A Love Day Party for My Little Love
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 making party. It was a complete success--I let the
Taproot Contribution
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 to more to come!! xo CBB
DIY Dinosaurs
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 recycle my ideas and do them with my daughter when we are in need
How to: Make a Cardboard Basketball Hoop
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 could pay for it. After we were home we realized it would be so much fun
Cardboard Paintings Inspired by Our Favorite Books
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 book. The steps are pretty simple and easy to adapt to just about any book, although
