In our home Disney and Christmas go hand in hand, so we usually have lots of DIY Disney crafts up along with our holiday decor. 

So today I am sharing my favorite easy Disney DIY Christmas crafts that your whole family can make at home this holiday season!

DIY Disney Mickey and Minnie Ornaments by For the Love of Food

One of the most incredible things about Disney DIY is that its mascot has one of the most recognizable silhouettes ever. Make some minimalist Mickey ornaments that fans of any age will spot immediately.

Frozen Inspired Snowflake Ornaments by Fireflies & Mud Pies

Some of the best Disney Christmas crafts are the simple ones. These Frozen ornaments are simple but couldn’t be mistaken for anything else.

Christmas Mickey Mouse Shaker Keychain by Artsy Fartsy Mama

This Mickey Mouse craft is a resin project, so it will involve a bit of work. But the results are so cute that they can’t be argued with.

Disney Christmas Elf Mickey Head Craft by Mama Likes This

An excellent printable craft is always welcome. These Mickey elves are fun and straightforward, making them a great Disney Christmas craft for all ages.

Mickey Mouse Santa Paper Plate Craft by The Benson Street

With all those Mickey elves hanging around, you will need a Mickey Santa to go with them. Turn a paper plate into a perfect Mickey Santa quickly and easily with this Christmas craft.

DIY Mickey & Minnie Christmas Ornaments by Cutefetti

Here are some more super cute Mickey ornaments to match everything. Once these are all done, you could make an entire Mickey Christmas tree.

DIY Mickey and Minnie Mouse Disney Christmas Tree by For the Love of Food

This year I created a Mickey and Minnie Mouse themed tree in my home. Check out all the fun DIY details on the blog!

Disney Elsa Christmas Ornament Craft by Craft Play Learn

Fans of Frozen who don’t have much time will love this next craft. The printable template takes all the guesswork out, so there’s no risk of mistakes.

Minnie Mouse Wreath Decoration by The Inspiration Edit

While working with printables, there’s this adorable Mickey Wreath decoration printable. Even little ones will be able to finish this craft without trouble.

Mickey Mouse Printable Snowflake Paper Crafts by In the Playroom

Here’s a little spin on the printables. This one gives a template for several paper snowflakes with a Mickey accent. Make a whole snowstorm’s worth, and decorate the house with them.

Paper Mickey Mouse Ornaments by Red Ted Art

These fun little Mickey and Minnie ornaments put a twist on the ordinary paper ornament. They take things into 3D for a paper ornament like no other. 

DIY Mickey Christmas Wreath | Dollar Tree Craft by For the Love of Food

This Mickey themed wreath was surprisingly easy to make and turned out so cute. It makes a great gift!

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Happy Earth Day!

Here’s a great way to reuse and upcycle something that would normally be trash! I used broken pieces of Ava and Stella’s crayons and melted them in a silicone tray.

We tried flower shapes first then we made alphabet letters to spell out words and our names.

Not only is this Earth Day inspired craft easy to make but the colorful crayon shapes turn out so pretty and unique. They make fun gifts or party favors too.

With the cool spring weather and sunny days, this was the perfect weekend craft for us to do as a family on the patio!

What you need:

50 or more broken and old crayons in a variety of colors

alphabet letter silicone mold (order via Amazon here)

bowl of warm water, optional

Directions:

1. Start by sorting through your containers of old and broken crayons. We counted out about 50 to fill one full alphabet mold. 

2. Now remove the paper wrappers from all the crayons. We like to soak ours in a bowl of warm water for 10 minutes so they come off easier. 

3. Once all the paper is removed make sure to completely dry off the crayons. 

4. Now add to the molds, breaking into smaller pieces and combining multiple colors for each letter. 

5. Fill each letter completely will crayon pieces.

6. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.

7. Add the filled mold to a parchment paper lined baking sheet and place in the oven.

8. Bake for 15 minutes until crayons are  fully melted and molds are filled.

9. Remove from the oven and let cool completely before removing (or they will crack). We waited at least 30 minutes. 

10. Carefully pop out and remove the letters from the mold onto a lined tray.

11. Repeat with remaining crayons if you want additional letters to spell certain names and words.

We did extra vowels and “L”, “D”, and “M” so we had enough to spell Mom, Dad, and the girls’ names. 

12. Now you can spell names and wrap up as gifts or simply upcycle and reuse for your own at home coloring projects!

Stella started by gathering her broken and old crayons. We separated about 50 to start. 

Make sure you gather a variety of bright colors.

