4th of July Parade Costumes!
Join in the fun this 4th of July with parade costumes made at home. Let Dad help decorate a tricycle or wagon for the big day!
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A Day at the Beach
When the weather is hot, hit the beach!
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A Delicious Family Valentine
Treat your family to a lovely Valentine's Day dinner. A mid-week feast is a great way to say "I love you!" to everyone.
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A Dinner Party for Allhallows Eve
Not everyone goes trick-or-treating on Halloween. Here’s a lovely fall dinner party custom-made for the grownups in the crowd.
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A Shamrock Garden
Even the littlest leprechaun can help make these festive shamrocks for St. Paddy’s Day.
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Apple Picking Time
A day in the country picking apples is an invigorating autumn outing for the entire family.
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April Fools!
For a fun, laugh-filled day, try these harmless pranks.
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Art And Crafts Projects for a Rainy Day
Rainy days are opportunities for fun and enriching projects.
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Backyard Mini Golf Game
Set up a backyard mini golf course using Nestle Nesquik canisters, Libby's Juicy Juice boxes and simple building materials to create "challenging" golf holes.
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Baked Dough Pins and Magnets
Let the kids make their own dough - and then decide to make jewelry, refrigerator magnets, or their own creations.
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Barnyard Pipe Cleaner Puppets
Soft and fun, these animated puppets will provide hours of entertainment. Get your tickets early!
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Be Prepared for School Holidays
Make school holidays more enjoyable for you and the children. Organize the family in advance.
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Bead-Dazzled!
With just a few supplies and an eye for fun, kids can make bead jewelry anytime, anywhere!
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Bean Bags with Patriotism
Irresistible bean bags are easy to sew and fun to play with.
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Black Cat Candy Caddy
Your little trick-or-treater will be the talk of the neighborhood with this purrfect candy caddy. It's also a festive container for handing out Halloween candy.
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Candy Necklaces
Fabulous necklaces that are fun to eat!
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Carve a Great Pumpkin!
Glowing jack-o-lanterns are Halloween's most enduring symbol. Safely carve one, two, or more with your kids this year!
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Castles in the Sand
Sandcastles are the stuff of fleeting imagination and summer fun.
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Celebrating Your Child's Birthday at School
If your child has a birthday during the school year, he might want an in-school party. Some do's and don'ts.
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Chanukah Crafts
When children make a menorah and other holiday-related crafts, the meaning of the Festival of Lights comes alive.
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Choosing a Christmas Tree
Fresh, pre-cut, artificial or living, Christmas trees are matters of personal taste and family tradition.
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Christmas Tree Decorations Kids Can Make
The kids will have hours of fun making ornaments and decorating the tree!
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Chunky Chocolate Scones
When the after-school snack turns into afternoon tea, everyone has a jolly good time!
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Collecting Bright Autumn Leaves
It’s fun to collect and then dry or press vibrant autumn leaves and summer’s last flowers.
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Creative Book Covers
Decorating book covers for the beginning of the school year is lots of fun!
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Decorating Easter Baskets
Have fun with the kids making fabulous Easter baskets. The Easter bunny can fill them or use them for egg hunts.
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Decoupage Picture Frames and More!
Once you learn how, decoupage is a glorious craft for children and adults.
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Don't Forget to Say Thank You!
When your kids make their own thank you cards, they never forget their manners.
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Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel!
Your kids will love making their own edible dreidels. And then devouring them!
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Easter Egg Hunt Surprise!
Roll out the eggs and let the games begin -- we promise a good time!
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Easter Eggs... Making Them Fun!
Decorated eggs have long been a symbol of rebirth and springtime. Here are some ideas to make this year's extra-special!
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Edible! Valentine's Day Cards
Turn simple ingredients into edible, brightly colored, even outrageous Valentine's Day cards!
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Four Ways to Survive Your Vacation
Nearly every family takes one in the summer. Will yours be successful?
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Ghosts in the House!
These friendly ghosts will fly happily through your house on Halloween.
