“We have unlimited resources.” “We have more art supplies than we could ever use.” “Our playground equipment is state of the art.” “Our teachers are paid what they’re worth.” Have you ever heard your local school say these things? Nope. Me neither. The unfortunate reality is that schools could always use more funding than they…
Class Pet Poster with Elmer’s Board Mate
Thanks to Elmer’s for sponsoring today’s post and for being all around awesome. Although I was compensated for this post, all opinions are honestly my own.” How many of your kiddos have/had a class pet? Fortunately for us, Little Crafter’s class pet isn’t a live one, it’s a cute stuffed monkey named Millie. Each Friday,…
100 Days of School Shirts
Guess what? Today is officially Little Crafter’s 100th day of school! To celebrate, his teachers asked all the students to create a special t-shirt. The only requirement was that it had to have 100 of something on it. If you follow all the fun we have over on the One Artsy Mama Facebook page, you…
To My Not-so-little Man: Reflections on Starting Kindergarten
To My Not-so-little Man: You don’t know it, but last night while you were fast asleep and dreaming, I slipped under the covers next to you. I needed to hold you close one more time before our lives change forever. As I held your hand {the one with the cute little freckle} and kissed your…
Crocheted Pencil-Shaped Pencil Case
Hey there everyone! I’m ChiWei and I normally blog over at One Dog Woof. However, I’m super excited to be joining Amy’s team of One Artsy Mama contributors as the crochet/yarn lady! This means I’ll be sharing all sorts of yarny fun every month here, as well as at my own bloggy home. To be…
Arr, Matey! A Pirate Academic Skills Game
As you know, Little Crafter and I love making time to dress up and play {learn} together! You might also remember that he’s currently obsessed with being a pirate. So, when I got an email a few weeks ago asking if I’d like a fun DIY Pirate costume kit, it was an absolute no-brainer. It…
