Children's

This easy emoji Halloween costume DIY will put the 😍 into your Halloween 🎃. Download and print my free emoji printable templates including a cute emoji headband for an easy last-minute Halloween costume idea from your closet.

Make an interactive pretend campfire and s’mores play set to bring camping fun indoors, rain or shine! This cute paper craft project features a toasty campfire with wood-grain logs surrounded by a stone ‘safety’ ring for kids to toast pretend marshmallows until they’re golden brown. Keep reading to see how to download the free printable …

Looking for an easy DIY Minecraft costume idea? See how to make my Minecraft head for a Halloween Costume or Minecraft birthday party. Download my free printab – Villager Minecraft head free printable and tutorial!

Today I’m sharing my paper bead jewelry DIY ideas that celebrate spring. I designed four pieces of bright and cheery paper bead jewelry — paper bead necklaces, paper bead bracelets, and paper bead earrings — inspired by my favorite spring flowers: daffodils, hyacinths, violets, tulips, and azaleas. Keep reading to see how to roll paper …

See how to make an easy pencil case with my free pencil case sewing pattern and tutorial! This useful and quick beginner sewing project is a perfect DIY back-to-school project and also makes a great DIY gifts idea for kids. Easy zippered pencil case pattern This zipper pencil case can hold pencils, markers, gel pens, …

Make my easy mermaid cake with scales and tails, no special cake pan needed! This simple DIY mermaid cake for a birthday is shaped into a number 9 cake with a cute little mermaid tail. Add white chocolate shells and seashells on edible ‘sand’ to complete the beach-y look. Get my free number 9 mermaid …

DIY kids play kitchens don’t have to take up a lot of space. Make this flat felt portable DIY kids play kitchen that you can play with anywhere — on the rug, on a coffee table, wherever. Then just roll it up to store away until the next time that the ‘restaurant’ is open. This …

This Bull in a China Shop DIY toddler Halloween costume was inspired by my charming 2-year-old boy. Liam is deliberate, like whenever he picks something up or puts it down it’s just a wee bit more aggressive that it needs to be. Things get broken. Ripped. We’ve made a handful of ER trips. Liam just …

Here’s a handmade kids Halloween costume idea that’s sure to be a trick-or-treating masterpiece: a classic watercolor paint box, topped with a handmade French-inspired beret and a jumbo paint brush made from a pool noodle. It’s a simple and clever DIY Halloween artist costume with just a little sewing needed. DIY watercolor paint box artist …

Here’s an easy DIY geometric painted pots idea to get you in the mood for spring. This geometric painted planter is actually super easy to make yourself by hand. It may look complicated but it’s actually really simple for beginners. Keep reading to see how to make your own DIY painted pots in your favorite …

Here’s a super cute DIY spring and summer craft idea for kids that you can knock out in less than an hour: Easy no-sew felt flower bracelets. It’s a super cute and easy kid’s craft activity that’s lots of fun to make. I love how cheery these no-sew felt flower bracelets look. And it’s nice …

My free DIY pillowcase pattern for kids features a super cute little pocket for tucking in nighttime treasures. Yep, a pillowcase with a pocket! How fun! How clever! Elise uses her pillowcase pocket to store a flashlight, her lip balm, and tiny bedtime friends. What will you store in your pillowcase pocket?

Today’s indoor craft activity is for toddlers under two years old: it’s a color sorting straw game made out of a recycled oatmeal container. And trust me, it will keep them entertained at home for hours. All you need is an empty Quaker oatmeal canister (or cardboard box), a standard hole punch, a bunch of …

Make your own oven mitt in less than one hour with my free oven mitt sewing pattern. These DIY oven gloves are just the right size — not too big and floppy — and you can choose to quilt the outside of the oven mitt or leave it nice and smooth. I’ve made them both …

Here’s a free baby bonnet pattern just in time for summer. It’s a really nice baby sun hat free pattern that you can make with our without the ruffle. My super cute baby hat free sewing pattern is below! Elise looks adorable in hats. I just can’t get enough of them. So I decided to …

