Crafting with Kids category

  • Preschool Project: Spiders on the Web

    This week, we are ushering in Halloween with full strength. We made spiders to sit on a web. The web was strung on thumb tacks on the fence. The spiders were made with beads, pipe cleaners, and a li...
    Oct 25, 2012 3 Comments

  • Preschool Project: Happy Birthday!

    Preschool Project is a series that we are running about stuff to do with little kids. It focuses on the process more than the end result, and on the learning and doing more than on perfection. This we...
    Oct 16, 2012 3 Comments

  • Frogect Runway

    Our friend Jelly Bean has always loved “Froggy” She carries him at all times. In order to avoid the dreaded loss, there are several froggies “in play” at any given time. But li...
    Oct 15, 2012 2 Comments

  • Preschool Project: Folded Butterflies

    Preschool Projects is a series we are doing that showcases crafting and interactive projects emphasizing fine motor skill development.We are focused on the process more than the product. More young fr...
    Sep 18, 2012 1 Comment

  • Preschool Project: Underwater World

    (The Preschool Projects are pieces that I would like to share with the understanding that there is an emphasis on the process more than the product itself. Doing something with the little people requi...
    Sep 11, 2012 No Comments

  • Preschool Project: Strawberry Basket Houses

    Time for another Preschool Project, brought to you by the newest teacher in the co-op corps! (The Preschool Projects are pieces that I would like to share with the understanding that there is an empha...
    Sep 04, 2012 2 Comments

  • Preschool Project: Streamer Sticks

    My “tiny baby girl” …has started preschool. (gulp!) After a NUTTY search process, unique to San Francisco, we have found a perfect place for both of us. It is a co-op school. And I ...
    Aug 29, 2012 2 Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project – Week 9

    (Every week until December 1st we will be making a small Christmas ornament that can be used in our Pocket Advent Calendar. Join us in making all 24 or just pick and choose your favorites.) Often on S...
    Aug 17, 2012 9 Comments

  • Luminaria Bag: Crafting with a Cause

    This past weekend I had the opportunity to participate in the Out Of The Darkness Walk for the prevention and awareness of suicide. It was hosted by the American Foundation for the Prevention of Suici...
    Jun 25, 2012 1 Comment

  • IC #9 – Underwater Pizza Box

    Our challenge was to make something in or around a box. I had the idea to make a diorama. But the important part was that my 3 year old was to be an integral part of the project. This is a box that we...
    May 08, 2012 1 Comment