I’ve always wanted a chalkboard wall, but in addition to having nowhere to put one, my husband also rightly pointed out that the last thing we need in our house is something that generates more dust. Wise man, that. But ooooooh, I still wanted one, and especially after I saw this idea from a home tour in an issue of HGTV magazine.

I love when my to-do list is full of fun things rather than chores, and I love the idea of taking that list and making it piece of family art for a few months of the year. I also love that I found a way to recreate this project in five minutes and without any paint or chalk dust.

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Do you always forget about St. Patrick’s Day until oops, it’s here? Yeah, me too. Here are five simple last-minute crafts you can do with or for your family to celebrate, just in the nick of time.

Felt Clovers

[Image from Pinterest, with unfortunately no clues as to whose original photo this is.]

I made some of these last year and turned them into pins. (This is a perfect use for leftover felt if you made the easy felt trees for Christmas.)

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Valentine’s Day is nearly here, and I still have no idea whether my son will need to take a big batch of cards to class or if the kids are all going to make them at school during craft time. Either way, I want to make sure he has something to give to his teachers (saints, all of them), and since I’ve grown into the type of person who would rather spend hours creating an original card design instead of minutes letting my son pick out a box of pre-mades at the store, here I am with an idea for quick and easy needle-punch Valentines that you can actually make quicker than you can drive to the store and choose between Toy Story and Cars.

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