2013 is the Year of the Snake! Chinese New Year is on February 9th this year and to celebrate we’ve made a fun year of

Your little ones will love putting a Dancing Puppet together and will find hours of enjoyment afterwards. Here’s what supplies you’ll need: Card stock Crayons

The release of this awesome news is clearly what influenced the Craft Lab’s latest creation.  Wouldn’t you agree? A sewing machine is handy to have

The Turkey Headband is a fun and quick craft for you and your little ones to put together during the Thanksgiving season.   It is partially

The Gratitude Tree is a crafty way for everyone in the family to express their gratitude.  What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? Supplies you’ll

This Halloween, the bats are really in the belfry! This automaton is made with a few common items but takes quite a bit of patience

This week in the craft lab, we are celebrating Halloween and the latest App update to Mask Jumble Halloween.  You can now download, print, and

While perusing through a music shop, I stumbled upon a thunder tube.  When shaken, it makes a rumble noise resembling rolling thunder. I found you

Make your next outdoor adventure complete with a cool customizable Adventurer’s Belt! Here’s what you need to make this handy dandy belt: Velcro Nylon strapping

Since kids love to collect things, I made mine a few suitcases to hold their little trinkets and treasures. This project is a great way

In case someone in your home needs some dream filtering, here’s how to make a quick and easy Dreamcatcher. Supplies you’ll need: A thin &

Surf’s up dudes and dudettes!  In this tutorial you’ll learn how to create some itty-bitty rolling toys to surf in a mini ocean arena. Supplies

A few months ago, an order of 1/2″ unfinished wooden blocks somehow ended up in my Etsy shopping cart.  Well, I had no other choice

In August, we were somewhat homebound when we visited family in Wisconsin because my son was recovering from a bad bout of pneumonia.  We don’t

Flexagons are pretty fascinating and so I thought it would be fun to introduce them to my kids.  I decided to make a tritetraflexagon since

Welcome back mateys!  We’re continuing our Pirate Week festivities with a fun pirate’s map tutorial. To get your map to look like an authentic pirate’s

Happy Pirate’s Day!  We dare not celebrate this great holiday in just one day.  How about the whole week!?  We’ll be kicking things off with

It’s been pretty amazing to see all the good things come out of the Caine’s Arcade hype this year.  Like how his foundation plans to

This summer we experimented with some art techniques which may seem pretty unconventional to some.  But they turned out to be pretty fun to use

We’ve got another fun use for foam take-out containers.  In a previous post, we made stamps.  This time we’re making airplanes! First cut out the

Climbing toys have been around for quite some time.  They are usually made of wood.  And according to Martha Stewart, this toy trained pioneer children

If you’re wondering how to jazz up your coloring pages for our Color for iPods Contest then this one’s for you!  This mixed media method

This week in the craft lab I’ve been experimenting with bubble solutions, particularly the touchable/catchable kind.  There’s a recipe floating online somewhere and I tried

Use up your old magazines to make some very interesting mixed-up faces.  If your kids have a wacky sense of humor, like mine do, they

What do Tinker Toys, Legos and an egg carton have in common?  They all make awesome iPad stands!  The craft lab came up with 4

Traditionally yarn crafting involves knots and needles.  But in this craft we’re using it as an art medium.  This method makes good use of your

Need another idea to make counting fun?  Our Ladybug Spots Game is simple and quick to put together. To make a playing board, cut out

Your kids will find it hard to resist this cute chomping fish toy.  Don’t worry; its bite doesn’t hurt too much. Here’s what you’ll need