Mad Craft #12: Holiday Edition – How Not to Build A Gingerbread House #holidaycraft
I thought I’d learned from my mistakes last year, but alas it seems there were new mistakes to make this year. Step 1: Decide not to buy a namby pamby … Continue reading
Mad Craft #11: Holiday Edition – Cinnamon Applesauce Christmas Ornaments #holidaycraft
Happy Merry FestiHanuchristmakwanzyuleidays! I dug back in my Wayback manchine and pulled out a mad craft from 2008. I still have the ornaments I kept and they look just as … Continue reading
Mad Craft #9: DIY Digit Manipulatives with Counting Angles
Are you cheap thrifty like moi? Want math manipulatives, but can’t bring yourself to spend your bottle-return money on teaching cards you may only use for a few months? Can’t … Continue reading
Mad Craft #8: An Angry Bird Fourth Birthday Party – DIY Hats, Banner, and Cake Topper
My son was adamant that he wanted an Angry Birds themed party. Being a February baby means that a mid-winter birthday needs to be indoors so we normally don’t have … Continue reading
Mad Craft #7: Halloween Edition – Basic Budget Disney’s Inside Out Costumes
Halloween is my favorite holiday! In the last few years I haven’t had the energy to go all out with the decorations or have a party, but I have embraced … Continue reading
Mad Craft #6: A Frozen Sixth Birthday Party – DIY Frozen Trolls (Part 4 – Tin Can Troll Bowling)
I bet you are wondering what I was going to do with those tin cans I had paper mache’d from the scraps from the mentioned Epic Snowflake Project and the … Continue reading
Mad Craft #6: A Frozen Sixth Birthday Party – DIY Olaf Pinata (Part 3- Do You Want to Build a Snowman?))
Welcome back friends! Are you here hoping to hear a story of rainbows and puppies from a land where everything goes smoothly and exactly the way you want? Sorry to … Continue reading
Mad Craft #6: A Frozen Sixth Birthday Party – DIY Olaf Pinata (Part 2 – Head and Face and Nose and Hook)
When we last left our craft (Part 1 – The Framework), we had the agony of waiting for things to dry in 200% humidity. On Day 3 of the … Continue reading
Mad Craft #6: A Frozen Sixth Birthday Party – DIY Olaf Pinata (Part 1- The Framework)
It is that time of year again. My daughter’s upcoming sixth birthday, a wonderland of Frozen, begins with the production of a pinata. I vowed last year that I would … Continue reading
Mad Craft #5: A Super Why Third Birthday Party: Part 2 (Cardboard Why Flyers with Spinning Propeller)
I completely forgot to continue this three part party series from my son’s third birthday. Technically, this isn’t a Mad Craft since it is super simple! … Continue reading
Mad Craft #5: A Super Why Third Birthday Party (Why Flyer Face Cut-Out Photo Board)
My son’s belated party went off very well with a few mishaps here and there (the cake and I had words), and a few forgotten items (notably the chips, dip, … Continue reading
Mad Craft #5: A Super Why Third Birthday Party (Craft Project Teaser)
I have been crafting and fending off children all day. I don’t yet have the projects complete, but I thought a sneak peek might be appreciated. Step 1: Stop … Continue reading
That’s Totally Random #16: The Adventures of a Cardboard Box
I’ve been working on a cardboard box project for my son’s third birthday party that will be posted as a mad craft after the event next week. In the mean … Continue reading
Mad Craft #4: Do It Yourself My Little Pony Pinata (Part 4 – Finishing Touches)
I needed to take some time to recover from some Mad Craft Flashbacks, but now is the time to get this pony finished! If you haven’t been part of this … Continue reading
Make It Not Buy It #2: Side Walk Paint
While it is not as vibrant as the store bought variety, sidewalk paint while expensive to buy is cheap an easy to make yourself. Children can even mix it themselves … Continue reading
Mad Craft #4: Do It Yourself My Little Pony Pinata (Part 3 – A Fringiponi)
Envision this: It is September 12, there are plenty of other things on my list to do, and the birthday party is in ten days. After the papier mache was … Continue reading
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