About Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com
Heather Mann brings you a daily dose of cool and cheap craft ideas at DollarStoreCrafts.com, and is the Editor and Publisher of CROQZine.com, a print magazine devoted to hip crafts and indie business. She’s the mother of two small boys and would rather make stuff than keep the house clean!Website: http://dollarstorecrafts.com
Posts by Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com
Make a Play Stove for $1
By Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com on March 29, 2009
My son loves to cook (for real, and pretend), and I am so drawn to all those adorable mini kitchens that are way out of my price range (not to mention out of my storage capacity). I made us a stove out of a plastic bin that you can get for $1 at the {read more}
By Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com on March 29, 2009
Make a Recycled Dollhouse Out of Catalogs
By Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com on March 22, 2009
Make a super cute dollhouse out of recycled cardboard and home decorating magazines and catalogs. Yes, your child can finally have that Pottery Barn living room you’ve been dreaming of. Check out project details here.
By Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com on March 22, 2009
Letter-Making Activity
By Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com on March 15, 2009
My two year-old is very into the alphabet, and pointing the letters he knows out whenever he finds them out in the world. He can also make a couple of “important letters” – the first letter of his name, L, and the first letter of his {read more}
By Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com on March 15, 2009
Painting With Unusual Materials
By Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com on March 8, 2009
Have you painted with your kid lately? Maybe he or she doesn’t enjoy painting with a brush (or even with fingers), but there are lots of other ways to apply strokes to paper! You don’t even have to use paint.
My 14 month-old made this awesome painting {read more}
By Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com on March 8, 2009
Dollar Store Gifts for Baby
By Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com on March 1, 2009
So many of my friends are having babies that it can be hard to give them all nice gifts for their baby showers. Enter the dollar store! You can find a few great things for baby that, with a little embellishment, will make them the hit of the shower.
You {read more}
By Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com on March 1, 2009
Make Edible Finger Paint!
By Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com on February 15, 2009
I’m looking forward to building my art collection, so I was really excited to introduce my son to this activity! I was tempted to buy finger paint, but since I knew a lot of the paint would inevitably end up in his mouth, I decided to make my own {read more}
By Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com on February 15, 2009
Conversation Hearts Rice Krispie and Fudge Treats
By Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com on February 8, 2009
Anyone ready for Valentine’s Day yet? I love any occasion to celebrate, so I made some cute treats to share with friends and co-workers (and kids’ classrooms or scout meetings, if these kinds of treats are allowed).
Conversations hearts are {read more}
By Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com on February 8, 2009
Snowy Trail Mix – Cooking With Toddlers
By Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com on February 1, 2009
My two year-old son loves to “cook” with me. This idea was in Family Fun magazine last year, and is GREAT for him because he can do almost the whole thing himself.
What we do:
First we wash our hands because it’s never too late to start {read more}
By Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com on February 1, 2009
Add Ears To Your Hoodies
By Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com on January 25, 2009
I love hoodies with ears. Adding ears to this baby hoodie took about two minutes, including cutting the ears out of felt. Now that I know how easy it is, all the hoodies in the house might suddenly sprout ears!
Materials:
a hoodie
felt (or wool felt)
pins
sewing {read more}
By Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com on January 25, 2009
Make Your Own Memory Game
By Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com on January 18, 2009
Kids love to play Memory, the matching card game. My toddler plays the official version at Grandma’s house, but we don’t have that game at home. No problem! We decided to make our own with readymade stickers and cardstock. Nothing could be {read more}
By Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com on January 18, 2009
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