Keeping in the spirit of the holidays, if you are looking for a fun and easy holiday activity to do with the kids, this one is great. I made these last year with the twins I nanny, and they had a lot of fun. This was probably one of the first handprint activities we attempted, so it is a little messy, but they are sure pro's now! If you do a quick search on pinterest for "Handprint (insert holiday there)" you will find 100's of really fun ideas. All you need for this is finger paint, paper or canvas (we used thicker paper for painting), glitter paint ...
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DIY Scrabble Ornaments
Last year was the first year we had a real family Christmas tree, and I really wanted to make some special ornaments for our tree. I had seen a couple ideas here and there, but when I found the idea for scrabble ornaments I knew it was perfect. My husband, Andres, really loves vocabulary and scrabble, so I thought he would like them more than anyone. These were super simple to make, too. All you need is left over scrabble pieces (don't have any at home? Check for scrabble tiles on amazon here), hot glue, and some string/twine/yarn (your choice). I went ...
DIY: How to Make Your Own Custom Canvas
When I found some super cheap grey chevron fabric at Hobby Lobby ($4 for a yard!) I decided I had to buy it...even though I had no idea what I would use it for. I knew something would come up, and the fabric was really great quality duck cloth, so I knew it would hold up well for any project. Then, when I was cleaning out the garage a few days later, I noticed I had tons of thin scrap pieces of wood, and it clicked that I could easily make my own canvas borders, and then use the fabric to cover it...perfect! This was a super easy DIY project, and super cheap too. Essentially less than $4 ...
DIY Crayon Art
Ever since I joined Pinterest last year, I have seen these Crayon Art projects pop up on my feed all the time. I always thought they were really cool, and immediately looked into how to do them. A couple weeks after seeing them I was grocery shopping and spotted a ton of 24 count crayola crayon boxes on clearance. It was a sign! I decided it would be a fun activity for the twins and I to do one rainy day. I looked for the best tutorial and found one at the Nap Time Craft Time Blog. Instead of trying to use the sun though, I just went straight to the hair dryer. I found it took a ...