If you have older kids (7+ and up) crafting for St. Patrick's Day, you'll want to check out our easy but beautiful rainbow yarn wall hanging.

It's gorgeous!!

There's cutting, measuring and tying involved, but it's super-simple. The only supplies you need are a stick, some yarn and a few cotton makeup pads or cotton balls.

It makes me smile every time it catches my eye. What a cool way to add a happy pop of colour to a bedroom, playroom or classroom.

Click the link below to check it out! GO! GO!

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If your kids are looking for a cool gift to make for a parent or grandparent check out this idea!

This coffee cup sleeve is no-knit and no-sew, and really easy to make.

We've decorated ours with hearts for Valentine's Day, but they make great gifts any time of year!

Click the link below to check them out! xx

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Here's a terrific craft for the kids to make, and it only requires a couple of things you probably have in your recycling bin.

It will keep their school supplies organized for online learning, and it's portable, so especially handy if they don't work in a dedicated space every day, or if they have to clean the space up at the end of the day.

I love it so much! Click the link below to check it out!

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I hope you're having a peaceful and relaxing holiday.

I just wanted to pop in with a terrific New Years craft that you can do with all ages of kids.

It's a goal-setting activity and an art activity combined.

It's bright, it's colourful, and it's a whole lot of fun.

Click the link below to check it out!

Happy New Year, my friend. xx

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Just a quick little last-minute Christmas craft for the kids to make this week!

They clip right to the Christmas tree, and all you need to make them are wooden clothespins and paint!

Click the link below to check them out! xx

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I have another adorable (and super-easy) homemade ornament to share with you.

Grab 2 wine corks (or champagne corks).

These nutcracker heads (similar to our Santa heads the other day) are so easy to make.

Hang them on your Christmas tree, or twist them around the neck of a bottle of wine, and give as a gift.

I absolutely LOVE them! Click the link below to check 'em out!

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After an extended summer break, I'm back with a quick, easy and super-cool yarn craft for your kids.

These yarn and pipe cleaner bracelets can be made in about 10 minutes, and require just two things - yarn and a pipe cleaner.

They're much easier than traditional friendship bracelets, but just as fun to make and trade with friends.

Great for after-school crafting, Brownies, Girl Scouts, Craft Camp etc.

Check them out and give them a try!

Just click the link below for the photos and how-to. xx

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I am completely smitten with this latest art project!

I think it's my favourite art activity for the year.

It's so relaxing, it's pretty much mess-free, and it will keep the kids busy for hours (or even days!)

Plus, the results are just SO CUTE!

Click the link below to check it out! Go! Go!

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If your craft cupboards are running low, or if you'd just like to spend less on craft supplies, you will love epic collection of ideas!

I've rounded up all of our favourite nature crafts and put them right here in one spot for you.

Sticks, stones, flowers, leaves, pinecones, seashells... we've made so many cool crafts, art projects and homemade gifts with all of these items and more.

Click the link below to check them out!

Then get outside with your kids today to collect and create! xx

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The teens and tweens out there have been on my mind a lot because this is such a difficult time for them, and they're not as easily entertained as younger children.

It's prompted me to put together a big list of hobbies and pastimes that might interest them.

These aren't projects that will just fill an hour or two. They're a mix of old-fashioned classics and modern-day activities that can be enjoyed for days or weeks, or maybe even a life-time.

If you don't have older kids of your own, I hope you'll pass this along to friends or relatives who do.

Click the link below, and enjoy. xx

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I'm coming at you today with a post that I'm really excited about.

YARN CRAFTS! Loads of them for kids of all ages!

All you'll need is a ball of yarn, and one or two other supplies that you likely already have on hand.

From simple lacing activities for toddlers to classic yarn crafts for 5-10 year olds, to beginner sewing, weaving and knitting crafts for tweens and teens, this post has all of our favourites.

I hope these ideas will keep your kids busy, learning and happy for hours and hours in the coming days and weeks.

Enjoy! xx

Click the link below to check them all out!

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Have I told you lately how much I LOVE you for following along with our activities. I truly do. You have no idea how much it means to me. <3 With Valentines right around the corner, I'm rounding up some of the very best Valentines crafts we've made over the years. The collection I'm sharing today is geared to the 8 and up crowd. If you have pre-tweens, tweens and teens in the house, these gorgeous crafts will keep them busy right through to Valentines Day. <3 Click the link below to check them out!

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My older girls mod-podged journal covers today, and a couple of them said it's the best craft they've ever done here.

Now, these girls have done a TON of crafts here over the past 10 or so years, so that's an indication of how big of a hit it was.

It was SUPER-easy, SUPER fun and it kept them busy for about 4 hours. I'm not even kidding!

If you have older kids (or grandkids) of your own or in your after-school program, I would highly recommend this activity for them.

Just pick up a bunch of second-hand magazines, and some dollar store journals, and you'll give them an experience they'll remember for a long time.

Click the link below to check them out! They're pretty cool! I even made one myself. :)

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I am SO EXCITED to share this one with you!!

We've made really gorgeous trivets and coasters, using just pipe cleaners and yarn!!

They're super-easy to make because there's no stitching involved at all.

You have to see them! They look like they're store-bought.

And they're literally just pipe cleaners wrapped in yarn. How cool is that?

What a terrific homemade gift for kids to make for parents and grandparents.

