Craft inspiration
Craft Inspiration
In this category of our blog, we share some craft inspiration with you. I remember that I as a child just loved to do some craft activities, I realize now how much patience my mom had with me with all the ideas I had. Having an idea and seeing something take form is such a rewarding experience. Sometimes the thing that you are making is not turning out exactly how we envisioned it but that is part of the process.Craft Activities For Young Children
Doing some crafts is one of our children's favorite things to do. They often ask for that if we spend some time inside during a rainy day. Having ideas for fun craft activities is not always that easy but luckily there is Pinterest. ;) To be honest, Pinterest is the place where I find all the ideas as to what to do when my children want to do something creative.Our Favorite Craft Ideas
During the years we have found some craft activities that have stayed with us for a longer time. Homemade play-dough, salt dough, and some season-specific craft ideas are some of our favorites. The craft ideas that we really like are shared here with you in this category of our blog.-
Stop Scrolling – 20 Things To Do Instead Of Being On Your Phone
Sometimes we need a reminder to stop scrolling. Here are some ideas on what to do instead of being on your phone. This blog post is for me. Mostly. I have been challenging myself to do less scrolling and try to do things that give me rest and inspiration instead. I am a mom of three young kids and time is a thing that has a lot of value at the moment. No matter how I plan out my days it seems like there isn’t enough time for everything I would like to do during a day. When time is scarce, I have been looking for ways to make the…
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Origami Butterfly Step By Step – FREE Printable
Here are some instructions on how to make an origami butterfly step by step with some images to explain how to fold the paper to make it look like a butterfly. On this website, we have published so many different coloring pages and some of our most popular coloring pages that we have published thus far are the ones with butterflies. Butterflies are so colorful so I understand that coloring pages with butterflies are popular. As butterfly coloring pages are so popular I think these origami butterflies can be really fun to make. This is really easy origami and only requires a few folds so even smaller kids can learn…
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Paper Cup And Ball Game – Snake Craft Idea
Here are some easy instructions on how to make a paper cup and ball game. Looking For Easy Craft Ideas? This last weekend we were talking about Paul who was bitten by a snake in Sunday school in our church and I was looking for a simple craft activity that we could do with the kids. In our church, we have kids of different ages so the craft activities we do are often quite simple so that even smaller kids can enjoy them. This craft activity is simple to make but the paper cup and ball game is quite fun even for older kids so it is a craft idea…
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Crochet Plant Holder – FREE Crochet Pattern
Here is a free crochet plant holder pattern for you! This plant holder is crocheted with jute tread, but you are free to choose the kind of yarn that you prefer. Having a baby in the house always makes me look for unbreakable options for the home decor we have around our house. Our soon-to-be one-year-old likes dirt, flowers, and plants. So having unbreakable plant holders is a win in our house. I like the home decor to be not so fragile, but still, I like it to be pretty. So as I was looking for plant holders that don’t break I saw these crocheted ones made with jute tread…
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Best Homemade Bubble Solution – For The Cold Season
Here is the best homemade bubble solution that even works during winter. Blowing soap bubbles is something that usually is associated with summer. But this year we have realized that it is fun with soap bubbles in the middle of winter as well. Our kids are really fascinated by soap bubbles. Blowing soap bubbles always seem to cheer them up! During winter, soap bubbles are extra interesting because they slowly freeze when they hit the ground. We have a one-year-old son, He spends quite much time in the stroller. He has not yet really understood the delight of building snowmen and other things that his big sister is doing. So…
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Easy Salt Dough Recipe
This easy salt dough recipe might be a little different than what you have tried before. This recipe is a very popular salt dough recipe in Sweden and contains a little bit of rapeseed oil to make the dough a little smoother. Making decorations with salt dough is a fun craft activity for kids. It is super simple to do and you probably have what you need at home already. It’s definitely one of your favorite craft activities. This is the recipe we use. Salt dough recipe 1 cup of flour 1/2 cup salt 1/4- 1/2 cup water 1 1/2 tablespoons rapeseed oil Mix flour, salt, water and rapeseed oil…
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Christmas Candle Jar DIY
Making you own Christmas candle jar can be a fun Christmas craft idea for cold days spent inside. It’s getting colder outside and the holiday season is approaching. We are enjoying more time inside and crafts are as always a favorite in our home. Last week we made some lanterns that are super easy to make and look really pretty. If you want to make these yourself, continue reading! 🙂 Christmas Candle Jar Instructions The things you need are: This craft activity is fun to do with your kids, it’s more suitable for a little older kids. I made these with our soon 4 year old daughter. She thought the…
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How To Make A Kite For Kids That Flies.
Here is one way that you can make a kite for kids that flies. Fall is here! Beautiful colors and windy, cozy days, what could be better than that? Fall comes with more days with more wind, or is that only my imagination? One of our children was born in October, He is four years old now but I still remember the windy days the first weeks of his life. I don’t know, but at least it feels like fall brings some weather that is more windy. Sometimes wind can feel cold and not so nice but if you want to fly a kite, windy weather is actually the thing…
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Hot Air Balloon Craft Idea with Pom Poms
Pom poms can be used in so many different ways. We want to share one fun, super easy hot air balloon craft idea you can do with them. This craft with pom poms shows you how to make hot air balloons that are fun to play with or can be used as decorations in a nursery or for a party with this theme! I think hot air balloons are so fun to make and decorate with. I have seen so many different kinds of ways to make your own hot air balloons and how people choose to make that the theme for events and nurseries. So so cute! These last…
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How to Make Pom Poms – Video Tutorial
Here is an easy tutorial on how to make pom poms. What is a Pom Pom? According to Oxfords languages a pom pom is a small woollen ball attached to a garment, especially a hat, for decoration. Some pom poms might be made out of wool but we have made pom poms out of all kind of different types of yarn. Depending on for what purpose you will use the pom pom that you are making, try to choose a yarn you think will fit the way you want the pom pom to look like. If you want a really dense pom pom you might opt for a thicker yarn. If you…
