Frugal Family Blog has a great idea for field guides that are easy to make and super-handy to take along! Click here for the details!
Clothespin Critters
Clothespins are endlessly fun and surprisingly useful for young children. Painting Pink Pajamas added another element of fun to hers by turning them into little animals! Click here for the details on her alligator!
Play Dough Cookies
These colorful cookies are inspired by play-dough and look like they’re as much fun to make as they are to eat! Check out The Secret is in the Sauce for the recipe! (via ABC and 123)
How to Make Fillable Fabric Eggs
If you’re looking for an alternative to using plastic eggs this Easter you should definitely check out these fillable fabric eggs from One Inch World. They may be a little more work up front, but you can use them year after year…and they look sooo much prettier. Click here for the tut and pattern!
Bunny Basket Tutorial
Create Studio has come up with a tutorial to make this adorable bunny basket! Click on over to see how it’s done!
Chickummyjig Pattern
If this little guy doesn’t make you smile, then I don’t know what will! Check out Myrtle & Eunice for the free pattern!
Homemade Peeps
Here’s a recipe for homemade Peeps from Twig & Thistle for you DIYers out there. There’s absolutely nothing healthy about them, but they sure look yummy!
Baby Kimono Bootie Pattern
These itty bitty kimono booties are just begging to be made. When is my next baby shower? Not soon enough I’m afraid. Perhaps I’ll go ahead and make some anyways…you know…to have handy just in case. 😉 Go to Homespun Threads for the free pattern. (via Craftgossip)
Milk Crate Redo
Milk crates are roomy and sturdy, making them great for storing just about anything…but they aren’t always the most attractive things to look at. Make it From Scratch shows how to spruce up those old crates so you can put them to work anywhere in the house!
Simple Buttoning Activity
This easy-to-make activity is a matching game and buttoning exercise all rolled into one! Check out The Wonder Years for this and many more Montessori-inspired activities.
