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Spend some quality time with your kids making these fun craft projects. For a limited time you can print out the project instructions for FREE! Enjoy!

This Months Projects
Make Your Own Sidewalk ChalkMake Your Own Sidewalk Chalk
Oh, how I wish I had found this project when my kids were little! They would have loved this chalk. Even my big kids are enjoying this chalk... you should see my driveway right now. This stuff is WAY better than the store bought! . . . keep reading

Sticker Critters IISticker Critters II
They're ba-ack! I had so much fun putting these critters together. With a little help from Ed Emberley's Picture Pie (1984), I was able to create loads of little critters, cars, bugs, fish, and flowers. Look for the sticker kit in the Artsy Mommy Online Store. . . . keep reading

What's Cooking -- Bonnie's CornbreadWhat's Cooking -- Bonnie's Cornbread
My friend, Bonnie, makes the BEST cornbread. When I asked her for the recipe she just smiled and said that there's LOTS of butter. Since I wasn't able to weasel the recipe out of her, I decided to try to replicate it. I think I have come pretty close. It sure disappears fast enough! . . . keep reading

What's Cooking -- Cookout ChiliWhat's Cooking -- Cookout Chili
I make this chili from cookout leftovers. The smoky flavor really makes this chili a winner. You could also chop up your leftover hamburgers and hot dogs and freeze them. Pull them out in the middle of winter and make up a batch of this chili when you haven't had anything grilled in a while...yummm! . . . keep reading

Patriotic Mailbox MagnetPatriotic Mailbox Magnet
Show your patriotism with this fun project. Your mailman will love it! Flexible Magnet Sheets are available in the Artsy Mommy Online Store. You can easily trim them with scissors to fit your metal mailbox. Removable and Reusable...you'll use this every summer! . . . keep reading

Star T-ShirtStar T-Shirt
These are fun to make AND wear! All you'll need is a plain white t-shirt, red and blue fabric paint, star-shaped cookie cutters, and a potato. Your child will look adorable in her hand-decorated t-shirt for your fourth-of-July celebration. . . . keep reading

Stars & StripesStars & Stripes
Make this easy patriotic painting with your child to decorate your home for Independence Day. All you'll need is a 1' x 3' frame and some poster board. Your child will have fun dabbing, swirling, and splattering the red and blue paint. Who knew that patriotism was this much fun? . . . keep reading

Star Template
Load a piece of card stock into your printer. Print out this star and cut it out to use in the "Stars and Stripes" project. . . . keep reading

Spin Art T-ShirtsSpin Art T-Shirts
Here it is...this is the big one...the best thing to happen to a t-shirt! SPIN ART!!! Who doesn't love spin art? And now you and your child get to wear your spin art creations. You won't believe how easy this is! This project is PERFECT for birthday parties! . . . keep reading

VIDEO -- Spin Art T-Shirts
See what all the excitement is about! . . . keep reading

Easy Father's Day Booklet
Load a sheet of 2" x 4" address/shipping sticker labels into your printer. Print out this file on the stickers. Place these stickers on Large Shipping Tags (the kind with the reinforced hole and string). Write your child's answers and let him add his illustrations on each tag. Stack the tags and tie them together with a piece of scrap flannel or some other "manly" fabric. . . . keep reading

Bubble Prints & Chalk FloatsBubble Prints & Chalk Floats
Here are two fun activities for you and your child. Kids of all ages will love these processes. All you'll need is some printer paper, tempera paints, and some sidewalk chalk. I have also included a display idea to pull these two process together into a stunning piece of wall art. . . . keep reading


Top 5 Money-Saving Craft Tips
We are all strapped for cash right now. I don't know a single person that hasn't had to drastically cut back their spending. If there was ever a time for creative thinking, it's now. We, as moms, h . . . keep reading
Office Supply Stores: A Craft Supply store in Disguise
In some ways I much prefer going to a large office supply store for my craft supplies. There's something so appealing about the simplicity of these kinds of stores. All you'll find here is raw mater . . . keep reading
Too Much Art? Ideas for the piles of precious pictures.
Problem: Piles and Piles of Pictures. You can't bring yourself to toss, but you're running out of room in your house! What can you do with all this art? . . . keep reading
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