Category: Creative Kids

You’re probably not surprised to hear that one of my favorite holiday traditions is going to see The Nutcracker (though you might be surprised to know that I’ve only performed in it twice: the two years …

If you’re not familiar with the Kid’s Halloween book Inside a House that is Haunted (by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and illustrated by Tedd Arnold), you’re missing out! I first encountered this sweet little gem when …

Like any kids, mine love to paint. Given the choice, they would probably paint all day, every day. Unfortunately, they have a stressed out mommy who doesn’t like extra messes and so, arts and crafts …

Summer. It’s hot. It’s miserable. And it’s here. And if your kids are anything like mine, the heat doesn’t stop them from wanting to be outside but staying cool outdoors definitely takes a little bit …

I’m not usually one to plan ahead when it comes to gifts and holidays.  I’m definitely the mommy that’s scraping things together at the last minute. But guess what?  I actually thought about Mother’s Day weeks …

There are a lot of ideas and concepts in the world that can be hard for kids to comprehend.  We have never been ones to keep much from our kids, we talk about life and …

If your family is anything like mine, you find yourself with a pile of plastic Easter eggs at the end of every season.  And while I reuse our plastic Easter eggs each year, they also …

You’d think with my obsession with foot and hand print crafts and the fact that Pipsqueak is nearly 6 months old and that we’ve now celebrated Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentine’s Day with him that …

For the first time in a long time, I’m being proactive: we’ve already started making Valentine’s Cards!  After trying my Hand Sewn Valentine’s card idea, and it being too difficult for the girls, I came …

I decided to try making homemade marshmallows with the kids.  Because of Doodle’s previous reaction to corn, I try as much as possible to stay away from corn syrup and since that is the first …