30 days of the inspired family, day 4: feuilles d'automne à colorier!

by Summer

Day 4 of the Inspired Family: Autumn Coloring Sheets .. feuilles d'automne à colorier!

I am honestly not a huge fan of coloring pages. Too much staying in the lines to color a pretty picture and very little creativity. BUT? I love these Autumn Coloring pages by Auggie because they are so much more!

Each page identifies the tree type by it's leaf along with it's name in both French and English.  Go for a walk, gather leaves and then take  some time to figure out who is who while trying out your French.

To print a copy of the feuilles d'automne à colorier set, go to Auggie.

30 days of the inspired family, day 3: branch weaving

by Summer

Day 3 of the Inspired Family: Branch Weaving

Earlier this week we all went outside and gathered leaves. Did you also happen to find any interesting branches? With a collection of branches, big and small and some yarn, thread or ribbon kids (even the little guys!) can be satisfied with this branch weaving project.

What size of branch did you kids choose? Why? And weaving material? Bulky or tiny? Colors? Endless possibilities.

A cozy weekend project to sit down and do together.

For more project info, visit 3191 Miles Apart (where the images are from) and for a tutorial visit Natural Suburbia.

30 days of the inspired family, day 2: votive candle project

by Summer

Day 2 of the Inspired Family: Kid Drawn Votive Candle Holder "Covers"

I see it in my kids' eyes when they know what they did (made, created or action) is appreciated. Valued. With such crazy fast paced days it's easy to forget to let our kids know just how much we value what they do.

That's why I like this project. Following the simple directions on Herz Allerliebst(use Google Translate) use baking parchment paper to create votive candle drawings and see your kids -- and their drawings -- light up when the candle is burning. Placing the votives on the dining table gives place and meaning, certainly giving value to what your child created! [And of course follow all safety precautions as even though it's baking parchment, it could cause a flame]

For project directions go to (and images via) Herz Allerliebst .

30 days of the inspired family, day 1: joyeux automne inspiration board

by Summer

November is a month to celebrate our family .. the beautiful, intriguing loved ones in our life, especially our children. For the love of it I thought it would be fun to share different ideas for the inspired family every day this month!

Autumn is in full swing and leaves in many places have fallen to the ground in their glorious shades of yellow, red and orange. Have you gone out with the kids and collected leaves this year? What did your kids think? I'm sure they had a favorite color or shape.

Bring the leaves in and create an inspiration board.. a life size scrapbook page for the Month of November. I think a back chalkboard background is perfect and the kids will have fun adding to it as the month goes on.

What else will you collect? A perfect parent/child collaboration project!

Image via Cozy Memories.

 

La Petite Magazine Issue #9

by Summer

The new issue of La Petite Magazine is out and it's massive. And beautiful. All 281 (!!) of it. 

Full of amazing kids fashion, stylish rooms and a few DIYs -- including my own DIY project for the black bunting, above on pg. 251 (there is a Table of Contents at the top right hand of the magazine, allowing you to flip around)

And? fawn&forest is sponsoring a Goatmilk giveaway for issue #9 of La Petite on pg. 6 .. check it out!

 

baby's 1st year book

by Summer

Isn't this idea of a baby's first year book fantastic? I'm one of those moms that takes a million photos but never has them printed, oof! I have actually taken a photo of each of my sons ... every week for their 1st year of life. All I need to do?

Create a book.

Images via Copy Cat Chic.

knot magazine

by Summer

I recently ran across the new French online magazine Knot and fell in love!  It's so tactile and inspiring with a heavy focus on paper projects -- packed full of simple, yet clever DIYs.

One of my favorites was this imaginative mountain scene (above) made of paper, cardboard, tape and loads of inspiration. I can totally see my kids constructing something like this!

Be sure to check out the full issue of Knot!

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halloween fun x2

by Summer

Two simple, fun Halloween projects froms Modern Parents Messy Kids totally hits the spot. And so inventive! Duct tape & jello is all you will need...

For project directions & ingredients... go go go:

outdoor halloween garland & ghost jello

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unconventional halloween ideas

by Summer

We're not huge Halloween fans at our house. Perhaps that is why I am drawn to these 2 slightly unconventional Halloween ideas:

DIY Halloween Mail: Mini party
Halloween Printable Paper/gift wrap

Mad fun, right?

& be sure to check out our Halloween & Autumn Pinboard.

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free halloween printables from paper coterie

by Summer

You know it!  I am a sucker for free printables & was so excited to see this fun set from the nice folks at Paper Coterie  -- printable Halloween Bingo games & Treat Bags. Yes yes!

Super cool. I'll be printing these out for sure.

Go to Paper Coterie for your double download.

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