Every person is creative in some way. I fully believe that. I’m creative with my words, and I’m creative with my ability to help others be their absolute best.
But I’m NOT creative when it comes to more traditional outlets of creative expression, like drawing, painting, sewing, etc. This is especially tough to deal with when you have young kids at home and a Pinterest board that mocks you on the daily. I have pinned so many things and promised myself that I can easily get the supplies I need at Michael’s and do something fun and crafty with Darah.
You guys, the few times I have set foot into Michael’s have all been scary experiences. I’m like a frightened, lost puppy in that store. I’m always completely turned around and when someone offers to help me, I can’t even really explain what I’m looking for!
HOT. MESS. That’s me every time I try to get my craft on.
And that is why I am SOOO bonkers about the ItsySparks kit (mom…you remember asking for birthday gift ideas for Darah? Here ya go!!!). This is a monthly craft subscription service that I WILL be purchasing. Each kit comes with 4 fantastic activities that are age appropriate for your child. The crafts are easy enough that those without the crafty gene can actually complete them. They are cute. They are quality. And best of all, they come with A LOT of great ideas for ways that you can enrich the experience of that craft (related book ideas, outdoor activities, recipes, etc.). It is so comprehensive and SO, SO SO worth the $24.95/month (it’s only $20/month if you sign up for 6 months or more!).
Because I don’t have a craft room, or heck, even a craft bin in my house, I would spend more than $20 each month trying to buy all the items I would need. And don’t even get me started on the time it would take to prep each craft. Simply put, I would spend a lot of money and then never do anything. ItsySparks makes it all very doable.
And just in case you aren’t artsy just like me, but you are still trying to convince yourself that you could do this all yourself, let me just show you how much help folks like us need. Even with VERY DETAILED step-by-step instructions, I STILL messed up one of the crafts.
I was supposed to have Darah pour this dirt into a nylon stocking piece that was included so that our grass buddy we were making would have more of a shape. This is my face after I realized what I did:
We are hopeless, folks. But I’m happy to say that our grass friend still turned out really cute. Darah had a blast. It was actually really great bonding time together.
She wanted to do another craft that afternoon, so we worked on making a lei necklace.
Not only did we have an adorable final product, but I was impressed to see how much concentration Darah gave to the project, and how much hand-eye coordination she used during the process. Basically, it was an awesome experience. I can’t wait for next month’s kit!
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We made Valentine boxes!
we made valentine’s this year and they were completely a success!!!
Tried making friendship bracelets with my niece- big fail!
I just made a bunch of cards
I decorated cookies with my daughter.
built a wooden plane
I’ve been wanting to make paper airplane space ships
We recently made shell animals out of seashells.
My daughter and I just hand-painted birdhouses.
We have been making projects with Perler Beads. I also stapled fabric on a canvas, which made a really nice decoration. The kids did some handprints on canvas.
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We made homemade play dough and some fuzzball people (sticking googly eye stickers and fuzzy noses to fuzz balls) for a Valentine’s party. Just curious – would we win a single kit or a subscription we would have to cancel?
We made dough hearts to add to our pop up cards for Valentines Day.
i tried to make a card
We made a batch of salt dough and had fun using cookie cutters to make shapes.
We made our own valentine’s cards this year – decorated butterfly wings and put a tootsie pop in the middle for the body and head. Kids and teachers loved them!
I made my kids costumes!
we made brownies for valentines day
We made homemade Valentine cards
We made a Valentine for my husband. It’s a good thing it’s the thought that counts.
We made homemade Valentine cards.
Thanks for the chance!
We just made homemade valentines today:)
We made glitter balls for CHRISTMAS. WHAT A MESS
I made a book wreath
The last craft we did was making the kids valentine boxes for school!
We attempted to assemble a Cookie House that I won in a giveaway. It was so shattered in shipping that it was impossible to put it together.
I have better luck with my quilts! Currently working on a Maisy quilt for a 2nd Birthday present.
Snowmen crafts with thekids
We are making heart shaped crayons for V-day for my daughter;s preschool class.
we made homemade star wars valentines
We make artificial flower arrangements for the cemetary…
the kids did a Valentine mobile with hearts and alot of glitter
We made love potion and colored hearts.
we made glitter play dough if that counts
We made a chain of hearts using construction paper strips and a stapler. 🙂
Made a palm tree out of duct tape for a school project.
We made puppets out of paper bags
That would be something fun to try! I am not crafty at all either so help would be appreciated! 🙂 Maybe I can make homemade valentines, though. That wouldn’t be too hard.
we did homemade valentines recently
We made a birthday banner for a friend.
we made valentines
I had a kit for some mermaid clothespin dolls that I made with the granddaughters. They just loved them!
My kids have been making duct tape wallets.
We made turkey coasters for Thanksgiving–they were cute and functional at dinner time!
My Granddaughter madison is one craftie girl, she comes up with some really cute stuff, she loves sand art at the State Fair.
I am working on making a banner for my daughter’s first birthday!!
we made valentines for grandparents.
We love to craft (well my daughter loves it) I try to love it- but the mess… ah the mess. lol Love the Itsysparks kits. We are a big fan of theirs.
We made homemade valentine’s Day cards and added our own heart crayons to them! Thanks!
I recently just did a handful of Valentines crafts (blogged about it as well.) My favorite was the wall art we made for the kids grandparents. We took a beautful quote and put it on paper along with their hand print. Added some glitter and it came out just great!
20 month old Alice and I painted a canvas. I put Alice (stripped down to diaper) in an empty bathtub and gave her paints and a blank canvas. She had so much fun! The canvas came out so adorable. MAN was I glad she was in the tub when we were done!!
my grandsons an I decorated a picture frame for their parents for Christmas,they do this every year an love doing it,its a lot of fun
We painted some pictures.
We made Valentine’s stamps from juice bottle caps—glued foam shapes onto them. My crafting ambitions are always far beyond my skill, though!
We just made little owl decorations.
we made coasters
The last craft I did was a few months ago with my 4 yr old neice.I bought popsicle sticks and we(I) glued them together to make a house but it ended up being a box.LOL!! She glued some sticks onto a piece of cardboard.I’m not sure what it was supposed to be.I told her she did a great job gluing the sticks together.She loves to do crafts and so does my 9 yr old neice(her sister).My sister’s are both crafty and me,not so much.This kit would be perfect for the girls. Thank you for the cool giveaway! 🙂
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i promised my kiddo a lion mane. i should pinterest that now….
We made cupcakes 😉
We made cotton ball sheep to go along with a bible story.
We made homemade Valentine cards.