Last January, a snowstorm closed school. By 10 a.m., my kids were bouncing off the couch. I did not want to drive anywhere. So I dug through the kitchen and the recycling bin. I found paper plates, cotton balls, and an old coffee filter. An hour later, we had a snowman, a snowy tree, and…
Last December, I sat at my kitchen table at 9 p.m. The house was quiet. My phone was dark. I was tired, but my hands wanted a job. So I grabbed a glue gun and some twine. Forty minutes later, I had a small wreath. I also had a calm head for the first time…
The paper hat lasted about four seconds. It slid off my kid’s head, folded in half, and landed on the floor. I had made it flat, like most winter hat crafts I found online. It looked cute on the table and useless on the head. So I tried something new. I built a simple band,…
It was a gray Tuesday in January, and I was out of ideas for winter crafts. The snow had turned to slush. My kids were bouncing off the couch. I opened a cupboard and found paper plates, cotton balls, and old coffee filters. Forty minutes later, we had a fuzzy snowman and a quiet house….