Get Your Kid a Giant Box
I think that giant boxes are one of the most important things for a kid to have as a plaything.
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14 Amazing DIY Scrub Recipes for EVERYTHING
We’ve got DIY scrub recipes to exfoliate and moisturize you from your head to your toes. Let’s get scrubbing!
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It’s a Giveaway! Win a Pair of 18″ Doll Shoes from Doll Shoe Lane
Doll Shoe Lane wants to give one of you a free pair of 18″ doll shoes!
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Craft Book Review: Graffiti Jeans from This Belongs to Me
Because who cares if it came from Goodwill if it’s got your own personal dragon logo painted on the pocket?
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Two Dozen DIY Scrabble Tile Crafts that You Must Try!
Go out right now and thrift yourself some old Scrabble games, because you have GOT to try these DIY Scrabble tile crafts!
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2-Ingredient Magical Foot Scrub
If you’re feeling a little bit sandals-shy this year, treat your feet with this magical 2-ingredient foot scrub.
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How-to: Easy Scrabble Tile Magnets
These DIY Scrabble tile magnets look cute AND hold things, and you can make them in under an hour, drying time included!
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Minecraft Party Games: Spawn Egg Hunt (with Spawn Egg Cascarones!)
The kids and I made this Spawn egg hunt game entirely with the supplies that we had on hand, using not only mostly natural or recycled materials but also materials that would easily compost back into our yard (no clean-up necessary!!!).
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Minecraft Crafting: DIY Creeper Pinata
The kiddo loved it, her friends loved it, and they had a fabulous time beating it to bits with a baseball bat.
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13 Fun Ways to Reuse Spools of Thread
Seamsters, don’t toss your empties in the trash! There are plenty of cute and even some practical ways to reuse spools of thread.
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15 DIY Puzzles to Make and Play
DIY puzzles are extra fun, since not only do you get the pleasure of solving them, but you also get the pleasure of making them!
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DIY Teacher Appreciation Gift Ideas
These DIY teacher appreciation gift ideas are things that teachers actually want. Really. My mom has been teaching for more than 30 years, and I asked her.
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Make DIY Puzzle Blocks from Ordinary Building Blocks
If you want to do something a little special with some of your building blocks, check out how I made these puzzle blocks, and try it for yourself.
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May the 4th be with You! 20 Star Wars Crafts to Celebrate
At CAGW, we’ve got you covered for your own May the 4th festivities; here are my favorite eco-friendly Star Wars crafts.
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Create Sand Art in Vintage Bottles
One of my children’s favorite projects to do with these vintage bottles is the age-old craft of sand art.
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Old Spool of Thread to Picture Holder
Make a DIY picture holder from a spent spool of thread!
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15 Awesome Sea Glass Crafts for Your Beach Vacation
Sea glass is especially intriguing because it’s a product of both nature and recycling, a rare, almost impossible scenario in which nature turns litter into something beautiful.
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25 DIY Pom Pom Crafts
Do you have any DIY pom pom crafts to add to my list?
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Make a Giant Upcycled Cardboard Minecraft Grass Block Party Invitation
Why, yes, this IS an oddly specific tutorial that I’m writing here.
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7 Cool Ways to Reuse Styrofoam Coolers
Did you somehow end up with one of those disposable coolers in your house? Here are seven great ways to reuse Styrofoam coolers.
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15 Creative, Kid-Friendly Garden Ideas
There are ways to get kids into the garden without destroying your entire strawberry harvest.
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A Refashioned Dress from a Graduation Gown and Formal Dresses
Every year since she was four, my younger daughter designs an outfit, I create it from thrifted and discarded clothing and other fabrics, and then she models it on the runway at our town’s annual Trashion/Refashion Show.
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11 Upcycled Garden Decorations
Bling your garden without breaking your budget or adding anything new to the waste stream with these upcycled garden decorations. Weekend project, anyone?
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Why Growing Green Garlic is Perfect for Tiny Gardeners
My three-year-old and I planted a ton of green garlic, and you can too! Here’s how to plant, harvest, and eat green garlic this spring.
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Handmade Review: Gardening on a Shoestring
Gardening can actually be kind of expensive, considering that you’re supposed to be saving money on grocery stores and florists by growing your own organic produce and flowers.
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How to Turn a Door into a Dining Table in 6 Steps
Discarded front doors are such a stellar curbside score. Here’s how to turn a door into a dining table. It’s easier than you might think!
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How to Replace a Button on a Button-Down Shirt
Even if you can’t sew, you can sew this.
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13 More Wholesome Homemade Popsicle Recipes
Here are some of our favorite popsicle recipes. Most of them work well with the homemade popsicle bar that we like to put together, some are recipes that you can set aside to surprise them with, and some are just for adults!
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Host a Wholesome Homemade Popsicle Bar
If you, like I, would rather mix up your own hipster popsicles in the comfort and privacy of your own home, then have I got a treat for you!
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Magda Sayeg on the Power of the Yarn Bomb
Magda Sayeg was the founder of the yarn bombing movement, and in this fascinating talk, she dives into how her act of craftivism grew across the world.
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Artist Trading Blocks are a Thing, and I LOVE Them!
Why, oh why, has no one told me that Artist Trading Blocks are a THING?!?
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12 Beautiful Ways to Display Vintage Photographs
Don’t be afraid to display your vintage photographs!
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10 DIY Raised Beds You Can Build
Ready to get your garden growing? Here are 10 DIY raised beds that anyone can build.
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How to Display Vintage Photographs
If you truly want to display your actual vintage photographs, then I say go ahead!
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