quick and easy flower wish boxes
It's amazing how easily you can create sweet and easy gifts sometimes when you have a bit of inspiration.
Sometimes it's a walk in the craft …
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easy homemade stamped pencils: plain pencils go from boring to BAM!
It’s hard to find ways to send our littles off to school with a bit of love once they become tweens.
So these easy homemade stamped pencils are a …
easy snowman footprint craft for kids
I am so thankful that my sister and her boys have been on a cool and crafty streak, because lately my kids and I haven't been feeling the crafty …
proud mama moment: two new videos (starring my kids!)
Things have been so super busy over here lately, and quite honestly, I'm just doing what I can to breathe.
Like everyone, I've got a to-do list 100 …
Klutz handmade for the holidays twitter event
Klutz Handmade Holiday Twitter Event, 11.17.15:
Who: Parents, crafters, caregivers, and YOU!
Klutz: @KlutzBooks
Scholastic: …
bleached out disney t-shirts for the not-so-crafty crafter
We’re all busy.
And most of us really like to get a bit crafty but don’t have the time.
This little crafty craft is for …
support small business saturday: teachmama faves
I have always been a huge fan of small businesses, supporting them whenever I possibly can.
It's a person's dream. It's a risk. It's hard. And …
weave gifts for loved ones: kid friendly loom craft
I remember seeing this loom at Toy Fair years ago, and I'm over the moon thrilled that it's gone from prototype to …
how to turn a t-shirt into cool tank top: 10 min or less
We're knee-deep into swim and dive season, and with three kids who participate in our neighborhood swim team and dive team, we're crazy busy.
Two …
kid craft sale: supporting young entrepreneurs (with Astrobrights giveaway!)
We have always supported our kids' learning here at home; in fact, that's the very reason teachmama.com was started!
Big on …
sweet, sparkly flower craft for kids: read, learn, create
The following sweet, springtime guest post is written by the incredibly creative mom and teacher, Kristina Buskirk, of Toddler Approved. Toddler …
beautiful, easy homemade flower barrettes
While we were at the craft store this past weekend, picking up some supplies for Maddy’s after school club and for Cora’s Butterfly Birthday Playdate …
homemade name necklaces for girls and boys
For months and months and months and months, Cora has asked for three things: her name on a cup, her name on a shirt, and her name on a necklace.
Not …
beautiful backpack butterflies
One of the things we love to do as a Back-to-School tradition is to find some cool way of blinging out the kids' backpacks.
Especially before the …
sea shell craft: simple, sea shell salt dough pretties
Every time we go to the beach, we end up coming home with a boatload of shells.
And why wouldn't we? It's one of our favorite things to do at the …
new for us friday: fine motor FUN with stamp markers
Ever since Owen was teeny and couldn't manage to figure out the tripod grip (the fancy name for the proper way to hold a pencil or pen), I've been on …
beautiful butterfly tote bag
We've had two dancers in our family this year--Cora, who has been rockin her Hip, Tap, Toe class each week, and Maddy, who started out as a ballerina …
favorite things book: an easy, little book of all things happy
It has been tough go for us over here for the last few weeks.
Maddy, Owen, Cora, Brady--everyone--has unfortunately felt the 'funk' that I …
simple, pretty, totally easy, blinged-out ballet bag
My tiny Cora is all about fancy.
She loves sparkles, glitter, ribbons, nail polish, and jewels.
So when it came time for her to gather her …
smart summer challenge: wrap-up and winners!
It sure has taken longer than we'd hoped, but we've finally chosen and hunted down (most!) of the winners of the Smart Summer Challenge!
Though we …