Paper Window Hearts – DIY Valentine Crafts
How to make folded paper window hearts. This is a step by step tutorial that will have your windows looking full of love in just a few minutes.
Valentine Canvas – Easy Art Project for Kids
So this week, we decided to make a pretty Valentine’s canvas for their playroom, that can stay up all year. My kids really love looking at art that they’ve created and declaring, “I’m the artist! I made that!”
Clutter-Free Gift Ideas for Men
Need ideas for clutter-free gifts for the men in your life? Maybe for your dad, husband, brother, grandfather, good friend, or adult son? Here’s a great list of clutter-free gift ideas for men to get you started!
11 Toys Minimalist Families Love
Even minimalists’ kids have toys… here are 11 that stand the test of time, and 3 types to avoid at all costs.
How to Have a Relaxed Easter
The first day of Spring JUST finished, and it’s already happening. People are obsessing over Easter. Parents are making wish lists for their kids’ Easter baskets, planning to attend multiple outrageous easter egg hunts with 10,000 eggs “hidden” in plain sight, each. (Which you know just ends up with kids trampling each other and toddlers…
Clutter-Free Gifts – The Ultimate List
Here’s the ultimate list of clutter-free gifts! For adults, kids, and for any occasion – christmas, birthdays, and more. Find the perfect present to give!
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Handmade Christmas–Part 7: Christmas Eve Nightgown
A lot of people I know have a pajama tradition for Christmas. Usually it’s a gift that each child can open on Christmas Eve — brand new exciting pajamas! I think most years my mom made my sisters and me matching pajamas, and I think the handmade-ness of it is kind of special. There’s nothing…
Handmade Christmas–Part 6: Coloring Wallets
I decided to make a few of these little travel coloring clutches for Anneliese and some of her toddler friends. I thought they would be easy to throw into a diaper bag or stroller to take along anywhere you might need a little distraction. A doctor’s appointment or a trip to the DMV or whatever….
Handmade Christmas–Part 5: I Spy “Scavenger Hunt” Boxes
This simple-to-make toy is sure to bring lots of “I Spy” scavenger hunting fun. Make yours themed, or make a more general one like mine. I’ll show you step-by-step how to craft your toddler game!
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Handmade Christmas–Part 4: Hand-painted Rainbow Matryoshka Nesting Dolls
This handmade Matryoshka project took about a week of evening sketching and painting, but the labor of love was well worth it! A little rainbow nesting doll set for my daughter was the result, and I hope she loves playing with it as much as I loved nesting dolls when I was a kid.
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Handmade Christmas–Part 3: Wooden Matching Game (Pegs and Cups)
Here’s another little gift I made for Anneliese. I haven’t really made much of an effort to hide them as I made them, because she’s a year old and doesn’t really “get” Christmas yet, so she has already seen them and has been VERY interested in playing with them. I’m excited to set them up…
Handmade Christmas–Part 2: Crocheted Tea Set
Inspired by the Land of Nod Crocheted (“I’m a Little Knit Teapot”) Tea Party Set, I decided to make a teapot, cups, and saucers for my daughter.
10 “Children’s” Books We All Need to Own
These may be “inappropriate” but a smart child could definitely enjoy some of them. And whether or not you choose to share them with your children, you can’t help but admit they’re super-clever. They’re all on my must-buy list now. 1. Pat the Bunny was one of my favorites when I was a kid. Making…
