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Toddler Crafts – Tackles my son’s room!
ToddlerCraft | November 2nd 2009 by Onna Holland
It’s another tuesday and time for the newest home tackle!! This week at Toddler Craft’s I tackled my son’s room!! I attempted to declutter the top of the bookshelf and baskets on his bureau. Always a challenge!! There are so read more
Tackling the Toy Closet!
ToddlerCraft | October 26th 2009 by Onna Holland
This week I tackled the toy closet! It seems to be the never ending battle trying to keep the toys organized!! The toy closet gets so unruly! Then I can’t get in to get anything! So it was time for another overhaul!! I love tackle it read more
sticker Matching
For Love of That Sillie Smile!! | October 22nd 2009 by Sillie Smile
like most toddlers, Sillie loves (and is distracted by) stickers.so i made a little craft for her that allows her to color some pages, sort some stickers, and then stick them onto the coloring page (2 part craft)*this craft takes a little bit of prep read more
Toddler Crafts tackles the craft supplies!
ToddlerCraft | October 19th 2009 by Onna Holland
I have put it off for a while, but it was time! I needed to tackle my Craft Supplies area! I use the craft supplies a lot!! So I took everything out and sorted it all. Wish I had taken a before picture! It was quite unruly and I could [...]This read more
Toddler Crafts Feel Good Monday
ToddlerCraft | October 12th 2009 by Onna Holland
photo credit: vera46 Feel Good Monday!! Today is the McKlinky Blog hop and the theme is to post something that makes you feel good! For me it’s being by the water or seeing a picture of it! It always makes me feel happy and at peace. I we read more
Toddler Crafts Tackles the first week back at work
ToddlerCraft | October 5th 2009 by Onna Holland
The first week was successful! This past week my family and I tackled Mommy going back to work! We did a lot of preparation and although it is a bit of an adjustment, the kids are doing great with it (knock on wood!). I thought I would share som read more
Toddler Crafts Letter J Craft
ToddlerCraft | September 29th 2009 by Onna Holland
Reinforcing Letters with a craft is very effective for helping kids learn their letters. This craft focuses on the letter J, with each Jewel they put on the crown, ask them what it is, and what the J sound is in the word Jewel. If they don̵ read more
Guest Posters !!!
ToddlerCraft | September 22nd 2009 by Onna Holland
I am looking for some guest posters for Toddler Craft. If you are interested in writing about Crafts, or parenting topics for Toddler Craft you can Contact me. Ideally I would like to find someone who would be interested in having a regular day read more
Toddler Crafts Tackling New Adventures!
ToddlerCraft | September 21st 2009 by Onna Holland
The countdown begins! One week until I am back working part time! I am very excited at going back to be a Counselor! I am hoping all the planning will make the transition go smoothly! We found a great sitter through sittercity so I am thrilled! read more
Why Read Toddler Crafts ? McKlinky Blog Hop
ToddlerCraft | September 20th 2009 by Onna Holland
This weeks McKlinky Blog hop is about why you should read The Toddler Crafts Blog (well actually, each blog will talk about why that particular blog is special!). So, I will take this opportunity to share why I think you should read Toddler Craft read more
Toddler Crafts Tackle’s going back to WORK!
ToddlerCraft | September 14th 2009 by Onna Holland
It’s hard for me to believe it had been 5 years that I have been home running a small day care in my home. I have really enjoyed the experience and have learned a lot from it. The world of making money online has been opened up to me and I ha read more
scared to paint
For Love of That Sillie Smile!! | September 11th 2009 by Sillie Smile
i'm still scared to let sillie paint in our house. the weather (HOT!) and air quality (fires!) has been bad recently, so I don't want her outside painting, either.i bought her all types of "paint" to experiment with, and started with this one, since read more
collage
For Love of That Sillie Smile!! | September 3rd 2009 by Sillie Smile
another craft. done in two parts.:: ripped up construction paper :: done in the morning:: sticking the scraps on :: I used a good quality glue stick and rubbed it all over white cardstock. she kept saying it was like "stickers" because there's enoug read more
Toddler Crafts Tackle it Tuesday
ToddlerCraft | September 1st 2009 by Onna Holland
I made it to Day 13 of the Thirty Day Challenge, and although I have listened to the other days podcasts I have not been able to tackle those days. I had to take a break and concentrate more on my Toddler Crafts and Make Quick Cash Blog. I just d read more
Toddler Crafts Still tackling the 30 day challenge
ToddlerCraft | August 25th 2009 by Onna Holland
I am Still Tackling the 30 Day Challenge! It is hard to find time to do everything I need to. I have completed through day 13 so far-so I am about 9 days behind. I am still plugging away on my new Dog Training Courses blog. I need to find tim read more
