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Kid-friendly Crafts

Make a Summer Bucket List with this free printable! What do YOU want to do this summer? (Also some tips on making this list FUN and not another to-do list!)
Posted in Crafts, Kid-friendly Crafts, Life, littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Tips

Make a Summer Bucket List

Ah, summer! My favorite time of the year is finally here. My parents were both teachers so summer meant a collective sigh of school being…

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Learn how to make these beautiful watercolor cards -- they're simple enough that a toddler can do them. I LOVE these! :)
Posted in Crafts, Kid-friendly Crafts, Letter-writing, littlegirldesigns.com, Tutorials Card-making

Toddler-Friendly Salt Effect Watercolor Cards

I LOVE these cards. Last year I discovered salt effect watercolor cards but for some reason I never got around to making a tutorial. Maybe…

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Art Books You and Your Kids Will Love and Use - Lab Series - I recently came across a series of books that I've completely fallen in love with. Whether you (or your kids) are budding artists or wanna be creatives, these are the books for you. Refreshing, creative, and completely accessibly for anyone. I love them! @ littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Creativity Prompts and Tips, Kid-friendly Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Tips

Art Books You and Your Kids Will Love – Lab Series

One of my favorite places to frequent at a book store is the crafting/art section. I’m sure you guessed that, right? I love pulling out…

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Kid's Table Craft: Table Runner - How to make a simple table runner for the kid's table for Thanksgiving. You can also have the kids help out with this one. :) Tutorial @ littlegirldesigns.com
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Kid’s Table Craft: Table Runner

After I made napkin rings for the kid’s table, I had an entire cereal box that was crying out to be used. And since we…

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Kid's Table Craft: Napkin Rings! - Ah, the kid's table. Give them something fun to do with these super simple fall-themed napkin rings. You're going to love these! @ littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Holiday, Kid-friendly Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

Kid’s Table Craft: Napkin Rings

The kid’s table. In some families, it’s a thing of legend. The tables off to the side covered in paper so the kids can draw…

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How to Make a Fireworks Card - a super simple tutorial to make your own fireworks card. This is a kid-friendly craft and would also make a great gift! @ littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Creative Life, Holiday, Kid-friendly Crafts, Letter writing Prompts and Tutorials, Letter-writing, littlegirldesigns.com, Tutorials Card-making

Make a Fireworks Postcard

This fireworks postcard is the result of several different 4th of July craft attempts that failed. In other words, it was my fall-back craft, the…

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Looking for fun summer crafts for you AND the kids! Look no further! This list is full of easy to manage crafts for kids plus there are several crafts that you as a mom will want to try. (No playdoh or kid's paint required!) Have a great summer!
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Kid-friendly Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

31 Boredom-Busting Summer Crafts

Ah, summer. It’s a blessing and a curse, isn’t it? As a kid, I remember eagerly waiting for the morning to come when I didn’t…

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Make a summer scrapbook with these fun ideas! This is a great and simple project for kids to put together. I used to make these every summer with my mom!
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Kid-friendly Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

A Summer Scrapbook

When I was a kid, I loved making my annual summer scrapbook. Armed with paper, glue sticks, pens, scissors, and magazines, I would fill up…

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Printable Craft Pack - Are you looking for activities do with your kids that won't cost an arm and a leg? This craft pack is full of great ideas that you can print on your computer for your kids to color and assemble. They will LOVE this!
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Kid-friendly Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

Printable Crafts for Kids

I received a copy of this Printable Craft Pack to review on my blog. However, I would have bought this craft pack anyway, because I…

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Four creative Easter crafts for kids that you'll love @littlegirldesigns.com
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Creative Easter Crafts for Kids

Well, Easter season is upon us and if you’re like me, you’re always on the lookout for great children’s crafts. I wanted to share some…

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Make Drawing Fun! My favorite drawing books for kids (and adults) @littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Creative Life, Creativity Prompts and Tips, Kid-friendly Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Tips

Make Drawing Fun – Drawing Books for Kids

One of the things I love to do the most is pull out my sketchbook and doodle and draw. I don’t worry (too much) about…

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Make your own woodland creatures out of toilet paper rolls! A great craft for kids though adults will have fun making them too (I did :)) @littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Kid-friendly Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

Woodland Creatures – Toilet Paper Roll Craft

This woodland creatures toilet paper roll craft is simple to make and will lead to hours of imaginary play afterwards. We love these! Okay, I…

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Use up old scraps and make a darling Princess Peg Doll @littlegirldesigns.com. #pegdoll #crafts
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Holiday, Kid-friendly Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Make a Princess Peg Doll

Have you ever made a princess peg doll? What I love about this craft is not only does it help use up bits and pieces…

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Peppermint Jello Playdough - This is my new favorite playdough recipe. You'll want to mix up a batch this afternoon! @ littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Kid-friendly Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

