The Boy's Store Blog — DIY

Reading has become a favorite activity in our home. We do it every evening together and our oldest has become a great solo reader. In fact, we have so many books going at once now that we need to have more bookmarks. I found this adorable monster bookmark craft and thought it was the perfect way to get my kids crafting while helping us to solve our bookmark dilemma. This craft is super fun and very creative. Paper folding and crafting is a great hands-on activity for little hands that love to keep busy. I Heart Crafty Things has a...

Space is the ultimate frontier, and my kids are constantly asking me questions about this amazing thing that they think must only float above the sky in the dark of night. We have talked a lot about the Solar System recently and we have started to learn a bit more about the world around us. My kids love to learn and they love to do hands-on activities that give them real-world experiences. They have been very inquisitive recently about the way that the Solar System works and where it goes during the day. My husband and I have decided that...

Our kids will not be little forever. So we try to find little ways to find ways to enjoy them while we can. I love soaking in all the fun and magic of my kids being young during the holidays. One of the ways I do that is spend lots of time creating and playing with them. Crafts and activities are perfect ways to do that. This year I wanted to not only create a fantastic memory with my kids, I also wanted to preserve it. I searched Pinterest and found this really fun and adorable photo snow globe. It...

Christmas decorations are my favorite part of the holidays. I love to dress up my house and make it fun and jolly. My kids love to get in on the joy as well. So every year we add a new DIY decor item to our collection. This year I wanted to add something colorful to their new homework station. I scoured Pinterest and found the most adorable little faux light garland made out of cardstock. This adorable craft is from Stubbornly Crafty and it is the light of my holiday craft list! This sweet and simple DIY craft is so...

Halloween is a great time to do fun activities and crafts. Furthermore, it offers the opportunity to try and weave in some interesting learning activities as well. Mystery Science has an incredibly interesting Halloween skeleton-themed learning activity for children grades K-5. It deals with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mechanics). And it uses the skeleton theme to get kids interested in how the bones in our body help us to function and what would our bodies be like without bones? Mystery Science has an entirely interactive experience set up for you and your kids. As a result, you get...