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Sew your own pig and piglets | Life and style
This big pig has a zippered pocket containing six (or more, if you like) little piglets that look just like her! The piglets have Velcro snouts allowing them to 'nurse' at the matching Velcro dots on Mama Pig's belly. Let her loose in your play pigsty and let your little farmer have at it. Mama is even big and sturdy enough for small children to ride her for a fun change of pace. At the end of a long day of farming, prop your feet on her for a bit of rest.
Kids Crafts: Water Noodle Lacing & Pattern Practice
Here is today's kids craft... (still trying to post one each Monday :)) I am certain I saw something similiar to this on a blog last year...forgive me for not telling you where/when- I can't remember... This is a great activity for pre-schoolers and even kindergarteners.
Busy Bag Swap: Day 2 (Pool Noodle Lacing)
My sister Avery is up today...she's the 2nd out of the 5 us kids. (I'm number 3.) She has 3 girls herself, and is expecting baby #4 (gender unknown!)My crazy and wonderful husband got an idea in his mind first thing yesterday morning that he was going to construct the perfect pool shade for our baby girl. He had the perfect idea in his head and knew exactly how he was going to construct it. We love having our baby in the pool but worry that she may get too much sun.
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Over the summer, I purchased several foam swimming pool noodles to use in my classroom. I cut most of the noodles up into smaller pieces and stashed them away until I found a good use for them… There are lots of fun ideas out there for ways to use foam noodles so I knew they wouldn’t go to waste but I couldn’t decide what to do with them until I received this Universal Book Display from GuideCraft …
Fun with foam noodle chains
Mud Pie Kitchen Inspiration
We love to feature play kitchens here on Apartment Therapy, but we haven't given quite as much space to outdoor play kitchens — otherwise known as mud pie kitchens. There's a lot of inspiration out there on the web, so we rounded up 10 fantastic kitchens to excite your creativity for summer. Many of the bloggers who posted their kitchens also included step by step instructions for building a mud pie kitchen. You'll find suggestions for upcycling old materials, encouraging imaginative play, and creating a space where kids can get dirty and explore nature. Have you created a mud pie kitchen, or an outdoor play kitchen? Tell us what you've done in the comments!
Unlike many sock toys that needs a pair of socks to sew, each sock bunny only needs one (1) sock to make. With a pair of socks you can make a pair of bunny couples. If you have a rather new sock that lost it’s partner, you can make a bunny with it instead of throwing it away.
Sew | Sock Bunny
I have become some what fascinated with the beautiful simplicity of the Ojo De Dios. The Ojo has roots in the ancient Huichol Indians of Mexico. Early account of the brightly colored combination of yarn and sticks is said to symbolize the all seeing eye of God and represents the power of seeing and understanding unseen things. I think the Ojo De Dios (translated from Spanish to "Eye of God") is a beautiful reminder of God's watchful eye on us as we navigate life. Ojos De Dios are relatively easy to make, which is another thing I love. Their simple construction makes them a perfect kid's craft (although I would suggest this for ages 5 and older-but it's up to you.)
Ojo De Dios or God's Eye Craft
This last two weeks has been a whirlwind. Mostly an Everything Bag Sewing whirlwind, but with some next-year-possibilities thrown in the mix. Oh and we were away for the weekend (a church retreat in Estes Park!).
kojotutorial- the ballerina dress (an anthropologie dulcie dress knock off)
"This and That" Mini Album PLUS Tutorial (Echo Park)
Hi Everyone My first official Design Team Post is live at Echo Park - check it out here ! For regular readers of my blog you will recognize this technique as one of my all-time favorites, but I have updated my tutorial and this fabulous new This and That Charming Collection really shows it off :-) I have used the latest This and That Charming Collection to create this simple mini with some recent photos of my family. I have a tutorial below showing how I created it and as you can see from the following picture, the weight of the Echo Park paper is perfect for this kind of technique as you can get a crisp fold without absolutely no paper cracking.
For Easter I made papier-mache polka dotted eggs. I created them using small water balloons and tissue paper then I filled them with candy and toys and sealed them shut. The egg can hold a surprising amount of candy and the tissue paper seems delicate making for a delightfully heavy and yet fragile object, much like real egg. Also like a real egg you have to break the shell to get at what’s inside.
Papier-mache easter eggs
Is there a simpler way to ask it? Is this nest or is it basket? 'Tis true that in its heart eggs rest. So is it basket or is it nest?