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Laser Cutter Wooden Valentines made with xTool S1 with Free SVG Cut File

February 5, 2024 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

Laser Cutter Wooden Valentines made with xTool S1 with Free SVG Cut File If you are new to laser cutters, check out my beginner’s guide to xTool.   Valentine’s Day is coming up soon! One of my favorite thing to do is make homemade Valentines. Now that I have an awesome laser cutter, I thought…

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Filed Under: homemade Valentine, kids, kids craft, laser cutter, paint, tutorial, Valentine, video tutorial., wood, xTool, xTool

Autumn Kids Craft Idea- Wooden Leaves Made with xTool S1 Laser Cutter

November 19, 2023 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

Autumn Kids Craft Idea- Wooden Leaves Made with xTool S1 Laser Cutter This fall there were some pretty big changes in our house. For the first time in 15 years, I started working. It’s been a crazy few months but it’s been really fun to be working again. I am working at my kids’ high…

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Filed Under: autumn, glue gun, kids, kids craft, tutorial, wood, xTool, xTool

Among Us Valentines with Printable

January 29, 2021 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

Among Us Valentines with Printable Valentine’s Day is coming up and I knew exactly what kind of valentines my kids would want to make this year- Among Us valentines. Both my son and daughter requested them this year, so I got to work and made up several different Among Us valentines for them.  I personally…

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4th of July Tie Dye Shirts

July 1, 2020 by Kaysi 2 Comments

4th of July Tie Dye Shirts Every year we make 4th of July shirts and I let my kids make their own.  It’s been a fun thing to do every year, the kids look forward to making the red, white and blue shirts and then wearing their own creations.  This year we decided that it…

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Tips and Tricks on How to Tie Dye Shirts

June 9, 2020 by Kaysi 2 Comments

Tips and Tricks on How to Tie Dye Shirts Tie dye is back in style and I am so excited about this!!  I LOVED tie dye shirts in the 90’s and had several.  I had one special one (I actually still have it) that I wore to almost every single meet that I went to…

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Filed Under: clothing, craft trends, heat transfer, kids, kids craft, shirt, silhouette, summer, tips, tutorial, video tutorial.

Sidewalk Chalk Mosaic Art with Words and Shapes

April 5, 2020 by Kaysi 2 Comments

Sidewalk Chalk Mosaic Art with Words and Shapes I’m sure right now everyone is going stir crazy and getting sick of being in their house.  This quarantine stuff is not easy, that’s for sure.  One activity that has been really good for my family is doing mosaic art with sidewalk chalk.  My kids love it…

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Baby Yoda Valentines with Free Printable

January 14, 2020 by Kaysi 3 Comments

Baby Yoda Valentines with Free Printable I don’t love Valentine’s Day, but I do love making valentines for my kids to hand out a school.  It’s one of my favorite things to do this time of year and I love coming up with different sayings and designs for it.  This year I had to make…

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Filed Under: boys, food, free printable, homemade Valentine, kids craft, silhouette, star wars, tutorial, Valentine, video tutorial., vinyl

DIY Christmas Napkins using Kids Drawings

December 23, 2018 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

DIY Christmas Napkins using Kids Drawings A few year ago I started a tradition with my family.  We started making our own Christmas dishes.  It’s been so much fun to bring them out every year and remember what they made last year.  We made plates, glasses, mugs and now Christmas napkins.  In the past years…

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Filed Under: Christmas, heat transfer, kids, kids craft, kitchen, silhouette, tutorial, video tutorial., vinyl. silhouette

Christmas Truck Popsicle Stick Ornament

December 12, 2018 by Kaysi 3 Comments

Christmas Truck Popsicle Stick Ornament I love making ornaments, it’s so fun!  I was looking for something to make with some preschool aged kids and I saw this awesome idea. I loved it so much that I knew that I wanted to do something similar for my Sunbeam class (it’s a Sunday school class with…

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Filed Under: bakers twine, Christmas, glue gun, kids, kids craft, ornament, tutorial, wood

Easy Halloween Kid Craft Ideas {MMM #454 Block Party}

October 14, 2018 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

Easy Halloween Kid Craft Ideas Halloween kid crafts are so much fun!  One of my favorite things about holidays is all the fun themed kids crafts. Whether it’s making something for my kids or my kids actually getting to create, I love it all! So here are some fun and simple Halloween kid craft ideas…

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Learn Through Play- Creative Fun for Kids {MMM #449 Block Party}

September 9, 2018 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

I love tricking kids into learning and these awesome Learn through Play kid activities and craft ideas are perfect for getting those little minds turning!

