Hello everyone! With Halloween just around the corner; I have a month's worth of themed arts and crafts to enjoy with my clients!  In a previous blog post I wrote about the importance of play in the development and strengthening...
Halloween doesn’t have to be hard and it definitely doesn’t have to break the bank! My Mama Brain had an idea (paper bag costumes!) and I decided to go for it. It involved two things: paper bags and paint. That’s...
Hello everyone! In previous posts I have shared the importance of play in the development and strengthening of essential skills. Every month I come up with a series of arts and crafts targeting various skills that I want my...
When I was growing up, my parents had an artificial Christmas tree and ornaments that coordinated with the living room decor. It looked lovely, but (to me) felt more like a store display than a family tree. I was...

Easter Garland

I’m not usually someone who decorates for Easter (or St. Patrick’s Day or Valentine’s Day… sorrynotsorry), but I do love the colors that come along with Easter and springtime. I also greatly enjoy choosing paint colors and reading all...
I’m not going to be the blogger here at IFMB to give you many crafting ideas. This might be my only one. I do enjoy being creative, but I can’t cut in a straight line and I am scared...
It's Easter time and a tradition that most of us had growing up was dying Easter eggs. I have wonderful memories of drawing fun designs on eggs with a white crayon and then putting them in the solution that...
With 3 kids between the ages of 8-16, it isn’t always easy to find something that interests all of them. Arts and crafts are usually something they will all participate with however, which is great because I love getting...
People often comment on how I’m such a “crafty mom.” And it’s true. I love to do crafts with my kids, and I love to let my kids do lots of arts and crafts. I feel it is very important...

Snow Crafting With Kids

I love winter in Idaho. I may have mentioned this before, but I love everything about it. The sparkly snow, the breath-stealing cold, the shimmering hoar frost, my frozen eyelashes… all of it! This year I discovered winter crafts...

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Befriend the Bats

My family had the chance to do Bat Night at the zoo in Idaho Falls this year, something that we had been looking forward...