Decorating a Dolls' House

Even in the age of Nintendo DSs and iPads, a dolls house is still a magical present for a child, and although custom-built dolls houses can be very expensive, it is quite easy to buy a cheaper or second hand one and make it your own. Decorating a dolls house is a fun activity for parents and children alike, and the best part is you can be as creative as you please.

2 Leaf Art Projects To Do With Your Kids

Spend time with your kids by doing some fun art projects using materials that you can find right in your garden. These are so quick and easy to do plus they won’t cost you anything. It will also help your kids see nature’s beauty and turn that appreciation into a concrete piece of art. Later on, you can have their outputs framed to be hung in their room or you can

How to Make Play Dough

Whip up a batch of fun in the kitchen and keep your kids entertained for hours with homemade play dough.In this step by step video, Monica and Alice teach you how to make homemade play dough through a few easy steps. Each ingredient is a common household product.Materials needed to make your homemade play dough:FlourSaltCream of tartarWaterCooking oilFood

Make your own Kaleidoscope

A kaleidoscope is a tube of mirrors containing loose colored beads, pebbles, or other small colored objects. The viewer looks in one end and light enters the other end, reflecting off the mirrors. As the tube is rotated, the tumbling of the colored objects presents the viewer with varying colors and patterns. A kaleidoscope is a fun toy, but you don't have to buy one in the store. It's easy to

Lowe's Build and Grow Clinics

I thought I would give everyone a heads up about the wonderful clinics for children that Lowe's stores offer. Two Saturdays out of the month, Lowe’s offers free workshops for kids where they can build some pretty cool stuff.The free workshops are held on the second and fourth Saturday of each month, from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM. Lowe’s provides everything free of charge, and each participant also

100 Free Things To Do With Your Grandkids

Here is a free printable guide that you can download, which contains many wonderful things that grandparents can do with their grandchildren (of course parents can use the guide with their children also).The guide contains thirty seven pages that you can print out on your computer printer. Some of the fun things listed are:craft-stick boxes, shadow puppets, make a comic book, sock puppets, create

How to Create a Children’s Sticker Storybook

I stumbled across a fun, creative idea, not to mention a big help to stickers being placed where they shouldn't be.The Grandparent Blog, which is published by Grandpa Shayne Packer (along with Grandma Tanda), posted an adorable idea of making children's storybooks with stickers. They provide a wonderful step-by-step video tutorial, along with a sample project on on creating handmade sticker story