Creating Joy

So in love! I made this with my I think it may be time for an upgrade though cause I had a lot of issues with my pen being consistently working. Have had it since like 2015 when it came out. Would love to make more of these or at least some window hangings like this.

I made tie dye shirts with my daughter and had a blast. My new favorite method.. kaleidoscope! So beautiful!

If you are looking for a good game for your kids. This is a fantastic one. Dragon Snacks by My kids are 2 and 9 and play this so nicely together. Doesn't ever parent wish for moments like this?

Fine Motor Frog Find and Five Little Speckled Frog Counting Activity

Supplies:

Plastic tweezers (can be bought separately or found in first aide kits, perler bead kits, or bug collector kits)

Dry beans or Rice (We used Garbanzo beans)

Tiny Frog Toys 🐸 (You can use bugs, just doesn't work with counting activity)

Some sort of bucket

Directions:

Sing 5 Little Speckled Frogs song.. you can start with how many frogs you have. Have the frogs jump into bucket.
Then, mix frogs in for your child to use tweezers to dig them out. This activity lasted about 30 minutes for my 2 year old. He enjoyed to do it over and over.

My 8 year old decided she is going to start giving me art lessons. She impresses me on a daily basis. This was all from memory. I am good at looking at things and drawing them, she has skills that I am jealous of. Such an amazing mind.

Always challenge your kids. They will impress you. My two year old uses scissors, glue, and tape. I love seeing him be proud of himself. are the best!

Another model I tried with cheaper paints.. even though we have nicer ones. I used tempera paint and watercolors. Not sure what collection I got this miniature from.

Was curious how miniatures would do with cheaper paint, even though we have nice paints. I'm blown away with the results. I used tempera paint and watercolors. Also, the arm was not supposed to be like that.. but omg did it make it way cooler.

My daughter has gotten KiwiCo boxes for quite some time. I decided it was time for myself. This was my Eureka crate from last month. Just painted it. I'm so in love! I would put things together like this every day if I could 😍

I used to love using a woodburner when I was younger. Thanks to my wonderful husband I refound a hobby I once loved. I see a lot more of this is my future. This is the first time I used watercolors on it though. Hand drawn, traced, woodburned, and watercolored. This kit was from Sam's.
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I was doing really well at the beginning of this pandemic doing things for myself. Then for quite a bit of time that wasn't the case. Had this kit for a while and been impatient to do it. I shouldn't have waited so long. Wish I could afford a longer subscription lol... But always buying it for my kids instead. I love this is their

Want an idea to keep your toddler busy? Make them a fishing game. This will help with number recognition, hand eye coordination, as well as motor skills. My son loved this more than I thought he would. His 8 year old sister was even jealous and had to make her own fishing pole.
Step 1: Find images of fish
Step 2: Add numbers to each
Step 3: Print fish and laminate them
Step 4: Add a button magnet to each fish
Step 5: Use a branch, some string, and a paper clip to make a fishing pole