Toddler Crafts Mcklinky Blog Hop – Funny Video Clip
ToddlerCraft | August 24th 2009 by Onna Holland
It’s Monday and time for The Mcklinky Blog hop again!! This weeks theme is Funny Videos or Pictures. I thought this video was funny. I remember actually watching this on tv. This is some talented bird!! Hope you enjoy it!! This Post read more
lacing cards
For Love of That Sillie Smile!! | August 19th 2009 by Sillie Smile
i've been wanting these for Sillie for awhile, but didn't want to pay $15 (plus s&h) for just 5 cards.i've also been wanting to have her practice "sewing" or "lacing" (which is why i had her make the button necklace).... there are a few projects read more
walking bracelet
For Love of That Sillie Smile!! | August 14th 2009 by Sillie Smile
sillie likes to take walks with her dad, or sometimes with her grandma. (not me, since i'm supposed to be bed resting)i made a little bracelet for her, made of two-sided tape and scrap paper. she likes to pick leaves and flowers, so i thought it'd be read more
necklace making
For Love of That Sillie Smile!! | August 3rd 2009 by Sillie Smile
i get these developmental emails with ideas for age-appropriate toys, books, games, activities on a weekly basis. last week's email mentioned fine tuning motor skills. the suggestion was threading beads with a piece of yarn....so i dug through my but read more
Crafts for Preschoolers – Stop Sign Craft
ToddlerCraft | July 31st 2009 by Onna Holland
My kids love to play Red light, Green light 123! Today we made a great preschool craft that added some more fun to the game and created a whole bunch more!! We made a stop sign craft! The other side is the Green/Go side! It was really fun for read more
Pressed flowers for young children
mama smiles | July 28th 2009 by maryanne
Emma helped me press some flowers recently, and then wanted to play with the finished product. Because she didn’t want the fragile dried flowers to fall apart, we decided to laminate them using some packing tape. Now she has beautiful dried flowers read more
Hot Air Balloon Craft
ToddlerCraft | July 24th 2009 by Onna Holland
Every Summer there is a hot air balloon festival by us. It is a lot of fun for the kids and there are hot air ballons that fly in. They take off in the morning and at dusk if the weather is right and are a thrill to see. This past weekend was t read more
Blog Favorites: Crafts requiring minimal materials
mama smiles | July 21st 2009 by maryanne
4 Crazy Kings shows how to make Easy Toilet Paper Tube Stamps. Materials used: toilet paper tubes and paint. Haven’t got paint? See the post for some substitution ideas. Make a nature collage using a lint roller as described at the read more
$1 Crafting with Dad: Dinosaur Models
mama smiles | July 16th 2009 by maryanne
Last Saturday, Mike and I decided to take advantage of my 14-year-old sister visiting to go on a mini-date. Our destination? Our local Michaels craft store, where we picked up these two wooden dinosaur models for $1 apiece. Emma and Johnny put the read more
Fourth of July Children Craft
ToddlerCraft | June 30th 2009 by Onna Holland
Fourth Of July Children Craft This is an easy, fun and festive fourth of july craft. It makes a great addition to your holiday decorations. My daughter has been really wanting to make decorations for the fourth. So we decided it was about time read more
Blog Favorites: Fourth of July Crafts
mama smiles | June 30th 2009 by maryanne
The picture above is our version of the 4th of July Firework Pom Poms from Make and Takes. Visit the linked post for instructions and much prettier pom poms. We didn’t have any blue yarn, so we used blue pipe cleaners for the handles. M read more
Yarn prints
mama smiles | June 29th 2009 by maryanne
MATERIALS: Paper Yarn or string Tempera paint Phone book This is another craft that Emma found in this French craft book. It’s quite simple. STEPS: 1) Place a sheet of paper in an old phone book, coat the yarn or string (excep read more
Toddler Crafts – Painting a Dragon Fly
ToddlerCraft | June 26th 2009 by Onna Holland
For my Daughters birthday she got this adorable wooden dragon fly that can be painted. She was so excited. She was really cute with how she picked out the colors very carefully and was so proud of her finished product. I have seen these at the read more
Fan Craft
ToddlerCraft | June 24th 2009 by Onna Holland
It’s Summer time! Yeah!! Now if only the warm weather would arrive! In hopes of warmer weather, we made a paper plate fan craft. It’s simple and fun. Supplies: 2 Paper Plates Construction paper (White and Yellow) Wooden dowel or To read more
Picnic Table Talk: Arts and Crafts
mama smiles | June 11th 2009 by maryanne
I was really excited when I heard that the picnic table talk topic for this week was arts and crafts. As the title of my blog implies, I love crafting with and for my children. I wrote about things I do to encourage creativity in our home here (the read more
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