Friday, October 15, 2010

Countdown to Karlee Day 5 & a Quick Kids Krafts!

Well, good morning Everyone!

Karlee will be here in 6 days!  I am getting so super excited.  We are going to film, film, eat, film!!  We have a LIVE My Pink Stamper Event on Friday night that you will not want to miss.  Some fun stuff will be announced.  YIPPEE for fun stuff!!  

I hope you have all had a fun week so far!  It has been super crazy around here!  Here is a fun little tutorial by my 5 year old son.  I hope you enjoy it!  


Today's Giveaway will be.......


One of my son's favorite tools!!  Just leave a comment below on something fun you like to do. Craft related or not!

Today's challenge will be to make something WITH a child or FOR a child.  Even if you don't have children in your life you can easily make a card to give to a children's hospital.  I can't wait to see what you come up with.

All winners for this week's event will be announced Monday!  I also have a very fun post and giveaway on Monday you will not want to miss!!



133 comments:

Laura said...

My daughter and I love to "Go Cricuting" (her title) together and make cards. She has a WHOLE box of just her cards, lol.

Thanks for sharing and posting an awesome challenge!
Laura

Anonymous said...

I love to paper craft with my girls! They are really getting into it and I love it:)

EMS
emys 74 at hotmail dot com

Carol said...

Cute little crafter you have there!

I love to craft, swim and go out to eat with my hubby!

Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

MommaMcVic said...

I love to help my toddler craft... she stamps and makes pictures using my punches and glitter! it is so much fun to see what she can do.
kacee
mcvicwif@yahoo.com

Jennifer aka Scrappin' Aggie said...

My 'fun' thing to do is go to the gym and take the Hip Hop class! I feel so silly, but I laugh a lot at myself and just have fun!

Kimberly said...

My daughter was never interested in crafting BUT my niece is, we craft together often...

terriennz said...

Me & my son love to be in the kitchen! Whether it's cooking or baking.. He loves it. He's already told me he wants to be a chef when he grows up.

Terrie B.
Terriennz@att.net
Crafteecards.blogspot.com

Brandi said...

I love crafting with my 10 year old daughter. My fav question from her is "when will my craftiness kick-in"

Kristy said...

I like to spend time with my husband and make things. It does not matter what. I just like making things

Sloverican Family said...

Robyn:

I also like to involve my children in crafts; it is a perfect way to let them express themselves. Since I have four kids and they all want to use my Cricut, I had to divide the jobs; loading person, unloading person, button pusher, and unsticking person. Most of the time it works out OK. We also like to paint.

Deana

Court said...

I like to take a slow stroll with my husband after dinner! We're only 26 and 27 but we have a long time ahead of us for slow strolls :)

courts crafts blog at gmail dot com

Yvonne said...

How adorable was that!!! I'll have to show my girls when they get home from school.
For fun I love to go shopping with my girls to Joanns and Michaels and let them pick out crafts to make. Then we all head home and let the fun really begin.

Mad Crafter said...

My mom and I craft together and it is super fun:)
~Madison

Lily said...

I loved making some memory match cards for my nephew. Its so fun and easy and he was so excited when I gave them to him as a gift.
lilyshadden@yahoo.com

Lanita said...

I craft with my kids a lot! It helps me to cut down on my scrap stash and they have lots of fun.

Tina said...

Hi Robyn!! Great giveaway as always! Right now the number one thing I love to do is use my Cricut! Your site and videos have inspired more than you'll ever know! Thanks!
Tina (Locnet1@aol.com)

Linda Spencer said...

Your son is soo cute!! My oldest daughter loves crafting too! Everyday that she doesn't have school we do crafts during naptime while Sissy sleeps! :) my youngest, on the other hand, freaks out if she gets dirty!! Lol

Linda
Linda@spencersfamily.com

Alexandra said...

I love to scrapbook with my sister! Its my favorite thing!!! Thank you so much! I have been wanting the spatula!!

Liz said...

I craft with my grandkids and their friends! It's fun to help them create their project and they come up with some great ideas!

Sherri said...

I love crafting with my girls...they love, love to use the cricut to make pretty things!

Indira said...

We love to go to the pool. Thanks.

GiGi said...

What a great way to spend time with your child! My fav thing to do is to go on VACATION! I don't have to cook, clean, or do any laundry! :)
booger1 at tds.net

Amanda F said...

One of my favorite things to do is read!

afrye@knology.net

Leigh said...

I really love just spending time with my son. Whether that is getting down and dirty to build some skyscrapers out of Legos or snuggling and watching an educational movie. Thanks for the chance to win!

Angie said...

