Crafts
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Diamond Painting for Beginners
With Covid-19 quarantine, we’ve all been desperate to find fun activities to do at home. Diamond painting (or Diamond Dots) is fun, addicting, fulfilling, and kid-friendly. Fans of perler beads will love diamond painting! What is Diamond Painting? So what the heck is diamond painting?? No, they’re not actual diamonds, and there’s no paint involved. Diamond paintings are mosaics made up of tiny resin beads called drills (the “diamonds”). Image via Amazon.com Diamond paintings are actually a lot like perler beads (read more about perler beads here). It’s kind of a cross between a paint by numbers or a cross stitch. Your diamond painting is done of a canvas covered in a…
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Social Distance-Friendly Activities and Fun: Staying Safe and Sane During Covid-19
Covid-19 has our lives in upheaval. It’s changing everything, and causing stressors we never knew existed. I keep seeing one constant need: Whether you’ve suddenly found yourself teaching home school, alone and isolated, or a parent of special needs children (like me), it seems we’re all desperate to find fun things to do while social distancing. Some of us can go out and enjoy a walk, others are in quarantine. This Utlimate Guide to Social Distance-friendly Activities and Fun has something for everyone. Service Opportunities Helping someone else is one of the best ways to distract from stress. These are simple and fun ways you can serve while having fun…
