Perhaps you’ve seen resin pendants, or bottlecap magnets made similarly with resin. Resin is a bit tricky to work with (and toxic), so it isn’t a kid-friendly craft. The versions of custom bottle cap magnets in this post give a similar look, but with safer, simpler methods that make for good kids craft projects. If you’re looking […]
Mothers Day Gifts Kids Can Make
One of the challenging things to teach children is to give gifts they believe the recipient will want to receive, not necessarily what they would want to receive. And a tricky thing about being a child is that your resources and abilities are both pretty limited. Of course as moms, we appreciate whatever gifts our […]
Make Your Own Noisemakers for Purim, Parties, or the New Year
I mentioned a couple days ago that it’s traditional at Purim to act out the story of Esther. It’s also traditional to read or retell the story of Esther — and make lots of noise every time Haman’s name is mentioned, as though to drown out his name. Traditionally, noisemakers called “groggers” are used, but […]