Tag: Paper Activities

  • Boo to Bin: 11 Cardboard Halloween Ideas with a Second Life

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    Halloween has gotten expensive, and not just for people: Americans are on track to spend nearly $1 billion on costumes for their pets this year, up from $860 million in 2025. Add candy, pumpkins, decorations and fake blood, and the total gets scary fast. The good news? You can celebrate Halloween without draining your wallet…

    Little boy with painted skull crafting Halloween paper ideas.
  • Meet Sep Riahi and The Paper Girls Show

    Sep Riahi is the CEO of Global Tinker and a former executive at Sesame Workshop, Sony Pictures, and lastminute.com. His latest venture, The Paper Girls Show, is a short-form video series built around paper as a creative medium—designed to get children off screens and inspire them to make something real. We spoke with Riahi to…

    Sep Riahi
  • So You Want to Be a Papertarian? 

    A “Papertarian” is someone who genuinely loves paper and incorporates it into their everyday lives—the feel of it, the versatility, the sustainability and the fact that it’s been humanity’s favorite material for thousands of years and still hasn’t been topped for a whole lot of everyday jobs.

    Papertarian
  • Keep Little (and Big) Hands Busy This Thanksgiving

    You’re letting your inner Julia Child shine this Thanksgiving—pots are bubbling, the turkey’s roasting to perfection, and the scent of cinnamon, butter, and sage fills the air. But while you’re orchestrating your culinary masterpiece, a parade of would‑be tasters, oven‑openers, and backseat cooks seems to have taken over your kitchen. Before you lose your cool…

    Thanksgiving
  • Trick, Treat or Hunt: A Halloween Scavenger Hunt for Your Family

    Candy is dandy, but adding this scavenger hunt to your Halloween gives kids the thrill of the chase. Download and print out our Halloween scavenger hunt here for your trick or treaters to complete as they load up their candy bags (and don’t forget the glow-in-the-dark markers for filling it out)! Give this hunt a twist that’s…

    Trick or treat