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Creating Keepsakes

Collaboration Art With A Toddler

art with a toddler mommy and me art collaboration

Alisa Burke shares a lovely post about
creating art together with your toddler.

05/20/2013 in 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, Art, Creating Keepsakes, Drawing & Illustration, Family, Homeschooling, Paint | Permalink | Comments (0)

Mother's Day Craft: Fingerprint Flower Bookmarks

These sweet flowers are made from children's
fingerprints - use them for bookmarks or just a card -
either way they will be cherished! Flower fingerprint
bookmark tutorial at Share And Remember.

05/08/2013 in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, All Ages, Card Making, Crafts, Creating Keepsakes, Family, Free & Fun Crafts, Gifts to Make, Group, Mother's Day Crafts, Printables & Downloads, Printmaking, Spring Crafts | Permalink | Comments (0)

Mother's Day Idea: Handprint Flower Bouquet Art

This beautiful Picasso inspired artwork by
Gavin2177 would be lovely to receive for
Mother's Day. Found at Artsonia.

05/07/2013 in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Art, Creating Keepsakes, Family, Group, Mother's Day Crafts, Paint | Permalink | Comments (0)

Mother's Day Craft: Artful Tea Bags

Kids can create miniature works of art to
entertain mom during tea time with this
easy Mother's Day idea at Rebecca's DIY.

05/07/2013 in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Art, Crafts, Creating Keepsakes, Family, Free & Fun Crafts, Group, Mother's Day Crafts | Permalink | Comments (0)

Mother's Day Craft: Handprint Flower Brooch

Translate the classic handprint flower into felt and you
have a wonderful brooch that any mother would
adore! Wild Olive has the tutorial.

05/06/2013 in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, All Ages, Crafts, Creating Keepsakes, Family, Felt and Felting, Gifts to Make, Group, Mother's Day Crafts, Parent Made, Spring Crafts, Wearables | Permalink | Comments (0)

Birthday Tree Tradition

Here's a wonderful birthday tradition - make a birthday
tree from recycled cardboard. After a few years and
a few kids you'll have a whole forest! Details
at The Imagination Tree.

03/11/2013 in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, All Ages, Birthday Parties, Building/3 Dimensional, Crafts, Creating Keepsakes, Family, Paper Crafts, Recycled Crafts | Permalink | Comments (0)

Heart Map Art Project

Toddler Approved shares a project by
At Home With Ali about making a heart map
that illustrates all the things you love
about someone or something.

02/07/2013 in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Art, Crayons & Pastels, Creating Keepsakes, Family, Valentine's Day Crafts | Permalink | Comments (0)

Recycled Cardboard Heart Locket

What a fantastic way to recycle cardboard and
make a memorable Valentine gift as well! The stacked
hearts in the top picture open up to the locket in
the bottom picture. Tutorial details are
at The Cardboard Collective.

01/31/2013 in 12+ years old, Building/3 Dimensional, Crafts, Creating Keepsakes, Family, Group, Mother's Day Crafts, Recycled Crafts, Valentine's Day Crafts, Wearables | Permalink | Comments (1)

Decorated Memory Jar

A memory jar is such a simple way to save all those
sweet moments that you don't want to forget; funny
things the kids say, little drawings, first-time dates.
Of course, you can just grab a jar, paper and pen to
get going but when you get a chance you can give it
a little decoration like this pretty example at Stellaire.

01/15/2013 in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, Creating Keepsakes, Family, Parent Made, Recycled Crafts | Permalink | Comments (3)

Scribble Ornaments

tree shaped ornaments colored with crayon scribbles

Found at Herz-Allerliebst, these scribble
ornaments are easy to make and a great
way for your toddler to contribute to
Christmas tree decorations.

12/11/2012 in 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, Christmas Crafts, Creating Keepsakes, Family, Group, Ornaments | Permalink | Comments (0)

Child Art Ornaments

Sycamore Stirrings child drawn ornaments

Sycamore Stirrings shares how to make these
child drawn Christmas ornaments that she used as
part of an ornament party! Such a lovely keepsake
for everyone to take home!

12/07/2012 in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Art, Christmas Crafts, Creating Keepsakes, Family, Group, Ornaments | Permalink | Comments (0)

10 More Irresistible Advent Calendar Ideas!

Willowday has designed their own Lego advent calendar
and is sharing a pdf for you to do it too! Love this idea!

Just because the 1st of December has come and gone
doesn't mean that it's too late to get an advent calendar
going. And, don't worry, the kids won't mind if they get
to open more than one day at a time!

These stacked toilet paper tubes make an adorable
recycled house advent calendar and they punch through
for extra fun. Great idea from Morning Creativity.

If you've got coffee filters then you've got an
advent! Visit scrumdillydilly for this easy
last-minute advent calendar idea.

Katherine Marie is brilliant! All I need to say
is Pez advent calendar, yes, Pez!

Have you got a bubblewrap popper in your house?
Zakka Life created this irresistible bubblewrap
advent calendar that's cute to look at too.

Pintalalluna made an advent calendar from little
house-shaped wood blocks - I would leave this
up all year round I love it that much!

Little trees on little boxes with little flags announcing
the day - are you like me and instantly charmed by
something just because it is small? Visit Oh Happy
Day for this miniature tree advent calendar!

My Paper Crane solves the problem of too little space
and created an advent calendar that fits neatly on
the fridge. She is also sharing a free printable
if you don't want to source your own.

How about a beautiful paper forest for your
advent calendar delight? With this free printable
from Willowday you can keep it simple like this
or use it as a base to decorate!

You can't see it from the picture, but El Hada de Papel
has designed these trees so that each numbered day
is attached to a treat hanging on the inside. Pull the
number out, snip the string and down
comes your treat! Great idea!

Click here for all the previous ideas - there's
so many I've lost count but there are well over
100 ideas for advent calendars and I'm sure
you will find one, or more, that you love!