Arts and Crafts

Being an art teacher and a local artist, I see the positive effects that art education can have on a growing mind. Whether it be through visual or performing arts, experiences with art encourage our brains to develop in a...

I don’t recall ever having plastic eggs for Easter when I was growing up. Maybe there were some filled ones in our baskets, but hunting Easter eggs was always done with real eggs. In fact, I’m sure there are...

Before motherhood I totally enjoyed Pinterest-inspired projects from time to time, but now that my life is messier, busier, and basically involves me trying to create tiny pockets of time where my kids are entertained enough for me to...

I've asked this question before, but I'll ask again: how many of you actually TRY some of the things you pin on Pinterest? Recipes, books to read, DIY projects galore....that bright red "P" stares me in the face every...

As a kindergarten teacher, I have done countless craft and paint projects with my students as gifts for their parents that involved handprints, fingerprints, tearing paper, tracing, cutting, and so many other things. Some of them have been easy...

For three years I have been packing a cold lunch almost daily for my daughter. It’s become a hobby of mine… a bit of an obsession you might say. I have made countless themed lunches, but let’s get real...

November is here, and we are officially into holiday season. Many of us will be organizing our schedules around holiday gatherings and figuring out how to split our time among families and friends. Whether you are hosting, staying close to...

Have you seen all those pictures being posted on Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook, of something that looks like a colorful, artistic, hand-drawn planner? Notebook pages with fancy calligraphy, flourishes filling every inch of white space, and a color-coded system that takes...

As a Spanish teacher, I always find it quite humorous when I get new students and ask them their knowledge of Spanish vocabulary.  Cerveza, cinco de mayo, fiesta, tacos, enchiladas, guacamole.  My goal is always to expand this vocabulary,...