Poor S was devastated when we took down the Christmas tree last weekend. She sobbed that all her holiday fun was over. I would imagine she’s not the only one feeling the January blues, either. I promised her some fun activities and thought you might like to share some of the ideas we’ve found to  try out this weekend.

Outdoor Fun

Colorful ice sculptures: ordinary life magic

This colored ice activity looks a little too stain risky to me, but the results certainly are beautiful: hurrayic

Indoor Fun

Animal sewing cards: just something I made

Crayons and watercolor paints make beautiful snowflake art: art projects for kids

The most adorable Martin Luther King Jr. portraits, made by preschoolers: preschool daze

More quick indoor activities that use household staples: ohdeedoh

Hope you have a great weekend!

Adorable, printable and free thread bobbins for your embroidery thread: wild olive

Make your own gift card-holding (or other useful purpose-serving) monsters: white waxflower

Waxing furniture to add age and character: design sponge

Turn a paperback book into a custom hardcover: ohdeedoh

Great ideas for saving summer memories: Martha Stewart crafts department

These would be a great project for kids! Tutorial for making beautiful friendship necklaces: honestly…wtf

Good advice for any graphic design student: Frank Chimero

It’s a book: YouTube

Inspiration for making a cute and fun lunch: two straight lines

If you needed another excuse to sew this month besides National Sewing Month, how about Kids Clothing Week?

Elsie Marley is once again hosting her Kids Clothing Week Challenge, from September 20-26. See her blog for details.

Strange cargo at Kennedy Airport: New York Times

Owner of CityCraft in Dallas named one of America’s coolest young entrepreneurs (congratulations, Callie!): Inc.

A great video prank using two sets of identical twins: YouTube

You’ve got to have a very sound sleeping infant to pull off wonderful photos like these: Mila’s Daydreams

Links to all the posts done during the Ice Cream Social: BadSkirt

The case for $320,000 kindergarten teachers: New York Times

Googly-eye buildings: Build Blog

How to move a 242 ton sculpture across a continent: Moving Serra

And, finally, what you’ve all been waiting for. The next big thing in sewing is…: The Selfish Seamstress

Here are some fashion-related exhibits to keep us busy during the summer months:

Diane Savona’s Closet Archaeology exhibit: via the Textile Blog

American Woman at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

And its sister exhibition, American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection, at the Brooklyn Museum of Art

You might also be interested in viewing this hour-long talk, Revealing Garments: A Brief History of Women’s Underwear: Art Babble

If you’re in Nashville this summer, check out the Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947-1957: The Frist

Eco Chic: Towards Sustainable Swedish Fashion: Scandinavia House

Where I’d like to go this summer: Balenciaga: Designing the Limits: Bilbao Fine Arts Museum

We’re also looking forward to fall and the upcoming Japan Fashion Now exhibit at the Museum at FIT

Coming to London this fall: Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes, 1909 – 1929: Victoria and Albert

Why having a toddler is like being at a frat party: Suburban Snapshots

A little bit of tennis magic: YouTube

How they turn the lights on each morning at the Museum of Modern Art: YouTube

Please stay in your assigned lane: Improv Everywhere on YouTube

It’s jam making time again, and it looks like the jam will be wonderful: Inchmark

Looking for a novel family vacation idea? How about cow trekking in Switzerland: SwissMiss

Beware of traveling fabric salesmen: WBTV

Running your business vs. pursuing your hobby: CraftMBA