Ambrosia Creative

The kids and I created this papier mache igloo using just vellum paper, glue, and a balloon. It was messy fun (okay, and some stress when goopy glue went flying because of the kids’ over-eagerness)

Find the full tutorial at Bloesem Kids.

Here’s an easy Halloween craft that even involves a little bit of outdoors time. All you need are 1) twigs (bendable, or strip some dead-ish thin branches off a tree or bush), 2) yarn, 3) glue gun, 4) fishing line, and 5) plastic spiders.

I made two hoops, one smaller, one larger, by tying ends together with the fishing line. Next, to make the weaving process easier for the kids, I used a glue gun to attach ‘spokes,’ connecting the inner and outer hoops. When it felt solid enough, I let the boys weave their webs.

At some point, I had to take over Dax’s, but Kai did great creating his web. Finishing touch was to glue on plastic spiders, then hang.

A little lot more crude and rough, but these were inspired by this tactile Yarn Font project by Teri and these pretty dreamcatchers. I also spotted Dana’s yarn spiderweb DIY this evening. I like this as alternative decor to the cottony stuff.

I’m happy to share that I will now be a regular craft contributor to the ever-inspiring Bloesem Kids!

My first contribution are suncatchers inspired by the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. It’s a very simple project for children that involves reusing plastic food packaging, drawing a Halloween design, coloring in with Sharpie markers, and displaying on your glass door or window. Kai really loved this and wanted to make more, but we ran out of plastic to use. Need to buy more Trader Joe’s cookies!

Full instructions can be found on Bloesem Kids and feel free to download my (very rough) template for skulls and such. And make sure to check out lots more neat bKids crafts.

When I first spotted CitiBlocs at the store around Christmas time last year, they looked so cool and fun, I just knew they’d be a hit with the kids. I made sure to grab a set as a ‘Santa’ gift for the boys. Sure enough, it has become a favorite in our home since then. And these blocks are so simple and pretty, I don’t quite mind as much when they’re scattered all over the floor.

So the boys and I were super excited when CitiBlocs sent over one of their new colored sets for review. And what’s doubly exciting is that CitiBlocs has offered an additional 100-piece set to give away, any color set of your choice! Care to enter? You can choose from Hot Colors, Cool Colors (the set we tried out), or Natural.

To enter, (1) Leave a comment.
For an additional entry, (2) ‘Like’ the CitiBlocs Facebook page.
For a third entry, (3) Tweet this giveaway
(mention @Citiblocs and @AmbrosiaGirl).

Please make sure to leave separate comment for yourself if you do (2)
and another separate comment if you do (3).

This giveaway will close at midnight EST
next Tuesday the 27th.Best of luck!

To see more pics and neat building ideas, visit the CitiBlocs website.

Finished the last of my posts at Tangled and True this morning. Blogged about boyfriend jeans, baby shoes, one of our fave books, and natural art supplies.