Creative Projects

This is a guest post is from my good friend Nina, a superbly talented artist, graphic designer, cake baker, and mom.

Starry Starry Night Play Doh

You know all that yucky, mixed together, stiff Play Doh you have? Give it new life with this simple, sparly hack.

1. Find some old, grey Play Doh.

2. If it’s dry, add a bit of vegetable oil to make it a bit smoother but not so much that it’s greasy, just enough to make it pliable and elastic again.

3. Add a black food coloring a little at a time until the dough is black or night-sky blue. Wilton professional grade icing coloring (or equivalent) is best, but you can also combine red, green and blue food coloring that comes in a four-pack from the grocery store.

4. Add glitter.

Wow!

Check out this amazing birthday cake birthday party invitation made out of frosting and rainbow sprinkles by my dear friend, Nina Max.

And yes, it was her daughter’s idea to have a Rainbow/Buzz Lightyear/Thomas themed birthday party.

Oh, to be four.

 

These littles kept busy for quite some time practicing their transferring skills.

So long, in fact, that I didn’t even mind the floor mess that was eventually (inevitably) created.

 

For each child, you’ll want:

Dried beans
2 bowls
Tongs
Scoopers of various sizes

Bonus points for containing it all with cute serving trays.

I love the idea of an Easter Tree as a way to celebrate spring and the forthcoming holiday of birth/rebirth, and I decided to make one this year with my almost three-year-old.

For our tree base, Isaiah and I headed outside and clipped four branches, which we bound together at the base with pipe cleaners. We found a bright colored vase in the basement, along with two packages of tiny Easter ornaments I bought a couple of years ago but never knew what to do with.

 

Hanging birds, bunnies and chicks on the Easter Tree

 

Isaiah was super focused about helping me hang chicks, eggs, and bunnies on the branches.

Toddler hanging Easter Tree ornaments

 

Easter tree bird

It was just the motivation I needed to freshen up our mantle.

Easter Tree on mantle