The pincushion thread catcher that my mom gave me years ago is my sewing table’s best friend. Yeah, I know it seems a little grandma-ish but it’s no surprise that I’m a big fan of things that are both clever and cute. My free pincushion thread catcher pattern and tutorial is an easy beginner sewing …

Make a DIY passport cover for your summer travels. It’s an easy beginner sewing project that you can make in an evening. You can use fabric or felt, and you can decorate the front how you wish. I decorated mine with a Chicago flag to give as a DIY gift for my friend, and I …

Going to the Taylor Swift Eras tour? You’ve gotta make some DIY Taylor Swift friendship bracelets to trade at the concert with fellow Swifties! I’ve got lots of words and lyrics ideas to string onto your bracelets. Like Taylor says, you’ve gotta make all the friendship bracelets…

Toast your favorite graduate with my free printable funny graduation card! What grad can resist a cute little piece of toast wearing a graduation cap sending your heartfelt toast to their bright future? You can even personalize the name and saying.

Shower your friends and family with flowers! I’m absolutely smitten with these simple DIY flower birthday cards that are covered with cute paper flowers. These cheerful personalized birthday cards are pretty much guaranteed to put a smile on their face.

Wanna add lotsa luck to your St. Patrick’s Day dinner table? Make my easy DIY napkin rings with rainbows and lucky horseshoes! This super quick and easy St. Patrick’s Day craft makes a cute and colorful tablescape. Just cut out my free printable templates, glue mini-rainbows, and wrap around cloth napkins.

These St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes are inspired by real Irish road signs that I saw on a trip to Ireland with my sisters. Download and print my cute paper cupcake toppers for an easy St. Patrick’s Day treat! 🇮🇪

My 9-year-old kid, Liam, designed this simple leprechaun trap himself! My favorite part is his rainbow trap door made from Perler beads and toothpicks. Liam’s leprechaun trap idea is easy and fun to make, and perfect for elementary school kids. Who knows, you may just end up with new pet leprechaun and a whole lot of gold coins this St. Patrick’s Day.

My DIY monogram Valentines for teens are the polar opposite of mushy, romantic Valentines. I absolutely love the black hearts contrasted with the red strips, don’t you? The emo black hearts are giving me throwback ’80’s The Cure vibes and I’m here for it.

Looking for winter craft ideas to warm up dark nights? Make my unique DIY candle wraps inspired by the Northern Lights! Get my aurora borealis candle wraps free printable template to hygge your home.

Looking for fun Christmas crafts for tweens? Here are 10+ cool Christmas craft ideas that tweens can make for Christmas decor and DIY gifts.

Shell-abrate summer with my easy paper seashells craft idea for kids. My free printable paper shells open and close just like real seashells. it’s a very beach-y summer craft idea. 🐚

Print my cute DIY unicorn banner for a magical unicorn birthday party! My pastel happy birthday banner comes with rainbow letters, hearts, stars, and even a printable unicorn horn. 🦄

Say “I love you a latte” by making a DIY coffee bar this Valentine’s Day. You can decorate ceramic coffee mugs at home, bring a to-go coffee treat to your teacher, or give a bag of roasted coffee beans to your best pal. My funny coffee puns on printable hearts will really perk them up!

Make my easy recipe for a traditional King Cake for Carnival season. This traditional Mardi Gras cinnamon roll sweet bread is a yummy treat to bake and decorate with icing and purple, yellow, and green sprinkles. And yes, you can put a plastic baby inside. Let the good times roll!

UPDATED FOR 2022 – Get my free printable 2022 New Year’s Eve party hat template PDF below. This free printable 2022 New Year’s Eve party hat template was inspired by my clock-obsessed toddler, Elise. By request, I updated last year’s free printable New Year’s Eve hat template to update it in pink, yellow, purple, and …

Here’s an easy patriotic July 4th banner DIY that you can make in less than an hour. My printable flag banner template has blue pennants with white stars on the left and red & white stripes on the right, so it looks like an American flag when you hang it.