Paint on Watercolor Tape: Make Watercolor Stickers, Ribbon and Art. Save as ribbon for wrapping or paint miniature scenes and images to crop and use. Click below to learn how and to see many more examples. Happy Day! I’m popping in...
A perfect gift or project — keep them plain, add a message, use them as decorations, add a magnet to the back — or (Click below for full post – photo, idea and tutorial…) … paint with kids to make...
The dog ate my homework. Well, this is a half-truth. Today, let’s make 3D Paper Hearts, but before we do this, I have to add that this isn’t what I had planned. To clarify this confession with another confession: our dog, Henry, did...
1. Painting or 2. color printable — you choose. Happy Monochromactic Monday! It’s a back-to-basics painting kind of day, today! Black and White Portraits. Recently, I’ve noticed how timelessly the kids’ early black and white art projects have stood time. We have...
I think everyone truly likes to leave a personal touch in the world around them. With kids, it feels extra important . I’ll show you the Personalized Kids Art I’ve made with my kids so that you, too, can make your own: Personalized...
Hello Friends. Back home, late last night, from Salt Lake City where I attended Alt Summit. It was such an event-packed whirlwind that I really don’t know where to begin. It was also a first. I create willowday ever so quietly and...
So, this is what it feels like to live in a snow globe. We’ve had so much light and fluffy snow, it’s hard not to be affected by it. Are you ready for a new wintery art project, too? Pull...
JOIN ME ON INSTAGRAM FOR MORE INSPIRATION WHAT TO DO IN THE WINTER WITH KIDS? 20 +, KID-TESTED, KID-APPROVED WINTER IDEAS TO GET YOUR KIDS OUTDOORS, ACITIVE, HAPPY AND CREATIVE. WATER + 1 BALLOON. YOU MUST HAVE THESE SUPPLIES, TOO....
How many more hand print cards will we make this year? Gray’s hand is still so cute for card making. Plus, there’s such little need to say “careful, careful” any more. Actually, now, his nimble fingers, creativity and our team...
What to do, with all of the pretty objects we collect on our walks? Branches, berries, leaves, and natural objects found, seem to always make their way through our front door. Stars made of wheat are a traditional Swedish Christmas...
BUY ABC Flower Safari| HERE TO MAKE HANDMADE PRESENTS OR NOT? WHILE NOTHING CAN BE MORE PERSONAL THAN AN ITEM MADE WITH YOUR CHILDREN’S TWO HANDS OR YOUR OWN, WE ALL SHARE MEMORIES OF RECEIVING SOMETHING FRAGILE THAT CRUMBLED...
Simple Paper beauty. Pretty, creative and fun; requiring minimal pick-up, make-ahead preparation that can be worked on independently. These have been the perfect holiday project to have on-hand, as we’ve had kids in and out of the house all weekend....
We’re overjoyed with Henry’s “let it be” attitude… Happy December! I hope your month is off to a wonderful start! Joy is just one of the words of the season that I think can stand on it’s own. Add joy...
To Make a Basic Bead Bracelet: 1. Cut length of elastic. 2. Knot the end (or add a larger bead for security, if prefered) of the elastic and begin threading your elastic. 3. Decide how thick you would like your...
Easy Woven bracelets are creative projects for the tiniest of creators. Perfect for small hands and an excellent fine-motor skill project for small children. Chose yarn that is age appropriate: thicker yarns for the youngest (even shoelaces work for very, very young...
Hello again, friends! Paper Feathers Part 2: After our glittery first set of paper feathers that we used in our nature Thankful Tree this year, we just couldn’t stop. There are endless colors, embellishments and combinations to be made and...
Hello friends. I can’t wait to get this into your hands: Make Paper Feathers with printable I’ve made sets of Paper Feathers for everyone in the family and bonus Paper Feathers, too. I’ve prepared the feathers and now, it’s up to everyone in my family to embellish...
TEMPLATE FOR Printable Candy Necklace Cards(here) Sugar Sweet Cards for your sweeties MAKE PRINTABLE CANDY NECKLACE CARDS with 4 Variations + coloring book page! These are my special little printable gift to you, reader. I would love for you to...
Sweets for your sweetie to wear! These candy look-a-like necklaces are made with melted Hama Beads. It’s amazing to see what a few minutes in the oven does to these common craft beads! These sugar tones could have stepped right...
DIY Secret Storage Books Don’t tell anyone: make this ultimate hiding place for small treasures! Make your own DIY Secret Storage Books. DIY Secret Storage Books combine fun trickery + also re-cycling. As a kid, I dreamed of having somewhere to hide my...
Hi! I’m so happy to share a new project for you in the Big and Small series I’m do at Designmom, today! In our home, it feels like we are always in need of storage containers to organize our stuff and I...
