My husband ordered an indigo dye kit so that he could transform a white denim coat that he found he never wore into a year-round staple. He turned his project...
My husband ordered an indigo dye kit so that he could transform a white denim coat that he found he never wore into a year-round staple. He turned his project...
I wish I were one of those moms with a well-stocked gift closet. Occasionally I chance on a great (read: cheap) gift idea that I’ll buy in bulk, but I almost never...
Instead of giving over every last blanket and pillow in the house, designate a bunch of old or cheap umbrellas to fort-making. Even just a couple make pretty brilliant...
Last summer my daughter went to a camp where the kids painted on canvases every week. I found that my older boys were jealous of their sister's canvases, so I decided...
I have envisioned my children engaged in good old fashioned correspondence by post for sometime now. Snail mail as they call it. Growing up I had a pen pal, granted...
Our friend Liz brought a bunch of pipe cleaners over for my boys to play with one day. Needless to say, my boys ended up with some of the craziest creations; you...
I was so inspired by a paper block set I came across in a book of classic toy designs that we decided to make our own! The side of each block shows a different...
Kids can make a homemade diving toy sink or float on command with just a slight squeeze of the hand. Supplies you'll need: Plastic water or soda bottle Plastic...
This week it’s back to the basics of paper and pencil. Children really enjoy making up their own characters – with their boundless imagination, the results are...
I'm a huge fan of the artist Ann Wood, and was looking at her blog recently, where I discovered the most stunning cardboard castle. Although I knew I couldn't come...
I had originally intended to make mobiles with the coat hangers, but when I started gathering supplies, I thought “What else can the ubiquitous white hanger...
We've had this suede sketchbook for at least four years now, and still use it on every trip. It's a way for us to note (and sometimes recreate in a sketch) the most...