1. Vellum Vellum is a transparent, translucent material. Vellum can be used to create a slight shadow or shade change to background or embellishment colors. This can be used as a softening agent for baby scrapbooks, as a touch of elegance to gift … [Read more...]
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Homemade Paper by Deborah Taylor-Hough
This is a great craft activity to do with children. Families, clubs and classrooms can have fun making something useful and beautiful out of scraps of old paper and other items commonly found around the house. What you'll need: a … [Read more...]
Activities for You and Your Kids
Make a Nature Display Go for a nature walk and collect items like leaves, twigs, flowers, rocks, and acorns. When you get home, take a shallow box (a cereal box works well) and cover with plain white paper, or the paper of a brown grocery bag. … [Read more...]
Laundry Detergent Challenge: Which Brand Performs the Best?
I've always been curious to find out if more expensive detergent brands actually get stains out better than their lesser-expensive counterparts. So, I decided to put a few detergents to the test with my own quasi-scientific experiment. I have … [Read more...]
Frugal St. Patrick’s Day Recipe: Split Green Pea Soup
Update: This year I served the split pea soup in sourdough breadbowls - delicious! My kids really love this soup. See the Split Pea Shamrock Craft we made with the rest of the split peas! If you're looking for something frugal and festive to … [Read more...]
Lollipop Valentines: Easy Valentine’s Day Classroom Craft
Lollipop Valentines: Easy Valentine's Day Classroom Craft Want a creative, easy, yet super-frugal idea for your child's classroom Valentines this year? All this one requires is a camera, a bag of lollipops, and a pair of scissors. It's as easy … [Read more...]
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