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DIY Canada Day Footprint and Handprint Shirts for Babies and Kids

Do you attend a party on Canada Day?  Every July 1st, our kids get new tshirts to wear to our annual fireworks event.  We usually hit the mall and find a store that has the best prices on a shirt for this ONE day each year.... seems crazy to buy a shirt for one day, right?

 

So, this year, we decided to make them instead! 

 

make your own Canada Day tshirt

 

make your own Canada Day onesie for baby

Materials:

plain white tshirt or baby onesie (found at craft stores or discount stores)

red fabric paint

 

Directions:

1.  Paint your hands with red paint.  Painting baby's feet might be the easiest!

 

2.  Put a piece of cardboard side the shirt, between the front and the back so that paint doesn't transfer. 

 

3.  Put the handprint in the centre of the shirt.

 

4.  Create the Canadian Flag by painting red rectangles on either side of the print.

 

5.  Let it dry, then wear it to your own Canada Day festivities or create your own July 1st party with these fun crafts and decoration for kids of all ages.

 

Thanks for the great photos, momstown Edmonton!

Posted by momstown team on 05/16/2013 - 20:11
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DIY Closet Dividers for Baby

As many new moms quickly find out, their newborn infants' closet will contain more clothing than their own collection! And that adorable newborn will also grow out of them faster than you can say how adorable they look in that outfit!


At momstown KW, moms-to-be created their own closet dividers at their Belly Basics event! This simple and inexpensive craft will help to keep a baby's closet organized and help keep baby brain at bay as moms-to-be start nesting or picking out an outfits for their bundle of joy. 

 diy closet dividers for kids

 

You can organize the closet a bunch of different ways;

 

1.  You can organize by size. Newborn, 0-3 months, 3-6 months, and so on. This is especially handy since not all baby sizes are the same. If you try on a 0-3 outfit and find it too big, simply rehang it in the 3-6 month section!

 

2.  You can organize by season (great for older babies);  Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter. Since 6-12 month sizes range over 2 seasons, you can have 6-12 month t-shirts in the spring/summer section and long sleeved shirts in the fall/winter section!

 

3.  You can organize by style; pants, sweaters, hoodies, dresses, etc.  This is great for older kids.  They can even help you make the dividers for their own closets! 

 

Materials:

Foam or wooden dividers (available at craft stores and some dollar stores)

Embellishments to match baby's nursery theme or colour scheme; stickers, ribbons, foam shapes, rhinestones, wooden shapes, foam or wooden letters

Markers or paint (grab some fun stencils)

Scrapbook papers

 

Simply decorate each divider with a number or season and use embellishments to create a special look for baby's (or older child's) closet.

 

Note: These make a FABULOUS baby shower gift for any mom-to-be!

 

What are some ways that you help to keep your child's clothes organized?

Posted by momstown team on 05/16/2013 - 17:32
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