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Make Sweet Memories with Strawberry Sponge Prints

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 crayonsandmelodies

My daughter LOVES strawberries and she also really loves paint! I love the idea of painting using different objects (if […]

All Posts, Crafts fruit, print, strawberries, summer

Enjoy the Spring Sunshine with Light Catcher Butterflies

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 crayonsandmelodies

Last year when lockdown started, in the midst of the fear and all the adjustments of taking care of my […]

All Posts, Crafts butterfly, light catcher, spring, tissue paper

Celebrate National Telephone Day with a Rotary Phone Craft!

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 crayonsandmelodies

When I was a kid, we actually had a rotary phone that my parents kept in their closet. My dad […]

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To Hatch or Not to Hatch: A Chick and Egg Craft (plus a simple musical movement activity)!

April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 crayonsandmelodies

This craft was one of the first ones that my daughter and I made together during the pandemic lockdown last […]

All Posts, Crafts, Music chicks, egg, spring

Enjoy a Rainy Day From the Inside with a Fun Paint Puddle Scene

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 crayonsandmelodies

Don’t you just love the wonder that young children can bring to pretty much anything? What can be a mundane […]

All Posts, Crafts blow paint, frog, puddle, rain, rain boots

Printed Leaves and Sloths in Trees (plus a FREE coloring page/stencil!)

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 crayonsandmelodies

Sloths are not only adorable animals (just image search “sloth” and see what I mean), they’re incredible creatures! Before making […]

All Posts, Crafts, Music animals, paper art, print art, sloth

Pack Your (Paper) Lunchboxes… It’s National Pack Your Lunch Day!

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 crayonsandmelodies

Don’t get me wrong – buying lunch at school always made me feel pretty rad growing up (TATER TOTS! CHOCOLATE […]

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Crawl Your Way to Spring with Fuzzy Pom-Pom Caterpillars

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 crayonsandmelodies

A lot of my spring and summer childhood memories involve insects: trying not to squish all the worms on the […]

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Brighten Up Your Week with Whimsical Woven Waffles

February 25, 2021February 27, 2021 crayonsandmelodies

I don’t know about you, but waffles are definitely one of my “go-to” foods. I could eat them for breakfast, […]

All Posts, Crafts, Music Food, Paper, Waffles, Weaving

Make a Homemade Drum to Jam On

February 19, 2021February 27, 2021 crayonsandmelodies

I have this vivid memory from my childhood of watching my dad whittle drumsticks with his pocket knife to go […]

All Posts, Crafts, Music Drum, Homemade Instruments, Improvisation, Instruments

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