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DIY an indoor spring tree with beautiful family pictures from PhotoLove and melting Perler beads. This statement piece is a great way to display family pictures.

DIY Indoor Spring Tree

I have to take four of my little-girl footsteps to one of his grandpa steps. Keeping up with him can be really hard, even though he is 71 and I just turned 7 a few short months ago. But I don’t want to miss out on his stories about nature, as we walk along the tree-lined path in the forest. The View Post

Filed Under: Creative, Perler, Reviews, Spring

How to dye the most vibrant sea shells. Great craft project for kids to explore colors, mixing colors and fillers for sensory bins.

How to Dye the Most Vibrant Sea Shells

How to Dye the Most Vibrant Sea Shells! I have a confession to make, one that I haven’t shared with anyone - ever. Would you know that we have never dyed Easter eggs with the kids?! I know, shocking, right?! It is not that I don’t love Easter, because I do. It is one of my favorite View Post

Filed Under: Creative, Spring

The most awesome LEGO Easter egg hunt ideas. Impress your little ones with an Easter egg hunt they won't soon forget

The Most Awesome LEGO Easter Egg Hunt Ideas

From Halloween through Easter, our kids are given an endless parade of cheap plastic trinkets, seasonal candy, postage stamp-sized tattoos, smelly stickers and little fruit-shaped erasers. I have decided to change things up this Easter, and only give the kids things that will last, won't cause View Post

Filed Under: Creative, LEGO, Spring

DIY Monogram Spring Easter wreath. This colorful wreath decorated with burlap and Easter eggs is the perfect springtime front door statement piece.

DIY Monogram Spring Easter Wreath

“I am NOT going!” he says rather convincingly as he stomps his foot. “I also don’t want to go. It’s just a person wearing a smelly bunny outfit. There is no “real” Easter Bunny!” Spring has sprung and it is time for our annual 10 minutes of torture trying to get all four boys to take a picture with View Post

Filed Under: Creative, Spring, Wreaths

Handprint art and footprint art ideas for every season of the year. Celebrate every holiday with a cute handprint art or footprint art. Preschool craft idea. Toddler craft idea. #PreschoolActivity #ToddlerActivity #CraftsforKids #HandprintIdeas #Handprintart #FootprintIdeas #FootprintArt #mamainthenow

Handprints and Footprints for Every Season

Handprint art & footprint art ideas for every season! His two chubby hands grab my face. I feel his sticky palms on my cheeks. The unmistakable smell of peanut butter sandwich, sweaty little boy and Play Doh lingers in the air. The tip of his nose meets the tip of mine. We look into each View Post

Filed Under: Creative, Fall/ Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter

Bring nature closer to home! DIY bird feeder ornaments. Easy and fun to make and very popular among birds as well as craft-loving kids.

DIY Bird Feeder Ornaments

As a child, I sat by the window, for what seemed like hours, waiting… waiting and then waiting some more. Eventually my patience paid off. A lonely sparrow landed, hopped around for a little while, nibbled at the seeds I so carefully had left, before he took off again. Thankfully, when he View Post

Filed Under: Creative, Fall/ Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter

Give the Best LEGO Themed Easter Basket

Give the Best LEGO-Themed Easter Basket

As soon as Christmas and Valentine's Day are over, the kids start asking about the Easter Bunny. I have to admit, I also love Easter: the beautiful sunrise church service, the newness of spring in the air, the soothing pastel colors and the most delicious chocolate treats, what is there not to love View Post

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