Homemade Bubbles and Bubble Wands
Warmer weather means more time outdoors. Make the most of it with a homemade bubble solution from Make and Takes! If you can’t find anything around the house with which to blow the bubbles,…
Dishtowel to Baby Pants
Heather at Dollar Store Crafts has turned out these handsome pants from a dishtowel and some fabric scraps. She’s got a great tutorial on how she did it, so go check it out!
Hand Drawn Lunch Bags
Special touches have a way of leaving lasting impressions on our children. I always imagined I’d be the type to send along little handwritten notes along with my child’s lunch, but these lunch bags…
Man’s Shirt to Dress Tutorial
Dana, from Made, has quite a knack for refashioning clothing. Lately, she’s been remaking men’s shirts into the most adorable little dresses and, lucky for us, she just posted a tutorial on how she…
Backyard Counting
This outdoor counting game from Teach Mama is a great way to nurture your child’s enthusiasm for nature while sneaking in a little counting lesson. I think it would be great to do this…
Clochette: Knitted Baby Hat Pattern
Can you believe SockPixie is offering this gorgeous baby hat pattern for free? I would *love* to see it on an actual baby so if any of you super knitters out there make one…
So Many Skirts > Round-Up!
I’m itchin’ to make some cool summer skirts for my girls. Here are a few free patterns and tutorials that I’ve rounded up to share with you: Bandana skirt from V and Co. (via…
Easy Field Guides for Little Ones
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!
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…
Play Stove with Storage!
Croqzine shares a wonderful and inexpensive idea for a child’s toy stove that includes storage for kitchen tools when the stove isn’t being played with. Brilliant! Also be sure to check out our round-up…
Very Hungry Caterpillar Cake
This Very Hungry Caterpillar cake from Coco Cake Cupcakes is so very clever. Click over to check out more photos and to learn how they make the caterpillar’s “furry bits!” (via Craftzine)
Homemade Hand Sanitizer
Hand sanitizer is great to have handy when you’re out and about with the kiddos. Pepper Paints shares how to make your own from scratch!
Bottle Cap Compass Tutorial
With just a few supplies, you can make a homemade compass for you and your children to marvel over. If Only I Had Superpowers has the details!
Scrappy Necklaces
These necklaces are so cheery and lovely I can hardly stand it. They’re made from fabric scraps and remind me of the friendship bracelets I wore as a youngster. I think they’d make a…