30 Days of Mom: I Love Mom Sign

Today I am launching my new series: "30 Days of Mom"

For the next 30 days I will be posting a project that any mom would absolutely love to receive from their child.

I know it is hard because we - as moms- are the ones that are generally doing the crafting with our kids but I still wanted to do this anyway. Perhaps you are an aunt, a friend, or even a dad (wink, wink) that wants to help someone have an extra special Mother's Day.

I happen to do a craft with my kids each year for both my mom and my mother-in-law and both my grandma and my husband's grandma. Each of these projects can be adapted to become a "grandma gift" as well.

I am kicking things off with this adorable "I love Mom" sign. I would love to receive this from any one of my kiddos. This sweet little sign comes from Women's Day - be sure to take a peek!

Kids Craft Bargain of the Week!

Every Friday I am going to be posting a "bargain of the week". I know that as a mom I can make a lot happen with very little. It has been the times when I have had to be the most frugal that I have come up with some of the best ideas.

That being said, every once in a while it is just so nice to splurge a bit and get a craft kit or two that you can have on hand for those special days.

These crafting kits are hardly a splurge because they are so cheap! The people at Creative Kids Crafts are offering 5 kits for $12! I couldn't believe it when I found this site. They are so cute and there are so many to choose from.

It is also perfect because today I am launching my new series "30 Days of Mom" where I will be featuring crafts that celebrate all the mom's out there with the grand finale being on May 8th - Mother's Day! I thought this "Flower Pot Craft Kit" "Flower Pot Craft Kit" was just a perfect craft project to celebrate Mother's Day. So, check out Creative Kids Crafts for this project and more!

Happy Crafting!
~Andrea

Nature Crafts: Koala Bears

I saw this cute little craft and the first thing I thought of was all of the Spring Break vacations my family and I use to take to the beach when I was a kid. Every year we went to Mexico and enjoyed the sun and the ocean. I must have picked up a thousand seashells over the year. I never knew what to do with all of those seashells when I got home - who knows what even happened to them all...

Anyway, I saw this craft and totally thought of a way to use all of those seashells that are being collected on Spring Break vacations right at this very moment! (Give or take a week or two depending on where your at.) Regardless, if you have some seashells that have piled up - give this Martha Stewart craft a try!

Happy Crafting!
~Andrea

Paper Towel Tube Tuesday: The Giraffe

Every Tuesday I plan on posting a project that you can complete using the abundance of paper towel tubes and toilet paper tubes that we always have on hand and never know what to do with!

This giraffe paper towel tube project is super cute and super easy. Great for a follow-up zoo trip or after a fun giraffe themed book!

Make sure you visit All Kids Network for the "how to".

Enjoy this fun, easy, and cheap craft project for kids!

Happy Crafting!
~Andrea

Crafts For Kids: The Quacking Duck

Sometimes desperate measures call for super crafty solutions. This little project just may be the answer to one of those times. The folks over at glueguncrafts.com posted this little project that every mom should keep in her back pocket "just in case".

Happy Crafting!
~Andrea

Easter Project: Penguin Egg

With Easter coming up later this month I plan on listing as many Easter projects as possible. You will want to check back every day as I am going to keep you "hopping". :-) (I couldn't resist.)

This first project is so cute! Even though you don't really think of the "penguin" when you thin of Easter - it is still made with an egg so I am counting it! It wouldn't be difficult to change thing pattern up and make a chick with just a little imagination.

In this project they used a wooden egg which will definitely make it more durable than say a hard boiled egg but you might even think about using one of those plastic eggs too. Now that I think of it - this would be a great post-Easter project because you usually end up having about a million of those plastic Easter eggs floating around and you never know what to do with them. Hmmm..... this just inspired me to come up with a "Post- Easter Project" series.

Anyway, take a peek at this project from the great people at FaveCrafts.com. I hadn't ever been to this website before prior to finding this project there but I am sure I will be going back soon because they have some great ideas!

Don't forget to drop me a note letting me know how this project went for you in the comments section and don't forget to become a "Follower" to keep up on all of the great projects I am posting daily!

Happy Crafting!
~Andrea