How to Make a Toy Paddle Boat

How to Make a Toy Paddle Boat

For a while, Budster has been enjoying a book about a little tugboat, and summer seemed like a perfect time to give him his first boat, so we got some wood cutouts together and made him a toy paddle boat. Though I used wood, you can modify this tutorial to work for...
Painting a Cutting Board

Painting a Cutting Board

My one-year-old son and I were preparing to make his first gifts for Mother’s and Father’s Days. After browsing through my drawers of craft supplies, I came back with some paints and… a blank wooden cutting board. When I was a girl, I painted a lot...
How to Make Fairy Furniture from Twigs

How to Make Fairy Furniture from Twigs

Learn how to make fairy furniture from twigs! Made from natural materials and with very simple tools, it’s a fun project for older kids and adults. In the previous post, I wrote about making the tree house. I planned it as a playground for Budster’s birds,...
DIY Project: How to Make a Fairy Toy Tree House

DIY Project: How to Make a Fairy Toy Tree House

For a quirky Waldorf-inspired uptake on a dollhouse, make a fairy tree doll house for kids from branches, wood and other natural materials! Lately, my son spent a long time, watching birds out of the window, and so he found some little bird figurines in his Easter...