Got ’im! Our 2015 LEGO Leprechaun Trap

Matt and the kids were at it again yesterday, creating their latest version of a St. Patrick’s Day family tradition: a leprechaun trap built entirely of LEGOs. This one comes complete with guards, an Irish flag and a touch of gold from Middle Earth. Whaddya think?   Check out the related posts below (You might …

Incredible DIY Halloween Hats

Since Matt created these hats, I’m sharing his post instead of writing a new one. You can find the original at Bohan Art, along with several of his paintings, sketches and step-by-step watercolor demonstrations. This is the sixth year that I’ve made Halloween costumes for one or both kids. I guess they really haven’t been …

Easy Perler Bead Christmas Ornaments

I recently shared images of Snowflake Ornaments; now it’s time for Christmas ideas—and a few more snowflakes. Except for the owl and turtle, these are original creations. The turtle was inspired by a picture included with one of the Perler Bead kits, but the Santa hat it’s sporting was Kelly’s idea. I think the owl was …

Perler Bead Snowflake Ornaments

Timmy’s Perler Bead Aztec Snowflake (2012) Here are some of the snowflakes Matt, Kelly and Timmy created last December using a little vacation time and a lot of Perler Beads®. They didn’t follow any templates for these, choosing to come up with their own designs instead. For bird ornament ideas, check out these other designs …

Build Your Own LEGO Leprechaun Trap

They’re here! For those of you who wanted to know how to build the “phone booth” LEGO trap pictured above, originally posted in 2011, we now have instructions to share. Matt used LEGO® Digital Designer to create step-by-step plans for building this trap, and you’ll need to download that program in order to open them. Fortunately, it’s free—and …