I am in love with this sugary sweet quilt, with all of its pink and blue florals. Is it any surprise that it is found at  Moda Bake Shop? Click here for the tutorial and make one for a special baby girl in your life! (tutorial written and photographed by V and Co.)

I’m so excited about the new blog from the editors of Small Magazine. The online magazine is a continual source of inspiration and their new blog is sure to be the same. This whimsical dragonfly mobile is their first tutorial and I totally love it. Check out Smaller for the tutorial.

These shadow puppets kept the kids at Gardening Without Skills entertained for TWO hours! Go here for the how-to and make puppets to suit your own kids’ interest!

I’ve seen some pretty cute sock puppets, but this giraffe is killing me! Hop on over to Craft Jr. to learn how to make your own!

This toy car launcher from Dabbled looks like a blast to play with. You may be able to find all of your supplies with just a quick trip to your garage! Click over to Dabbled for the Instructables tutorial.

If you’re just getting started with clothespin dolls, stop by Going Sew Crazy for a wonderful tutorial on making these charming toys.

Once you’ve gotten a few under your belt, you may want to accessorize with a pony! Se7en shares how she and her kids made ponies at a recent party. They’re very clever and look like so much fun to create!

Now share the fun and make a clothespin doll kit for one lucky little person like Mama Urchin did.

Homemade By Jill is on page 3 of a 10 page quiet book that she’s working on. It’s coming along beautifully and I can’t wait to see the finished product! Here are links to pages 1, 2, and 3.

Warmer weather means more time outdoors. Make the most of it with a homemade bubble solution from Make and Takes!

If you can’t find anything around the house with which to blow the bubbles, just make your own! Chica and Jo share a great idea using chenille stems!

Heather at Dollar Store Crafts has turned out these handsome pants from a dishtowel and some fabric scraps. She’s got a great tutorial on how she did it, so go check it out!

Here’s a fun way to repurpose the plastic eggs that we manage to accumulate every Easter. Check out the tutorial at Instructables to learn how to make a fun and colorful rattle snake! (via Craftgossip)

Dana, from Made, has quite a knack for refashioning clothing. Lately, she’s been remaking men’s shirts into the most adorable little dresses and, lucky for us, she just posted a tutorial on how she does it! Thanks, Dana! I can’t wait to tackle one of these!

Clothespins are endlessly fun and surprisingly useful for young children. Painting Pink Pajamas added another element of fun to hers by turning them into little animals! Click here for the details on her alligator!

Croqzine shares a wonderful and inexpensive idea for a child’s toy stove that includes storage for kitchen tools when the stove isn’t being played with. Brilliant!

Also be sure to check out our round-up of DIY play kitchens for more great ideas!

I LOVE this basket. See how Disdressed revamped a simple basket pattern and turned it into a bunny! She used a pattern from a book for the basket, but here’s a tutorial for a similar-looking (albeit larger) basket. (via The Long Thread)

Here’s a lovely basket you can make using felt or batting! Maya Made shows you how to make your own!

I love this cone basket idea from Tangarang. Slip in some treats and hang it on a door for sweet surprise!

I would be very surprised if any of you have not already seen this gorgeous basket from Moda Bake that has been floating around as of late. But I love it so I had to include it!

Here’s a great basket idea for those of you who like to repurpose! Mrs. D. Lightful shows you how she went from this:

to this:

Of course, there had to be a knitted basket in the bunch! Check out the pattern from St. Peter Woolen Mill here. (via Craft Gossip)

Dabbled has a tutorial for making this adorable personalized fabric basket here! (via Sweet Tidings)

Our Green Earth shares a tutorial for making this cardboard camera. My little girl is *always* asking to take pictures and would totally dig this! Click here for the tut!

Love Peeps but want to cut back on the sweets? Check out these felt Peeps from Dusty Bottom Acres! All the cute but none of the mess of the real thing, plus they’d make a great addition to your child’s felt food collection! (via Felt-o-rama)

Bring a sensory element to your child’s paintings with scratch-n-sniff paint! Frugal Family Fun Blog tells how it’s done! (via Flipflops and Applesauce)

I’ve been excited about posting this ever since I first saw it at A Listmaker’s Life, but I wanted to wait for St. Patrick’s Day to be over. Katie put a pair of knee highs into double duty by making this adorable sock bunny, then used the leftovers to make leg warmers for her daughter. How awesome is that?! Two gifts in one! Click here to learn how she made the bunny.

I remember hearing the term, “teachable moments” in some early childhood classes I took years ago. Yep…that’s what this is. Exactly. Click here to see how Mountain Pulse made learning about germs relevant, fun, and memorable for her 4 year old daughter. Wonderful idea to keep in your back pocket for when you have a sick one at home.

See The Woods and the Trees shows how to make a doll house using pages from a magazine or catalog. What a clever way to make use of your catalogs before you discard them! (via Dollar Store Crafts)

Geta (Geta’s Quilting Studio) is an amaaazing quilter. Totally wowza. Can you see the details in the background of this photo? That’s an example of the crazy detailing she’s able to create in her quilts. She also makes these adorable doll baskets and posted a detailed tutorial on how she does it. You can check it out here. Lots of pictures!

Those of you who liked our felt food round-up will L.O.V.E this tutorial from Skip to My Lou. It’s got everything you need for a brown bag lunch, including the bag! Click here for the tut.

This dyed pasta came out beautiful and can be used for so many things: pasta necklaces, sorting, counting, play food, etc. Simply Radiant shares how she got the colors to turn out so vibrantly. Click.

Here are a few ways to have some fun with the kiddos this St. Patrick’s Day:

Make a delicious “pot-o-gold” snack (Her Cup Overfloweth)

Put together some rainbow ornaments using colorful beads and gold sequins (Everything Except the Grill)

These shamrock tees are adorable! (She Knows)

Hang a rainbow in a doorway (Ramblings of a Crazy Woman)

Recreate this “Lucky Gold Hunt” counting game for your own little leprechaun (No Time for Flashcards)

Here are two takes on turning a terra-cotta pot into a pot of gold!

From Craftster

and Make and Takes

Happy crafting!

A Foothill Home Companion recently made up a game with her kids using a large egg carton and some scrapbooking dots. The game looks like a fun challenge for preschoolers  and young children and is very simple to put together on the fly. Click here for the details!