Now remove the paper wrappers from all the crayons.

We like to soak ours in a bowl of warm water for 10 minutes so they come off easier. 

Once all the paper is removed make sure to completely dry off the crayons. 

I ordered this silicone alphabet mold off Amazon. It works perfectly and I love the style and size of the letters.

Here is my Amazon link if you would like to order one: https://amzn.to/3xYwkgc .

Now add to the molds, breaking into smaller pieces and combining multiple colors for each letter. 

Fill each letter completely will crayon pieces.

Add the filled mold to a parchment paper lined baking sheet and place in the oven.

Bake at 250 degrees for 15 minutes until crayons are fully melted and molds are filled.

Remove carefully from the oven and let cool completely ( about 30 minutes).

You can also place in the fridge to speed up cooling.

Carefully pop out and remove the letters from the mold onto a lined tray.

Look how colorful and pretty they turned out!

Repeat with remaining crayons if you want additional letters to spell certain names and words.

We did extra vowels and “L”, “D”, and “M” so we had enough to spell Mom, Dad, and the girls’ names. 

Now you can spell names and wrap up as gifts or simply upcycle and reuse for your own at home coloring projects!

I have also made these crayons in flower and heart shapes.

These were smaller and worked well for my toddler at the time. The molds are from IKEA.

Happy Earth Day!

“May we all be inspired by the beauty of our planet and take action to ensure a healthy future for generations to come.” – unknown

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The end of the school year snuck up on us this year! How is it already the end of May?!

If you are like us, y’all enjoy making gifts for your kids teachers and classmates at the end of the school year and for teacher appreciation week, birthdays, holidays, you name it! But are you in need of new ideas for school themed gifts to give? This roundup features over 45 creative DIY Gifts for Teachers and Classmates for you and your kids to make at home.

Classmates:

1. Jump for Joy Jump Rope Class Gift – Our Thrifty Ideas

2. Popsicle End of the School Year Gift + Free Printable – Our Thrifty Ideas

3. O-FISH-ALLY Summer Class Gifts & Printable Tags – The Crafted Sparrow

4. End of School Year Gift Idea: Chalk It Up – Landee See Landee Do

5. Let’s Stay in Touch Cards – The Simply Crafted Life

6. End of School Year Summer Themed Gifts with Tags – For the Love of Food 

7. Sour Patch Kid End of Year Printable – The Crafted Sparrow

8. This Year Flew By Frisbee Class Gift – Happy Home Fairy

9. End of School Year Summertime Bubble Gift Tags – For the Love of Food

10. End of Year Crayon Class Gift Printable – Keeping it Simple Crafts

11. This Year Has “Blown” By Printable Gift Tags – Dot Dot Dot

12. One Smart Cookie Printable Gift Tags and Cards – For the Love of Food

13. Ball in First Grade Printable – Erica’s Edventures

14. Have a Sweet Summer Printable Candy Tags – Mrs. Wheeler First

15. Beach Ball End of Year Printable Tags – Tidy Lady

16. School Days Snack Mix – For the Love of Food

17. Shine Bright End of Year Gift Tags – The Printable Princess

18. End of School Year Pop Rocks Gift Tags – For the Love of Food

Teachers:

1. Edible Chalkboards – Hungry Happenings

3. Teacher Appreciation Sticky Note Memo Holder Gift – Creative Cynchronicity

3. Thanks A Latte Teacher Appreciation Coffee Gift – For the Love of Food

4. End of the Year School Teacher Survival Kit DIY – Confessions of an Over-Worked Mom

5. DIY Candy Rose Bouquet – For the Love of Food

6. Teacher Gift Hoop Art – Albion Gould

7. Funfetti Cake Mix Cookies – For the Love of Food

8. “I Love My Teacher Because” Printable Gift – Paper Heart Family

9. Printable Teacher’s Flower Pick – Rediscovered Family

10. Star Wars Teacher Appreciation Printable Gift Card Holder – One Mama’s Daily Drama

11. School Days Apple Cupcakes – For the Love of Food

12. Summer Themed Teacher Gift Basket – Kids Activiy Zone

13. DIY Plastic Bottle Apple – Red Ted Art

14. DIY Coffee Mug for Teachers – Sustain My Craft Habit

15. Orange You Glad Gift Basket – For the Love of Food

16. DIY Decorative Wood Block Apples – Sustain My Craft Habit

17. DIY Highlighter Teacher Gift – Making Frugal Fun

18. Easy DIY Lip Balm Holder – Confessions of an Over-Worked Mom

19. Don’t Worry Bee Happy Gift Basket – For the Love of Food

20. Thanks a Latte FREE Printable – Feeling Nifty

21. Tea Gift Baskets with Printable Tags – For the Love of Food

22. DIY Pencil Shaped Pot Holder (Teacher Appreciation Gift) – Seam Whisperer

23. Wine Cork Apple Craft – For the Love of Food

24. Printable Photo Surprise Card – Red Ted Art

25. DIY Picture Frame with Flowers – By Deze

26. Cupcake Bouquet – For the Love of Food

27. Pencil Mason Jar Gift – Oh My Creative

28. DIY Flower Pens and Painted Pots – For the Love of Food

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Mother’s Day is this Sunday and one of my favorite gifts from my girls has always been fresh picked flowers.

So I designed these printable flower wrappers as a cute gift idea for Mother’s Day (or any day you want to give flowers, really).

Make your spring flowers extra special with these pretty Mother’s Day themed flower bouquet wrappers. 

Choose from three floral designs and give Mom a one of a kind gift to celebrate her!

I love how cute these simple bouquets are in the printed wrappers!

My pretty girls with their pretty flowers for Mama!

Start by printing out the paper design you want. There are three available to download below.

I couldn’t choose a favorite so I included three designs including one that is just simple floral designs for any time.

Roll the paper into a tight cone and tape on the sides to secure. 

You can make it as thin or as wide as you want to depending on how many flowers you want to add.

You can trim flowers and add directly to the wrappers.

Or to keep fresh longer you can wrap the bottom of the flower bouquet in a damp paper towel then add to a baggie and secure with a rubber band. 

Store bought roses look beautiful too! My favorite are these orange and peach spray roses.

Adorable and ready for gift giving! Hope you enjoy this thoughtful gift idea this Mother’s Day.

Download your flower wrappers below!

There are three different designs available to download and print for free.

Two are Mother’s Day themed with text and one is a simple floral design for anytime you want to gift flowers!

>> Click the links to download and print.<<

Simple Floral flower wrapper 

Floral Mom flower wrapper

I Love Mom flower wrapper

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Those sneaky leprechauns are at it again!

Every year my kids build a leprechaun trap at home to catch the trouble making leprechauns who show up on St Patrick’s Day.

This year I created fun printable signs for adding to DIY Leprechaun Traps so kids can finally get lucky and catch a leprecahun.

Scroll down to download and print yours. 

Time to catch a leprechaun!

St Patrick’s Day 2022 festivities!

Green and rainbow treats for all my little leprechauns!

Check out this St Patrick’s Day Green Charcuterie Snack Tray !

Here’s how to use the fun and free printable signs!

To start: print out a color sheet of Leprechaun Trap signs (link below). There are two sizes available. I used the small size.

Now cut out the signs and using tape attach them directly to your trap or tape on popsicle sticks or like I did, try cut in thirds paper colored straws. 

Once you tape them to a stick you can use them anywhere! 

I added mine inside, outside, and on the top of our trap.

Be sure to have a hidden “trap” part of your creation and add lots of signs nearby to trick the leprechaun! 

They also make cute decorations from the leprechaun if he visits and leaves treats!

Our leprechaun takes whatever my girls leave for him, usually some change and candy, and leaves a bag of gold coins!

Comment below and let me know how your kids leprechaun traps turned out!

Hope they get lucky and catch him!

Leprechaun Trap Ideas from My Kiddos!

Last year Stella made a scavenger hunt all over our living room for the leprechaun to follow and at the end she left him some pennies! 

This wasn’t a trap- she was more excited for him to leave her a treat- and he did!

My crafty Ava loves making leprechaun traps with her Dad every year! This one was a covered cereal box propped up with paper gold coins underneath.

She propped it up and hoped it would drop on him when he went for the coins. But the leprechaun was too fast and got away!

Over the years Ava has gotten more and more elaborate with her traps.

I loved her crayon stairs and paper towel tube slide on this one!

This top hat trap is my favorite. It was a kit from Target two years ago and we added the printable signs and a bucket of gold coins.

Even better, I kept it and use it as decor on our mantle for St Pat’s Day!

The leprechaun out smarted our traps again! But he left a note and treats. The girls loved it!

Last year Ava made a box trap with a drawbridge. So many traps- yet no leprechaun yet! Maybe this year!

Download and print your leprechaun signs!

Each page features 8 images that can be made into signs or decor for your own DIY Leprechaun Trap!