Click the link below to check them out! GO! GO!

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I hope your week is off to a good start!

This one is for kids who love to craft and weave with yarn.

Because we've done so many weaving crafts this past year, I've put them all into one post so they're easy for you to find.

Your kids will have so much fun with these! From traditional loom weaving to circle weaving to weaving on CDs and drinking straws, there are plenty of projects here to keep them busy this winter!

Enjoy!! (And stay warm! xx)

Click the link below to check them out!

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All you need is 3 drinking straws and some scraps of yarn, and your kids can make bookmarks, headbands, bracelets and necklaces.

This is probably the easiest weaving activity we've done yet, and it's SO COOL!

Click the link below to check it out!

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If your older kids are looking for something cool to do after school this week, this is super!

My hooligans love weaving, and recently, we tried paper plate bowl weaving. All you need is a paper plate and some yarn to make a colourful woven bowl to store trinkets and treasures in.

The process is a bit addictive, so they might want to make a bunch!

It's a great way to keep them entertained and learning and a super way to use up some yarn scraps!

Click the link below to check them out!

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One week to go until the big day!

Ok, Christmas crafting doesn't get any easier than this.

These snowman bellies are so simple to make, so they're great if you're running short on time, but the kids want to get one more ornament made before Christmas!

Click the link below to check them out!

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Oh my gosh. I really hope you don't hate me for sharing so many posts with you recently.

We've just made so many crazy-adorable Christmas crafts and I so want to get them all out to you before Christmas arrives.

I promise, we will start earlier next year so I can space them out better!

Anyway, our latest is these super-easy, super-cute reindeer ornaments made from plastic Easter eggs!

If you have a stash of those dollar store eggs hidden away somewhere, dig them out. These reindeer are so fun and easy to make!

Click the link below to see them!

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Ok! You have to see these! They're the cutest ornaments ever!

I had the older hooligans over for a craft day yesterday, and we made a ton of great stuff, but these gnome ornaments were our absolute favourite!

They're so simple to make, but oh my gosh! They're so sweet!

I hope your gang loves making them as much as we did!

Just click the link below to check them out! xo

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I have another adorable Christmas ornament for your kids to make today.

It's SUPER-easy and requires very little prep or clean up!

These pretty initial ornaments are made with just cardboard, yarn and buttons.

They're great for strengthening fine motor skills and co-ordination, and a super way to use up some scrap balls of yarn!

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I have a really quick and easy Christmas craft to share with you today.

It's gorgeous and it's virtually mess-free!

All ages will love this one! They really do look like stained glass. They're truly beautiful!

Hope your kids can have fun with this one today! Click the link below to check them out. xo

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We're weaving on sticks (yes, just sticks found in the yard).

Check out our gorgeous designs!

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I'm so excited to show you our latest and greatest craft!

We turned a bunch of old CDs into gorgeous dream catchers, and they were so fun to make!

They'll look beautiful hanging in the kids' bedrooms, and they're great for kids who struggle with worries and anxiety at bedtime.

Click the link below to check them out!

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I have the most adorable little craft to show you today!

Worry Dolls! I'm so excited to show them to you! They're SO STINKIN' CUTE!

I had a set of these when I was a kid, and I've always wanted to make them with the hooligans.

We finally got around to doing it the other day, and Oh. My. Gosh! They're just precious!

And super-easy too!

Cllck the link below to check them out! GO! GO!

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Here's a super-quick and easy craft that all ages will enjoy.

Paddle Puppets!

Your kids can turn a piece of cardboard into a self-portrait puppet, or an animal or anything at all, really! They can even make them 2-sided to have 2 puppets in one!

They're great for pretend play, role play and putting on puppet shows!

Super-fun and super-fun!

Click the link below to check them out!

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I'm super-excited to show you our latest project!!

Your kids are going to love it because it's fun, easy, and they can make some truly GORGEOUS projects!

We'll show you how to make a cardboard weaving loom and how to weave a project start to finish, so your kids can make wall art, pot holder, trivets and coasters etc.

If you enjoyed circle weaving as a kid, you'll love this throw-back, and if you've never tried it, you HAVE to!

Click the link below to check out how beautiful it is! GO! GO!

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I have such a beautiful craft to share with you today!

Young kids will love it, but if you have tweens and teens that love to craft, they're definitely going to want to see this one too.

It's a great way for kids to personalize their space in their bedroom or playroom, and it's a fab gift for older kids who like to make homemade gifts for their friends.

Click the link below to see how easy they are to make, and how gorgeous they are!

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What a great craft for all ages. Even grown-ups will enjoy them.

These painted rock Easter eggs were so fun and easy to make!

All you need are some rocks and paint, and just look at how gorgeous they turned out

Wouldn't these be pretty displayed in a basket or scattered on your Easter dinner table?

Click the link below to check them out, and make some with your kids this Easter!

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This is something we've been wanting to try for a while! The hooligans LOVED it!

If you have older kids, you have to give it a try. They can make so many cool things and it's so fun and easy!

All you need is a piece of cardboard and some scraps of yarn!

CLICK the link below to check it out!

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I've rounded up 8 of our favourites here.

Some are great for toddlers and preschoolers, and others will be big hits with the older kids.

They're all great for home, preschool, daycare and the classroom.

I hope your kids love doing these as much as my hooligans did!

The link is below. Give it a click to see them all!

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