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  • Sparkly magic wands

    Today we’re sharing how to make sparkly magic wands for fairy costumes and pretend play.  These wands might look fancy, but the main material we’ve used to make them is cardboard! This easy kids craft idea was something I came up with when my girls were preschoolers. They each made a magic wand of their…

  • Cardboard box monster costume

    Make your own monster costume from a cardboard box! This is a super-easy DIY Halloween costume idea, or just a fun Dress-up craft you can make any time. This craft was originally published in 2013, and has been updated and reshared for today’s audience. We’re re-visiting some of our easy cardboard recycling crafts this month….

  • Toy Camera and Binoculars

    Miss K has a favourite game she likes to play with her baby doll who goes by the name of “baby Amelia”. She loves to pretend one of my old, broken tripods is a camera, and baby Amelia is the photographer. While I stand there taking photos of various craft masterpieces we have made to put…