Western crafts

I can sum this one up in two simple words, "YEEEE HAW!" When my son Jack turned 2, I put together a little birthday get-together, covered in cowboy hats and sheriff badges. It was adorable (if I do say so myself). Invitation I knew, from past experience, that a small cellophane party favor bag makes an excellent (and super cheap) party invitation envelope. For this invite, I purchased 12"x12" sheets of red "bandanna" patterned scrapbooking paper for the background, and 8.5 x 11 sheets of…

Rodeo Season -- Cowboy Boot Craft

The younger kids are in VBS this week, with a cowboy theme, like many around the country. I don't usually like to blatantly rip other people...

This Tin Can Cow Bell makes a satisfying clanging sound, but it isn't too loud and annoying. Oh ya, you can totally thank me later!

Our church has a great child care program and they often inspire me with their craft ideas. In my youngest daughter's class, they made these clever homemade harmonicas. When my daughters twin sisters saw her harmonica, a few fights occurred, so to keep the peace, I made them some of their own. They were super simple to make and my kids made more than one Homemade Harmonica. They had enough to start their own band. If you kids can't get enough of homemade instruments, check out Making Musical…

Make this easy paper mosaic cactus craft for kids using our free cactus template. Perfect for practicing easy scissor skills too!

Paper Tube Cactus Craft. Summer craft for kids.

Kids will love these western crafts and activities, yessiree! We’ve got crafts with horses, bandanas, panning for gold, making your own butter, and a whole heap more. These western activities are perfect for pairing with our Cowboys and Cowgirls Math and Language Arts Pack (for 3rd – 5th grade). Or if you’re planning a western […]

Here are some simple pattern activities that are perfect for 4-6 year old’s. With each of these activities, I challenged Owen (age 5) to try more difficult patterns by creating one for him and then having him add on to it. We would check the patterns by saying them out loud (red, blue, yellow, red, […]