As part of our Mid-West studies, the girls and I made Corn Husk Dolls. These would also tie in well with a pioneer unit. I remember making these as a kid… maybe at Girl Scouts? Not sure. All I know is that my mom swears she never made them with us, although she did have …
The question… which came first, the chicken or the egg?… is a debate best left for scholars, BUT, I can answer this question… which came first, the Pig Pull Toy (aka Pulled Pork) or this Little Piggy Applique Block?… and the answer is… the applique. I did a series of 4 barnyard animals for another project, and when …
Learn how to make your own old fashioned, folk art inspired Wooden Pig Pull Toy. Pulled Pork makes a great natural gift for a child and doubles as adorable decor when sitting on the shelf. “With an oink, oink, here and an oink, oink there”… sing along… you know the rest! What could be more fun …
Over the last couple weeks we have had our share of this nasty heat wave. We came home from the cool mountains of Vermont to sweltering heat and humidity. Of course, the heat helped ripened the all the berries a bit early and we were left to pick in the worst of the heat. We …
I “met” Maple, owner of North Star Alpacas, two years ago, soon after we started Wee Folk Art. I was looking for roving to use for different projects and came upon her Etsy store. I bought some roving and fell in love with its beauty and Maple’s endearing ways. Over time we came to realize …
January, February and March are the months Michelle and I decorate. It is post holidays and before the gardens call us outdoors. Below is a post from One Generation to Another, first published June 8, 2008. We decided this would be a great time to share this because we will be doing our handprint project next week. Watch for the handprints below! I have …
The Fun on the Farm theme for this week was Fur and Feathers (kids activity at our local petting farm). It was a perfect tie in for us and a beautiful day so we packed up and headed to the farm. There was a brief demonstration and explanation of the difference between animals with fur …
Make some of your very own handmade wood folk farm animals for your play farm set. This is a project that even my youngest kiddo was able to participate in and enjoy. For this week’s Unplugged Challenge theme hard we made primitive folk art style Barnyard Animal Toys. When we first found out the theme last week, I asked the …
