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Science for Kids: Water Beads

This post contains affiliate links to products I love and recommend to my readers! If you’ve been around the blogoshpere for awhile you have definitely seen water beads, however, if you’re like me you...

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DIY Art Material: Hardware Store Chalk Paint

This post contains affiliate links to products I love and recommend to my readers! Do you really need yet another homemade paint recipe for kids in your life…the answer is yes! I wasn’t sold on chalk...

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DIY Art Material: Scratchboard Cards

I often get asked if making your own art materials saves money. The honest answer is that sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn’t, a fact I find true of DIY projects in general. But cost is not the...

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100 Days of Play: Water Fun Part 2

Today I’m taking a break from the usual crafty goodness here at Babble Dabble Do to participate in Sun Scholars’ 100 Days of Play blog hop. I’m thrilled to be a part of the 100 blogs sharing their...

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Flower Power DIY Wall Decals

When I was a teen I used to daydream about living in the late 60’s. I was obsessed with the Monkees, Jefferson Airplane, and Valley of the Dolls and whenever I hear the song “Crimson and Clover” I want...

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Art & Design for Kids: Rainbow Tree

Nature crafts for kids are a favorite of ours for a couple of reasons, first, they inspire young minds to look differently at the world; a child might see a stick as a sword or a magic wand, not trash,...

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Mini Winter Terrariums

Winter doesn’t always evoke thoughts of learning how to make a terrarium but why shouldn’t it? For the record, I’m pretty obsessed with terrariums, dioramas, mini villages, train sets etc. Today I’m...

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Tin Can Christmas Tree Activity

Recycled crafts are always a winner around my house and this easy Tin Can Christmas Tree Activity for kids was the perfect way to upcycle some cans and provide the kiddos with a design challenge! I...

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Coffee Can Camera Obscura

A Camera Obscura is one of those fascinating optical tricks that will wow you and your children! And it’s so easy to make your own DIY version out of nothing more than empty coffee cans. Ready to try...

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Art for Kids: Chalk Rocks

Chalk is one of those basic art materials that all children should be using along with things like playdough, crayons, markers and clay. There are endless possibilities with chalk activities, from...

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Easy Planet Craft: 3D Paper Planets

Want to turn a simple sheet of paper into some 3 dimensional magic? If you have little astronomers in the making, this easy planet craft for kids, Paper Planets, is a great exercise in paper crafting...

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How to Make a Stamp

In the realm of arts and crafts ideas for children, rubber stamps rank pretty high up there, and for good reason; using stamps is easy for little hands and the results are magical for kids. I have to...

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DIY Art Material: Scratchboard Cards

I often get asked if making your own art materials saves money. The honest answer is that sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn’t, a fact I find true of DIY projects in general. But cost is not the...

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100 Days of Play: Water Fun Part 2

Today I’m taking a break from the usual crafty goodness here at Babble Dabble Do to participate in Sun Scholars’ 100 Days of Play blog hop. I’m thrilled to be a part of the 100 blogs sharing their...

View Article

Flower Power DIY Wall Decals

When I was a teen I used to daydream about living in the late 60’s. I was obsessed with the Monkees, Jefferson Airplane, and Valley of the Dolls and whenever I hear the song “Crimson and Clover” I want...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Art & Design for Kids: Rainbow Tree

Nature crafts for kids are a favorite of ours for a couple of reasons, first, they inspire young minds to look differently at the world; a child might see a stick as a sword or a magic wand, not trash,...

View Article

Mini Winter Terrariums

Winter doesn’t always evoke thoughts of learning how to make a terrarium but why shouldn’t it? For the record, I’m pretty obsessed with terrariums, dioramas, mini villages, train sets etc. Today I’m...

View Article


Tin Can Christmas Tree Activity

Recycled crafts are always a winner around my house and this easy Tin Can Christmas Tree Activity for kids was the perfect way to upcycle some cans and provide the kiddos with a design challenge! I...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Coffee Can Camera Obscura

A Camera Obscura is one of those fascinating optical tricks that will wow you and your children! And it’s so easy to make your own DIY version out of nothing more than empty coffee cans. Ready to try...

View Article

Art for Kids: Chalk Rocks

Chalk is one of those basic art materials that all children should be using along with things like playdough, crayons, markers and clay. There are endless possibilities with chalk activities, from...

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