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Give Mom a Spa Day - at Home
Even the most active mother can use some pampering -- and even small kids can make sure she gets it!
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Good, Old-Fashioned Fun!
Tag, Steal the Bacon, Spud - timeless, easy-to-play games always spell good fun!
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Goodness Gracious! Ghosts Everywhere!
Easy-to-make ghosts, fashioned out of stiffened cheesecloth, will parade through your house in eerie numbers!
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Halloween Fun and Games
Throw a simple Halloween party for your kids and play lots of good games.
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Handmade Stationery: Better than Twitter!
Hand-stamped stationery decorated with stamps made from ordinary potatoes is great fun to make and to send.
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Hats Off to Hats!
When youngsters decorate their own hats, they wear them with pride!
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Holiday Bird Houses
Make these for Grandma, Mom, or anyone who loves birds!
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Holiday Wreaths
'Tis the season for wreath making and holiday decorating! Why not include the whole family for some festive fun?
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Homemade Costumes for Halloween
Homemade Costumes for Halloween
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Homemade Play Dough
Kids love to mold this into fascinating shapes.
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Homemade Puppets for a Big Show!
Use ordinary brown paper bags to make these delightful puppets. Let the show begin!
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Ice Cream! We All Scream for Ice Cream Sundaes!
Kids love to assemble their own super-fantastic creations. Make it a party!
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It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Super Paper Airplane!
Celebrate National Aviation Week with easy-to-fold, aeronautically correct paper airplanes.
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Keep an Eye on These Magic Eyes
Make these magical eyes with a couple of sticks and some thread.
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Kid's Christmas Cookie Animals
Decorating and eating Christmas cookies is one of the greatest pleasures of the Christmas season for kids.
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Kid-Sized Wreaths
These miniature wreaths are easy to find, easy to decorate, fun to make, and satisfying to give as presents.
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Kids' Easter Activities
Kids love tradition. Make some of these your own!
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Kids' Passover Activities
Teach your children about Passover through these activities.
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Kool Yarn
Dye pure wool yarn with Kool-Aid for bright, vibrant colors!
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Let's Go Fly a Kite!
When spring breezes blow, take to the beach or the park to fly colorful kites the kids make themselves!
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Log Cabins Made from Pretzels
An edible log cabin for the kids and the birds!
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Lucky Duck Cupcakes
It's always fun to decorate cupcakes - your kids will love making their own lucky ducks!
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Make a Container Garden for Mom!
A small garden in a pot is a lovely way to say Happy Mother's Day.
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Make a Sand Castle Kit for the Beach!
Hit the beach with a sand castle kit complete with everything you need to inspire even the littlest architects.
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Make a Summer Scrapbook
Create a very special scrapbook now to store summer's best memories
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Make Father's Day Special
Father's Day is when we can tell our fathers and grandfathers just how important they are!
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Make Holiday Cards and Crafts
All you need is a little imagination and some fun things to work with to create these holiday greeting cards and crafts.
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Make Mothers Day Special
Kids of all ages can give their mothers the gift of time together. Make a plan and have fun!
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Make Your Own Crayons
Here's something fun to do with those shoeboxes filled with stubby crayons every kid has.
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Make Your Own Family Tree
Kids develop all sorts of skills when they make a family tree.
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Make Your Own Family Tree!
Tracing your family history will be as much fun as making the family tree.
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Marshmallow Bunnies & Chicks
Round up the kids and make your own adorable pastel Easter critters.
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McCormick's "Dock of the Bay" Marinade dinner
You don't need a coastline to have a beach party, just plenty of food, good libations and a really loud boom box. And for a real taste of the bay, try these menus.
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Moms Love Homemade Gifts!
Surprise Mom with a homemade gift this Mother's Day.
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Mother's Day Poems for Kids
Kids and poetry go together — especially on Mother’s Day!
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Outdoor Games for Kids' Parties
For most of these old-time games, all you need to have fun is some open space.
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Pack Your Own Lunchbox!
When you pack your own, you can make sure you get what you want for lunch!
