Homemade body butters are a fantastic way to create uniquely scented spa type products without breaking the bank. While the initial purchase can seem costly, you only use a small amount of each ingredient for this body butter recipe so they supplies will last a long time. Essential oils especially can be reused in so many ways they are invaluable- from homemade cleaners to … [Read more...] about Citrus Bliss Body Butter Recipe
Family Activities & Crafts
Family Activities such as fun family game ideas, fun things to do with kids and family fun crafts. Art crafts for kids and craft ideas adults will love too.
DIY Embellished Hand Towel Craft
No matter what your decorating style you can create beautiful DIY embellished hand towels to customize your home decor inexpensively. Ribbon is so cheap and comes in such a wide variety of colors, patterns, and textures so it makes a wonderful way to decorate your hand towels. If you have a particular theme or color scheme in your kitchen or bath, you will surely be … [Read more...] about DIY Embellished Hand Towel Craft
Leprechaun Craft With Toilet Paper Rolls
I love crafting and I love it even more when we are able to reuse things from around our house in our crafts. So with St. Patrick's Day coming up, I decided to do an eco-friendly St. Patrick's Day craft and make some leprechauns out of old toilet paper rolls. This leprechaun craft is very easy and after the kids make the craft, they can use them to act out pretend … [Read more...] about Leprechaun Craft With Toilet Paper Rolls
Shamrock Necklace St. Patrick’s Day Craft For Kids
Doing a craft with your children around a holiday, like St. Patrick's Day, helps to make their day extra special. Not only do crafts provide a fun project and pretty result, they also give you the opportunity to teach your children about the day’s history while sparking their creativity. When making this salt dough shamrock craft, your children will learn about measuring, … [Read more...] about Shamrock Necklace St. Patrick’s Day Craft For Kids
5 Ways To Encourage Creativity In Children
A child often comes up with tricky questions and you may find you are often left with a loss for words. This is because your child reaches the peak of cognitive development so quickly with the brain developing up to 90% in the first five years of age. They tend to think about things in ways that we haven't but this won't last long if not encouraged. Imagination.org says … [Read more...] about 5 Ways To Encourage Creativity In Children
DIY Paper Heart Chain For Valentine’s Day
My kids love to do crafts and so do I. Crafts are such a great way to spend time together using creativity, making something useful, and just having fun! This Valentine's Day craft is for making your own paper strip heart garland which you can then use to decorate your classroom or home and get into the Valentine's Day mood. I include step by step directions, photos, and a … [Read more...] about DIY Paper Heart Chain For Valentine’s Day
Fun Valentine’s Day Crafts For Preschoolers
Crafts are so much fun! Did you know that crafts are useful for preschoolers too? As Colorific puts it, "Craft projects involve a mix of manipulation, identifying shapes and sizes, moulding, drawing, painting, gluing, cutting, creating and making things which all help developing children's fine motor skills." Crafts are also fantastic for encouraging … [Read more...] about Fun Valentine’s Day Crafts For Preschoolers