This year one of my son’s achievement requirements for Cub Scouts was to make a bird feeder. Most of the feeder ideas I found online required too much prep work or required purchasing several items. I came up with this idea because I wanted something that was easy for the boys and that could be made with items I already had at home. The […]
DIY Hunger Games Shirts
As I mentioned earlier this week, I loved The Hunger Games books and am looking forward to seeing the movie this Sunday. To make the experience more fun, I invited a group to go see the movie together. I told my friend Wendy that I was planning on making myself a shirt and she said she wanted one, too. […]
Turning Your Dining Table Into a Chalkboard
Eating around the table as a family is an important part of our family’s traditions. Unfortunately our dining table is old, rickety, and needs to be replaced and it seems to detract from our family dinners instead of adding to them. So when I saw the idea of painting your dining table with chalkboard paint I was intrigued. This idea is from Kristen at We Are […]
Valentine’s Day Craft: Hearts and Flowers
Kids love crafts and Valentine’s Day crafts are especially fun, but they can also be expensive. Most of the crafts we do around here use materials we already have on hand. I was recently looking through our arts and crafts supplies when I found a bag of artificial flowers that I had saved from a […]
Craft Round Up: Easy and Kid-Friendly Crafts
Most of the crafts we do around here are simple, easy, and enjoyable but are not going to make it onto any magazine covers. Even so, they are crafts the kids love and that every mom can replicate. Several of my crafts posts have been getting high page views lately and I thought I would share a […]
5 Most Popular Posts of 2011
It has been just over 9 months since Celebrating Family was born. During that time there have been over 150 posts and almost 3000 comments. As 2011 draws to a close, I thought it would be fun to look back and see what the most popular posts of the year were. It also gives you, the reader, a chance […]
Easy Thanksgiving Place Card Holders
I am so excited that Thanksgiving is almost here. Hopefully you are planning to spend some quality time celebrating your family and giving thanks for your blessings. I wanted to share these fun place card holders my children and I made. These are an easy and fun craft that a child could do independently. They […]
Fall or Halloween Craft: Paper Bag Trees
My children made paper bag trees on a recent visit to the Children’s Museum of Phoenix. This is a fun and easy craft that children of varied ages can make. The trees turn out awesome even though this is such an easy craft. These trees are easy to customize and can either be scary Halloween trees or pretty fall trees. Younger children need […]
Cardboard Roll Craft – Fairy Wand and Sea Serpent
Most of the crafts we do around here come from whatever is laying around. We probably would never do any crafts if I had to run to the craft store for supplies. I was about to throw away some cardboard rolls when I realized they could be the beginnings of a fun and frugal craft project. I thought […]
Popcorn Bags – A Practical Craft
On a recent trip to the movies the kiddos were squabbling over the popcorn. I generally try to head this off by buying one large popcorn and dividing it up into the cardboard drink carriers our local theater hands out. My children were arguing over who got which carrier and how much popcorn they had. […]
Growing Little Artists
I love art. Ever since I first starting learning about art, I have been hooked. I especially appreciate paintings. One of my daydreams is that I will someday have a vast amount of painting supplies and will spend hours on end painting. But back in reality the only painting that occurs in our home is […]
All About Me Craft Activity
Like most children, my kiddos love craft-time. Like most moms, I love finding craft ideas that are fun, keep the kiddos engaged, and are inexpensive. This is a craft I came up with on a day when the children were going stir-crazy at home. This craft activity includes design, coloring, searching for and evaluating […]
