Fill a tiny forest with your own enchanting set of DIY woodland fairy peg dolls for creative small world play. With a kid-friendly crafting process that encourages creative reuse and imaginative storytelling, this activity is sure to be a hit…
These upcycled DIY scrap wood toy cars and trucks are fun handmade miniatures that kids can help make and decorate for small world transportation play and make wonderful diy gifts. “Zip! Beeeeeep! ZOOM! Honk, honk!” The familiar sounds of city…
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…
Ah spring, come on! With winter hanging on, it has me longing for the first signs of cheery spring flowers. Our recycled building block stem vases were born out of the desire to surround ourselves with some signs of spring while…
I don’t know about you, but come October, I’m creepy-Halloween-everything-obsessed. And my very favorite Halloween horror sub-genre? I vaaant your gothic vampire content. From Anne Rice stories and Edward Gorey illustrations to Bram Stoker and What We Do In the…
Combine simple construction concepts with art play for this incredible invitation to build scrap wood sculptures! Each one-of-a-kind sculpture is a tiny feat of art + engineering, and these kid-painted building blocks can be reused over and over again. Having…
My ever-growing library of small world play accessories received a huge upgrade this week in the form of a DIY’ed community of multicultural peg doll friends. Though the project was a quick one for me to make on my own,…
Have you noticed that DIY dollhouses are all the rage lately? Having tried our hand at an MCM-inspired shoebox dollhouse, I wanted to take it to the next level with some more permanent materials. The result was a modern DIY dollhouse…
If you’re here, you’re probably already aware of the numerous benefits of sensory play. The smallest amount of sensory stimulation can shape and enhance how a child takes in information and learns to process it. In an effort to come…
