We had used Aluminium foil to create these beautiful flowers earlier. For the flowers, we had used tacky glue to create and raise the flowers. When my daughter asked me for aluminum foil art again, I wanted to raise the design through some other way. When I started the project, I did not know how …
I asked my 8 year old a very simple question, “How will you make a paint chip or any other paper stand on its own without folding it?”. I added that she could use only scissors for her project. I choose paint chip as it is thicker than copier paper. This can also be …
Today I am sharing few games that I played with my 8 year old when she was young. The best part of these games are they don’t absolutely need anything to play with. We have started playing few of these games with my toddler. Most of these simple games can be played while waiting or …
This post is written in part of California Staycation blog hop 2014 -places to visit with kids in California. We enjoy going to Russian river that it has become a family tradition on every summer. Russian river is surrounded by tall redwood trees. Bay area beaches are known for cold water and windy weather …
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One afternoon when my daughter asked for a project, I thought of doing a watercolor project as I had not planned anything. Watercolor projects give satisfaction and do not require ample planning. But one painting led to another and in no time we started exploring various techniques. Affiliation links are used. Materials needed: 1.Watercolor paper …
Watercolor painting is very therapeutic. We tried painting a sun using the progressive technique of watercolor. Affiliation links are used. Materials needed : 1.Watercolor paper 2.Washable watercolor 3. Pencil 4. Compass to draw circles or circular objects to trace 5. Hair dryer Method: 1. Draw concentric circles. We did not have compass. So we used …
Hi Everyone, We made a beautiful vest out of the fur cloth which was lying in our house for past 3 years. My daughter did the entire vest by herself except cutting. She had hand sewn the entire project. Materials needed: 1. 1/2 to 1 yard of fur cloth (All fabric shops have that) 2. …
Hi Everyone,My eight year old is learning to embroider. Her first project was embroidered bookmark which she did with two basic stitches. Here we are with another project embroidered coaster with only one basic stitch – tent stitch. Materials needed: 1. Plastic Canvas (affiliation link) 2. Tapestry thread 3. Needle Method: 1. Thread your needle. …
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Hi Everyone, When my daughter was showing interest to learn hand sewing, this was the first activity we did. This simple activity taught her making stitches and knots. Materials needed : 1. Hair rubber band 2. Felt 3. Needle 4. Thread 5. Button 6. Scissors 7. Copier paper Method : Step 1 : My daughter …
Hi Everyone, My eight year old asks me to teach her crochet whenever she sees me doing. Last month when we tried, she was not able to do any stitches. But suddenly within a month’s time, she caught hold of chain and single crochet. We made this simple flower using those basic stitches – …