Tape Resist Tartan Gift Boxes

Add the personal touch to your gifts by making these simple tape resist tartan gift boxes.

Favorite Gifts for Kids for $10 or Less

Trying to avoid falling into the junk / novelty gift trap this Christmas? Me too! Here are my favorite gifts for kids which cost $10 or less, and are sure to inspire creative play.

Muffin Tin Bauble Cards

Muffin tin prints make the perfect little bauble markings. We used some festive colors and turned this fun process art activity into our teacher holiday cards.

Jingle All the Way LEGO Maze

This fun festive twist on maze building is always a hit in our house. From engineering, to fine motor skills, to sensory exploration, it really does hit so many areas of learning.

Build Your Own Block Advent Calendar

Building an advent calendar is the perfect way to sneak in some engineering and numeracy work with your kids. Here's how we used some everyday materials to make a DIY countdown to Christmas.

Mini Christmas Play Dough Kits for Preschoolers

Play dough kits and preschoolers are like hot chocolate and marshmallows from my experience. They just work so well together! Here are three simple and affordable mini play dough kits which I made for a preschool fundraiser.

The Smartest Way to Revamp your Train Set

Looking to add some new life to your well-loved train track? Here's the low-down on BRIO's cool Smart Tech train sets which are designed to add extra play value and help to introduce some early STEM learning for kids.

DIY Starbucks Hot Chocolate Play Dough Kit

This fun invitation to make hot chocolate turned out to be one of her most loved DIY play dough kits to date. I see a future barista in the making!

Dippin' Dots for my Festive Tots!

Celebrating the holidays as a family with some delicious Dippin' Dots Christmas recipes!

Stocking Stuffers to Inspire Creativity

After many years of filling stockings with the most weird and wonderful of purchases, I've finally focused in on some awesome gifts to inspire my kids to get creative.

Draw 'n Erase Baubles

It's always great to add a homemade decoration to the tree each year. These DIY baubles were pretty fun to make and can be redesigned over and over!

5 Festive DIY Wrapping Paper Ideas for Toddlers

Nothing beats adding a personal touch to gifts this holiday season. Here are five festive DIY wrapping paper ideas that your toddler will love!

Crafty Christmas Crackers

Put these fun DIY Crafty Christmas Crackers on your kids' table over the holidays and you are sure to have lots of happy creators!

Festive Toddler Sorting & Matching Activities

Using colorful manipulatives is a great way to learn about colors, numbers and sizes, as well as being an awesome fine motor skill workout!