Let’s all admit we need a break from what’s going on in our own minds right now. We need a little time where we can turn off the phones, shut the laptops, look into the eyes of the people we love and find some joy in this season where our worlds are turned upside down….
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Words About You, Creative Family Idea Box #14
This is a sweet and simple way to encourage your children and help them to know they are special and loved. Get an envelope for each child and print his/her name on it. Have everyone write words about each person on slips of paper and “deliver” the words to the proper envelopes. At the end…
Things I Like, a Sensory Snapshot (Creative Family Idea Box Day # 12)
You might be surprised to find out what your family likes! Fill out this sensory snapshot for a peek into some of the lesser-known likes of your children. Have them write (or have little ones draw) as many things as they can think of. (If your children need some motivation, set a timer, choose one…
No-Stress Paint Party, Creative Family Idea Box Day #8
You know why I love watercolors so much? Because it just doesn’t matter how big the mess is. If there are any spills, it is just water! There is no reason painting can’t be a regular part of a child’s life. Surprise your children with a paint party! Set the table with brushes, watercolors (even…
Free Doodle and Activity Book, Creative Family Idea Box Day #6
I am so happy to share these fun doodle and coloring pages with you! I had to hide these drawings, because my children kept asking me if they could have them. I told them they would have to wait till morning, and I would print them all out their own books. I have posted 5…
Feelings Book: Creative Family Idea Box Day 2
I love this project. It is so simple, but it really reveals a lot about what makes us all happy, sad, mad, overjoyed, etc… (Any emotion you can name, you can use for this one!) It can be a lot of fun (we laughed a lot when we pulled out our book we made years…
Creative Family Advent, 25 Days of Ideas for Savoring the Season
I love Christmas. I loved it as a child, and I love it even more as a mother of children. It is so beautiful to see their little faces come alive at the first sight of Christmas lights or trees. Hearing them practicing their Christmas carols, thinking of the transformation that is about to come…
Double-The-Puzzles: Family Art Project
Simple, sweet, easy-as-pie art project for kids… Make a puzzle on the back side of your existing puzzle! You can literally have double-the-puzzles, not to mention hours of fun for you little ones designing, drawing, and coloring your own one-of-a-kind puzzle. The how-to’s are very simple. 1. Put your puzzle together. 2. Flip it over….
The Princess and The Pea and Beauty and the Beast
Hello from The Paper Doll Club. We are having some technical difficulties around here. Our internet has been down off and on for two weeks, which has made uploading impossible, and last week our scanner died. (See the weird marks on the bottom of Paloma’s drawing) : ( So, I am going to take the pressure…
Janie, Rosie, Heidi, and Mae
This week the girls named their paper dolls after themselves. Not sure why. Rosie named the cat after her baby sister, Heidi. I love Rosie’s color palette this week. She drew her pictures on white card stock and painted them with watercolors, then cut them and pasted them onto a piece of brown kraft paper…
Best Friends, Girls, and a Bunny from The Paper Doll Club
Some sweet girls by Rosie and Paloma this week. I think you will love all of the detail to color in Paloma’s girls. She made a doll named Rosie that is very Valentine-y, complete with a heart sweater, box of chocolates, heart crown, and special bouquet of flowers. Rosie has made a beautiful girl with…
Rearranging
I have a recurring dream that I am walking through my house and suddenly, I open up a door, and there is a room that I had forgotten was there. Just a great big, empty room. I am flooded with this giddy excitement, and I realize that I can make that room into anything that…