We're calling this our first official week of homeschooling kindergarten and PK in the Wallace house! Really, we only added one new thin...

I have several friends who make their own laundry detergent.  I was fascinated by this, especially since they are (for the most part) normal...

I've been reading a lot of blogs answering the question, "What curriculum are you using this year?" I decided to write a post ...

for a Yo Gabba Gabba loving friend Pattern is modified from Spiky Dino , worked in stripes, with three spikes placed across the head ...

(Disclaimer: this is a homeschooling post on a craft blog. It's going to happen some, because I don't plan to blog about homeschooli...

We made these shirts two years ago when my kids were 3 and 2, and I loved them!  When they were outgrown, I cut them up and made them into t...

I made a couple of child-sized mei tai carriers for a couple of little friends' birthdays coming up. Hazel helped in fabric selection a...

I wanted salt boxes for my kiddos to practice letters in, and googled for some ideas.  Most people just use a cookie sheet or tray, but I wa...

So it's not really a craft, unless you consider assembling Ikea furniture a craft, but my school room got  a makeover with my new expedi...

I saw  this tutorial  linked on pinterest this week, and couldn't resist doing them for our Dad and Grandpas. I had each kiddo draw o...

Two MOPs friends are expecting babies in the near future.  Andrea is expecting a surprise on or before June 18th.  I made her a mei tai and ...

One of my friends asked me to make a couple of hats for her mom, who has lost her hair to chemotherapy. Here they are!

Jono picked up a pinecone on our walk today and asked if we could make something from it.  Why, sure! Pinecone & peanut butter bird feed...

Here are this year's preemie hats! As a reminder, I knit or crochet a dozen preemie hats for NICU every year as my way to thank thos...

Hazel has been asking for a puppet theater since I made one for the Carruth cousins for Christmas. Today I made one for my kids, but they d...

The tiny window in the school room got a little valance today.  It's the type of project that I hesitate to even call a project.  After ...

Several months ago one of my favorite parenting blogs had a post about the Mother Bear Project .  They are an organization that collects han...

I saw an idea in blogland to use your salad spinner to make art.  We used foam egg shapes from the $1spot at Target.    Blobbed on some...

My friend Andrea's boys had a combined birthday party, with a superhero theme.  I thought this pattern was a perfect choice if I wanted...

I liked the watermelon hat I did as part of the rainbow so much that I wanted to do another.  My stepsister is expecting a baby girl in mid-...