Click here: Small Leprechaun Signs (as featured above) 

Click here: XSmall Leprechaun Trap Signs 

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Every year in January when I am thinking of packing up our Christmas tree my girls beg to keep it up and decorate it for another holiday. I finally gave in and decided why not make it a Valentine’s tree? I used plain red ornaments and white lights all over. Then I had my kids pick out Valentine’s crafts and decor from the Dollar Tree and Target to make their own crafty tree. 

Scroll down for all the fun details on our DIY Crafty Valentine Tree.

These kiddos love crafting! I found packs of wooden heart ornaments for them to paint.

This was a fun and easy craft that made a lot of decorations for our tree.

We also added pink garland beads, painted suncatchers, and a painted LOVE sign.

I just love the glow of a Christmas er… Valentine’s tree in my living room!

Another craft- mini wreaths. I wrapped foam hearts in fabric and glued on bows, flowers, and tied them together. 

This wreath is one of my favorites! It’s pretty as a tree topper but also looks great on a door or  displayed on a mantle. 

Check out all the details here: DIY Valentine’s Lighted Rose Wreath . 

Simple, pretty, and sweet! I love displaying all our crafts on a holiday tree.

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“Nobody likes me, everybody hates me. Guess I’ll go eat worms!” 

Slimy, scary, and oh so succulent Halloween Jell-O worms are a tasty treat to try this month with your kiddos!

Eating slimy Jell-O worms for a Halloween treat!

Print

Halloween Slimy Worms

Ingredients

• 1 box 3 oz red Jell-O (I used raspberry)
• 1/2 pkg unflavored gelatin for extra firmness
• 6 tbsp whipping cream
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• green food coloring
• 50 + flexible plastic straws

Instructions

• Combine 1/2 pkg gelatin and one pkg red Jell-O in bowl and add boiling water. Stir until dissolved.
• Let it cool to lukewarm and then add the whipping cream and about 8-10 drops of green food coloring (to get the milky red color). Stir again.
• Stretch out the bendy part of all of your straws. Place them all into a bowl or container.  The tighter they are packed in, the better. I like to add a large rubber band around them.
• Pour the Jell-O mixture into the straws. Let it set until firm. You can refrigerate overnight if you have time.
• Using a rolling pin, roll over the straws and squeeze them out. You can also hold the straws under warm water to release the worms.
• Add slimy worms to a bowl and serve your spooky treat!

Notes

Recipe adapted from: https://www.instructables.com/

Combine 1/2 pkg gelatin and one pkg red Jell-O in bowl and add boiling water. Stir until dissolved.

 Let it cool to lukewarm and then add the whipping cream and about 8-10 drops of green food coloring (to get the milky red color). Stir again.

Stretch out the bendy part of all of your straws. Place them all into a bowl or container.

Pour the Jell-O mixture into the straws. Let it set until firm.

Using a rolling pin, roll over the straws and squeeze them out. 

You can also hold the straws under warm water to release the worms. 

Add slimy worms to a bowl and serve your spooky treat!

Check out this recipe and more in this roundup: 80+ Gross-Out Halloween Recipes for a Spooky Good Time!

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It’s all a bunch of HOCUS POCUS~

We are busy preparing for our Hocus Pocus 2 outdoor movie screening on premiere night, September 30th. 

I decided to create these two Hocus Pocus printable movie night signs to display and jazzed them up even more with a simple Sanderson Sisters fabric covered canvas.  

Scroll down for all the details and to download both movie night signs for your next Hocus Pocus movie night!

What you need:

Hocus Pocus or Halloween themed fabric, at least 1/2 a yard per canvas decorated sign.

11 x13 or 16×20 plain, flat art canvas

staple gun

fabric scissors

fabric glue, Mod Podge, or hot glue

Hocus Pocus Movie Sign (download below)

Directions: 

1. Start by laying the fabric flat on a table with the print side facing down.
2. Place your canvas, front side down, on top and leaving only a slight overhang to staple the fabric to the back, trim off the rest of the fabric using fabric (or super sharp) scissors. 
3. Now fold over the excess fabric on the back of the canvas. Be sure to keep it straight so the front looks even.
4. Slowly staple the fabric excess down along the back edge, going all around the canvas about every few inches or so. Fold over excess on the corners and staple also.
5. Print out one or two Hocus Pocus movie signs. 
6. Flip the canvas over and add fabric glue or Mod Podge to the back of the paper sign. 
7. Place in the center on the front of the canvas.
8. Smooth down and press to secure. 
9. Let dry then hang and display for movie night!

