We have the good fortune of having a neighbor that’s a cabinet maker whose very generous with his scrap wood. So this project required zero cuts on my part since I was able to find two scraps that were approximately the same size in the stack that I scored for free. I’m so glad that […] Read more…
Can you tell I love throwing little parties? Not sure who loves it more me or the girl who I throw them for. I’m thinking of throwing another one this year and realized I never shared her last party from two(!) years ago. We had little friends over for a cookie decorating + valentine […] Read more…
At the start of 2019, I’m looking back at the projects I did for Taproot in 2018! In issue BLOOM: paper flower crown In issue GRAIN: moon phase cloth book In issue FEAST: play food Check out taprootmag.com to get your hands on copies and the full how-to for each of these! Looking forward […] Read more…
I love scouring pinterest for free sewing patterns for my girl. Like I enjoy spending wayyyy too much time on the hunt for new tiny things I can sew for her. I am pretty lucky that she’ll wear pretty much anything I sew (especially if it’s purple). It has been fun lately that she has […] Read more…
This project was one I came up with for my very last story time as a children’s librarian. I absolutely loved that job, but I am equally excited to be returning to teaching at a small independent school in a flex teacher role, where I’ll have lots of opportunities to teach art. As usual, I […] Read more…
We went to the craft store and I told my girl she could pick out something small, while I was suggesting to her maybe a rubber stamp or something crafty, she discovered a small basketball and I immediately knew it was coming home with us–she almost wouldn’t fork it over to the cashier so we […] Read more…
We have been having lots of fun coming up with ideas for this project, using the illustrations from some of our favorite picture books! These cardboard paintings make for an interactive, sensory way to paint and are a great way to incorporate an art activity into a story time or lesson based off of a […] Read more…
While the weather around here lately has been decidedly WINTER we’ve been pretending it is spring with all our inside activities. 1. Always a favorite: paintings made not with brushes, but using cards (old gift cards, membership cards, etc.) to push and pull tempera paint around on watercolor paper. I like to tape the paper […] Read more…
It was always a tradition growing up for me to throw a Halloween party for my friends and so this year after a successful birthday party (post coming soon!) I decided it was time to carry on that tradition for my little girl. It turned out to be a really wonderful time and I so […] Read more…
In all the wedding making, I saved my wedding dress for last. So by the time I was making it, I could just focus on that one thing. Before I made my final version, I first made a muslin (which came in handy when I decided I wanted the skirt to have a lining and […] Read more…