I just returned from a quick trip to San Diego where I met with Hewlett Packard and the My Printly team. It’s amazing the passion and spirit that the team at HP has for print! I’m super excited to try some of the products I learned about and can’t wait to share projects with you […]
I’m super excited to announce that the Crafts by Amanda craft kits I’ve been working on are finally here! I worked exclusively with a great company called S&S Worldwide to develop these fun kits for kids. While these kits are not available for individual sale, they are IDEAL for teachers, scout troop leaders, camp directors, […]
It’s almost here, my fifth book in the Mania series – Star Wars Mania! I had fun with all the books, but this one was by far my favorite. I had such a blast coming up with all the different character ideas. You will see appearances by Chewbacca, C-3PO, R2-D2, Greedo, Admiral Ackbar, Jabba the […]
Once again I am happy to have been included in Parents Magazine. This is my third freelanced piece with the magazine and they are always a pleasure to work with. Funny thing about this project, I submitted it and was paid for it almost two years ago. Yet it’s only now finally made it to […]
As you may remember, I wrote two kid’s craft books, Rubber Band Mania and Duct Tape Mania that were released last summer. I posted about them here. Well, just recently books #3 and #4 of the series have been placed on Amazon ready for pre-order! So excited! I’m currently working on book #5, sorry I […]
I’m happy to announce a new partnership I’ve entered into with Menards and the Chicago Tribune. Starting this month I’ll be creating kid friendly crafts for their new Kid’s Club section. The first projects shared are my duct tape Halloween costumes and some fun not-so-messy pumpkin decorating ideas! Keep an out out on my Facebook […]
I’ve worked with General Mills many times over the last few years. Betty Crocker, Old El Paso, Kix Cereal, Pillsbury, the list goes on. The team at General Mills is amazing and I’ve been to General Mills headquarters in Minnesota twice now. Recently, I wrote a couple of articles for the Cheerios brand. One is […]
I was reminded the other day that we shouldn’t judge people by the way they look. I taught my children not to do it, yet there I was, standing in the customer service line at Walmart doing exactly that. There were two women in front of me and it was their turn at the counter. […]
I recently got together with Kids Activities Blog to create some fun craft projects for them. I’m super excited about the relationship as I’ve always loved their site! It’s packed full of games, printables, parenting advice, parent hacks, crafts, recipes and more. You can find me at Kids Activities Blog here.
Continue reading Crafting & Blogging for Kids Activities Blog
Seems I forgot to mention that I am now crafting and blogging twice per month over at I Love to Create’s blog. ILTC brings us awesome products such as Tulip brand, Aleene’s, Duncan, Crafty Chica and more. Some that will be quite familiar to you are Scribbles, Puffy Paint, Tulip tie dyes and fabric paint […]