I am a big believer in keeping children off the screens as much as possible. Doing crafts with the kids helps keep them busy and teaches them skills. Yarn crafts are fun and frugal ways to make cute animals and pom poms to decorate with or play with. Making your own toys is always fun….
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Mother’s Day gifts from the garden.
“ To be a Mother is the most beautiful blessing. Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mothers.” Here in America we celebrate Mother’s Day Sunday May 11th. This is an older post of mine as I did not have time this year to make up some fun DIY’s to share with you all, I’m…
It’s time to forage.
While my husband worked on repairing some damage on my future “She shed” I walked around and collected some edible plants growing around our property. I’m learning so much every week. To think all this time, here I was walking around all these plants and had no idea how special they were. Everything is in…
ASD tabletime crafts…counting cups.
Supplies needed: Jelly beans, small package of toy carrots. Holiday seasons are the prefect time to shop for home school products. You can use jelly beans for math lessons for adding and subtracting. Or you can make a jelly bean necklace counting as you string them. There are all kinds of little erasers and Spring…
10 photos from Arizona that tell a story.
” A messenger of the truth is often a lonely voice, but it’s echo can change the world” They call this cacti the Teddy bear cactus. It’s not anything you want to cuddle with though. The jumping cactus digs in deep and is not fun to dance with, best to stay clear of this if…
Inspired to create.
‘ How beautiful it is to stay silent when someone expects you to be enraged.” Paulo Coelho What inspires you to create? We were all gifted to create, to use our hands, to share, to learn and to teach each other. Baking, drawing, sewing and building up our environments to improve our world. This is…
Needle felting hearts
I decided to try my hand at felting hearts. With Valentine close by and hearts everywhere, I wanted to try and make some hearts myself. I’m getting more comfortable with this newest hobby of mine. It takes time to get the feel of it, just the differences in needles and wool textures can be intimidating…
Needle felting tips.
The first felted critter I made was a little lady bug, then a penguin and then I made an owl. Eventually I started on more shapes as my confidence grew. This bunny is my first needle felted bunny. Start out small when you start up this hobby for the first time. Round shapes are really…
ASD table time crafts.
Children on the Autism spectrum love sensory play and crafts. The trick is, is that you have to figure out which type of sensory play they will tolerate or want to do. Some like messy play and some don’t, but it’s always good to expose all children to different things, to learn and experience through…
A sweet treat from nature.
Did you know that mint can be used as a natural bug repellent around your garden? But butterflies and bees love it, which is great because we need our pollinating friends. It’s rich in nectar and pollen and helps to pollinate other plants and crops. Some people use it for medicinal benefits. Please check with…
Our Little Red House 