Make Your Own Marshmallow Shooter

cutting plastic cup

We had a blast today at the park playing with our homemade Marshmallow Shooters! They are very easy to make with some basic supplies.  Here is all that you need to make two shooters: Supplies: Plastic cup – I used a Glad disposable food storage cup. The tops had cracked but I couldn’t bear to [...]

Homemade Christmas Ornaments

Cinnamon Stick Star Ornament

My favorite Christmas decorations are the ones that the kids make for our tree.  Every year after Thanksgiving our family gets together and we make several of the ornaments for our tree.  Here are five, super simple ornaments that entertained and engaged my 2-5 year olds. . . My four year old, with supervision hot [...]

Homemade Christmas: A Massive Collection of Ornaments

homemade ornaments collection

Do your kids love decorating the tree?  I know mine do – and I love seeing their little creations each year.  This is a sampling of my collection of homemade ornament ideas.  I had a blast linking to ornaments all week on the QuirkyMomma facebook page.  Thanks for linking up posts and ideas both in [...]

Playtime Clay Craft

clay craft

Today’s featured activity from It’s Playtime is so simple! I love how Liberty, and her girls over at Our Creative Day, used air drying clay and nature items found around their home to create stunning ornaments. . . Many thanks to my co-hosts, for making this weekly link-up a lot of fun! If you are [...]

Homemade Halloween Costume Ideas

homemade costumes

I love being crafty, and my kids love to play pretend, making our own costumes is just an extension of our personalities.  Last week we shared, How to make a Lego Costume, and this week we get to announce our winner – on behalf of Lowes Creative Ideas – see below.  Thanks to everyone who [...]