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Painted Faces for Halloween
Create glorious painted faces this year with your kids. Much more fun than the usual masks!
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Painted Flower Pots for Spring Blooms
Turn ordinary terra-cotta pots into pretty, decorative ones with a little paint and a lot of fun.
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Pilgrim Place Cards
These little Pilgrims help everyone find their places at the Thanksgiving table. Making them is half the fun!
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Pin on the Red, White, and Blue!
Patriotic flag pins are easy to make with ordinary safety pins and colorful beads.
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Piñata Party
Cracking open a piñata filled with candy is exciting for kids. Making their own piñata can be even more fun!
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Pinecone Birdfeeders
Bird watching is fun, entertaining and a great learning experience all year long with these easy -to- make pinecone birdfeeders.
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Plan a Christmas Cookie Decorating Party!
Great fun for everyone -- particularly the little pastry chefs!
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Play Dough for Rainy Days
Make homemade play dough and keep the kids occupied for hours!
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Put on Your Easter Bonnet With All the Frills Upon It
With homemade Easter bonnets and a sense of fun, you and the kids can stage a colorful and light-hearted Easter parade
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Safe Bicycling
Make sure your kids are safe when they take to the streets and parks on their bicycles.
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Shake It Up with Snow Globes
With a little imagination and a few supplies, your kids can create glittering winter wonderlands of their own. Let it snow!
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Show Time! Bring on the Sock Puppets
With a few spare socks and easy-to-find decorations, kids can create puppets worthy of a holiday show!
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Snow Cone Pinecone Snowmen!
Kids will have a ton of fun building a town of pinecone snowmen and women.
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Snowmen and Beyond
When snow falls this winter, bundle up the kids and have some good, cold fun!
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Special Friendship Bracelet
Clever candy bracelets that are as fun to make as they are to wear.
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Splish! Splash! Soap-On-a-Rope For Dad's Bath!
You'll have a squeaky clean dad when you give him this homemade Father's Day present.
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Stuck on Refrigerator Magnets
Decorate your refrigerator with personalized magnets the kids make – and "star in" -- themselves.
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Stylin'!
Paper beads are incredibly easy and satisfying to make. Plus, they look great!
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Sweet Dreams!
Make bedtime more fun with these adorable hand-decorated pillowcases.
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Thanks for the Memories
Even youngsters treasure memories - and they love capturing them in scrapbooks!
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Thanksgiving Napkin Rings
Festive napkin rings, handmade by the smallest Thanksgiving participants, dress up the holiday table with creative fun!
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Thanksgiving Toppers
The kids will love making these easy and festive hats for the holiday.
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The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker!
Beeswax candles are simple to make. The kids will love the project.
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The Study Buggy
Homework time? Let your child work where he's most comfortable with this portable study wagon.
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The Sweet Music of Wind Chimes
Flowerpot wind chimes are fun to make, pretty to look at, and delightful to hear when summer's soft breezes whisper.
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Throw a Halloween Party
Planning a Halloween party heightens the fun. Create a haunted house, bob for apples, have a costume parade - everyone will have a great time!
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Time for a Birthday Party!
Throw a bash for your child's big day. You don't have to go crazy for everyone to have fun.
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Tissue Paper Flowers
A big bouquet of pastel-colored tissue flowers they make themselves puts a smile on every kid's face.
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Turn Your House into a Haunted Castle!
Trick 'r treaters will love visiting your spooky house - go wild decorating it this year!
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Valentine's Day Cards for Kids to Print, Cut, and Color
Let your kids have fun decorating their own FamilyTime-generated cards.
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Vegetable Gardening with Your Kids
Try this simple family activity for hours of outdoor fun.
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Where Did Mother's Day Come From?
Since the days of ancient Greece, mothers have been honored. In the United States, the modern-day holiday is among our favorites.
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Wonderful Dreidel
Kids will have fun playing with this wonderful Dreidel which you create together.
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Wrap It Up!
Give your gifts personal style and panache with some fantastic hand-decorated gift wrap!
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