Quick and Easy Masks to Make with Toddlers! (Daniel Tiger and Disney Princesses)

What you will need:

• Print outs of the pictures above (or any other character your child likes)
• Glue Stick
• Card Stock
• Craft Sticks
• Scissors

What to do:

• Print the pictures at full size
• Have your child rub the glue stick all over the back of the images
• Apply printed images to 1 sheet of cardstock each and let them smooth it out well
• Cut out the shapes
• Apply more glue to the top 1/3 of each stick and then place on the back of the mask to create a handle
• Let it dry about 2-5 min (depending on your glue) and then you are set to play!

Use any image you and your child like, even their own drawings!!!!

Christmas Giveaway

http://www.craftpassion.com/2012/09/giveaway-a-dozen-christmas-fat-quarters.html/comment-page-1#comment-374072

A Dozen Christmas Fat Quarters Giveaway

Christmas arrives earlier this year at Craft Passion and you could win home a dozen fat quarters of designer’s Christmas fabrics.

Telling Time For Toddlers

What you will need:

• Clock Print out You can find the one I used here http://www.benscoloringpages.com/coloringpages/bigtime.php#
• Crayons

What to do:

• Print the clock and draw hands that show what your real clock will look like at nap time, bed time, or anytime you want to teach and then label them with a short word.
• Let your little one color their new clocks while you discuss with them what those times mean.  ”when our clock on the wall looks like this one with the short hand on the 3 and the long hand on the 12 that means it is time to take a nap”
• Throughout the day look at the clock to compare (especially when the time is the same!)
• Soon they will be able to tell when it is the right time without even having to look at their papers!

Treasure Box – A 5 min craft project for kids of ALL ages!

What you will need:

• Cigar Box or similar (most tobacco shops will give you one free of charge if you ask!)
• Pretty Duct Tape or Contact Paper
• Foam Stickers (or normal stickers)

What to do:

• Cover the lid inside and out and the sides of the box with your duct tape or contact paper.  I Used a beautiful butterfly print duct tape, but after all the stickers were on, it looked a bit busy so a simpler base might be better, but she still loves it!
• Now let your little on go nuts peeling and sticking all over to make it their own.  They will work on their fine motor skills while making something that is just for them.
• Now fill it up with all your little one’s treasures and have a blast!

Circle Skirt Pattern Making – Cheat Sheet!

This site makes creating a circle skirt in ANY size a snap!

http://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/geometry-plane/circle.php

•  Just start out by selecting the “given c” option and put in your waist measurement (+2-4 inches depending on how fitted you want it and how stretchy your elastic will be) and it will give you the Waist Opening Radius
• Next select the “given r” option and input the radius of your finished skirt.  See my photo above for how to measure this.   Skirt Length + Waist Opening Radius = Radius of finished skirt.

See the original Circle Skirt post for the tutorial on what to do now that you have your pattern!

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Finally Finished!

Here it is the new design I promised you earlier this week.  Sorry it took so long, both I and the little one have been sick and sewing just got pushed to the back burner for a while.

 

Sneak Peak at today’s project…

Ok so my little angel didn’t take much of a nap today, but I at least managed to get 2 of these and a skirt all measured and cut out this afternoon….perhaps tonight after she goes to bed I’ll try to get them all stitched together….

And after all that I got about 1/2 way through and ran out of thread….  I really thought 1 spool would be enough ….guess I will have to put this off another day or 2, but I promise to get it done and posted for you asap!

Summertime Doggie Cool Down Treats

What you will need:

• Ice Tray
• Chicken or Beef Stock
• Freezer

What to do:

• Simply fill the ice trays with broth or stock and freeze then let your pup chase it around outside and enjoy!

 

M & Em Designs – Official Launch!

Stop by and see the official launch page of M & Em Designs.  

https://www.facebook.com/MandEmDesigns