Up-Cycling Gift Wrap Idea: Clothes Bonnie Scorer May 8, 2014 Activities, Gift Wrap Idea Our favourite gifts to give are books and educational toys and games based on a theme, however, sometimes you just have to give something practical so why not make it interesting! Materials Kraft...
Up-Cycle Gift Wrap Idea: “Welcome to the World!” Bonnie Scorer May 8, 2014 Activities, Gift Wrap Idea We love to use baskets for baby gifts (so they can be re-used for storage), but sometimes the present just doesn’t fit (e.g., comes already in a box). This is a simple and quick way to wrap a gift to...
Gift Wrapping Idea: “My, How You Have Grown!” Bonnie Scorer May 8, 2014 Activities, Gift Wrap Idea This is a simple way to wrap a gift (and the child can use it for measurement after!) Materials Kraft paper (can be purchased inexpensively with mailing supplies or re-use the interior of paper...
Up-cycling Gift Wrap Idea: Building or Robots Present Bonnie Scorer May 8, 2014 Activities, Gift Wrap Idea We love gifts with a theme and while the last time we gave a robot themed gift, we sewed a robot face onto a re-useable bag with felt pieces, sometimes you need something fast and easy! We tried to re-use...
Baby Gift Topper Bonnie Scorer May 8, 2014 Activities, Gift Wrap Idea My mother-in-law in one of those magical people children love. A former teacher, amazing grandmother and dedicated volunteer, this is a modification of one of her ideas. Materials Print-out of the...
Crepe Paper Flower Wreath Bonnie Scorer April 28, 2014 Activities, Mother's Day, Thought You Might Like... 2 Comments This is an introduction to crepe paper flower making for older children. We should offer a disclaimer, however, once you make one, there will be bouquets, many, many bouquets... Materials Crepe...
Thank You! Bonnie Scorer April 27, 2014 Activities, Featured On, Mother's Day 2 Comments A big thank you to everyone who has taken the time to stop by and take a peek at our ideas. We sincerely appreciate your support and positive feedback. We also wanted to thank Owl Kids for featuring our...
Egg Carton Flower Centrepiece Bonnie Scorer April 27, 2014 Activities, Mother's Day, Spring A few weeks ago our daughter brought home a yellow flower made from an egg carton from school- affixed to a chenille stick stem with construction paper leaves. Our son wanted to make something similar to...
Portrait on Canvas Bonnie Scorer April 27, 2014 Activities, Mother's Day, Thought You Might Like... 2 Comments This is a perfect activity for capturing your child’s drawing skills at a moment in time... Materials Canvas (can be purchased at an art supply, craft or dollar store) Embroidery thread...
Readers Who “Made it Their Own”! Bonnie Scorer April 26, 2014 Activities, Mother's Day, Readers Who "Made it Their Own"! To celebrate our first three readers who sent us activities that they "Made Their Own", we will be sending them a surprise! Please scroll down to see what it is! (All the give-aways are provided by:...
