Thrifty game with greeting cards
September 12, 2007 by kellys
Filed under craft ideas, holidays
Ever wonder wonder what to do with all those greeting cards we get during the holidays? Find the ones that have a general theme. One might be mainly red or have lots of snowflakes on them. Then take them and cut them up into big pieces. Now turn them over. See, your kids have a free game of memory and you don’t have to clutter up the trash can until next month.
10 Sites for St. Patrick’s Day Ideas
March 9, 2007 by Karen Weideman
Filed under Top 10 lists, children's activity, craft ideas, family, food, recipes
St. Patrick’s Day is only a week away. I’ve done some searching for you and found some great sites for St. Patrick’s Day ideas. Hope you enjoy this collection. These sites are definitely worth bookmarking to use another time.
Parents.com – info on Irish traditions, recipe for Shamrock pancakes and warm potato salad
Better Homes & Gardens – food and entertaining, crafts, cards, and decor
Teaching Heart – Contains activities for elementary school children. Great site for teachers, homeschoolers, or moms that are just looking for a little something for the kids to do.
Kids Domain / Kaboose – There are lots of great craft ideas for …read more
Valentine’s Day Craft Ideas for Kids
February 12, 2007 by Karen Weideman
Filed under children's activity, craft ideas, holidays
Valentine’s Day is just two days away and I feel like I have failed you. I am normally good at giving ideas for holidays (or at least I think I am ) and I am behind on getting ideas to you for Valentine’s Day. Honestly, I have to blame this crazy cold for part of it. Thankfully, I am starting to feel better today. I haven’t had any medicine yet.
Last week at school the students made Valentine cards. I let them add hearts to the cards with my foam stampers and some hearts cut from construction paper. I used …read more
Photo Ornaments in 15 Minutes
December 17, 2006 by Karen Weideman
Filed under children's activity, craft ideas, holidays, time saving
As a teacher, I am on the look out for cute, easy, and quick arts & crafts for my students. Here is one that I found this past weekend. I hope to find time to make this with my students this week. This is a simple ornament idea that you could do with your child. Perhaps they could make one as a gift for grandma and grandpa. Thanks to Dumb Little Man for the tip.
Click here for the photo ornament idea from Photojojo.
Scrap booking contest for real women (and men too)
October 31, 2006 by kellys
Filed under craft ideas
Confession time… I don’t scrapbook. I know it is the worst sin a mother can make except for leaving your kid in the car without climate control. Don’t write about me, Jay. HAHA!
I know that most of my friends either scrapbook or at least get the pictures into photo albums before the kids start school. I have done neither but it is on my list. What does this have to do with being thrifty? Simple. Parents need to take time for their selves to enjoy everything else in life. Getting caught up in the business of life is just not …read more
Free Halloween Craft Ideas
October 8, 2006 by Karen Weideman
Filed under Halloween, craft ideas
The internet is full of resources, many of them are free. Today I stumbled across a list of quick and easy craft projects on the Better Homes & Gardens website. The ideas are free and you might want to try some of them with the kids.
Some of the ideas I saw are a black cat treat jar, a pumpkin wreath, a pumpkin pillow, Halloween coloring pages, a black cat door hanger, and many more.
Check out these free ideas!
