This easy farmhouse-inspired project will help get your home ready for the holidays. This DIY Christmas sign uses only scrap wood and Dollar Tree items, so it’s perfect if you’ve been on the hunt for Christmas decor ideas!
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This beautiful book is a true celebration of nature featuring vibrant colors and bold graphics to help children connect to trees while learning about their life cycles.
This easy last minute Valentine’s Day card is simple to make and looks incredible. Fold a paper heart into its own envelope, and share the love.
Whether you’re going back to school or doing virtual learning, make it fun by personalizing your kids’ supplies or creating fun T-Shirts with your Cricut!
Whether you’re looking for a creative gift idea or just a fun art project, this 8-bit pixel portrait is easy and enjoyable. It’s fun for kids, and it’s perfect for Father’s Day!
Don’t waste your money buying expensive Valentine’s Day cards that kids will throw away the minute they get home. Print out these free Robot Finger Puppet Valentine’s Day cards instead. The kids will have a blast coloring each one and then turning them into fun finger puppets they can play with for hours or days! Each card is different, so kids can join together to create stories with their characters and each one will be unique. These cards are an EXPERIENCE.
There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow Book Activities and Lesson Plans. Perfect way to introduce early critical thinking skills to young children, while keeping them interested in reading and arts and crafts.
Christmas crafts are a big part of our annual traditions, and one of our very favorite crafts are these decorative paper Christmas trees that can be as simple or as fancy as you like. They’re quick to make and look adorable on a mantle or any small surface you like.
In the children’s book Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney, children see the loving relationship between a father and son hare. This book resonates with children because it reinforces the message of endless love between parent and child, a message that brings comfort to them during all of those day to day …
In the book The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin by Joe Troiano, we meet a small pumpkin who doesn’t look like the others in the field! While all of the other pumpkins grow round, Spookley grows square. This is an excellent book to enjoy with children to not only enjoy the fall season, but …
Teacher Appreciation Day is upon us, and if you are looking for a last minute gift for your child to make for his or her teacher, check out this simple craft. You can use items you have around the house, but most of these can be found at your local dollar store! It’s so simple …
Heart Hands Construction Paper Valentines | A lovely last minute Valentine your kids can make for someone special. Just a couple pieces of construction paper, a pencil and a marker can make a memorable and adorable Valentine’s Day card for someone they love!
It’s Groundhog Day! I don’t know about you, but for my kids, that means that they have just developed a new interest in weather patterns! My oldest son, Dexter, is seriously worried about what it means if the groundhog sees his shadow. Six more weeks of winter?? Or how about if he doesn’t see his …
I don’t know about you, but Valentine’s Day is a huge hassle in our family. It falls directly between my second son’s birthday on February 12th and my oldest son’s birthday on February 16th. Not only that, but it’s less than a month after our anniversary and only a couple of weeks after my birthday! …
Valentine’s Day is such a fun holiday for kids. They love the tradition of giving and receiving Valentine’s Day cards from friends and loved ones, and it can also be a great opportunity to be creative. This fun bumble bee Valentine is easy to create and would be a great card to include with a …
I don’t know about you, but my kids are SO excited for Easter this year. Dexter asks practically every morning, “Is it Easter yet??” It’s kind of adorable, but also really getting old. But I can’t really fault him. All he remembers about the holiday is chocolate eggs, plastic egg hunts in the back yard …
Welcome to Day 6 of the 25 Days of Christmas celebration here at A Mother Thing! We’ve been bringing you some fun recipes and crafts over the last five days, and today I have a wonderful decorative craft for you! This is something I whipped up in about 30 minutes, and it’s my new favorite …
I LOVE home projects that are super cheap but pack a HUGE punch. This $5 Table ReVamp fits the bill perfectly. Using only some chalk paint, Mod Podge and wrapping paper, I transformed a rather mundane wooden table into a work of art! I found this super cute little table at our local DI (that’s Deseret …
If you have a coffee lover in your life, these personalized cardboard sleeves make an awesome gift. This quick and easy paper craft is great for busy moms without a lot of time.
I admit that ever since I watched Heidi as a child, I have had a real love for wooden shoes and tulips. I just love them. When I traveled to Amsterdam with my husband early in our relationship, I was over the moon to see so many beautiful tulips, both real and crafted, all over …
If your child is anything like mine, he or she may get really excited over the strangest things. Dexter’s current obsession is all about Dora the Explorer. He goes wild when he sees anything Dora related. So much so that we recently had to buy him a hot pink hat with her on it because …