An old craft from the past, some of you will remember these adorable little Spring time pom pom animals I made years ago. I got the idea from Steiff toys. I believe Steiff started in the 1920’s but you will have to look that up, I could be way off on that. It’s a company…
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Playing tag with the birds.
“ The leaves of the trees are the healing of the nations.” You all know my zoo pass expired, now we have to get creative and find other places to walk. I need to see life. I need to see flowers and leaves and watch as the wind moves through those living things as I…
A tiny Spring cake made from scratch.
I decided to make a little cake for the family a couple days ago. Got out all my baking supplies, and ingredients to try my hand at an old recipe that many have made over the decades. Before there were box cake mixes our grandparents had to rely on simple ingredients in their own homes….
DIY-Candy orange peels
Before I get into how my husband makes these I have to warn you, at least according to him. This recipe involves a lot of boiling and draining, so please be careful. He said “cooking this will probably kill you and while I am joking, I’m really not”. Those are his words, not mine…so please,…
Dollar day do over…upcycled coat.
This is a re-post from the past. Still waiting for my new camera so hopefully I will have some new DIY’s to share with you all soon. I remember working on this project one raining day and how I got really creative with adding a bunch of embellishments to these little bean bags. When my…
ASD table time crafts…pom pom sensory activities.
Remember pom poms from your childhood? My kids loved pom pom crafts. ASD (Autism spectrum disorders) children need exposure to lots of sensory play. I used to fill my kids’ sensory table with pom poms to touch and play with along with hidden objects in the tray. Sensory play stations can be filled with all…
DIY cornstarch birds.
Mother’s Day will be here in America before you know it and I thought I share with you all a fun DIY I did the other week when I made pretty little birds using play doughs that I mixed up in my kitchen. I made salt dough hearts and cornstarch birds. They are perfect as…
ASD table time crafts…sensory dough.
“ Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by it’s ability to climb a tree, it will live it’s whole life believing that it is stupid.” Albert Einstein Happy World Autism awareness month. I missed the official day of course because honestly it is hard keeping up with all these days. This…
DIY tiny nest baskets from nature’s art supplies.
“ Great art picks up where nature ends.” Marc Chagall One of my favorite things to do when we are up north during the Spring is to collect little twigs, flowers , and leaves from the forest. I love to use natural items when decorating my homes for Spring. All the colors, beautiful flowers, leaves,…
A chocolate house for Valentine’s Day.
A different take on the traditional gingerbread houses. Got the idea from a boxed Oreo house kit from the holidays. They were sold out at the store at the time so we made one ourselves after looking up the recipe for Oreo cookies. The cookies did not come out like the store bought Oreos but…
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