We’ve been out of school for three weeks and it’s rained non-stop. Makes it hard to keep the kids busy. Here are 60 kids craft ideas for rainy days. I’ve even included some for teens and tweens. Enjoy! For the littles (or any kids young at heart) Bubble Painting– Hi It’s Jilly Ice Cube Painting–…
Make your own floral headband!
Rosie wanted a floral headband for 70’s day at dance nationals. Yes, you can buy them all over the place, but our dance team colors are red, white and blue. We were struggling to find one that worked with the tie dye t-shirt she was making (and the ones we found at Claire’s were $14….
Craft Station Clean-up
For the craft station clean-up project, I called in professional help (those of you with tweens probably understand how difficult it is to get them to clean anything at all without intense eye rolling and a lot of procrastination). I figured that it would keep Rosie focused and motivated so we could get all of…
Help! I’m Living with a Hoarder!
It’s Memory Lane Monday! Help, I’m living with a hoarder was written three years ago when I thought I was at the end of my rope. Guess what? As a mom of a tween, I can tell you that while some things get better, others get worse. Last week I had Eliza Cantley from Simplicana…
Paracord bracelets
Paracord bracelets have been hot at middle school all year (and they sell for $10 some places) so Rosie decided to make her own. The cord is cheap (under $3 at most craft stores) and there’s a wide variety of colors and sizes to keep any tween busy. Now, I’m not sure where she learned…