Oh Robyn...he is just the cutest ever! I too have a 5 year old son who loves to help with my Cricut. We just recently finished making him a shield covered in tinfoil with lots of images from Dinosaur Tracks. He loves it!! Much cuter than buying a pre-made one from the store.
Thanks for the great giveaway! I seriously could use this spatula!!
Angie in Utah
abcammack at q dot com

Melissa said...

The thing I like most, is when all my house work is done no ones home but me and I can craft till my heart is content!!

http://melissa-moecreations.blogspot.com/

Tanya said...

He is very cute! My son will be 5 in Dec. Besides crafting we like to go Geocaching! It takes us to places we might not ever experience otherwise. So fun for the kids to find a hidden treasure :)

phenis2031 at yahoo dot com

Scrappy Jackie said...

I used to love helping my twin boys who are now 14 with thier own scrapbooks and other projects... they have out grown the fun but do love that I have all of these great project supplies! I now love hanging out with my nieces. They all love playing with my cuttlebug the best. My little nephews and I had fun cutting out tons of halloween stuff like spiders to decorate at their house for halloween with my cricut! pjritsema at gmail dot com

Kris in Alaska said...

I wish when my kids were younger they liked to craft with me but alas they always wanted to do their own thing!

Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com

Jeannie said...

I have been a scrapbooker for quite a few years, but only recently started making cards. Now I cannot stop, who knows when my last 12X12 layout was done! Thank you Robyn, you have helped make card making easy and fun!!

Cristi said...

Something fun I loke to do, well there are lots of things but one of my favorites is making things with my little man (4) we LOVE to cute stuff on the cricut together!!!
Big Hugs
Cristi

Jeannie said...

I have been a scrapbooker for quite a few years, but only recently started making cards. Now I cannot stop, who knows when my last 12X12 layout was done! Thank you Robyn, you have helped make card making easy and fun!!
jeannielynn70@gmail.com

4kids4 said...

I love to watch my kids play sports! And I always bring along my camera...scrapping opportunities!!

~Sharon C.
sconn0925 at yahoo dot com

Aris said...

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KTbirdiegirl said...

My hubby & I love to play golf, so my crafting time comes when the sun goes down or cold weather sets in!
lol.
Kathryn

Kristine said...

I have fallen in love with vinyl projects! So fun!

Kim said...

My six babies are age 26-17 now and there is nothing I like more than when they actually ask me to help them make a card for an occasion. They usually have to tell me to rein it in a little bit since most of them tend to be on the less is more side of design. Love your site Robyn.

RAP said...

Your son is so cute. I love how he has his own way not to be rushed by mom.

For fun, I like to craft, read, or spend time on the computer.

Ulysses' mama said...

I live in the south so it is still warm during the day here. I am planning a nice day in the park this weekend with my 3 yr old son. We haven't gone all summer 'cause it was blazing hot here.
daladypej@gmail.com

quilt4fun2 said...

See...even a little boy can do it. He is having one great time using Mom's Cricut machine. Makes me smile. Thanks for sharing and for a chance to win cool prizes.
quilt 4 fun 2 at hot mail dot com

TheScrapDiva said...

oh he is too cute. Love it

Sonia said...

cute cute kid love when they like to crafth

Suzanne said...

Hi Robyn!
Your son is adorable!! I am making Halloween cards for all the children in my life - grandchildren, neighborhood kids and all my friends kids! I can't wait to see their faces on Halloween when I give them their cards and treats! Halloween is my favorite holiday!!

Peace to everyone!

Suzanne Kistler
suzkis@gmail.com

Denise said...

I love to use my Cricut with my girls. It was funny that my son watched the video of your son with me and asked can we make that too? Good for you to let your boys play too. I will have to with mine soon it looks like.

LisaMH said...

He is too cute... LisaMH

joann valdez said...

this so nice. i love baking and making craft with my grandkids.
joann0214@yahoo.com

Fleur-de-lis and Flourishes said...

Our children are teens now, so I finally convinced my husband to buy a Harley and we spend time together riding! It has been wonderful just being with him alone again!

Kathy said...

He is so adoreable. Makes me want to jump in my car with my cricut and visit my neice again for some fun time with her scrapbooking/cardmaking time.
Kathy

Deanna Vail said...

I want to commend you on including your children with your love of crafting. This is an experience that will help them as they grow up to adults. I really enjoy your videos and have learned so much from them.

PinkBlingCrafter said...

Awww his so cute :) I have so much fun when my son and I use the cricut together or make a project together.

Justine said...

