http://www.kidcraftsmagazine.com Crafts, Activities, and Fun Things to do with Kids! Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:21:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to my five year old, there can never be too many butterflies.  In fact, she saw a commercial for one of those butterfly kits where you grow your own butterfly and begged me for one so she could add to our local butterfly community.  Her little face looked so sad when ... http://www.kidcraftsmagazine.com/archives/33 At my house we've been doing many of the bug crafts that I blogged about last week, but my five year old wasn't very happy to be doing bugs... she wants to do butterflies.  And what self-respecting five year old girl wouldn't want to do butterfly crafts? So now we have ... http://www.kidcraftsmagazine.com/archives/32 At our house we've gotten a little extra rain, which is great for the flowers, but also has one big side-effect... the bugs are completely taking over!  It doesn't help that we are out in the semi-country and it's hatching time for a lot of those annoying little critters. We decided not ... http://www.kidcraftsmagazine.com/archives/31 I have a friend who actually got a call like this about the same time someone emailed me about this scam.  I know it's a little bit outside of what I usually post here, but I can see how easy it would be to get caught in this scam and I ... http://www.kidcraftsmagazine.com/archives/30 Coming up with good crafts and activities centered around the letter X has always been a tough one for me... there just aren't that many things that start with X.  Fortunately, many of you are much more creative than I am!  Last week Claire was kind enough to send me ... http://www.kidcraftsmagazine.com/archives/29 Here's a couple more Father's Day craft ideas that I thought you might enjoy. As I was writing this, my youngest informed me that she wants to make the Daddy Snack Packs for Dad this year.  I don't think she remembers making them last year with my son.  If she doesn't ... http://www.kidcraftsmagazine.com/archives/28 A couple of people have asked me for some cute Father's Day poems to put on cards and gifts, so I did a little research and found these Father's Day footprint projects.  Next time, I'll post some handprint poems... but in the meantime, if you've come across any cute Father's Day poems ... http://www.kidcraftsmagazine.com/archives/27 With all the Spring gardening, end of school year events, and great weather, I just didn't realize how close to Father's Day we are getting until I heard my five year old ask Daddy what he wanted for Father's Day yesterday... out of the mouths of babes!  I'm sure that ... http://www.kidcraftsmagazine.com/archives/26 You know, there are days when being Mom wears me out.  Luckily, there are a lot more days that make me realize just how fortunate I really am! My Mother's Day was absolutely awesome!  I may have silently wished the night before Mother's Day for a new car in the driveway, a "day ... http://www.kidcraftsmagazine.com/archives/25 This is probably the last post I'll do for Mother's Day crafts since we're getting so close now (Next Sunday!).  I thought I'd just concentrate on gifts this time.  Enjoy! By the way, what do you think of the new layout?  I'm still working out some of the kinks, so your ... http://www.kidcraftsmagazine.com/archives/24