Lots of wonderful craft ideas out there to get the kiddos involved with the celebrations of Ramadan. Lanterns are commonly used to light u...

Oh... the simple joys of a playing with a cardboard box! Ava came into the bedroom wanting to tell me about the weather - in a very report...

Inspired by this assignment from Deep Space Sparkle - a fantastic art blog - we set out to produce artwork like the great Eric Carle too. ...

Who needs pool toys, when you can sail a boat? To change things up a bit during splash time, Ava and I made 20 paper boats with the stack o...

Sunday nights, I try to hide in the children's art room and draft a lesson plan for the week. We were anticipating rain, so I found a fe...

An easy lamb/lion double-mask the kids will flip over. Plus it took less than 10 minutes. Details and photos on Creative Crafting . 

Making diorama's is by far one of my favorite art projects to do with the kids. There's something about its smallness that makes m...

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Some days are hectic, and we can run through an entire day and not create anything in the art room. When that happens - usually after dinne...

It's not often that Ava asks for us to buy something she sees in a store {except for candy} so when she spotted this cardboard playhouse...

After a walk in the neighborhood collecting leaves and acorns, A & N made thankful wreaths in the art room. We are thankful every day ...

I have a soft spot for party favors. From baby showers to weddings, favors are those little gems that guests take home as a memento from the...

Our art corner has currently taken residence in Noah's bedroom, which complicates matters during Noah's naptime. So Ava sometimes fi...

I started a Ramadan table in our family room -- a natural transition for us -- as I frequently change its display based on the season, holid...

I remember creating chain links in elementary school to decorate our classroom for the holidays. It's fun, easy, and oh my - you get to ...

Art projects are a norm around our house. And with an abundant of resources on making crafts online and in books, I sometimes find myself co...

Chances are, she'll make something. Using every color, and art tool available. Twice. She'll ask for things to glue and practice cut...

Every day after lunch, with remnants of food still dabbled on her face, Ava asks for one thing: "Mom, can we do an art project please?...

For the past two decades, I have lived in Dallas believing there was "nothing to do" here except watch movies and eat. That is, un...