arts & crafts

Holiday Craft: Photo Wreath Ornament

By on December 15, 2010

Difficulty: Easy What you need: Miniature grapevine wreath School photo Red or green cardstock Pen or pencil Scissors White craft glue Sequins or small colorful beads 6″ piece of yarn How To make it: Place grapevine wreath on top of cardstock and roughly trace around wreath Cut the circle out, making sure it’s big enough to [...]

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Made in MA: Kidzsack Review and Giveway

By on November 14, 2010

Adeline has a bag obsession.  We can’t leave the house without a bag filled with all of her “stuff”. Who knew that a 3 year old needed so much?  I am happy to say that I have found the perfect bag for Adeline to tote around. It is made by a Massachusetts company called Kidzsack. Kidzsacks [...]

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Art review: Play-Doh Creations! Make ‘N Color Creatures

By on August 27, 2010

Who hasn’t heard of Play-Doh? Play-Doh has been loved by many generations of kids. I certainly remember playing with it when I was young. I love that Play-Doh constantly comes out with fresh new products! One of their newest sets is Play-Doh Creations! Make ‘N Color Creatures.

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Art review & giveaway: Hello Hanna – Hello Books

By on August 26, 2010

Many of this weeks post are dedicated to creative art products. I come across tons of products online and naturally some stand out to me more than others. Unique ideas always catch my eye but I tend to gravitate towards products that simply make me smile. Hello Hanna is a site that I instantly fell [...]

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Review and Special Offer: Mini Me Paper Dolls

By on July 11, 2010

I remember playing with paper dolls when I was a little girl.  Even at 3 years old, I felt Kieran was ready to have a paper doll of her very own.  I knew she would take care of it, as she is generally careful with her toys and books.  We recently received a Strawberry Blonde [...]

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Craft: Color and Sticker Project

By on June 16, 2010

Here is a fun idea for an activity you can do with your child.  I got my inspiration from my daughter’s sticker collection.  Rather than just randomly placing them on colored paper or decorating boxes with them, I thought it would be fun to place them on a more appropriate background.  The first one we [...]

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hopeNdew Review & Giveaway

By on February 20, 2010

Yes, thatsITmommy loves hand made products! We were excited when Pola from hopeNdew contacted us about Plush February. hopeNdew is a one-woman shop that makes Amigurumi cup cakes! Amigurumi is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. Her character cupcakes are the smallest plushies featured this month. But they’re [...]

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DIY sticker container

By on January 10, 2010

In one of our adventures to The Paper Rabbit in Montrose, the store had a section with small clear storage containers that had adorable designs on them and I was ready with my credit card to buy this cute container for Izzy to store all her stickers. Well, I held back and thought…hum, I can [...]

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