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Posts tagged “art”

Autumn Cross Stitch Quartet

Eggs, apples, wool and butter...that makes us think of autumn and farmer's markets. Check out this adorable quartet of cross stitch projects by Hilary of Wee Wonderfuls....

Displaying and Storing Children's Art

If you have a little Picasso at home, you'll appreciate this great idea for displaying and storing his artwork. Maya of MayaMade came up with this great DIY frame. Jump below to find out how to make...

Eco Kids Craft: Flowers From Cardboard Tubes

Reusing things that are normally discarded or recycled is always fantastic, especially if there aren't any extra supplies to purchase! These floral patterns and designs are simply made from discarde...

Meet Heather Mann Of Dollar Store Crafts
Big Blog Family

Just over a year ago, a new blog came to our attention and we've been hooked ever since. Dollar Store Crafts is packed full of inexpensive ideas and tutorials on how to make all sorts of wild creat...

How To: Pom Pom Vines!

Just like Julia, we're big fans of pom pom making! They're just so gosh darn bright and cheerful you can't help but love them! So we were happy little campers when we ran across a new twist on th...

Kevin Van Aelst Photography

Do you remember all the stages of mitosis? Can you think back to high school biology and name them? Perhaps Kevin Van Aelst's uber charming photos can jog your memory. ...

Roundup: 25 Ways To DIY With Kids

If you hadn't guessed by now, we're big fans of doing things ourselves. Not just to save a few dollars, but also for the enjoyment it brings and the memories it makes for your kids as they work alon...

Quick Pixelated Wall Mural Idea

Due to our love for repurposing and hands on arts and crafts, we've become completely enthralled with the decorating method above. It's inexpensive, easy to do and can be changed out as often as you...

Look! Vintage Emotional Baby Faces

There's a certain level of expectation when walking into a antique store. There's bound to be an iron rooster, mid century dishware, a box of records and so forth. So when we rounded the corner and...

Papercraft Owls from Mibo

These great little paper owls have been floating around the internet all week, but just in case you missed them, we wanted to bring them to your attention. They're super easy to assemble and best of...

Playful Learning & The Hope Revolution

Playful Learning, a fabulous website by Mariah Bruehl is packed full of educational activities that promote positive family interactions. It's a magnificent resource that's presented beautifully and...

Lil-Traveler Activity Packs: In Flight Entertainment

14 hours in the air with a 2yr old and a 7mo old... sounds like a horror story right? Wrong! Ohdeedoh reader, Maegan Boyle, sent us word about her recent extended flight time which happened smoothly...

Artimus Art: Preserving Your Child's Artwork

From simple scribbles to elaborate collages, kids are prolific artists. And yeah, we'd love to keep it all. The question is where and how? Here is where Artimus Art can help......

Week Night Project: Watercolor Initials

Letters to adorn your kid's spaces are all the rage, no matter if they are handmade, reclaimed, or store bought. Well, Megan over at Plum Pudding has been busy with a great summer watercolor craft t...

Keeping It Simple With Paper Chains

We've been reading up on a ridiculous amount of party ideas lately. Birthday parties, baby showers, backyard barbecues and the one thing that's made the great one's well, great... is their ability t...

$1 Microfiber Car Wash Mit Turned Hedgehog

We're all for any craft that encourages our children to do household chores and although this isn't specifically intended for that purpose, it wouldn't be hard to do so! See how you can make one wit...

PecanPals: Eco Friendly Art Toys

PecanPals are made from the typically discarded wood of rubber trees. These "non-vinyl toys" have names, adventures, articulated parts and are all crated and hand painted from the team over at Nofer...

Found: Hand Painted Wooden Families

We're having trouble deciding if these little wooden families are too cute to play with! You can purchase one that matches your family or individual people as well as blanks to paint your own. You ...

Doodle For Google

Doodle 4 Google is a competition for students K-12 students, where they are asked to design a new Google logo around the theme, "What I Wish For The World." There's 4 different age groups and each o...

How To: Use Dish Soap As A Paint Stain Preventative

Having spent a great deal of time working with children in a classroom environment, it's safe to say we've seen our share of painting mishaps. Even if smocks were worn and floors and furniture were ...

Look! Found Polystyrene Wall Art

High winds blew packaging material from a building site all around the home town of the Barker family. They pitched in and helped to clean up many of the pieces that became lodged in trees and shrub...

Etsy Find: Molded Kitty Crayons

We've always been a fan of crayons that are easy for little hands to hold (ours were always broken because we pressed too hard). These kitty crayons found on Etsy fit the bill perfectly. The fact t...

Inexpensive Art: Berkley Illustration

It's no secret that we're big fans of Berkley Illustration. We've always had a thing for anthropomorphic animals, especially ones that are as cute as these. They are ridiculously well priced (thin...

Try This! Toddler Sewing Card

When craft vixen and mom extraordinaire, Heather Mann isn't running two blogs and a zine (click through to see which ones!), she's busy entertaining and inspiring her two toddlers with great kid frie...

Stubby Pencil Studio

If there's anything that can trump our love of school supplies, it's our love of art supplies. And art supplies that are also environmentally friendly? And reasonably priced? We're there. From soy-b...