Make: A Cardboard Play Snowplow with Moveable Parts
So many parts of the US are socked in with snow and without power today. If I could send an army of snowplows out from Minnesota, I would do it in a heartbeat, but it’s just a bit beyond my…
Make: Morse Code Valentine’s Day Cards
Happy Valentine’s Day love-lovers! This year, we made a set of artful cards featuring my own love language – geometric shapes. But hidden in plain sight is a mystery for little visual detectives to solve….can you crack the code?? Using…
Make: A Stand-Up Cereal Box Reindeer
My first December in Minnesota has me embracing my Scandinavian roots in a major way. Norwegian traditions like lefse-making, putting up straw ornaments, and watching for the nisse have always been a part of our family’s holiday celebration, but this…
Make: A Merry and Bright Cardboard Christmas Tree
Rockefeller Center, eat your heart out! NYC has nothing on our eye-popping evergreen – the latest addition to our cardboard art project family and merriest little Christmas tree you ever did see. Cardboard boxes keep piling up on my doorstep…
Make: A Modern Mini Cardboard Holiday Village
Oh, the magic of MINI! I have a mantel that was desperate for some decoration, so after work the other night, I grabbed the nearest supply (cardboard boxes, of course) and started cutting. 45 minutes later, I had the first…
Make: A DIY Gingerbread Bakery for Pretend Play
Oh snap, we’ve gone gingerbread crazy! Over the weekend I made a pair of gingerbread softies, and while playing with the felt and patterns, it dawned on me that the thick felt was perfectly-suited for some real-life-sized play gingerbread cookies.…
Make: Nibble and Snap, our DIY Gingerbread Softies
Well, here we are, less than a month away from the end of the longest year EV-ER. If New Year’s Eve 11:59 is a finish line, I am feverishly stumbling towards it with the grace of an elephant – hair…
Make: Recycled Cardboard Love Shacks
‘Tis the season of luuuuv and have I got a sweetly spontaneous recycled art project for you today! These little recycled cardboard love shacks are an artful way to celebrate Valentine’s Day and don’t require more than a few ordinary…
Make: A 3D Paper Advent Tree with Pop-In Ornaments
Have you always wanted to make your own Advent Calendar, but felt a bit overwhelmed at the task? This tabletop paper advent tree version is my simplified answer. Kids draw their own ornaments to put on the tree, then pop…
