Hi Everyone, When my daughter was showing interest to learn hand sewing, this was the first activity we did. This simple activity taught her making stitches and knots. Materials needed : 1. Hair rubber band 2. Felt 3. Needle 4. Thread 5. Button 6. Scissors 7. Copier paper Method : Step 1 : My daughter …
Hi Everyone, My eight year old asks me to teach her crochet whenever she sees me doing. Last month when we tried, she was not able to do any stitches. But suddenly within a month’s time, she caught hold of chain and single crochet. We made this simple flower using those basic stitches – …
Hi Everyone,My eight year old is showing a lot of interest towards embroidery, sewing and crochet. We are making use of the summer vacation to learn the basics of them. She is a visual learner. Videos teach her better than books. We watched the videos of running stitch, back stitch and lazy daisy. We found …
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Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of the book. All opinions are 100% my own!Designing and building a book bridge comes from the brand new book “101 Kids Activities That Are the Bestest, Funnest Ever!” by Holly Homer and Rachel Miller of Kids Activities Blog! The book is packed with inspiring ideas and colorful pictures. …
We made this huge pencil for the end of year gift for my daughter’s teacher. This recycled pencil is made from a pringles box. The inspiration for this project is from Glue Sticks and Tape. The tutorial called for circle cutter, paper crimper which we do not have. So we modified the procedure but the pencil …
I started playing this simple game with my toddler to develop sense of balance. Then it got extended by both of my daughters. To play this game, you need only a small ball and various objects to carry the ball around. The aim of the game is to carry the ball from one place to …
When I was young, I learnt a very simple procedure to make this paper purse from my grandmother. I used to make for my younger cousins and they all loved carrying their purses. I taught my daughter how to make this purse. Materials needed: 1. Construction paper 2. Scissors 3. Glue 4. Yarn or ribbon …
Watching beautiful fireworks is a fascinating thing. We tried doing/creating one at home. Materials needed : 1. Cardstock or any thick paper 2. Crayons 3. Black tempera paint 4. Pushpin or toothpick Method: 1. Color the entire cardstock with different colors of crayons. My toddler wanted to join the fun too! She did markings with …
As I have mentioned in my printed ladybugs post, we love printing. When my elder daughter saw my toddler’s ladybugs, she wanted to do a printing project. Using the same technique, we made watermelon this time. Materials needed : 1. Potato 2. Tempera paint 3. Sharpie permanent marker Method : 1. Cut the potato into …
Crepe paper flowers are beautiful. We tried a very simple method to make them. After we used the store brought artificial flowers for our flower hair clips, the stems and leaves were waiting for us to make them some flowers. We used those for attaching our crepe paper flowers. If they were not available, I would …