DIY Insulated Sleeves for Freezer Pops – An Easy Sewing Project!

If your kids are anything like mine, they love anything that they can eat out of a tube.  Gogurt and Otter Pops are HUGE around our house.  And that’s fine, I suppose, but my kids are contentious little monsters when it comes to two things: what color Otter Pop they get, and which character isRead more

Using Step-By-Step Drawing Tutorials With Kids – A Fun, Simple, and Quiet Activity

The other day, G and I found ourselves stuck at home with both twins napping – a truly rare event these days – and I needed a quiet activity that would keep him occupied for a while without waking anyone up.  My eye landed on one of the Peanuts story/coloring books that the Easter BunnyRead more

Commemorating the years with hand-painted Easter eggs

Every year, ever since the first Easter that Rocket Daddy and I spent together back in 2004, I’ve blown out an egg and painted it for him for his Easter basket.  I take it as an opportunity to look back at the year and highlight something that was important to him, something that is sortRead more

12 (Really) Easy Valentine’s Day Mailboxes – Thinking Outside the Shoebox!

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and there’s a good chance that your kid has a crafty little homework assignment this week – decorate a box to keep your cards in for Valentine’s Day.  Now, this is the exact sort of homework that crazy crafters like me would LOVE to be forced to do, but alas,Read more

Struggling with awful-tasting medicine? This could help!

I’m pretty sure my last post started off with a little lament about how we all were sick, and alas, here we are again.  This cold/flu season has really been kicking our butts, and we haven’t had a day where everyone in the house has been well since early November!  And as luck would haveRead more

Gingerbread House Fun with Kids – with a little twist!

Well, I intended to get a few more posts up here about holiday crafting, but the holiday season has been kind of a blur and not very much crafting has happened!  But as Christmas approaches, I’ve had some more opportunities to do some fun hands-on activities with the kids, and this is the first timeRead more

Baymax: Better than a Band-Aid!

*This post contains affiliate links. Rocket Mommy will receive a small percentage of any purchases made through these links, which she will likely turn around and sink right back into more crafty DIY supplies to share with all of you* I have a confession to make. I hate Band-Aids. I’m aware that this is heresyRead more