One of the highlights of this kid's room in Portland was the hand-stained wizard scroll hanging on the gallery wall. Mother and daughter have a common love for old manuscripts and weathered maps, so they make them together. Here is the play by play from a recent addition to their ongoing "olde" collaboration. More

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Remember Perler beads? The darlings of the summer camp craft time? Turns out, you can use them for more than just flat ornaments and shapes! More

It's only fitting that March is the month we celebrate something so green: because we're all waiting for spring to arrive! Let's help make that cold air and snowy landscape go away with some shamrock crafts and activities to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Green Style.

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There is something very attractive about the idea of reusing and recycling to me. We have all saved toilet paper rolls, cereal boxes, paper towel rolls and more for crafts. My kids are fascinated with turning something seemingly useless into a cool item they can be proud of. The other day my son put an empty milk jug in the recycling and asked me why we couldn't make something out of it. Oh but we sure can! More

For Christmas one year, the very stylish Suki gave her daughter a renovated vintage dollhouse. First off, the dollhouse itself is amazing, with what looks like real plaster walls and a brick chimney. Suki tore out some of the old materials, repainted, wallpapered and re-filled the house with tiny furniture and fixtures.

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To me, being a mother is a constant learning experience. There is not one day where I don't learn to do or make something with the kids, to help the kids, to clean the kids, and so on and so forth. So when I stumble upon things I can learn easily, that makes my day. This is what happened the other day. I know I might be late to this party, but it was a complete surprise to me that making chalk was so easy. More

Well, the weather outside is still frightful, but that doesn't mean you can't bring a little summer inside this weekend! Here are five summery fun activities modified for indoor play — use these ideas as a springboard to create your own little warm-weather weekend extravaganza. More

Some of you are probably still digging out of the last monster snowstorm, and could go awhile without seeing any more white stuff! But some of us still have yet to see a flake this winter (sniff, sniff)… if your kids are part of the latter group and are dying to make a snowman, this may be just the thing for you! More

I don't know about you, but my daughter and I start to go a little stir crazy at this time of year. We try to get out as much as possible, but sometimes with these short, cold days we can't be out for long. I've been keeping my eye out for inexpensive do-it-yourself ways to have a little fun indoors. Here are some fun and budget-friendly cardboard creations that are sure to keep your little ones entertained during those final weeks of Winter: More