How To Make Wind-Up Paper Butterflies

DIY Wind-Up Paper Butterflies

DIY Wind-Up Paper Butterflies

DIY Wind-Up Paper Butterflies

DIY Wind-Up Paper Butterflies

You Are My Fave posted a fan­tas­tic diy tuto­r­ial for wind-up paper Monarch but­ter­flies. Love!

via kireei

 

A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood

our horse chief in the back pasture

Spring is such a won­der­ful time to live in the coun­try. Noth­ing beats watch­ing the kids run for the door in the morn­ing and return with rocks, tur­tles, and other found treasures.

On an unre­lated note, check out this amaz­ing series of LEGO British Birds by Thomas Poul­som

lego british bird series by thomas poulsom

lego british bird series by thomas poulsom

lego british bird series by thomas poulsom

lego british bird series by thomas poulsom

lego british bird series by thomas poulsom

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Children’s Exhibit at Mondo Cane

vintage rocking horse at mondocane

Here are a few favorites from this month’s children’s exhi­bi­tion at Mondo Cane, the go-to shop for vin­tage mod­ern finds. Isn’t the rock­ing horse amazing?

 

vintage rocking horse at mondocane

Vin­tage Rock­ing Horse
Made in the USA, c.1950s — $1400, more here

 

mondocane children's exhibit

Children’s Cube Chairs
Made in the USA, c.1950s — $950 for the set, more here

 

mondocane

Child’s Chair
Made in Yugoslavia, c.1940s — $375, more here

Visit Mondo Cane to see more of their amaz­ing col­lec­tion of vin­tage mod­ern for kids!

Simple DIY Wooden Toy Cars

diy wooden toy car

diy wooden toy car

diy wooden toy car

Visit kedublock for more!

Amazing DIY Cardboard Learning Toys

diy cardboard toys from play and grow blog

Play and Grow is an amaz­ing blog by a Russ­ian archi­tect that has a pas­sion for mak­ing hand­made card­board toys for his lit­tle girl. The site is filled with great diy tuto­ri­als for upcy­cling card­board into early learn­ing toys.

A few favorites:

DIY Cardboard Learning Toys

DIY Geo­met­ric Sort­ing Board
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A card­board ver­sion of the clas­sic geo­met­ric sort­ing board.

 

DIY Cardboard Learning Toys

DIY Devel­op­men­tal Toy
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An early learn­ing devel­op­men­tal toy made from a dia­per box, knit­ting nee­dles, a doorstop, and paper.

 

DIY Cardboard Learning Toys

DIY Steamship Pull Toy
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A card­board pull toy made from a dia­per box.

 

DIY Cardboard Learning Toys

DIY Card­board Train
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A card­board train made using a dia­per box and boxes from old toys.

 

DIY Cardboard Learning Toys

DIY Cardboard Learning Toys

DIY Mini Geoboard
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A card­board ver­sion of the clas­sic peg/pin board toy used to make shapes, pat­terns, let­ters, etc.

Visit Play and Grow for more cool projects & tutorials!

DIY Pinata Cookies

DIY Piñata Cookies

DIY Piñata Cookies

DIY Piñata Cookies

DIY Piñata Cookies

DIY Piñata Cookies

DIY Piñata Cookies

Sugar cook­ies with a sur­prise inside–how cool is that? These burro piñata sugar cook­ies have hol­low cen­ters that you can fill with your favorite candy. Break into them or take a bit for a sug­ary surprise!

A com­plete tuto­r­ial for this recipe is avail­able at She­Knows. Let me know how they turn out!

Big Head Happy Hooks by Misako Mimoko

Happy Hooks by Misako Mimoko

Happy Hooks by Misako Mimoko

Happy Hooks by Misako Mimoko

Happy Hooks by Misako Mimoko

I absolutely adore every­thing by Mis­ako Mimoko (the pseu­do­nym for Barcelona-based illus­tra­tor and crafter Eva Mon­león). Her lat­est series of Big Head Happy Hooks wall hang­ers are cer­tainly no exception–what room couldn’t be improved by hav­ing one of these lovely dolls hang­ing on the wall?

They’re cur­rently avail­able for $75 on her Etsy shop, but you need to act quick if you’re inter­ested– her work always sells out fast!

Wary Meyers Totally Rocks

wary meyers anthology magazine

Built-In Bunk Bed in Vintage Kids Room via Wary Meyers

Vintage Nike Shoes / Sneakers for Kids via Wary Meyers

So glad to see Wary Mey­ers fea­tured on the cover of the lat­est issue of Anthol­ogy Mag­a­zine! Linda & John Mey­ers are hands-down the undis­puted king and queen of scav­eng­ing and yard sale finds (besides being amaz­ing design­ers in their own right).

The giant bearded doll on the cover of the mag may just be the coolest thing ever–read more about it on their blog.

Keep an eye on their site, they’ve got a new kids shop launch­ing next week!

Cool Craft Ideas for Kids

Estéfi Machado

DIY Kids Crafts by Estéfi Machado

DIY Crafts for Kids by Estéfi Machado

DIY LEGO Crafts for Kids by Estéfi Machado

DIY crafts for kids from a won­der­ful & inspir­ing blog by Brazil­ian designer / mommy Estéfi Machado. Def­i­nitely a site worth following!

From the top:

• A sim­ple & inge­nious clothes­pin zoo–love!

• A fun chalk­board draw­ing tablet made from an old clip­board and a few strokes of paint.

• A cot­ton pil­low with a built-in pocket to save a tooth for the tooth fairy.

* DIY LEGO Minifig­ure dec­o­rat­ing crafts.

 

Leather Pull Toys by Ellen Heilmann

Waldi und Sprinter Leather Pull Toys by Ellen Heilmann

Waldi und Sprinter Leather Pull Toys by Ellen Heilmann

Waldi und Sprinter Leather Pull Toys by Ellen Heilmann

Waldi und Sprinter, a sim­ple yet evoca­tive pair of leather dog pull toys designed by Ellen Heilmann.

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