December 8, 2025

New Years Eve Ball Drop Craft For Kids

new years craft for kids

Happy Nooner! 
A craft kids can MAKE and or you can very well make with them (especially if you want super straight lines or squares on your disco ball) All it took was a little cutting and gluing for this one.  

Supplies:

Round wood circle 14" (Hobby Lobby)



Sponge Brush

Scissors

Pencil + Ruler



Aluminoin foil 

Optional: Glitter string + glue gun


new years craft for kids
Setup up all supplies on your craft mat (we are using and love  CHEEKS!)

new years craft for kids

Using the open pallet space, mix white and black acrylic paint to get your desired shade of grey.


new years craft for kids

Paint your entire round wooden circle. Let dry completely. 


new years craft for kids

As your grey circle drys... prep your pieces by cutting squares (about 1inch all around) your glitter cardstock and alumina foil.  (I like to keep those pieces in the dirty and clean cup so my kids can keep things organized)


new years craft for kids

Next using a ruler and pencil, make horizontal lines going across every 1.5 inches down.


new years craft for kids

Paint Mod Podge inside each set of your horizontal lines. 


new years craft for kids

Fill in the space with a glitter piece of card stock, then aluminum foil, glitter card-stock, allusion foil and so on all the way across. Keeping that pattern.


 MAKING TIP: Mode Podge all pieces by “dapping” over the card-stock pieces with mod podge to seal. And swipe mod podge over the allumino foil.


new years craft for kids

Let dry and or use a blow dryer to speed up the drying time and cut off all "extra" pieces over round shape. 


new years craft for kids

Optional: Add on a glitter ribbon to hang and display or use as a ball drop!


new years craft for kids
new years craft for kids
I hope this craft brings you and your kids lots of joy and laughter over winter break! I mean who doesn't love a good glimmer and glam craft for New Years Eve?!

Happy MAKING! 
💜 Steph



This post was sponsored by CHEEKS brand though all thoughts options, and craft designs are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support the Mama Jots brand. 

 

November 24, 2025

Whimsical Advent Calendar 2025

 

DIY Advent Calendar
DIY Advent Calendar
DIY Advent Calendar
DIY Advent Calendar
DIY Advent Calendar
DIY Advent Calendar
DIY Advent Calendar
Playroom shelves turned a whimsical DIY Advent Calendar and I think I'm in love. My girls told me this is the best one I've made yet and I .... I would agree. It's one of those projects that I feel photos don't do it justice as it's so full, bright and colorful with a pop of red! Yet still very pink and purple. My girls favorite colors. 

I didn't need anything special to hang this up except for command hooks (garland on wall) and gaffer tape (to connect the string to the scalloped shelfs). She's a beaut. 

Supplies I used to MAKE this one below:

Faux Garland (x2)

Twinkle Star Lights

Command Hook

Scalped Shelf

Gaffer Tape

Gingerbread Pre Designed Box's

Red Ribbon

Pink Ribbon

Dark Pink Ribbon

Giant Bow/Purple Ribbon

White Sticker Letters

Glue Gun + Scissors


For those of you with really little kids...  if you want to take a peak at one you can do in half the time (1 hour maybe 2) you can check out some of my other design's  here,  and  here!

Happy MAKING : )

Warmly, Steph



November 18, 2025

DIY Craft Kit Gift

Glitter craft kitsOne of my favorite gifts I've ever made for the girls!

 "All That Shimmers + Glitters Craft Kit✨Such a great way to restock kids art and craft supplies with some very intentional glitter, glitz and shimmer tools for creating and making. Including an upgraded storage box in the name of glitter, shimmery and sparkle. 

What I used to MAKE these DIY Craft Kits?

Glitter Craft Storage Box

Glitter Crayons 

Glitter Pens

Glitter Watercolor Gel Markers

Glitter Scissors

Reindeer Bead Kit

Gingerbread Bead Kit

Glitter Glue Sticks

Glitter Felt Sheets

Then I personalized each bin with vinyl letters + stars.


Happy MAKING! 

Warmly, Steph