Jeddah Mom
Motherhood and Expat life in Saudi Arabia
Do you like to sew or quilt? Here is a list of places to buy quilting and sewing supplies in Jeddah. I have invited Rabeea Danish from Rabeea Made It to help me in making this list of quilting supplies in Jeddah. She is one person who knows how all about shopping for sewing machines, …
Inside: How to stiffen lace with starch, different types of starch and how to choose the right one for your project.
Simple tie key chains are perfect gifts that your little one can make for their dad, grandad or even a male teacher.
Inside: How to make a simple upcycled Denim purse from old jeans pants. We love recycling old stuff to craft and create around here. This is a kid made product. My 5 and 9 year old helped me make this cute little bag.
Inside: Lots of Abc activities for toddlers and preschoolers including free printable worksheets, art, craft, sensory, Montessori, ABC book themes and even kids lunch box ideas with alphabets.
This morning, my 3 year old practiced writing the letter I. We made this very simple ice cream craft. She enjoyed learning the letter as well as matching colors. Along the way we practiced some motor skills too. If you have a little toddler or preschooler, do try it with them.
My 4 year old is in love with Ninja Turtles these days. He just started school this month and wanted everything to be Ninja Turtle themed. So, I came up with the idea of making a Ninja turtle pencil holder to surprise him. The best part about this DIY craft is that it is SO simple and …
I am going to tell you about my favourite Craftsy finds today. I was talking to a friend recently and she asked me if I had seen the Craftsy items that are on Sale. Have I??! I have an entire list of stuff that I want. Craftsy is a crafts website that is famous for it’s …
Flowers create a lovely look and go along well in the pretty season of spring. In fact, these flower projects can be used anytime of the year! Children of all ages as wells as their mums will enjoy doing them. So get ready to have some flowery experience! It is the National Flower Month and …
In this post: I share an easy craft idea for kids that is inspired by the traditional Saudi Arabian art of weaving fabric or Bedouin Weaving, as it is called. My son and I have been learning about this beautiful cloth making process and stories surrounding it. Today, we share a craft that kids can easily make …
Did you know that making Rainbow loom bracelets can help your child sharpen his problem solving skills as well as give him a sense of accomplishment? We are sharing today the top ten Rainbow Loom bracelet tutorials that we love! My son brought the craze home from school and we started making little curios …
Here is a gift wrapping paper collage and a Kite craft that you can make by upcycling the gift wrapping paper that came with presents. Don’t you just hate throwing away all that prettiness?
Inside: Three quick and easy sloth crafts that are simple enough to do with even toddlers and preschoolers if not older students. Find out how to make sloths out of paper. The reason for my making these crafts with my kids was to introduce them to these little creatures. We don’t have sloths in our part of …
Inside: Ramadan printables for kids and adults. Find everything from Ramadan decorations and planners to help muslim parents to worksheets and activities for their kids. As part of the Ramadan for Kids Series, I’d like to share some printable activities and crafts for Ramadan. Every year, during Ramadan, I do lots of activities with my …
Do you like puppets? I like them tiny and cute and the kind that I can slip in to my pocket and pull out to surprise my little ones. I have been looking for ideas to add to my collection and found some amazing new ones. Here are 25+ fun free finger puppets for you …
One of the best way to get kids to show their gratitude and love for family members is to make home made greeting cards and gifts. Today I have examples of 50 Greeting Card Ideas for toddlers to make. I hope these inspire you and your child to make kid made birthday cards, Father’s Day, Mother’s day …
We love activities that help children develop a scientific thinking while they craft and play. Today we are sharing with you an art project where we are painting with Semolina to learn about texture and contrast. We love activities that our toddler can do with her seven year old brother. This activity was a hit …
We love activities that get all our children to play together. With summer just starting and the holidays just weeks away, we can all use ideas that are safe and fun for different aged children. Here are the Top 10 Summer Activities For Babies and Mixed Age Children. Summer usually means family time for us. …
Ramadan is just a month away now… have you told the kids about it yet? We have been thinking about making a fun and memorable Ramadan calendar for kids this year. Here is what we made today! Are your kids excited about Ramadan? The toddlers are too young to understand but I have told me 7 …
My latest addiction today is to crochet with Plarn. Do you know what that is? I am talking about plastic bag yarn. Don’t worry if you don’t because today I am going to show you how to make plarn from grocery bags or plastic bags at home in just a few minutes. You know how we love to play with …
We have been reading the book ‘Don’t Throw That Away!: A Lift-the-Flap Book about Recycling and Reusing’ , the past week for Earth Day. The best way to make sure the children remember the message behind the books they read, is to include an activity from the books. Here is an activity that teaches children about litter and …
Where do you find your inspiration to craft with your kids? I find mine in whatever my kids are interested in doing that day. In fact, I let them advice me on the day’s activities on a daily basis. Today, my toddler came to me with a book and told me she wanted to …
Playing with our children doesn’t have to be all about toys and store brought craft materials. There are so many items that we use around the house that can be incorporated into play. Things that are considered as ‘junk’, we can recycle for our children to play and craft with it. When you have little children in the household, entertaining them …
Are you looking for ways to get your crochet basket to hold shape? Or is it a hat that you are struggling with… I know what you mean! I am sharing 10 ways to get your crochet to hold shape and how to stiffen crochet hat brims and lace objects. These are tricks that I …
