the craft supplies we’re using
omg i’ve been getting so many messages everyday about our craft supplies so i thought i should list them all in one place for reference! i’ve always had art supplies for arlo (paints, brushes,...
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i’ve been making so many projects over on instagram but trying to keep up with the blog too! i’ve been making videos of some of my favorite projects so i’ll just be sharing the videos here, they’re...
View Articlediy fruit salad party bowl
well this has to be one of the cutest projects i’ve ever made– inspired by poppy and his love of fruit, and thus inspired by arlo and similar his love of fruit, i wanted to create little fruit...
View Article10 easy + good looking crafts to do with toddlers
ok so in an effort to try to keep things on the blog and not just on instagram, i’ll continue to do roundup posts of all our projects here! will try to do as often as i can before they get lost in the...
View Articlediy cardboard collage picture frames
a perfect easy craft to make for all the grandmas, i designed these for instax pictures and cut them so that you can swap out the photo (i often like to include a photo when we send my mom cards so...
View Articlediy shoebox puppet theatre (with free printable puppets)
so excited about how this little project turned out! we started making some popsicle stick puppets recently for arlo so i thought a whole little stage would be really fun. i left the inside of the box...
View Articlehow to do neutral tie dye
seems to be a quarantine rite of passage to tie-dye and you know i’m all about trying to stay cool lol. we’ve actually been tie dying for years (we even almost started a side biz selling tie dye...
View Articleour playroom mural
This post is sponsored by Ace Hardware I received compensation and product, but all opinions and content are my own when we fixed up the playroom / the studio last year i was sooo happy with it, but...
View ArticleDIY painted circle shelf
been meaning to share how we did this circle shelf for a bit now!! i’m sort of an expert since i ended up doing it twice in arlo’s room– yes twice. i did it on one wall before bringing his big boy bed...
View ArticleDIY play kitchen dinnerware
this post is in partnership with sculpey arlos play kitchen has been one of his longest running fave things to play with (so i’m so relieved because it took me sooo long), so gifting him accessories...
View Articletemporary tattoo valentines (of your kids art!!)
this is the first year i’ve actually made arlo valentines for his classmates — and i’m so happy with how they turned out. a follower told me she was using temporary tattoo paper and suggested it for...
View Articlediy woven snowflake ornaments
i made these a couple of years ago but i still love them so much and realized i never shared here on the blog! this is such an easy project and it’s super forgiving too! materials polymer clay roller...
View Articlediy shell mosaic ornaments
arlo collects rocks and shells and little sticks and whatever the f he finds, and we just have little boxes and boxes of these things — so i thought it would be really sweet to make mosaic ornaments...
View Articlecute classroom valentines for kids (to buy or diy)
thought it would be fun to round up a bunch of cute classroom valentines you can buy or make with your kids– some are super ambitious, but most are easy enough to do with toddlers! WATERCOLOR...
View Articlehow to make a terrifying jaws cake
arlo insisted on a cake with a shark eating a naked woman (like in jaws), and i insisted that was way too scary for the other kids, but somehow we compromised by him winning. luckily, none of the...
View Articlea diy outdoor mud kitchen makeover
as a first time mom, i did lots of fun projects for arlo – a playhouse, a dollhouse, a play kitchen… so i thought it was time to do something for izzy! she loves playing with the kitchen and she loves...
View Article20+ cute ideas for school auction art
school auction art a lot of times can be very corny, or something you may not actually want to bid on / hang in your house. if you’re in charge of doing the auction art for your kids classroom this...
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