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6 Candy-Free Ways To Treat Your Kids This Valentine’s Day

February 9, 2015 by Kait Fowlie Leave a Comment

Written by Kait Fowlie One way to make Valentine's Day really special for your kids? Think outside the box and treat them to something a little more interesting than a bag of foil wrapped hearts. (Added bonus: no sugar-induced crazy time. Win win!) Here are 6 fun ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Family, Holidays, Life Tagged With: crafts, homemade poptarts, post-it mirror surprise, Valentine's, valentine's day, valentine's day activities, valentine's day as family

DIY Kid-Friendly Dream Catcher

January 23, 2015 by Lauren Sena 14 Comments

Written by Lauren Sena I’ve always been infatuated by dream catchers and love how different one can be from the other. Creating a dream catcher with all the intricate webbing and pretty embellishments can be time consuming, so I came up with a simple version that is great for kids to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Kids' Art, Life Tagged With: crafts, DIY, diy dream catchers, dream catcher, dream catchers, dreamcatchers, kids' crafts

How To Make Salt Dough Christmas Ornaments

December 4, 2014 by Kait Fowlie 2 Comments

Written by Kait Fowlie Salt dough is a super easy, bake-able clay that you can use to easily make sculptures and ornaments. It only takes 3 ingredients, all of which you likely already have on hand, and a few minutes to prepare. If you’re looking for a simple, not-too-messy holiday craft to do with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Holidays, Kids' Art, Life Tagged With: Christmas ornaments, crafts, holiday ornaments, Kids Activities, kids' crafts, salt dough christams ornaments, salt dough crafts

Fun Indoor Activities To Fight Off Cabin Fever This Winter

December 2, 2014 by Emma Durand-Wood 1 Comment

Written by Emma Durand-Wood Ah, winter. The scenic season of fun and frolicking and adorable rosy cheeks, of Santa photos and sledding and hot chocolate. Winter is awesome—until it gets, well, too cold. And then, cabin fever sets in. Everyone knows that kids need plenty of fresh air and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Family, Holidays, Kids, Kids' Art, Life Tagged With: arts and crafts, cold weather activities, cornstarch goo, crafts, homemade playdough, indoor activities, kids, Kids Activities, winter activities

3 Rainy Day Crafts To Brighten Any Kid’s Day

November 17, 2014 by Kait Fowlie 1 Comment

Written by Kait Fowlie Rainy November days require tactics for indoor fun. Rather than vegetate on the couch and stare into a screen, take advantage of home-bound days to put your kid's imagination to work. These super-simple, something-from-nothing crafts all double as games, and will take a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Family, Family, Life Tagged With: crafts, indoor hopscotch, paper airplanes, rainy day, rainy day activities, rainy day crafts, shadow puppets

Flower Basket Jack-O-Lantern: DIY Natural Fall Centerpiece

October 7, 2014 by Kait Fowlie Leave a Comment

Written, created and photographed by Kait Fowlie Set aside an afternoon to make this pretty fall centerpiece that'll add some natural charm to your Thanksgiving table. A hollowed-out pumpkin carved to look like a basket leaves much room for creativity, resourcefulness, and opportunity to get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Holidays, Life Tagged With: centerpiece, centrepiece, crafts, dinner hosting thanksgiving guests planning turkey, family crafts, holidya, kids' crafts, table centerpiece, thanksgivi, Thanksgiving, thanksgiving centrepices

Love of the Loom

October 11, 2013 by Christine 1 Comment

A few weeks ago I saw a post by a friend on Facebook about Rainbow Loom. I had no idea what it was and skimmed over it in my newsfeed. Then I saw another post by another friend. Then I started noticing several kids wearing rubber band bracelets and figured that must be those Rainbow Loom thingys. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids' Art, Parenting Tagged With: bracelets, christmas present, crafts, necklaces, Rainbow Loom

Milk Jug Bird Feeder

July 1, 2013 by Samantha 5 Comments

Watching the birds is a big thing around here. My kids love to see how many different species we can attract, and watch them in our garden. While I was looking for ideas for an Earth Day craft for my daughter's Beavers colony, I came across these totally easy milk jug bird feeders. We ended up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: bird feeder, birdwatching, crafts, crafts for kids, DIY, milk jug, recycling, upcycling

Artsy Goods

April 12, 2013 by Alice Leave a Comment

Some kids like to be freely creative - and that's great. Some need a little nudge, or even some lines to colour in, and for those kids, I have a couple of great new activity books. Windblown by Edouard Manceau OwlKids ISBN: 978 1 92697 377 7 Scraps of paper are blowing in the wind... bright … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: collage, colouring, crafts, creativity, cut paper

Welcome to The Nest!

April 3, 2013 by thenest Leave a Comment

Welcome to The Nest! I am so excited to have you here with me. Here at The Nest, we will be chatting and sharing ideas for everything  to do with running a busy family home. It is my philosophy that life is busy and our homes provide, ultimately, a sanctuary and shelter away from the stresses of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: crafts, DIY, home, organizing, recipes

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