Making & Play
– costume projects, crafts, small joys
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DIY Red Guy Costume — Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared (Easy + Cheap)
Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared — DIY / Budget-Friendly / Parent-Maker Adventure My daughter has inherited my love for costuming. Every Halloween she and her best friend dream up something wonderfully weird, and I become the designated “costume engineer.” Last year, they were Katniss Everdeen and Effie Trinket — and honestly, I’m still proud of…
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Ornaments That Are Making Me Laugh This Year
All from small businesses you can find on Etsy and Amazon. I love to buy a few new ornaments every year — some for my tree, some as small gifts. They’ve become little time capsules of what the year felt like.This year, I needed ornaments that could make me laugh — the kind that remind…
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Why I Still Believe in Play
Vol 2: Notes on growing up, healing, and remembering joy. This blog is a place for me to process and share the journey — partly for myself, and partly to guide me toward a business of connection through play. I’ve always liked to play.As a child, you couldn’t get me inside. As a teen, I…
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