifts for Children Other Crafty Gifts I [...]

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Homemade Valentine’s Day – Other Crafty Gifts

This week, I’ve shared ideas for gifts you can make and give for Valentine’s Day. Gifts of Food Gifts for the Home Gifts for Children This list is a hodge podge of ideas that didn’t seem to fit anywhere else – CDs, a love bird mobile, hand warmers. Fun times. Other Crafty Gifts *The name [...]

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Homemade Valentine’s Day – Gifts for Children

This week, I’ve shared ideas for gifts you can make and give for Valentine’s Day. Gifts of Food Gifts for the Home Sharing Valentine’s Day with children is my favorite part of the holiday. Last year, I made 14 love notes (complete with fancy envelopes!) and put them in a mailbox for her each morning. [...]

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Button-Covered Christmas Ornament to Make with a Preschooler

I love this ornament. Like the jingly pom pom ball (that is my first favorite), this one came out really nicely. They were really similar ornaments, starting with a styrofoam ball and a lot of glue. We also worked on this one in short stages, and Grace was really involved. That probably contributes to how [...]