Peppermint Jello Playdough

Well, here we are in the quiet after Christmas. My husband went back to work today after a wonderful week off (why do vacation days…

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I love it when you pin and share tutorials and articles that resonate with you. However, please remember that everything on this blog: articles, photos, drawings, and artwork are created by Jennie Moraitis and are under copyright. Please do not remove watermarks, crop, or edit any of my images or artwork without first receiving written permission from me. You may use one photo to share but please link to the original post on my site. The printables I offer are for personal use only. Please do not email the pdfs to others. Feel free to share the original post link for the printable with your friends and family so they can come over and download one of their own! Thanks so much for stopping by!
“But soon there breathed a wind on me, Nor sound “But soon there breathed a wind on me,
Nor sound nor motion made:
Its path was not upon the sea,
In ripple or in shade.

It raised my hair, it fann’d my cheek
Like a meadow-gale of spring—
It mingled strangely with my fears,
Yet it felt like a welcoming.”

—Samuel Taylor Coleridge

I probably read The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in school…the fact that I can’t quite remember when or if proves it didn’t make an impact on me. 

But, with Malcolm Guite’s guidance in his work of a book, I now love this poem. He interweaves Coleridge’s life and faith with what became a prophetic poem for STC’s own life. I am so grateful for this book. 

I wanted to make a little painting for my dad for his birthday but having been steeped in the Mariner, I kept painting the sea. Thankfully, my dad loves the ocean. :)

This is a book I will come back to again and again—I think it will make an excellent mid-winter read. :)
I admit I sometimes schedule creative time. I don’t know why something so relaxing and fun gets pushed off to the side so very easily, but it does. So…onto the “to do” list it goes. 

Today we decided to try a project in a fairy and mermaid activity book. It is one of those books you buy with great intentions of doing all the projects and then you forget about it. But not today! We painted, waited for the paint to dry (five minutes), and then drew our details. My kiddo drew a picture 4x the size of mine and managed to make me two late Valentine’s Day hearts, a flower for Mother’s Day, and several additional art presents by the time I finished. She also gave me advice about who should get a heart wand, etc. in my picture. 

Now that I’m finished, I’m reminded once again of why I do this. Happiness abounds. 

#creativeretreat #happyjournal #happyjournalhappylife #poscapens
Just a reminder to be kind to yourself. 💕 Just a reminder to be kind to yourself. 💕
Summer means more time for art journaling. The bac Summer means more time for art journaling. The background for this girl has been waiting for years in one of my older sketchbooks. I thought it was time to finally finish it. 💗

Hope you're all able to get some creative time in this week. It does wonders for your 💗!

#mycreativeretreat #happyjournalhappylife #artjournallove
I asked my daughter how she would illustrate this I asked my daughter how she would illustrate this verse from the Psalm of Ascents. She picked up her sketchbook and whipped out the second picture within minutes. I love how she thinks—the first image shows a girl sitting inside while it rains and the second one shows her outside with sunglasses enjoying a sunny day. 

I don’t know if I’ll illustrate each one of these Psalms as I do this 21 days of prayer with @revelationwellness but it was fun to sit down and sketch a bit today. 

#happyjournalhappylife #rwwalkingprayer #psalmsofascent #sketchdaily
I love June. Walked in the forest. Found aphids f I love June.

Walked in the forest.
Found aphids for our ladybug larvae. (Priorities, people.)
Bought watercolor paper + new paints. 
Painted.
Ate dark chocolate.
Finished Tom's Midnight Garden (one of my favorite kids' books that I never read as a kid!)

And other things too.
I love June.
Two posts in a day because this quote from @sarahw Two posts in a day because this quote from @sarahwanders must be shared. Her new book comes out in a couple of weeks, and it is so breathtakingly beautiful.
One of my favorite verses. I’m thinking about ha One of my favorite verses. I’m thinking about happy journaling some of the Psalms of Ascent as I do the 21 Days of Walking by  @revelationwellness this month. Sketching and writing and doodling (which is the same as sketching, I know 😂) are how I process things so I might as well. 😊 

Hope you all have a lovely {and creative} week!

#happyjournal #happyjournalhappylife #mycreativeretreat #psalmsofascent
This book. @sarahwanders poured her heart into thi This book. @sarahwanders poured her heart into this one, and it is a treasure I will keep coming back to again and again. If you struggle with mental health challenges or wonder where God is in all the mess of our broken world...if you just need some light in your current reading that leads you to beauty and hope in a new, healing way...this book is for you. 

I’ve written this caption over a series of days, trying to find the words I want to use...especially since it is so beautifully written by Sarah. All I can say is give your soul a gift and retreat away with this book. You will not regret it. 

I received an early copy as part of her launch team for this book, but I’ll be rereading my good old-fashioned copy as soon as I get it in the mail. Can’t wait to highlight and underline all the things!

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