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DIY Zebra Piñata

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My godson Vito turned five last Saturday and his Mom, Martine, put together an animal circus themed party for him over the weekend. Vito loves animals and one of his favorites is the zebra, so Martine thought it would be a great idea to have a zebra piñata at the party. I've secretly been wanting to make a piñata (Okay...if you know me, it's probably not so secret), so I gladly volunteered to make one for him! The materials I used are the following: big empty cardboard boxes, black and white crepe paper, black construction paper, white glue, white paint, paint brush, scissors, cutter, Read More

DIY Toy: Mail Box

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Summer likes to pretend to write letters and drop them in an imaginary mail box. Her pretend mail box would usually be our couch and she would sandwich pieces of paper in between throw pillows. But of course, somebody (usually Emma) would accidentally move the pillows around and wreck her imaginary mail box to her utter dismay. So last week, I decided to make a cardboard mailbox for and with her as a craft activity. As you probably already know, we never run out of cardboard boxes! 1. I used a medium sized box and sealed the flaps shut using glue and masking tape, leaving only the top part Read More

DIY Toy: Cardboard Baby Doll Bed

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Right after making Summer her cardboard pizza, she immediately thought of other toys to make, specifically a doll house. But the next day, she changed her mind and asked me to make a little bed for her baby doll instead. I said okay. She was excited and insistent. Next thing I know, I was cutting up another box and doing my best to turn it into a tiny bed! Materials I used are the following: Cardboard box, scissors, poster paint, felt sticker, fabric scraps, cardboard tube, washi tape, tongue depressors, glue gun, white glue and masking tape.   I didn't take photos of the process but Read More

DIY Toy: Summer’s Cardboard Pizza

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We usually bring home our groceries in cardboard boxes, so I always have an abundance of them. When we don't use them for throwing trash or storing things, I use them for various craft projects.Most of the time, I end up making Summer and Emma all sorts of cardboard toys. They never last long, maybe three weeks max, even shorter if Emma has her way with it, but it's a fun, inexpensive way to encourage creative and imaginative play at home. It's also a great way to teach them how to recycle and be resourceful. Even if they break after a few days, it wouldn't matter because they don't cost a Read More