There are two ways to make this sign.

1. You can simply print out the 8×11 signs (link below to download) . Frame or hang up on a table or door for your movie night.
2. You can jazz it up a bit and cover a canvas with Hocus Pocus fabric and glue your signs to the canvas. Details below!

I found these three Hocus Pocus character fabrics at Joanne Fabrics. 

You can also order this Hocus Pocus fabric on Amazon . 

I ordered a yard of each but I only needed about half that for this project. 

Start by choosing your canvas. 

I went with two 16×20 sized canvases so I would have lots of space around my 8×11 signs in the middle. 

11×13 would work well too. 

Start by laying the fabric flat on a table with the print side facing down.

Place your canvas, front side down, on top and leaving only a slight overhang to staple the fabric to the back, trim off the rest of the fabric using fabric (or super sharp) scissors. 

Save the extra fabric for another project. 

Now fold over the excess fabric on the back of the canvas. Be sure to keep it straight so the front looks even.

Slowly staple the fabric excess down along the back edge, going all around the canvas about every few inches or so.

Fold over excess on the corners and staple also.

Now flip over and admire your adorable Hocus Pocus canvases!

Print out one or two Hocus Pocus movie signs. 

I provided the links to download below.

You can choose from the original Hocus Pocus movie sign featuring the Sanderson Sisters from the 90s (my fave).

Or display the new Hocus Pocus 2 movie night sign!

Add fabric glue or Mod Podge to the back of the paper sign and place in the center on the front of the canvas.

Smooth down and press to secure. 

Let dry then hang and display for movie night!

Print your own copies of these Hocus Pocus Movie Signs below!

>>>>>Click here to download the Hocus Pocus Movie Sign.

>>>>>Click here to download the Hocus Pocus 2 Movie Sign. 

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We’re road trip ready!

The girls each have their snackle boxes full of kid size snacks in a convenient case for the drive!

Check out details below for this fun Mom Snack Hack!

Ingredients:

Variety of small snacks such as:

Goldfish

CheezeIts

Peanut Butter Crackers

Veggie Straws

Trail Mix

Cracker Jacks

Popcorn

Dried Fruit

Granola

Sour Worms

Chips

Directions: 

1. Add snacks to each of the 18 or so openings in the snackle box. 
2. Fill to the top then snap on the lid. 
3. Your ready to go with your portable snackle box.

Who knew tackleboxes could be used for other things, right? We found these affordable ones in the fishing dept at Walmart. They have 18 adjustable slots.

This fun snackle box can be filled with so many snacks!

Our boxes had 18 adjustable spaces so I filled each with small amounts of kid friendly snacks like veggie straws, popcorn, goldfish, trail mix, and penut butter crackers.

Snap closed and it’s ready for travel!

Snack time! My girls loved all the snack options!

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Looking for an easy last minute Father’s Day craft?

I am sharing these Custom D-A-D Letters as a cute gift idea and three different ways to make them!

Scroll down for the details and photos of this easy DIY idea 3 ways.

My girls on a bowling date with their Dad last year for Father’s Day!

1. Painted Decorated Wooden Letters

This is the easiest and cutest craft in my opinion, especially for elementary school age kids.

Use either wooden or cardboard/paper mache 3D large letters from the craft store. 

My crafty girls love to paint so this craft was right up their alley. 

We made these painted letters last year at the USO.

Each girls painted one “D” and they collaborated on the “A”.

Father’s Day crafts in under 30 minutes ( and not too much mess)! 

This is such an easy and colorful craft to display. Ashton still has his on his dresser.

2. Photo Letters 

I made these letters as a gift for my husband in honor of his last career in the Army EOD. 

You could also make these to spell out a name or “DAD”. I simply printed photos off my phone and cut them to fit. Then I used glossy Mod Podge to seal it on. 

Hang with strips or display on a shelf as a one of a kind gift.

3. Colored D-A-D Picture

Ok, this is almost too cute for words, right? I traced these letters out on white posterboard and let the girls color (or scribble because they were toddlers). Then I cute them out and took photos of them each holding a letter. The dog even posed with a letter. Then I printed them out and arrange on a collage to spell out DAD. 

Miss Ava thought it was so fun! And how cute is she?!

Stella is usually the comedian but how funny is this child?!

My Stella Rose baby. Always happy and precious!

My sweet Dylan posed too. He was the best dog. 

Another fun craft gift for the win! 

Hope your kiddos (and their Dad) enjoy as much as we did!

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