I love to craft especially with my daughter, she is so creative and I love to watch the excitment on her face when she makes something all by herself.
Djfolkestad at charter dot net

Roxann said...

He is too cute and it's awesome you guys craft together. My daughter is still young but when she gets older I hope she will be able to craft with me! Thanks for another giveaway Robyn!

Roxann.Snyder@att.net

Dakota Bear said...

Such a cute little Cricuteer. What is he going to do with all the cuts he has made?

trish5279 said...

I love making things on my Cricut for my niece and nephew since i don't have kids yet...trying to work on that too ;) I love to make them things for their room - right now its all about Disney princesses and superheroes!
Thanks Robyn!
Trisha (trish5279athotmaidotcom)

Becky Welch said...

We love to craft as my daughter calls it. She is getting into scrapbooking and making cards. We have so much fun!

Ramona B. said...

Hi Robyn,

Cute video! I love to craft with my 3 daughters (age 13,11 and 6) and my Mom. All of my daughters love to stamp cards and my older two have their own scrapbook supplies/books going! I've taken them to crops and stamp camps, they use the cricut for crafting as well as their school projects. We all love to watch your videos and learn new things. We also like to sew, cross stitch, crochet.... and bake together, in particular cookies. I cooked with my Mom as a little girl and it is such a joy to see my Mom cooking/teaching my daughters traditional recipes and just sharing special time together.

Thanks,
Ramona jbmb@comcast.net

Stacy said...

I love spending time with my son. He has been asking me to scrapbook with him... is that cool or what!

Stacy May

Bobbi said...

I like to shop, mostly for scrappy stuff. My DD has started to come and craft with me and she has her own little box of supplies. She also likes to use my Cricut and Santa may have to bring her the baby bug one year.

Miranda said...

Cute Video! I love to make cards and color with my 5 yr old grandson, Brayden! We have lots of fun together.

Tamara Bennett said...

My son isn't old enough to do much crafting yet, but I can't wait until he is!

tamara_bennett7@hotmail.com

Karen said...

I l;ove to craft with my BFF from Fla. we can only get together a few times a year but we really make it count.

redheadworking said...

My favorite thing to do is spend time with my kids... they're all grown now, but we're best friends. My girls and I love to scrap together.
Penny
redheadworking at earthlink dot net

Christine said...

Too cute. My daughter helps me too when I use the cricut.

Craftyanny said...

oh how cute is he doing a tut lol Good for him Robyn:)
My children all all grown now but we used to love visitng the park at this time of year to gather leaves, paint them and then stamp lol
Anne x

Melissa said...

We love to go to the park with our boys and dog!

Sharon said...

Your son is just the cutest thing! He is doing an awesome job!! One of our Granddaughter's (she is 9) loves to come over and create. She has made a mini album, a scrapbook and lots of cards. It is just soooo much fun! :)
anmeron at alabamabroadband dot net

flowerdisco said...

hehe...he is so cute and he was being so careful and you kept rushing him, lol poor baby :)

BreAnn said...

I love to get together with friends to make different projects! Thanks for the chance to win!
lungtx91@gmail.com

Monique Leslie The Misfit Crafter said...

oh my kids love making things on my cricut. They are 3 & 4. When I first got my expression my son must have had me make about 10 different cars and trains. I posted up #12 on the links. They love the altered paper clips we made.

Katie said...

He is too darn cute, Robyn! I loved his video!

Jennybean said...

I love cooking for my family!

Michelle ~ said...

I abSoLuTEly love paper project .. layouts, cards, gift boxes. And I totally love cooking with my family. Exciting times heading your way ... congratulations!!

Dee Burns said...

I love my Cricut more since I found your Blog. Now I am making Cards, Vinyl, Signs & anything that comes to mind. When I first got it I wasn't sure what to do with it. Thanks so much for all your inspiration Robyn. Your son did a great job using the Cricut.
soooo cute!

Danelle said...

READ! My kids and I love to read! We also like to craft together.

Carissa said...

I like to craft....plain and simple. If I have spare time, it's what I choose to do. I love it when it rains and I can just stay home all day and craft in the rainy weather.

GailPellegrin said...

With the Imagine out of the box finally, and with the arrival of my 2 granddaughters this weekend, we will have a crafting day to enjoy. We will view your video with your son together. Thanks, Gail

Sharon said...

What a cute little boy doing a super awesome project, Robyn!!!! I am enjoying my Cricut machines, all new to me this year!

srsej@aol.com

cindy said...

I love crafting with my 2 1/2 year old grandaughter! She is learning how to scrapbook!

Denise said...

Robyn, yes I enjoyed this video. He is so cute. He looks like his daddy.

gloria haroldson said...

