Do you have a favorite Halloween book from your childhood? I was an illustration-obsessed kid, and some of my very favorite books were the ones that included fantastical cutaways. Like opening a doll’s house, cutaways illustrate what’s happening *inside* a…
Two weeks to Halloween. The grand dream of an heirloom hand-sewn costume has turned into “what can I make out of this trash bag and glue gun…?” A demon squirrel has eaten the face of your lovingly-carved jack-o-lantern. The grocery…
2 weeks to Halloween and dusk already comes too early. Boo! We needed a little something to light up the nights, and these black cat luminaries are just what the witch doctor ordered. Press play on the video below for…
Witches and warlocks – they’re just like the rest of us. After a long day of casting spells and summoning spirits, they just want to hang up their brooms, peel off their boots, and stretch those warty little tootsies. Invite…
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” I’m not sure whether it’s the cozy, colorful beauty of autumn or the knowledge that winter’s cold will be blowing in soon, but I could happily spend the…
Our yard is chock-a-block full of bright yellow maple, elm, and ash leaves, and our art table is awash in autumn-inspired leaf projects (have you seen our autumn-leaf-inspired magic wands or leaf-matching flipbook yet??). The other thing we happen to…
With fall in full swing, we’re exploring new uses for our free printable leaf activity kit this week! To compliment our leaf-themed art projects (check out our autumn magic paper leaf wands and funny face paper leaf stick puppets) we…
There’s just something about autumn that’s pure…magic, isn’t there? This week we’re bringing fall to life indoors from the comfort of our warm, cozy craft table with the help of our free printable leaf activity kit. From mini nature shrines…
A few years ago I designed a simple free printable leaf activity kit for b&b. and all these autumns later, its still one of our most popular posts come September. The allure of fall leaves endures! At the time, I…
