Fun With Paper Dolls

By Priscila Barros, Editor-in-Chief Leave a Comment

On a cold winter day, I would sit in the corner of my home and cute and style paper dolls that my mom would lovingly take out of her closet. My sister and I would make little dollhouses out of shoeboxes and for hours, decorate, style and play with our paper dollies.

So we worked with artist, Mia Statman, to create some paperdolls you can print and give your little on a cold winter day. Download the PDF HERE and tag us on Instagram with #babiekinsmag to be featured!

Artist: Mia Stratman @miastratmanart | Clothing: Ladida | Headbands: Knothairbands

A Magical Mermaid Birthday Party

By Liz Jacob, Copy Editor Leave a Comment

“The sea, once it casts it’s spell, holds one in it’s net of wonder forever”
Jacques Cousteau

There is something extremely magical about creating a child’s birthday party; the planning, the creativity, the thought process and the fun. When my daughter came to me with the grand idea of bringing a magical mermaid party to life I was on board and immediately let me creativity kick in. Before I start planning, I always like to pick a color palette and I thought soft pastels would be the perfect hue to accent an underwater themed celebration. While I love hosting events at my house, it’s not always conducive to a large group of children so we opted for a quaint, historical restaurant located in the heart of our downtown, which also happens to be our families restaurant. I set up one large table that would be used for eating, another medium table for the arts and crafts and then a small table for the face-painting station. Since I was set on using a balloon garland as my statement piece, I decided to keep the other decorations simple and natural. The cake itself made a wonderful centerpiece and I added seashells, succulents and confetti to the tables. Each girl received a starfish wand that my daughter and I assembled together. This would also make a wonderful craft for the party but instead we painted sand dollars.

In addition to the wands, guests took home a shell goody-bag filled with shell necklaces, bath bombs, nautical tattoos and hair ties. We set up an easy DIY photo station by hanging a white sheet and adding fish net and garland. To save time on the cake I ordered a simple, two-layered round cake with pink drip icing from a local bakery. I’ll be honest, this was the only glitch in this magical party. When I picked the cake up it wasn’t the shade of pink I requested, the mermaid tail was stuck in the middle and they added white flowers, which I did not request. I quickly ran to the craft store, purchased some shell molds, shell and nautical stickers and then picked up macaroons at the grocery store. I made a couple batches of chocolates using white chocolate and food coloring. These were so easy to make and they added a nice element of depth to the cake! I then added the macaroons, the stickers (I attached them to toothpicks) and a sprinkle of edible gold flakes. I was actually happy with how the cake turned out and used the leftover chocolates to decorate a batch of cupcakes.

To recreate this magical birthday party follow the links below.

Magical Mermaid Birthday Supplies:
Balloon Garland by paperboy / Cake Topper / Plates & Napkins by Meri Meri / Mermaid Necklace by Meri Meri / Shell Garland by Meri Meri / Natural Fish Net / Starfish / Sand Dollars / Chocolate Molds

Babiekins Last Minute Mother’s Day Crafts For Kids

By Debbie Jovel, Contributor Leave a Comment

Can you believe Mother’s Day is almost here? If your household is as crazy as mine, your babiekins will be crafting Mother’s Day Goodies this weekend. My favorite gifts from my babiekin are ones that are hand made by him with LOVE. Here is a round-up of last minute Mother’s Day crafts that are simple, downloadable and say I LOVE YOU!

Enjoy & Happy Mother’s Day!

Craftykins // National Siblings Day Craft Project!

By Taylor Mead Leave a Comment

National Siblings Day

Our friend Carly is an ever clever mom and with this sweet little holiday approaching, she’s inspiring us with a fun and easy craft project to unite the kiddos! Let’s take a look:

National Siblings Day is coming up and it inspired me to pull together an art project that all three of our kids could tackle. For the longest time it’s just been the oldest two having fun together while the baby sits off to the side but now he’s getting old enough to join in and hold his own. It’s incredible to see how strong the bond is between these little people and I wanted to capture that somehow.

Time to Complete: 15 minutes

Project Supplies:

Poster Paper
Washable Poster Paint (3 or more colors)
Paint Tray or Wax Paper
Heavy object to hold down poster paper
Picture Frame of choice
Gold Metallic Pen (optional)

We ended up doing a big messy cooperative art project using things we already had around the house. I pulled out a roll of poster paper (seriously the best investment if you have tiny creators in your house), three colors of washable poster paint, some wax paper to put the paint on, and some cans of soup to hold the poster paper down while the kids worked. Each child got their own color because I wanted to be able to tell the handprints apart when they were finished, but other than that there were no rules.

Fifteen minutes and six painty hands later, the kids got a bath and I got a huge gorgeous piece of art to work with. After letting it dry, I picked out some of my favorite sections to frame. I used a gold pen to write the year and everyone’s names next to their handprints and then we scattered the pictures around our home. The kids love having framed art that they created in their rooms and I love that they have each have a little piece of something they made together.

Photo Post Credit: Carly Morgan of Ever Clever Mom

Featurekins / FA LA LA LA LA with Fawn Shoppe

By Rachel Fox Kipphut, Contributor Leave a Comment

” Deck the halls with boughs of holly, FA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA ……”
We are making spirits bright with a little help from our friends at FAWN SHOPPE !

Rylee + Cru Forest Sweater + Maileg Sleepy-Wakey Reindeer

Misha + Puff Popcorn Sweater

Meri -Meri Nutcracker Spool Garland

Wishing you a very MERRY Holiday Season and Happy New Year from Babiekins Magazine and Fawn Shoppe . To see more magical items from Fawn Shoppe , please visit www.fawnshoppe.com and on Instagram @fawn_shoppe .

