Life With Darcy and Brian: Metro Milwaukee Mom Blog featuring fun kids activities, crafts, and printables.

Black text on pink background at top reads Love Bug Paper Plate Craft. Two completed love bug crafts made with paper plates painted red, black construction paper, and heart shaped spots laying next to each other on white wood background and small heart confetti sprinkled around them. Black text on pink background at bottom reads Valentine's Day Craft for Kids.

Paper Plate Love Bug Craft

This paper plate love bug craft is the perfect Valentine’s Day craft for kids. It is easy to make, inexpensive and makes a wonderful handmade gift! Kids will love painting …

Black text at top reads Elf Clay Pot Ornaments. Black text at bottom reads Christmas Craft for Kids. Two finished elf clay pot crafts arranged by a garland of evergreen. One elf is painted with lighter skin tone and one is painted with darker skin tone. They are wearing green felt hats.

Elf Clay Pot Christmas Ornament Craft

This Elf Clay Pot Ornament craft is a super cute Christmas craft for kids whether or not you have a visiting elf on your shelf. They will love transforming plain …

Black text with white outline at top says Coffee Filter & Cup Turkey Craft. Three finished brown painted cups with tie dyed coffee filter feathers sticking out of them to look like little turkeys side by side on table.

Coffee Filter Paper Cup Turkey Craft

This coffee filter and paper cup turkey is the perfect fall craft for kids. It’s a fairly easy and inexpensive activity to do at home or school. This craft project …

Black text at top says Popsicle Stick Turkey Craft for Kids above completed craft project of turkey made out of popsicle sticks, craft feathers and felt. Turkey sitting next to yellow gourd decoration.

Turkey Popsicle Stick Craft for Kids

This turkey popsicle stick craft is a quick and easy fall craft for kids to make at school or home. November is a popular time of year to plan turkey …

Thankful Turkey Bucket Craft

This Thankful Turkey Bucket is a great fall craft for kids to make at home or at school. November is often the time of year we focus on thankfulness and …

Text at top of image says 3D Coffee Filter Pumpkin in red, black and orange text. A close side view of completed project is under the text. Black text under project says Fall Craft For Kids.

3D Coffee Filter Pumpkin Craft

This coffee filter pumpkin is the perfect fall craft for kids. It’s an easy and inexpensive activity to do at home or school. This craft project is ideal for kindergarten …

Pile of presents, teddy bear popping out of one gift, and a Santa hat on a table. Yellow bokah background and text overlay that says 25+ Holiday Gifts for families.

25+ Holiday Gift Ideas for Families

Are you looking for amazing Christmas gift ideas for your family? Whether you are shopping for each family member or planning a combined family gift, we have some ideas they …

White tween girl wearing white tshirt with various black spots ironed on and black headband with black felt dog ears. Above picture is black text on white background that says DIY Dalmatian Costume Cricut Project.

Easy DIY Dalmatian Halloween Costume

This DIY Dalmatian Halloween costume is an easy Cricut project. Make this Dalmatian costume for any age! It’s a nice last minute Halloween costume for kids and also works for …

Black text outlined in white on an orange background reads Easy Cricut Halloween Card. Below text is an overhead view of a completed Halloween card made with purple and orange cardstock decorated with haunted house silhouette, bats, and white ghosts.

Cute Haunted House Halloween Card Using the Cricut Maker 3

Make this cute haunted house Halloween card using a Cricut cutting machine! It’s a good beginner Cricut project because it is easy to make. I received the new Cricut Maker …

Blue text on white background at top says DIY Dice Bag Infusible Ink Cricut Project above picture of completed zippered cosmetics bag with rainbow colored hexagon on it and black iron on Dice Bag of Holding with an outline of two hands with a dice set between them. Assorted dice are spilling out of the bag onto a wooden table.

Dice Bag of Holding Infusible Ink Cricut Project

Do you have a lot of dice like I do? Then you’ll want to make your own Dice Bag of Holding! It’s a great beginner Cricut project that uses infusible …

Coffee Filter Campfire Craft

This cool coffee filter campfire is the perfect summer craft or fall activity for kids. It’s fairly easy to make, uses common household and craft supplies and only takes about …

White text with black outline on bright cyan background reads DIY Gaming Room Wooden Sign. Below is picture of a wood sign painted white with black lettering and a red heart that says Weekends are for Gaming.

Weekends Are For Gaming: Computer Gaming Room Sign Cricut Project

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. Decorate your computer gaming room with fun DIY signs. This is an …

Black and white text on gray background reads: Computer Gaming Room Organization: DIY Headphone Station. Below is the side of a storage cabinet with shiny blue vinyl cut to say Headphone Station with headset shapes above hanging hook with a pair of blue headphones on it.

Computer Gaming Room Headphone Station Cricut Project

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. Keep your computer gaming room organized with a headphone station. This …

Coffee Filter Sunflower Craft

This coffee filter sunflower is the perfect summer craft for kids to make at home, daycare or camp. This craft project is ideal for kindergarten and elementary age children. Preschool age …

Black and white text says DIY Dragons & Dice Custom Hoodies Easy Cricut Project above photo of folded black hoodie showing design on the back with dragons, dice, and Is it Saturday yet? Hoodie is next to Cricut EasyPress 2 on a table.

Dragons & Dice Custom Hoodies Cricut Project

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. Making DIY custom hoodies is an excellent beginner Cricut project. I’m …

21 Books About Ice Cream For Kids

Summer is here, and with summer comes the sounds of ice cream trucks! What better way to celebrate than by reading books about ice cream? If you’re looking for a …

Black text on white background says 5 Fun Minute to Win It Games for kids & families. Text is above image of four white children smiling in a huddle looking down at the camera.

5 Fun Minute to Win It Games for Kids and Families

If you have never watched the Minute to Win It game show, you are truly missing out! No worries though, you can make up for it by playing your own …

White and black text on light blue background at top says Swimming Sharks Paper Plate Craft. Below text is a photo of a completed craft using a paper plate as a backdrop and decorated to look like the ocean and two paper shark puppets on popsicle craft sticks move around through slit in the plate.

Moving Shark Paper Plate Craft

This moving shark paper plate craft for kids is a fun summer activity. It’s also perfect to make at home during Shark Week or as part of an ocean or …

A picture of a felt wreath made with red, white, dark blue, and light blue felt strips hanging against an off white brick wall. Above wreath text in black, red, white, and blue says No Sew Red, White & Blue Felt Wreath Fourth of July Craft for Kids.

Easy No Sew Red, White, and Blue Felt Wreath Craft

This easy no sew red, white, and blue felt wreath is the perfect Fourth of July craft. It’s a festive way to spruce up your front door as well as …

Fireworks Salt Painting Craft for Kids

This fireworks salt painting craft is the perfect 4th of July craft for kids to make at home, daycare or camp this summer. Salt painting is a super cute craft …