This weekend, head to Wave Hill for a sweetly buzzy time! While we feature each weekend’s Family Art Project at Wave Hill on our event calendar, we wanted to share the full breakdown of this weekend’s events! SAT, August 19 Family Art Project: Be a Bee Join us for this classic Family Art Project. Outfit yourself with wings, antennae, a pollen cup and a kazoo to hum with. Buzz
Consideration brought to you by Momtrends Photos: Momtrends Even though we may be bracing ourselves for a winter storm tonight, I think most of us have our fingers crossed that Spring truly is going to make it’s appearance next week as planned. And even if Mother Nature decides to play with our emotions a little longer, we’ve got some fun craft and snack ideas from Wonderful Halos that might warm
If you’re already counting down the days until your mommy-daughter date to see Beauty and the Beast, then we have the cutest crafting kit to pregame with. Our friends over at Seedling sent us these adorable Design Your Own Enchanted Rose Crown and Create Your Own Flower Press Book, and we couldn’t wait to get started. The Rose Crown kit is recommended for ages 6 and up, but
Culinary Kids Weekend at NYBG Bring the kids to the New York Botanical between February 18th and 20th for a weekend celebrating the relationship between plants and your favorite foods. Kids will have a chance to see cooking demonstrations, learn recipes, experience hands-on activities, and plenty of tastings. New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd www.nybg.org Bonus giveaway! Comment to win a family 4pack of tickets! See rules below.
Photo: Artisticsocial Facebook Finally, a place to drop in and paint some fun plastercrafts in the Bronx. Artisticsocial, located in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx, offers open paint times where visitors can drop in and paint to their heart’s content. Photo: Artisticsocial Facebook The studio opened late last year, and offers a variety of painting and crafting experiences for all ages. In addition to their plastercraft
Looking for some cute ideas to host a Valentine Soiree or even just a craft meet up with the kids? We picked some of our favorite things from Oriental Trading to get you started… First, choose what style decor you want to go with. Oriental Trading has a fun selection of heart garland ideas that can be hung on a mantle, across windows, or on the wall.
My tradition of creating an annual vision board started around 3 years ago. My friend Alexis and I somehow got into the idea and each year she would come over for brunch and vision board creating. We’d sip mimosas while we cut out inspiring words, phrases, and pictures- and then glue everything down on our large poster boards. And no, vision boards aren’t just adult collages with champagne involved- they
Create Your Own Soap and Bodysplash Creation with Confetti Kids Rosemarie of La Bella Essentials LLC joins Confetti Kids for a fun afternoon of creating. The instructors will guide your child in making Melt and Pour Soap with fun colors & glitters, and a Body Splash Spray from a fragrance they chose from. Each child will take home a decorative soap and a 2 oz Body Splash Spray. $25
Happy Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is here! For those who are too young to help out in the kitchen, we’ve picked some of the easiest Thanksgiving craft ideas from Pinterest to keep the little ones entertained while you cook. Have some more fun ideas? Leave a comment below with your go-to Thanksgiving crafts.
Halloween is on a Monday this year, so we’re sure many families will be out collecting candy early and then looking for some low key fun at home after. If you’re looking for some last minute activities, we’re loving this craft idea that also gives back to classrooms in need. Yoobi offers fun, bright DIY activity sets in addition to their school supplies and other products. And the best
It’s fall. That means apple picking, pumpkin spiced lattes, and enjoying as much outdoor time as possible before we’re stuck indoors. However, there are already those brisk autumn days where the couch and a plush blanket are where it’s at. Keeping some fun craft kits for the kids are a great way to still spend quality time together or just to keep them busy while you get things done around
April showers bring May flowers- so for Earth Day last month we decided to plant some fun terrariums. Dunecraft sent over five of their cool terrarium options for us to try out. With the help of 3 year old Gia and 10 year old Briana, we were ready to plant! First up was a Pincushion Cactus from their Tiny Terrarium line. This tiny little thing is the
