Kids Eat Free

Adventures in cooking, crafting, gardening, decorating, sewing, mothering, entertaining and more!

I had a Big problem My Beautygirl needed to be able to hang "whole" outfits up for school. If we do not have complete outfits, there is a fight in the morning....no thank you! So I wanted to attach a skirt/pant hanger to a regular wooden hanger. But I could not find any good solutions. I looked on line and they wanted a buck each for the connectors.... again, no thank you! I found my solution. The top of a soda can.... You know, the little pop top tabs. They worked like a charm! See how they…

Each month, I am providing you with a free download for simple, creative play inspiration. Print it out, hang it up, and have fun! The 10 activities each month don’t require a lot of special supplies or preparation and can be enjoyed by a wide variety of ages. Happy playing! Monthly Download Posts: January February March April May June July August September October November December

Try making one (or more!) of these awesome fort ideas with your kids to chase away the boredom blues! Perfect for a rainy day or quiet time!

I’ve had birds on the brain lately. I can’t help it – the weather gets cold and suddenly I worry that every bird in America is starving in the frost and snow. We talked about how to feed them on the cheap, but today I’d like to talk about making this cool circular feeder. Can you guess what toy would make this an easy DIY?This feeder is made from a Slinky!

Here’s an item to add to the global “Why didn’t I think of that?” file. (via Apartment Therapy Ohdeedoh) Want other things-repurposed-as-lighting ideas? See earlier Unconsumption posts here.

The other day we posted instructions for making a LEGO® R2-D2, and I said that Aidan was working on a C3Po design. Well, he managed to come up with one! This C3PO is not the right scale compared to the R2-D2, but it was the closest we could get with the amount of yellow pieces […]

Restoring Old Sneakers: Like many people, I don't like to throw away perfectly useful shoes, especially not Vans that I found second-hand for seven bucks Canadian. This is how I restored them. The right-foot shoe was my control, and the left-foot shoe was my first tes…

We live in time when daily we create different garbage. Different plastic bottles, kitchen tools or the empty cans are the things we throw them at the moment when we overuse them. Sometimes if we put the finger on our heads and contemplate a little more, then we can realize that we can give those items a second life by a simple operation. With the recycling process we can help first the nature, to avoid the pollution. Secondly, we will create usable objects that can help save us some money…

Life hacks are little ways to make our lives easier. These low-budget tips and trick can help you organize and de-clutter space; prolong and preserve your products; or teach you something (e…

Almost a year ago I made a couple of DIY spinny spellers for my kids, because they were learning to sound out letter combinations and blend...

We all know how difficult it is to carry your bike around everywhere without risking losing or damaging it. Similar to how it’s important to do your research when you’re buying a bike, it’s also just as important to do your research before buying the best bike rack for your car. Since there are countless…