Photography by Rachel L. Fox @0utsidetheboxfox

Additional ITEMS / Gifts

A big Thank You to www.livetteswallpaper.com for providing her removable, chalkboard wallpaper. A great gift for the artist or doodler in your family Livettes Chalkboard Wallpaper .

Livette’s top selling wallpaper also seen inside of the Dollhouse.

Handmade shoes provided by www.munchkinetmoi.com

Munchkin et Moi “Bobby Derby “

Munchkin et Moi ” Laura PePe “

Munchkin et Moi ” Amy Ivor’s Cinnamon Travellers “

Bonded Leather Table Cloth and Play Mat provided by www.gathre.com .

Gathre Tablecloths

Handmade Peg Dolls from www.goosegreaseshop.com .

Handmade Moses Baby Basket by www.plumandsparrow.com .

Bereber Washable Rug provided by www.lorenacanals.us.com .

Mid Century Bench from www.target.com .

Craftykins // Pumpkin Jack-o-lantern Balloon Garland DIY

By Ruby Leave a Comment

Garlands are always fun and easy way to get festive for any holiday. They can be made with simple things you might already have lying around the house, or things that could easily be found at the dollar store. I found a pack of orange balloons and green tissue paper, and put together this pumpkin garland. To add a little more spook, I added a jack-o-lantern face on the balloons. The kids and I plan on throwing a pumpkin carving party, so we will be using our pumpkin jack-o-lantern garland to decorate!

Pumpkin Balloon Garland DIY

Total time: 20 minutes

Supplies:
Orange balloons
Green tissue paper
Green curling ribbon
Glue
Scissors
Black tape

Directions:
1. Cut out pumpkin leaves from the green tissue paper, about 1-2 per balloon.

2. Cut out 10″-12″ strands of curling ribbon.

3. Blow up various sizes of balloons.

4. Tie the ribbon to the balloon knot and glue on pumpkin leaves. Curl the ribbon.

5. Cut out a 4′-5′ strand of ribbon and tie the balloons on. Glue on more pumpkin leaves on the string between each balloon.

6. Cut out a jack-o-lantern face from black tape and place on some balloons.

Craftykins // Pumpkin Jack-o-lantern Surprise Ball DIY

By Ruby Leave a Comment

Halloween is all about about tricks and treats, and this pumpkin surprise ball is definitely a trick-or-treat. Make one for a gift — or make a bunch for a Halloween party. Put in some creepy trinkets, as well as some sweet treats, and children will love unrolling it to uncover what’s hidden inside.

Pumpkin Jack-o-lantern Surprise Ball DIY

Total time: 30 minutes

Supplies:
10 trinkets
Crepe paper streamers, orange and brown
Black construction paper
Craft glue
Scissors

Directions:
1. Start with something ball shaped in the center ,and wrap with crepe paper until completely covered. Wrap the item completely before moving onto the next object.

2. Continue to wrap the remaining trinkets, with largest items getting wrapped first, and leaving smaller items to be wrapped last. As you wrap each item, shift the angle of the streamer, so that you overlap each layer little by little. Continue to wrap each one, pulling tightly (but gently) at the streamer, so that it is is taut and smooth, and the trinket stays in place. You’ll want a pumpkin shape, so be mindful of how your ball is being shaped as you wrap.

3. Once you wrapped your last object, cut the streamer and glue in place.

4. Cut out a tiny jack-o-lantern face from your black construction paper and glue onto the front of the pumpkin.

5. Cut out a small piece of brown crepe streamer and roll to create the stem. Glue on top of the pumpkin.

Have fun creating with your little babiekins!

Craftykins // Duct Tape Tiger Halloween Costume DIY

By Ruby Leave a Comment

I have another Halloween costume for you and this one uses duct tape! Duct tape is such a great craft item to have around because there is so much you can make with it. Also, it comes in so many great colors and patterns that you could come up with all sorts of costumes. Making this costume is so simple that older kids could even put this costume together completely on their own. This DIY is for a tiger costume, but you could certainly make a zebra, leopard, and many other animals. Duck tape is definitely a fun and easy route to go for some Halloween costume making!

Duct Tape Tiger Halloween Costume

Total time: 1 hour

Supplies:
Duct Tape (orange and black)
Nonstick scissors
Headband
Black shirt
Black leggings
Safety pin

To make the headband:
Cut out a 6″ strip of black duct tape and place on one side of the headband, centering the headband on the tape (sandwich the headband). Fold and press the wrong sides of the tape together. Cut into a triangle ear shape. Cut out small triangle-like slits from the orange duct tape and place on the ear. Repeat to create the second tiger ear.

To make the body:
Cut out various triangle-like slits to create the tiger stripes, and place all over the front and back of the pants and shirt. It is best to alternate the lines on each side.

To make the tail:
Cut out a 30″ long strip of black duct tape. Fold at the center width-wise, then press together. Cut out about 1/2″ from each side all the way down, but fan out to create the bottom of the tail. Cut thin, little slits about 2″ up the bottom of the tail. Cut out various triangle-like slits from the orange duct tape to create the tiger stripes pattern on the tail, and place on the front and back of the tail. To attach the tail to the costume, use a safety pin or sew on desired spot.

Fun With Paper Dolls

A Magical Mermaid Birthday Party

Babiekins Last Minute Mother’s Day Crafts For Kids

Craftykins // National Siblings Day Craft Project!

Featurekins / FA LA LA LA LA with Fawn Shoppe

Craftykins // Pumpkin Jack-o-lantern Balloon Garland DIY

Craftykins // Pumpkin Jack-o-lantern Surprise Ball DIY

Craftykins // Duct Tape Tiger Halloween Costume DIY

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