Ideas & Inspiration
Emma Walker Creative
Honestly, in the middle of all this social distance, stay-home stir-craziness, we really needed a laugh in our house. Turns out, adding eyes to every. single. thing. is the medicine we all needed. These eyeballs went literally everywhere. On all the decor, on the oven, on dishes, on the banister. Nothing was safe. Every corner […]
I love finding ways to make my girls slow down and notice new things. Especially things outside. I think when we appreciate how intricately and beautifully nature was created, it gives us a sense of our own intricacy and beauty. It reminds us that we too were carefully and wonderfully made. These little nature studies […]
As a mother of two girls, I feel like it’s safe to say dinosaurs have crossed over into-gender neutral toy territory. My particular girls did dress their dinosaur puppets in tutu’s and ballet shoes, but that’s entirely optional. These puppets were so fun to make and play with. Our set has already received multiple makeovers. […]
Do you ever have those moments when none of your little lovelies seem to be getting along and there’s a lot of boredom-induced arguments happening? Obviously. When we hit those moments, I run to the nature crafts. Send them outside to collect things. These nature crowns are one of my favorites. They look completely different […]
My girls never need much motivation to get outside and explore our little woodland. But these sweet bee and butterfly puppets were a fun way to get them noticing nature and engaging with it creatively. These were super simple to make and only take a little bit of waiting time for glue to dry. This […]
Our Circus Theatre Printable has been so much fun to play with. This week we used it to make a cardboard box into a puppet theatre. You can figure out so many fun ways to play with or without making the box theatre, but my girls thought it was so magical for this little box […]
Drawing these little nativity figures stirred my heart in such an interesting way. I had to spend so much time on each one. Getting each expression just right. Figuring out who each person really was. What would they have been wearing? What would they have been thinking? I particularly am in love with this sweet […]
My little ones just adore woodland creatures. I mean… I do too. Who doesn’t?! In November, we made these sweet forest friends masks and went on a little nature walk through our back yard. Hearing my sweet Betsy girl say “I a hedgehog!” was one of the cutest moments of my life. These […]
Outer Space is where science and imagination collide. Things out in the galaxy feel so strictly scientific. And yet, gazing at the stars is like looking upon some of the most beautiful works ever created. It is full of mystery and wonder. Exploring space comes with strict and important rules, and yet there is so […]
How many books can we think of about hats? Good heavens more than I can count! The Cat in the Hat, Madeline and the Bad Hat, just about every book by Jon Klassen (We Found A Hat, I Want My Hat Back, etc and etc.), and a new favorite, Hat’s Off to Mr. Pockles by […]
