Sure, you can buy trains and train accessories for your kids. Or you could make them some DIY train crafts to save money and create something totally special for them.
Spotted: Cardboard Train Bridge from Pink Stripey Socks + 17 More DIY Train Crafts Read More 👉
Show your feathered friends some love during these cold winter days by making them some homemade suet cakes.
How to Make Homemade Suet Cakes for Birds Read More 👉
I pretend that St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday that’s made for pretty rainbow crafts, and I’m happy to oblige.
Spotted: Rainbow Whole-Fruit Popsicles + 24 More Rainbow Crafts Read More 👉
You can get your scissors professionally sharpened, but first check out how to sharpen scissors with a supply that you probably already have in your stash.
How to Sharpen Scissors with One Surprising Tool Read More 👉
From their science fair board to their cookie booth display, my girls go through a lot of tri-fold display boards. No longer!
Make a Science Fair Board that Your Kids Can Use Over and Over Read More 👉
My kiddos, looking for “prizes” to give away to good customers at their cookie booths this year, created bookmarks out of old Girl Scout cookie boxes.
Make Bookmarks from Girl Scout Cookie Boxes Read More 👉
The one play dough recipe that I always keep coming back to. This is the recipe I’ve been making for my kids for a full decade now.
The Only Play Dough Recipe that You’ll Ever Need Read More 👉
Your little boy might not get excited about creating a Valentine mailbox, but what about a Valentine MONSTER? Now that’s something to get pumped about.
Valentine Mailbox Craft: Make a Valentine MONSTER! Read More 👉
Oh my gosh, Valentine’s Day is in TWO DAYS. Don’t panic! We’ve got 10 last-minute Valentine’s Day ideas from cards to gifts to homemade sweet treats.
10 Last-Minute Valentine’s Day Ideas that Don’t Look Last-Minute Read More 👉
I love the way this simple DIY furniture makeover transforms an old dresser into a statement piece.
DIY Furniture: Update an old dresser with a photograph! Read More 👉
You don’t have to buy a bunch of valentines from the store so that your kid can have a happy day. Let them make these class valentines themselves instead!
20 Different Class Valentines that Kids can Make Read More 👉
Can you believe that we’re at less than two weeks to Valentine’s Day? If you’re planning a quiet evening in, make it extra special with recycled Valentine decorations!
10 Recycled Valentine Decorations Read More 👉
That headline is no typo. You can’t just make quilts for kids in need, and this group helps well-meaning crafters create hospital-friendly quilts.
Quilts for Kids: Making Quilts for Kids in Need Read More 👉
Looking for movie night ideas to make movie night extra special? Make your own popcorn tub from an old milk (or soy milk) carton!
Movie Night Ideas: Make a DIY Popcorn Tub Read More 👉
You don’t have to be a dad to make the super cool crafts from the new crafty book Made By Dad. But you do have to like making things for the kids in your life.
Made by Dad: A Crafty Book Review Read More 👉
Repairing a broken toy is the WORST! Here’s how to fix a broken plastic toy so that it stays fixed.
How to Fix a Broken Plastic Toy Read More 👉
Did you try to apply eye shadow before having coffee and drop it on the floor? You don’t have to toss that crumbled color. Try this DIY makeup fix instead!
DIY Makeup: Fix Your Broken Eye Shadow Read More 👉
Here are 24 fun crafts for kids that will get you upcycling that old oatmeal canister into something new and fun and useful again.
Fun Crafts for Kids: 24 Ways to Reuse an Oatmeal Container Read More 👉
There’s plenty of green to be seen this time of year. And you can easily turn that green into an 80’s inspired winter craft for kids!
Winter Craft for Kids: Make Leaf Art! Read More 👉
Here’s a way to build a box set book case that will help with organizing books and keeping them dust-free and ready to binge-read.
Organizing Books with a DIY Cardboard Book Case Read More 👉
Need some rainy day activities to beat cabin fever? This is a mix of activities that younger and older toddlers can enjoy. Take a look and see which ones look like the right fit for your busy kid!
10 Rainy Day Activities for Toddlers Read More 👉
Too soon to think about summer camp, you say?
I totally agree, except that it’s not.
Spotted: Sew a Child’s Sleeping Bag + 8 More Summer Camp Crafts Read More 👉
This is a super simple rainy day activity that you can set up on the fly using items that you probably already have in your kitchen.
Rainy Day Activity: Raid Your Kitchen for Sensory Play Read More 👉
It’s a real-life exercise that will make the concept of volume stick.
Cool Math Games: The Newspaper Structure Volume Challenge Read More 👉
What do you get when you combine junk mail and wildflower seeds? One totally eco-fabulous Valentine’s Day craft project, that’s what!
Valentine’s Day Craft: Plantable Seed Paper Valentines Read More 👉
I know that you love popcorn as much as I do, so I hope that you’ll also be as stoked as I am about this giant list of recipes and eco-friendly crafts all about POPCORN!!!
15 Popcorn Crafts for National Popcorn Day Read More 👉
Conventional toothpaste is full of harmful chemicals. Shocking, since this is stuff that’s supposed to go into your mouth, right? Most conventional toothpaste contains artificial colors and flavors along with chemicals that might even weaken your teeth over time. And the worst of the bunch also contain triclosan or triclocarban. Instead of agonizing over a long ingredients label, you can save some cash and learn how to make toothpaste yourself. At home. With ingredients that you pick!
Spotted: How to Make Toothpaste (no, really!) Read More 👉
If you, too, have a well-fitting leotard to copy, then you can make your own comfy cotton leotard out of a T-shirt. Here’s how to make a leotard from a tee.
How to Make a Leotard from an Old T-Shirt Read More 👉
Have you ever wondered, “Is wool vegan?” Here’s why animal rights activists don’t wear or craft with wool.
This is why I don’t craft with wool. Read More 👉
Grrr, why do board games suck so MUCH to store?!? Here are ten crafty ways to make your board game storage neat and tidy.
10 Ideas for Better Board Game Storage Read More 👉
These homemade fire starters are easy to make, they don’t cost a thing, and they’re totally eco-friendly! Finally – a good use for the lint from your dryer!
Make Homemade Fire Starters with Dryer Lint Read More 👉
Here’s how the kids turn their Christmas tree into these tree branch paintbrushes.
Let Your Kids Paint with Their Christmas Tree: Tree Branch Paintbrushes Read More 👉
Learn why and how to make your own DIY cleaning products instead of buying them at the store with this handy visual guide!
DIY Cleaning Products: A Handy Visual Guide Read More 👉
Cinnamon Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer, why are you made of cancer?
Spotted: Homemade Coffee Creamer from Deliciously Organic, and 10 other Coffee Crafts Read More 👉
These DIY winter energy saving tips are aimed at helping you lower your bills this winter and all year long.
8 DIY Winter Energy Saving Tips Read More 👉
Because these drawstring backpacks are so quick and easy to make, and because they take so few materials (you probably have all of it in your stash right now), it’s simple to make one for each activity that you or your enthusiastic young one likes to do.
How-to: Make a Drawstring Backpack Read More 👉
