Thrifty Crafts for Kids

Spring Break Activities, Crafts and Recipes For Kids ~ 15 Low Cost Ideas

My kids are really looking forward to SPRING BREAK, I love having them home…. but I hate it when they start to say, “Mom I’m Bored.”  Then the whining starts, and they start to argue, and they start to pick on each other and I feel overwhelmed and frustrated.  Oh wait, maybe just my kids […]

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Shamrock Prints ~ Easy Kids Crafts DIY: Clover Stamps for St Patricks Day

Easy Kids Crafts DIY: Clover Stamps Make some easy and inexpensive clover stamps this St. Patrick’s Day season with nothing more than a window marker from your local dollar store or a bingo pen will work too. This is a wonderful hands on experience for kids, and a great way to create some simple St.

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St Patrick’s Day Crafts For Kids ~ Leprechaun Binoculars

St Patrick’s Day Crafts For Kids ~ Leprechaun Binoculars I love my kids to use their imaginations and play. Every year for St. Patrick’s Day my kids build traps to try and catch the little Leprechauns, but they are really clever and always escape.  Today we made Leprachaun Binocularas, so they could help spot the

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mason jar candle lid

Mason Jar cup lid – coolest idea for a mason jar

This has got to be the coolest idea to use with Mason Jars. This awesome lid can be used to hold so much, from cute candles inside the jar and one on top, to make up remover pads inside the jar and q-tips on top. You could use this to hold all kinds of things

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New Years Eve Activities For Kids~ “Goody Bags”

New Years Eve Activities For Kids~ “Goody Bags” New Years Eve with kids is an experience.  Sometimes that is good, sometimes…not so much.  No matter how tired they are, or how bored they become,  some kids are determined to stay up until midnight when they have the choice.  So why not make it more pleasant

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Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Pop ~ Quick and Easy Christmas Crafts for Kids

Quick and easy Christmas treats for kids  these are great to make as a craft project/ treat in class or at a party.  Easy to prepare for and easy to clean up… that is my kind of craft project.  If you have a younger group you could have the kids sing the Rudolph the red

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Snowman family button craft, fun craft for kids

Snowman family button craft, fun craft for kids Winter is my favorite time of the year to craft. I am not sure what it is, probably the fact that it is too cold that I don’t want to leave my house! I love when there is a chance to stay home and do something crafty

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