Happy Friday!

Happy weekend! This week our favorite astronaut has returned to Earth. Max and I have spent the past few months following Col. Chris Hadfield and his amazing images from the International Space Station. If you haven't checked out his facebook/tumblr/twitter yet, you really must. His images make the world feel so united, as if we're all part of one big community. The images are striking really, we couldn't get over just how beautiful Earth really is. Welcome home and thank you Col. Hadfield! 

top image: San Francisco Bay Area via Col. Chris Hadfield

PS
If you haven't caught his cover of Bowie's Space Oddity you must catch it here!

Mom's Craft Night: Mini Canvas Magnets

Is your May insanely busy? I know ours is. I'm looking forward to a nice vacation at the end of this month and during that time, I'm going to try and squeeze in a few Mom's Craft Nights. Here's what I'm thinking for our next one...

Flamenco Flower Dolls

One of my favorite sites for interesting arts/crafts for kids is Made By Joel. This guy is pretty darn talented and comes up with some very clever projects. I love these Flamenco Flower Dolls! Imagine all the fun your kids could have, gathering the materials and making these fancy ladies?

top image via Made By Joel 

Screen Printing 101

I tried my first Artful Parent project today and the kids loved it. I think their favorite part was getting to paint something they usually aren't supposed to paint!

Tape and Vellum Sun Catchers

I watched this little girl at the garden store the other day play with a vellum pinwheel. She kept yelling for her mom to look at the blue and red shadow it cast on the wall. She was blown away by the idea that a blue and red shadow could even exist. And then I got this idea...

My Mother's Day Present

For Mother's Day Max (and my husband) got me this book that's been on my wishlist for a while. I love the artful parent blog and can't wait to start exploring the book! I'm planning on testing out and posting a few of the projects over the next week. Until then...

PS

My mother's day present to myself. 

Happy Friday!

Hope you all have a lovely Mother's Day! 

top image: Mother and Sara Admiring the Baby, Mary Cassatt, 1901 via Paperback Pirate. 

Mother's Day Gift Idea: Flower Crowns

What I love about celebrations is that you get to wear hats! Seriously, party hats make any occasion a little more festive, a little more goofy and just all around fun. So for my mother's day Max made me...

Mother's Day Gift Idea: Make Mom A Video

Most of us have access to a video camera either on our phones or digital cameras which means making a video to tell mom how much you love her is easier than ever. Here are two videos Max and I put together using magnets on our fridge. I chose to use Vine because it's so incredibly easy to make stop motion videos it's ridiculous. (That being said, sorry if my footage makes you feel queasy).

Mother's Day Gift Idea: Paper Flower Brooch

When I was little my mom always wore these wonderful brooches. They were often gold or bronze with bright little gems inside. Sometimes they were shaped like flowers. I always loved wearing them when I played dress up. She doesn't wear them much these days, perhaps it was an 80s fad, but whenever I see one I think of her and it makes me smile. So in honor of my mom and her fancy brooches, here is a quick and easy flower brooch that you can make for yours.