I love playing in my craft room. Scrapbooking or making cards. Does not matter what I do I just love spending time in my craft room

mississchic said...

I like watching my nephew paint & asking him about what he's painting. I also like showing him how to mix colors. mississchic@ yahoo dotcom

Lynn B. said...

Great video:) I love to read and play on the computer.

Beth Doda ~ disneymom2jhe said...

If my kids are awake and I am using my Cricut, they are by my side. Of course, my son always asks if I am going to be using my Cricut Carpenter to build something! We have all the Disney cartridges and have been working on creating all the Cars characters for my son's newly renovated "Cars" room and all the princesses for my two daughters' soon to be renovated princess room.

Christie said...

I love to make cards. TFS and your boy is sooo cute!!

Anonymous said...

not so much craft related but i love making cookies with my son he thinks its fun mixing everything together and then ditches me but when its all cooked he re-apears lol

crystal
crysal.heim@yahoo.com
(also on mps facebook)

RLS Innovations said...

You just proved that the cricut is a fun tool even for children. What a good way to share time with your children or grandchildren.

Sue
rolfe974@prodigy.net

scrapaholicjen said...

I love to scrapbook and make cards! I also love baking but have had to cut back on that because I also love the eating part! Your son is a cutie!
qtme2003 at yahoo dot ca

Sandy said...

Too Cute!!! I love to do rainbow catchers with my kids!! We use all different kinds of things like shrinky dinks (yes they still exist... hahahahaha) or paint acrylic or even use the the oven and some Make-it and Bake-It kits (yup.. they're still around too...)
:c)

Jamie said...

My 3 year old loves to scrapbook with me. We got him his own camera and a book for his pictures. What a fun time we have :)

Hayne81@msn.com

Chris Wooten said...

soup can for santa by 10 yr old granddaughter Caitlin and post by grandma.

zoom in to read poem

caitlin
mcwooten1999@carolina.rr.com

littleeifwife said...

I don't have a challenge entry...just don't have my "stuff" together yet to join in on them yet...but your son is so freakin cute on this video...he starts out with his greeting EXACTLY like you do, but then he goes into child mode, as he should, and he is so refreshingly himself!!! Gotta love it!!

peifert@fuse.net

Keely said...

I love to craft with my tween nephews. They won't admit it to anyone but when they are at my house alone - they love to craft with me.

Anonymous said...

My favorite thing to do is go sctapbooking shopping snd i love being st the zoo
maria

marial302003@yahoo.com

Amanda said...

I have had sooo much fun making things all week. The last challenge should be for everyone to clean their scraproom lol Because I know mine is a MESS lol
Amanda
amanda.barger at us.army.mil

SherriC. said...

Oh my Robyn, what a little cutie!!!! I wish my son was still little, he would have loved to play cricut with mommy...
something fun I like to do is watch your videos....and check out some of my other favourites!!!
brodiec88 at hotmail dot com

rstuck2003 said...

Something fun I like to do is go and watch my daughter practice tennis and also watch all of her matches! She's a Junior in High School and just finished the season today. It's always a joy to watch her and her team mates out on the courts!

grambojoan said...

this weekend is our weekend for crafts, my neice, nephew and granddaughter all come over and we do nothing but crafts

Kristie Maynard said...

One fun thing I like to do is to craft with my great nieces. We don't do it nearly enough and I need to get together with them and their Mom very soon.
Thanks for the chance at this give away!
kristie at lashotphotography dot com

Anonymous said...

I love baking :)

tis_fine_ladie@hotmail.com

owlbeescrappin said...

Super cute video! Your son is adorable! TFS

Shari said...

Your son is so adorable. My grand children love to cut images from the paper doll cartridge. they make scenes from everyday life. My grandaughter is 11 and she doesn't want any help but my grandson, 9 years old, will let me help him.
syoung6987@aol.com

Lana said...

I LOVE to scrapbook. I am working on a Christmas album for my grandson. It is so much fun to see how he has grown over the past few years! I look forward to every Wednesday night when I go to my Creative Memories consultant's house for cropping! It is a girls night out!

Anonymous said...

i enjoy scrapbooking and reading during my free time. i would love to win the cricut spatula. i don't own one yet.

appletree.ahn33@gmail.com

Felicia said...

This was very cute and so is your son. My 16mo old little sunshine is a bit too young for my cricut crafts yet, but I can't wait 'til she's older. Smooches...

Lisa B said...

I love to make cards with my 5 year old daughter.

Gemini-Heather said...

your son is too cute!!

heather.dumond@maine.edu

Dianne said...

