It's Official!

That's right folks -- our Etsy shop is up and running!  We've been hard at work, cutting, arranging, cricut-ing, and taking photographs over the last few weeks.  In other words, we've been getting everything prepared. We've officially listed a twelve month subscription to our scrapbooking kits, as well as some individuals, with our monthly themed craft kits on their way!

Check it out if it's up your alley, and spread the word to anyone you know who has a little one with the scrapbooking bug!

Happy crafting!

~ Sonja & Joy

DIY Building Blocks

All right, we're back with another fun craft to occupy the kids (or, if you're like Joy, yourself) during March Break. It's from the book I Can Make That! by Mary Wallace. 

Drum roll please...

DIY building blocks made from stuff you probably have lying around the house!

Click on images to enlarge!

How cool is this, right? All you need is cardboard, construction paper, paper towel and toilet paper tubes, paint, scissors, and any other bits and bobs you feel like using. The sky is really the limit here. If you're looking for a craft that'll keep them occupied for more than fifteen minutes, this is definitely one to consider. Not only do they have to cut and colour the cardboard and paper, there's hours of fun to be had afterward creating all sorts of buildings and figures! This would be a good craft for babysitters to either make ahead of time, or bring to the kids' homes for something fun and different. 

Have a good one!

~ Sonja & Joy

March Break is on its Way!

I can't believe that March Break is next week!  I want to share some ideas with you this week that you can do with your little ones while they're home.

Today I want to share with you a recipe for Kool Aid playdough.  It's colourful, smells wonderful and is easy to make.

image via chocolate on my cranium

1 1/4 cups flour

1/4 cup salt

1 pkg unsweetened Kool Aid powdered drink mix

1 cup boiling water

1 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil

Mix together the flour, salt and Kool Aid until well blended.

Mix in the boiling water and oil into the flour mixture.  

Mix with spoon until it's cool enough to knead.

Keep kneading until the colour is blended.

Store in a tight bag or container in the fridge.

This mixture can be kept for 2 months in the fridge.



WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME OF YOUR CREATIONS.

EMAIL US SOME PICTURES AND WE MAY FEATURE IT HERE!

~ Sonja