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DIY Chemistry Notebook with Periodically Nerdy SVG Cut File

August 13, 2018 by Kaysi 2 Comments

DIY Chemistry Notebook with Periodically Nerdy SVG Cut File I’m a huge science nerd.  Science has always been one of my favorite subjects in school and when I was in college, I majored in Chemistry.  When I saw that Expressions Vinyl came out with some new patterned vinyl, I knew that I needed to make…

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Unicorns, Mermaids and Magical Beast Ideas {MMM #440 Block Party}

July 8, 2018 by Kaysi 3 Comments

This week is all about DIY Mermaids, Unicorns, and Magical Beasts. Mermaids and unicorns have definitely been trending this year and there are so many beautifully inspired craft projects and recipes out there that really bring on the magical fun. Check out some really awesome DIY mermaids, unicorns, and magical beasts posts below.

Filed Under: girls, kids, kids craft, motivate me monday

DIY 4th of July Shirt Design Ideas

July 2, 2018 by Kaysi 3 Comments

DIY 4th of July Shirt Design Ideas 4th of July is this week and I am finally getting to makings some 4th of July shirts for my kids and me.  Better late than never, right??  These shirts turned out amazing and I cannot wait to wear them on the 4th of July during the parade…

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Father’s Day Tie Coloring Page Printable

June 16, 2018 by Kaysi 1 Comment

Father’s Day Tie Coloring Page Printable For my church, I teach the sunbeams (3-4 year olds) and so I am always looking for ideas that work with preschool aged kids.  Our lessons are about 50 minutes long, which is a really long time for sunbeams, so I like to have lots of activities for my…

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Summer Fun- Recipes and Crafts to make with Kids {MMM #436 Block Party}

June 10, 2018 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

It’s officially summer and the kids are around the house and ready to have some fun. Here are some great crafts and recipe ideas to make with the kids while you are inside trying to stay cool and beat the heat.

Filed Under: kids, kids craft, motivate me monday, summer

Teacher Gift Ideas- Painted Mason Jar School Supplies Holder

May 31, 2018 by Kaysi 10 Comments

Teacher Gift Ideas- Painted Mason Jar School Supplies Holder For a lot of people school is out, but we still have two weeks so I am now getting to the end of the school year gifts, but this teacher gift idea is perfect for teacher appreciation or for back to school teacher gifts.  My youngest…

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Filed Under: free printable, gifts, kids craft, mason jars, paint, school, silhouette, teacher gifts, tutorial, vinyl

Summer Outdoor Fun {MMM #431 Block Party}

May 6, 2018 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

School is out in just a few weeks! Check out these fun ideas for getting outside with your kids!  These are great to have some summer outdoor fun when the weather is beautiful!  Plus it’s a great way to get the kids’ energy out and wear them out!  

Filed Under: kids, kids craft, motivate me monday, summer

Emoji Valentines with Printable

January 23, 2018 by Kaysi 3 Comments

We live in a texting world, and I’ll admit I would much rather text someone than call them, it’s just so much easier.  So I of course like to use emojis in my texts, it’s a great way to show how you are feeling!  Since everyone loves emoji characters, I decided that I needed to…

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Filed Under: free printable, homemade Valentine, kids, kids craft, paper, tutorial, Valentine

Painted Rocks -Nail Polish Dipped Rocks

January 9, 2018 by Kaysi 5 Comments

Have you gotten into the painted rocks phase?  I have been wanting to do it with my kids and finally over winter break we had the time to sit down and do it.  If you don’t know what the whole painted rocks thing is, people will paint rocks and then hide them in public places…

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Filed Under: kids, kids craft, paint, tutorial

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