Joyful Parenting
Welcome to my blog! I'm MaryAnne, and I write about building a rewarding family life through mindful parenting, hands-on learning, and creative family activities. Learn more.
Make this cute DIY polymer clay Yoda with the kids to celebrate May the Fourth Be With You Day! Happy May the Fourth Be With You Day! Star Wars day is always fun for nerds like me, and over the years we've had all sorts of Star Wars themed family fun. Today we're celebrating with a tutorial for a simple DIY polymer clay Yoda tutorial. Yoda featured prominently in bedtime … [Read more...] about DIY Polymer Clay Yoda Tutorial
Here are some fun ways to celebrate Star Wars Day as a family! May 4th means May the 4th [Force] Be With You for Star Wars fans! Long term readers know that my husband Mike and our four kids are moderately Star Wars obsessed. The kids hear nightly Star Wars inspired bedtime stories, they draw Star Wars figures (Emma drew this Baby Yoda with she was six years old), and … [Read more...] about Star Wars Fun for Families
Have you heard of Qixels? This pixel-inspired craft is created by fusing little cubes together with water. As you can see, my kids have been crafting up a storm of Qixels creations thanks to a few sets we were sent to review! We loved this toy so much that we put it on our 2015 holiday gift guide. Create a Qixels Pixel World The pieces stick to the board, kids don't have … [Read more...] about Create a Qixels Pixel World! {Kids Crafts}
I made this little crochet yoda using this Star Wars Crochet kit (which of course went on sale at Costco for a great deal right after I bought it. It was still in our local store when I looked yesterday, if you are interested, along with this Frozen crochet kit.) I planned to make this little guy as Star Wars loving Mike's Christmas present, but then couldn't resist giving it … [Read more...] about Crochet Yoda
My wonderful husband Mike took time off his day job as a Stanford professor to write today's post! The brilliance of Star Wars is that its characters and storyline inspire hours of play. The Star Wars film has captured the imagination of four generations in my family. It has been the basis of hundreds of bedtime stories, as I wrote about here and here. We were overjoyed when … [Read more...] about Creating Stories with LEGO Star Wars
