Activities

A few years ago we created a beaded snow person ornament that was easy to make and we wanted to make a few more in the series.  We like to attach a handmade ornament to a donation card for our friends and...

We love pairing books with a toy or crafting materials for the holidays (and birthdays) and we wanted to share some of the books we are currently loving this season!  * Some of them we purchased ourselves,...

We made these Christmas pritnable templates for some neighbourhood friends of ours and thought you might like them too!  They are a great way to get children writing stories about their favourite Christmas...

Re-imagine a milk carton into this small world play scene!  These inexpensive, paper props are a great to incorporate Halloween into your child's play and of course we love using recyclables for another...

Use the stage to take the kid puppets trick or treating, have a party together or anything your imagination might conjure up!  There is a second set of Halloween characters (ghosts, cats etc.) to have fun...

We made these for a small friend of ours and thought you might like them too!  They are a great way to get children writing stories or letters or you could give the pencil toppers away for...

When I was a teacher, the kids loved The Magic School Bus and our children are the same!  It is a great way to learn about Science through the power of imagination.  Make this Ms. Frizzle costume with the...

Make these cards to pop in your friends or neighbours' mailboxes or to send to Grandma and Grandpa!  They make a lovely keepsake with your child's fingerprints.  There are options for both Thanksgiving (a...

We got some beautiful advent calendars from Woodpecker crafts.  Last year we turned one into a winter scene with peg dolls of our family (see here: http://make-it-your-own.com/family-advent-calendar/) and...

Our youngest was in a specialized program with speech and language supports due to his hearing (he's had a few surgeries and is doing great!).  One of the blends that he worked on was, "SP" and thus spiders...