Your five year old son is adorable. I hope he earned a cookie reward for videotaping his lesson. I love my Expression and use it every day. Have only replaced my mat once since last November and blade once, too. I am a quilter, but find I like paper crafting better and haven'e sewn in awhile. I have an embroidery machine and put it on hold for now.

Brooke said...

My son absolutely loves ocean/sea animals! We try to go to Underwater Adventures at MOA at least once a year. We have a blast!

blimanen at msn dot com

AShu93 said...

I like to go hiking in the Metro Parks for fun - especially this time of year when the leaves are so beautiful.

JenBenLola said...

Well obviously i enjoy scrapbooking but during the summer I'm usually too busy camping and being outside. :o) Looking forward to some nice snowy days to sit and craft! :o) Your son was adorable in the video!! JenBrierley2 at gmail dot com

MissScrapAlot said...

When I am crafting my dd who is 4 loves to emboss everything with my cuttlebug...I have to really watch her cuz she embosses my stuff to!!! LOL


wyme98@yahoo.com

Karen said...

I love to craft with my 9 yr old ever since I got paralyzed this is our favorite thing to do together, I started her with the Cuttlekids now we do the Cricut.
Thanks
Karen dkolopez@msn.com

Cat said...

I love baking cookies and sharing them!

Wendy said...

I love to scrap and make hair bows to match all of my little girls outfits.

My little girl doesn't do it yet but I hope she will want to work with scrapping when she is a little older!!

We really love play with play dough together and she loves anything with water.

Wendy C.
chloecsmom@gmail.com

Linda said...

This is so sweet. I just retired from teaching and I miss teaching little ones to read and do crafts. My granddaughter lives very far away. :(

Maureen said...

I like to make cards for my son away at college and my daughter who just moved out of state.

Joy said...

what an adorable little man you have there.. great job. thnx for sharing..

Connie F. said...

I love to go shopping at craft stores with my daughter on Saturdays. My daughter is 32 years old and we love crafting together and surfing the web for craft sites.

Heather said...

I love to craft with my little girl! We love the spatula too.

Sue said...

Your son is soooo cute. My youngest grandson like the SpongeBob cartridge. My pastor's daughter loves to use my Cricut for scrapbook pages of her younger years. She is 12.

Gatornanny said...

I love making cards for my family have been blessed with two great grand chilgren used everyday and dress up paperdolls to make a princess and cowboy also made a graduate card and memory board for another granddaughter ike cricut makes it easy also makes me look so talented. Thanks to you robyn

Rochelle said...

Your son is a cutie!

Terri said...

Thank you for the Provo Craft update.. Terrico3@ameritech.net

My Crafting Time said...

My girls love to create and flock the cute monsters from Mini Monsters. Sometimes I have to fight them for the Cricut =)

Thanks for a chance to win.

stacy at mycraftingtime dot com

Veronica said...

Hi Robyn and Robyn's son!

I watched your son's video last night. He is adorable! I can't believe he's 5 already.

Anyhow, kids are so funny. They have a mind of their own. I don't have any yet, but of course I've been around them enough to know what they're like. It was nice to see you get your son involved in crafting.

Thanks for sharing,
Veronica in CA
veronicacts at hotmail dot com

Robin said...

Thank you Robyn..your a genius. I was trying to figure out something I could do for the random act of kindness and decided to make some cards for the kids at our local children's hospital... thanks again for the WONDERFUL idea.

janeskeepsakes said...

My card is for a girl who is in the hospital. I hope this makes her feel better.
It won't be long and Karlee will be with you. YEAH!!!
janejohnson13@wildblue.net

Wendy said...

He's just too cute!

Connie said...

How much fun to craft with your kids!!! Can't wait for the grandkids to get big enough!! Thanks for sharing.

Isabel Z said...

Besides stamping and scrapbooking one of my favorite things to do is to read. Now if I could only find the time to do all three!

Patricia said...

What an absolutely cute boy! I am looking forward to doing this with my grandchild, guess I will have to wait until they are born! I sort of scrap with my step-mom over the phone and through pictures we send each other. It's the best hobby I've ever had! Thanks for sharing your interests, friends and family with all of us! Patty

tippymarsh@googlemail.com

Jamie said...

thanks for the challenge.. My lil girl isnt big enough to scrapbook with me yet (though she did make 2 cards with her daddy).. so I made a scrapbook LO thats goin into her baby book.. which will be hers when shes older. Ur lil boy is so cute!!!
-jamie
Babyblueangel_30@yahoo.com

Donna Nguyen said...

I can't wait until my son is old enough to scrapbook with me!