The Crafty Crow: 18 mos to 2 years old

Dried Apple Slices

As things are warming up here (I'm in Idaho), we are starting to plan our river outings and easy picnic food to take with us. I think Salt and Chocolate's dried apple slices sound perfect so we'll be giving them a try soon!

05/16/2008 at 12:45 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, All Ages, Edibles, Family, Fourth of July, Gifts, Inside | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Soft Patchwork Balls

Tiny Happy has a great tutorial and free pattern to make these sweet soft patchwork balls that are perfect for the youngest babes but also a fun inside ball for the older kids.

05/16/2008 at 12:08 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, All Ages, Crafts, Family, Games, Gifts, Inside, Needlework, Parent Made, Textiles | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Contact Paper Collages

I love clear contact paper for kids projects - so many possibilities! One to start with are collages and What Knot has her method here. I like how she cuts the contact paper in the size she wants before the kids begin so they will fit perfectly into a waiting frame.

05/16/2008 at 12:01 AM in 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Art, Collage, Family, Group, Inside | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Geodesic Newspaper Hut

The kids and I are really excited to give this geodesic newspaper hut a try. It's a brilliant idea from Pepper Paints and once we master this we might just see what else we can build :)

05/15/2008 at 12:08 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, All Ages, Crafts, Family, Group, Inside, Paper, Recycled | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Sink or Float Experiments

The whole family can get in on this activity - go to Let's Explore to see how they did it :)

05/14/2008 at 12:05 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, All Ages, Family, Group, Inside, Last Minute, Outside, Science | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Rainbow Cookies

Rainbow cookies! How fun! Details at Plum Pudding. I wonder if you could do the colors in red, white and blue for the 4th of July? They'd look like pinwheels :)

05/13/2008 at 12:01 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, All Ages, Edibles, Family, Fourth of July, Inside, Party Ideas | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

Flower Fabric

Spring Thinking shows you how to have fun printing this fabric with flowers from your garden :)

05/12/2008 at 12:03 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, All Ages, Crafts, Family, Garden, Gifts, Group, Mother's Day, Nature, Outside, Printmaking, Spring, Summer, Textiles | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Isn't it nice when a cooking activity can be described as quick, simple, and delicious? That's exactly how I'd describe these white chocolate-dipped strawberries! Go to Full Circle for details.

05/09/2008 at 12:08 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, All Ages, Edibles, Family, Inside, Valentine's Day | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Personalized Wood Doll Family

I'm in love with peg dolls and the idea of doing a set of your family is crazy fun! See more from Colorfool and her idea of doing different backgrounds - brilliant!

05/09/2008 at 12:07 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, All Ages, Animals, Crafts, Family, Gifts, Inside, Mother's Day, Paint, Puppets, Theater, Travel Activities | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)

Bookmarks

Two great bookmarks to make! This first one is made with watercolors and you can get the details at Let's Explore. So pretty!

This photo strip bookmark is adorable! See how to do it at Make And Takes.

05/09/2008 at 12:05 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, All Ages, Art, Crafts, Family, Father's Day, Gifts, Inside, Mother's Day, Paint | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Scrunchy Blossoms On A Branch

I'd love to have some of these scrunchy crepe paper flowers! Get the how-to for this and other flowers at Kids Craft Weekly.

05/08/2008 at 12:06 AM in 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Crafts, Family, Gifts, Inside, Mother's Day, Spring, Summer | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Child-Drawn Pot Holder

What a great gift idea! Sycamore Stirrings has a wonderful tutorial to make this potholder using your child's drawings.

05/07/2008 at 12:09 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, All Ages, Art, Crafts, Drawing & Illustration, Family, Gifts, Inside, Mother's Day, Needlework, Parent Made, Textiles | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Handprint Card

Lovely idea for a Mother's Day card from Zakka Life!

05/05/2008 at 12:02 AM in 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, Crafts, Father's Day, Gifts, Inside, Mother's Day, Sculpting | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Cake In A Jar

Simply Stork shows you how to do this wonderfully simple and fun idea - Cake In A Jar!

05/02/2008 at 12:06 PM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, All Ages, Edibles, Family, Gifts, Inside, Valentine's Day | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Homemade Playdough

Sounds like Mine To Thine has perfected homemade playdough so if you're looking for a good recipe or giving this a try for the first time head on over!

05/02/2008 at 12:01 AM in 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, Crafts, Experiential, Family, Group, Inside, Last Minute, Sculpting | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Tissue Paper Butterfly Garden

Sunshine streaming through colorful tissue paper always makes for a happy day! Flossie Teacakes has a nice tutorial showing how to make stained-glass-like tissue paper butterflies - so pretty!

04/30/2008 at 12:06 AM in 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Collage, Crafts, Family, Group, Inside, Paper | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Exercise Game

I think this is a great idea from Make and Takes - an exercise game! I'm planning on customizing it for my kids karate camp this summer and using different karate moves.

04/30/2008 at 12:03 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, All Ages, Family, Games, Group, Inside, Outside | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

May Day Baskets

Skip To My Lou has several wonderful ways to celebrate May Day! Try these decorated drink holder baskets from last year or print out a free cone template and tag for this year. Great job Cindy!

04/29/2008 at 12:06 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, All Ages, Crafts, Family, Gifts, Inside, Paint, Party Ideas, Spring | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)

Homemade Bathtub Paint

Can't go wrong with this one! Pepper Paints has a simple recipe for bathtub paint that will have little ones begging for bath time :)

04/28/2008 at 12:03 AM in 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, Art, Body Care, Experiential, Family, Inside, Paint | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Edible Finger Paints

Toddlebits shares the great idea of combining finger painting and eating! Get the info here.

04/23/2008 at 12:04 AM in 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, Art, Edibles, Experiential, Inside, Last Minute | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Watercolor Mobiles

Easy and simple watercolor mobiles by Mom In Madison!

04/22/2008 at 12:03 AM in 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Art, Family, Group, Inside, Mobiles, Paint | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Lookie Loos

This would be a great project to make ahead of time and take on a trip! Ten Ten shows you how to make this Lookie Loo here.

04/21/2008 at 12:04 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, All Ages, Crafts, Family, Gifts, Inside, Party Ideas, Travel Activities | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

Filhos (Portuguese Donuts)

Who can resist a homemade donut? Simple, Ordinary Lives has a photo tutorial showing how she and her kids made these for a special occasion.

04/18/2008 at 12:02 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, All Ages, Cultural, Edibles, Family, Inside | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Secret Messages

Another way to have fun with crayon resist drawings is to write secret messages! Sugar City Journal explains how they did it here.

04/17/2008 at 12:01 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, All Ages, Crafts, Crayons & Pastels, Family, Games, Group, Inside, Outside, Paint, Party Ideas | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Taste Testing

This is a great family activity: taste testing! Scribbit gives the details on their vanilla ice cream taste test. We've done this with jams and honey - always fun and interesting too!

04/16/2008 at 12:03 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, All Ages, Family, Group, Inside | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)

Pollack Style Painting

Try painting in the style of Jackson Pollack! This is a fun painting experience to do outside - the details are at Doobleh-Vay.

More Jackson Pollack:

paint like Jackson Pollack online
biography at Wikipedia
biography at AskArt
24 paintings at MoMA

04/15/2008 at 12:02 AM in 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Art, Art History, Experiential, Family, Outside, Paint, Spring, Summer | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

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18 mos to 2 years old