This project is great for those summer days when you can be outside..painting on the outdoor table, and creating beautiful art with fun smelling…watercolors! See the secret ingredient over at Creative Kids Easy Aarts & Crafts!
Water Rocket
Summertime is a great time to utilize the outdoors to help teach your children. Almost Unschoolers helps her children make a water rocket and they end up with great results…oh yeah, they also learned about Newton’s Law of Motion as … Read More ...
Waterbottle Octopus
Crafts by Amanda shows you how to re-use your old waterbottles and turn them into “underwater” creatures! I love that this Octopus is pink…perfect with the bow.
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Cardboard Tree House
Living Locurto discusses her fond memories of having a tree house….
as she was planning her own children’s tree house, she made this one out of cardboard! What a great inspiration for creating one with your children…I love the Lincoln … Read More ...
Chalkboard Crafts
This craft is so cute, and you can turn the bag into practically anything! Sew Can Do shows you how to make this bag, and if you search around the rest of her blog, you will find other great chalk … Read More ...
Child’s Art Turned Into a Softie
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hildren are always carrying things around the house because they feel attached to them for a period of time. These softies made our of children’s artwork may never be put down. Mother * Lode shows you an amazing … Read More ...
Monster- Recycled
Kaboose shows you how to turn a used sandwich box into a somewhat “cute” monster! Perfect for paring this craft with a monster book.… Read More ...
Venus Fly Trap Craft/Game
I love when a craft is associated with a book…No Time For Flashcards is excellent at coming up with crafts on the fly to go with books…see how she made this Venus Fly Trap Game!
World Cup Stadium Horns
Who wouldn’t want to feel like they are at the World Cup
…especially with those horns!! Well, now you can have them in your living room…or outside, whichever suits you. Alpha Mom makes them out of baseball bats!… Read More ...
Popsicle Stick Harmonica
maya*made has a great how to for making a Popsicle Stick Harmonica. Any homemade musical instrument is worth a try in my book! She shows you step by step with pictures! There are lot’s of music learning resources available online … Read More ...
Kiddie Flags
These flags are really cute and perfect for the young ones on the 4th of July. Who doesn’t love a craft that involves using the glue stick the whole time! Check out A Crafty Escape for her step by step … Read More ...
Tie-Dye T’s for the 4th!
Parent Dish shows you how to make these possibly for a fun kid activity on the fourth! You probably have everything on hand except the fabric dye and the t-shirts!! There’s still time!
Looking for Tie Dye kits? Our prefered … Read More ...
Metal Painting
Now this is a medium that I am not familiar with…metal painting! Not a bad thing to do with those leftover aluminum baking pans! Visit Craft-Project.com to see how its done!… Read More ...
Summertime Flip Flops
Found two great sites for making summertime flip flops!
These flip flops are adorable, and a perfect mother/daughter project! Visit Bo Bunny for the instructions.
Visit I Love to Create Blog for the how to on these patriotic flip flops!… Read More ...
Coffee Filter Flowers
These could be great for fireworks hanging from a room too! Love them! Once Again, Crafts By Amanda has come up with an adorable simple craft for your kids to enjoy!
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