There are so many fun ways to celebrate the upcoming arrival of a baby. Making custom gifts is one of them. Sharing these 17 great handmade baby items/gifts that can show your excitement for a new baby.
DIY's & Crafts
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This is my son’s Modern Soccer and Rocket League-Themed Boys Room. Rocket League is an Xbox game where they play soccer using cars to push the giant ball into the goals. My son asked for a Soccer-Rocket-League-Themed room… so that is what I tried to plan for. Luckily for me, he loved the end design! …
Looking for fun and easy summer crafts for adults? Discover 15 creative DIY projects perfect for beginners, from beach-inspired décor and painted pots to candles and macrame. These relaxing summer craft ideas are perfect for weekends, gifts, or refreshing your home with seasonal charm. 1. DIY Copper Geo Terrariums –They were easy to make and only …
My daughter wanted a Medieval birthday party. I was thinking of fun and inexpensive party favors. I thought it would be nice to make DIY Medieval Snow Globes. It ended up being a very easy, inexpensive, and quick activity that the kids loved. Among the crafts I thought of, the DIY Medieval snow globes were …
How to Make a Large Batch of Plaster of Paris Making a large batch of Plaster of Paris is easy, inexpensive, and quick. You can use it for many crafts and projects. Kids love playing with it as well. My daughter and I were planning to make a lot of DIY gauze ghosts for our …
This is a recipe for Homemade Play Dough That Stays Soft for Months. I made this months ago and it is still super soft and pliable it even works really well in my children’s Play-Doh activity sets. When I worked in a toddler nursery for about a year, we used this play dough to save …
Below I will list the supplies and steps on how to make a DIY Just Add Magic Cookbook. I also include a free JAM cookbook design file. I made these homemade DIY Just Add Magic Cookbooks and gave them out as favors for the guests of my daughter’s Just Add Magic Birthday Party. I include …
I’ve had a great time this year (2026) decorating tablescapes for the semiquincentennial (250th) Independence Day of the United States of America. We’ve had many different settings to eat from this week and its been a great way to celebrate such a monumental occasion. Today, after our neighborhood parade, we prepared and sat down to …
Usually the 4th of July is associated with informal BBQs and get togethers; for the 250th Independence Day I wanted to do a formal dinner tablescape to celebrate this landmark holiday. I placed a flag banner from Pottery Barn down the center of the table as the table runner. I used my china, crystal goblets, …
This is a kid-inspired 4th of July Fireworks Tablescape that I created. My children LOVE fireworks. It is what they look most forward to on the 4th of July. For this tablescape I made it very kid oriented by adding firework favor boxes with favors that I knew that they and their friends would like. …
We decorated our dinning table for the Semiquincentennial Birthday of the United States of America! I wanted to go with a traditional American look for the Big 250th Birthday!! To see the supplies I used, scroll to the supply list below this gallery —supplies listed at the end of post. Supply List for this Semiquincentennial …