Heartwood hotel crafts

Another cardboard creation! We started with this Family Fun craft idea, and then we added the swing, basket pull, and rope swing. We even made pegdoll princesses. The pegdoll fairies and princesses were {pin}spired by made by joel. The girls loved picking out the hair and scraps for the dresses. The fairy wings were made from a plastic soda bottle. This one, like the castle, was for a special birthday child, who I am told played with it until bedtime. This one is definitely going to be made…

Adorable paper cone woodland animal crafts. Mouse, fox and badger. #crafts #kids #animals

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It's time again for the Virtual Book Club for Kids. Last month's exploration of David Shannon's "A Bad Case of the Stripes" was so delicious and fun. This month we are profiling the wonderful author

Looking for a cute and cuddly (if prickly) animal to make a few crafts about? Here's the ultimate list of 25 {totally cute} Hedgehog Crafts

I consider one of the wild squirrels that live in my tree an actual pet. He follows me around and he knows if he sees me he gets nuts. He will eat them right out of my hand. I just might have to ga…

Make cute little squirrels from acorns with just a bit of pipe cleaner and hot glue. Perfect for fall decorating!

Last week's book, Run Home, Little Mouse reminded me that I have not posted any mice posts. What's up with that??? There are a lot of really cute books that feature mice; not to mention the many posts about the 'Little Mouse, Little Mouse' guessing game that we all have. I do have a Five Little Mice rhyme that I've used for 10 years below to share. Here's my easy-to-make set of mice and the rhyme. Here's a link for a second 5 Little Mice rhyme/song that's fun to sing with LOTS of expression…