This recipe for Scarecrow Crunch Snack Mix is fun to look at, fun to eat and it tastes delicious! It's the perfect combination of sweet and salty. Plus it's ridiculously easy to make! Halloween is just around the corner and you know how much I love making Halloween treats! The Harvest Hash Chex Mix we posted a few years ago is one of our favourite fall recipes. This Scarecrow Crunch Snack Mix is really similar, but we've mixed and matched some different treats and flavours to pair with … [Read more...]
Beaded Pipe Cleaner Indian Corn
These beaded pipe cleaner Indian corn are so adorable! They're really easy to put together and are the perfect addition to your Fall/Thanksgiving craft line up. These mini corn are cute, colourful and very inexpensive to make - you can usually find the supplies at the dollar store! There are sooooo many fun things you can make with pipe cleaners and pony beads! I'll link to a few of our favourite crafts down below. Autumn has officially arrived! It's the season of pumpkin spice, cozy … [Read more...]
Mason Jar Turkeys
Hi again, it's Megan from Homemade Ginger. We are just a few weeks away from Thanksgiving here in the U.S. and I have a super easy and cute craft that you will love! Thanksgiving tends to get pushed to the side as Christmas creeps in earlier and earlier every year. I try to cherish Thanksgiving and make the most of it before the craziness of the holidays begin. It's tempting to try to make the tablescape look Pinterest perfect for Thanksgiving, but it is honestly exhausting and stressful to … [Read more...]
How to Make Cute Pinecone Owls
Don't you just LOVE easy crafts!? Not only are these pinecone owls completely adorable and fun -- They are also sooooo easy to make! Warm up your glue gun and by the time you've cut out the pieces, you'll be nearly done. You can make about 3 or 4 of these pinecone owls in about 10 minutes! Or at least a grown up can make them that quickly. It will probably take the kids a little bit longer. :) But if your kids are anything like mine, you'll probably end up "helping" them by making the entire … [Read more...]
How to Make Beautiful Mason Jar Leaf Lanterns
These mason jar leaf lanterns are such a pretty way to celebrate fall. I found this craft very satisfying! I've been focused on kids crafts for awhile now (make sure you check out my new kids craft book!), but it was so much fun to make a new "grown up" craft. I was sitting on my little craft stool, literally watching the glue dry, but it was so peaceful and relaxing. I kept turning my head to look out the window while I waited and was admiring the beautiful fall leaves outside that are just … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Roll Pumpkin Pops are Deliciously Easy and FUN
Do you ever have those moments where you think, "Look at this awesome /[craft]/[idea] I came up with!? I'm so SMART!" Except when you go to search it on Pinterest, (I can't be the only one who searches Pinterest to see if my ideas have been done before??) it turns out someone already beat you to it? I had that problem when I was making these cinnamon roll pumpkin pops. I searched Pinterest, (why do I do this to myself?) and I had this momentary feeling of soul crushing disappointment at how … [Read more...]
How to Bake Easy (and Addictive) Cinnamon Sugar Chips
When was the last time you bought fresh cinnamon for your spice cupboard? I'm from the camp that doesn't replace my spices until the jar is empty. Even if it's been years. A lot of years. My husband and I were at Costco a few weeks ago, and even though my (10 year old!?) cinnamon container isn't empty, we bought fresh cinnamon on a whim. Holy explosion of flavour in my mouth! I had no idea cinnamon could taste so good?! I was starting to think I didn't like cinnamon, but it turns out that I … [Read more...]
How to Make Folded Paper Sunflowers
These folded paper sunflowers are so easy to make! It's crazy what you can make with just a few folds of paper! They're the perfect craft for late summer or fall! These flowers are bright, beautiful and lots of fun to make! I was overwhelmed last year before I started writing my book, Low-Mess Crafts for Kids. My publisher said I had to create at least 70 crafts that had never been published on the blog. And at the point when I made these folded paper sunflowers I had made zero crafts for my … [Read more...]
Wine Cork Turkeys
Hi there! It's Megan from Homemade Ginger again. I'm back to share a super quick Thanksgiving craft that anyone can make and will look adorable on your table this year! I love how Thanksgiving traditions can take on all shapes and sizes for each family. We are lucky enough to have a large family that all live in the same city. When we get together for Thanksgiving, there are about 30 people, and that is just immediate family! So, you can imagine that finding a place for everyone to sit and … [Read more...]
Mini Paper Bag Favors
Happy Fall! It's Megan from Homemade Ginger and I'm in full swing of fall over here. I'm back with another autumn inspired craft that can also transition to any season! With this season brings many opportunities and occasions to have treats of all shapes and sizes. While most people get caught up in Halloween and Christmas, Thanksgiving tends to get lost in the shuffle. I love to think of small ways to jazz up the Thanksgiving table each year. It's such a lovely time spent with family, but it … [Read more...]