A twist on the classic cardboard tube bird feeder craft, this project invites kids to play with patterns and experiment with natural supplies for cool handmade bird feeders that are totally bird-safe! DIY Seed Mosaic Bird Feeders – Table of…
Nothing sparks the imagination quite like fantasy play and mythical construction. There’s just something about fables, legends, and fairytales that lights up those little storytelling neurons and encourages creative discovery as nothing else can. Maybe it’s the freedom of being…
The world has really been…something lately, hasn’t it? On top of all the usual stresses, it feels like the past few years have tossed quite a few extra worries at us collectively. I’m lucky to be well-aquatinted with an incredibly…
Join us as we make a recycled DIY cardboard puppet theater using a process kids can recreate on their own or use for inspiration. Complete with elements and puppets inspired by author and illustrator Celestino Piatti! DIY Recycled Puppet Theater…
Here in the last few days of January, on the other side of the solstice with light beginning to slowly inch back into our evenings, my spring daydreaming begins. It’s garden-planning time, and I spend more time than I should…
Inspired by northern winter outdoor traditions, this recycled cardboard ice shanty art project is a fun indoor creative building activity that combines design and engineering. This project provides an opportunity for kids to investigate construction, hone critical-thinking skills, and encourages…
Just in time for October – an artistic pumpkin patch, chock full of and fall spirit and featuring an elevated autumnal aesthetic! The foundation of these lovely pumpkin art prints? A potato, apple, or green pepper (three cheers for using…
June came in hot this year – nine days over ninety and counting! It’s been one of those weeks when it’s hard to be outside unless you’re in a lake or pool. Since I don’t have either in my backyard,…
Welcome to BUG SEASON! The flowers are bursting open in the garden and the bugs are BACK in a big way! Just this week I’ve seen my first butterfly, box elder bug, bumblebee…even a mosquito (it IS Minnesota, after all).…
