My Bright Ideas

Make a Fleece Hat to wear With your Pony Tail

Pony Tail Fleece Hat For gals with a pony tail you have quite the dilemma when you need to pop on a hat to go outside. To avoid a big lump on the back of your head we will make up a Fleece Winter Hat that has an elasticized end that allows you to pull…

DIY Popcycle Stick Picture Frame. Easy enough for kids to do. Great Gift Idea~ mybrightideasblog.com

Crafts

Popcycle Stick Picture Frames -Easy Kids Crafts

What could be easier than this popcycle stick picture frame. Paint and decorate the popcycle sticks. Glue together to fit the photo you will use. Hot glue works quickly to attached the square of popcycle sticks. Hot glue a piece of ribbon on the back. OR strips of magnets if you would rather this be…

Easy 5 minute sewing project. Sew a quick hairband from fleece!

Kids

How to Sew an Easy Fleece HairBand

Anyone can make this! This super cute hairband was made from a left over piece of fleece from a poncho project Fleece Poncho Top in photo found at this link: http://mybrightideasblog.com/?p=218&preview=true Miss M and I made her first sewing project the fleece poncho and with a few more minutes sewed up the co-coordinating headband. For a…

Hacks

Sew a Super Easy Fleece Poncho-Simple Starter Sewing Project

This fleece poncho type body warmer will take the chill off! Its so simple my 7 year old Miss M. did the sewing! First step. Measure the approximate width over the shoulders for where you would like it to sit. Then measure the body length from the shoulder to around the waist. This is the…

Remember Potato Painting? This is celery painting. Celery makes a nice flower print when painted. Easy for even toddlers to do! mybrightideasblog.com

Crafts

Celery Flower Painting – Easy Kids Craft

Do you remember doing potato paintings when you were a kid? I sure do and this is a new spin on it CELERY PAINTING! It creates a fun, flowery sort of painting. This craft is so easy a toddler could do it…and it will actually look quite nice in on the fridge. You will need…

Beautiful Winter Kids Craft-Beaded Sun Catchers-snowflakes

Crafts

Beaded SnowFlake Suncatcher-Easy Craft for Kids!

We love Beads and Pipe-cleaners are a craft cupboard essential. So on this snowy winter’s day the kids and I made snow flakes to hang in our windows-and we used just those 2 ingredients. Beads and Pipe-Cleaners! Sparkly beads look so lovely in the window-so this will make a gorgeous sun-catcher. …

Hacks

My First DIY Project-Door Window Insert

Renew your ugly old door with a window insert and a fresh coat of paint and door handle. My first home improvement project involving proper tools was to change the window on the front door. Our home was built in the 1950’s and although this door wasn’t the original it was ugly-with a sort of…

Family Charging Station-A place to put your technology when screen time is over. All the devices can be charged and ready for next use. Organize the cords around the house too! mybrightideasblog.com

Hacks

Charging Station-Where to put tablets, phones, cables?

How to organize your electronics and create a charging station so the cords are all in one place. Also, how do we put limits on how much screen time the kids have….and does anyone know what they are watching….and when…. A new problem for this generation is the numerous technology we have scattered around the…