Did you know that you can knit without using knitting needles? Follow along with the great tutorial shared at Little Bird SOS and learn how to knit using only your finger and some yarn. Once you learn how, you can … Read More ...
National Flip Flop Day Projects
Today is National Flip Flop Day… How about celebrating by dressing up a pair of plain flip-flops. When I was trying to think of what I could use to decorate flip-flops, one of the first thing that popped into my … Read More ...
Water Bottle Sculpture
This creative project is a great way to encourage kids to use their creativity and it is also a great way to recycle plastic bottles. Use Vicki’s suggestions, shared in this blog post, but also make sure you let … Read More ...
Clothespin Paper Dolls
All you need to make these fun little dolls are heavy paper and clothespins along with some paint and glue. Rubyellen, from My Cakies, designed this fun projects for her kids to make to celebrate the beginning of summer … Read More ...
Garden Dragonflies
Your kids will have a blast making these colorful dragonflies that were designed by Melanie from Artzy Creations. These dragonflies are made using plastic spoons
, transparency sheets, and markers. She says her daughters had a lot of fun … Read More ...
CD Case Labyrinth
This is a great project for older kids who are complaining about being bored! Let them make their own mazes using this tutorial shared by Teri from The Journals of Giddy Giddy. These mazes are made by recycling old … Read More ...
Plaster of Paris Sand Prints
If you are headed to the beach anytime soon, you might want to grab some craft supplies to take with you. Read through this tutorial and learn how Jen from Balancing Beauty & Bedlam and her family created unique souvenirs … Read More ...
Painting on Glue
The finished result of this project is actually a wonderful sun catcher: however, Tammy from Housing a Forest decided to focus this post more on the process. You will hardly blame her when you see the pictures. It is obvious … Read More ...
Kids Craft – Crepe Paper Flag Craft
Start planning for 4th of July now by making a large flag just like this one shared by Jodi from Meaningful Mama. Hang it up in honor of Flag Day (June 14th) and leave it in place until Independence Day. … Read More ...
Puppet Making Kit
While you might think that this homemade puppet making kit would be great to share around the holidays, but I am sharing it now because I think it can be a wonderful thing to surprise kids with when the summer … Read More ...
Homemade Father’s Day Air Freshener
What a brilliant idea this is from Tracey at We-Made-That.com! If you are looking for a special gift for your dad for Father’s Day, and he already has enough ties to wear, this tie-shaped air freshener might be a … Read More ...
Crayon Name Storytelling Activity
Nothing is quite as inspiring as a new box of crayons… Discover how Jill, from A Mom With a Lesson Plan, used a new box of crayons to encourage her kids to write their own stories.
She started out … Read More ...
Race Car Math
No little boy or little girl will be able to resist this fun game that will help them learn and practice math skills. Sarah, from Frugal Fun for Boys, had her boys choose 20 Hot Wheel cars and she … Read More ...
Easy Patriotic 4th of July Wreath
Can you tell by looking at this wreath that it is made from red, white, and blue bandanas
? The bandanas were cut into 2-inch squares and a skewer is used to press the center of the squares into a … Read More ...
Wind-Up Paper Butterflies
This craft caught my eye because it is very timely, at least where I live. Now that we have some flowers blooming and nice weather, we have started seeing a variety of colorful butterflies. These colorful butterflies make me want … Read More ...
