Lately my son has been obsessed with this DIY pom pom shooter. Not that I blame him. It's got a pretty sweet trigger. Simply press down on the clothes pin. The rubber band then releases, flinging pom poms into the air.
And you wanna know the best part about today's craft? You can make one yourself in less than 10 minutes. Cool right? Wanna know how? Keep reading to find out!
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Monday, March 20, 2017
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Popsicle Stick Boxes for Easter and St. Patrick's Day
Last week I received a box of goodies from Oriental Trading company. And you know what craft items excited me the most? The popsicle sticks. I love popsicle stick crafts. Some of my favorite crafting memories were making popsicle stick boxes in summer camp. Today I'm sharing popsicle stick boxes that we made for Easter, St. Patrick's Day.... and Pokemon Day! (Ok, I made the last holiday up. We're just seriously crazy about Pokemon right now.)
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Fall Leaf Scratch Art (and related books!)
Are the leaves changing colors where you are? Every year I look forward to seeing the beautiful reds, oranges, and yellows. Today I wanted to share this really easy fall craft that doubles as a STEAM activity. It's a science and art activity that helps kids to represent how leaves change colors in the fall.
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Fall Leaf Scratch Art
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Monday, August 8, 2016
Sparkly, Colorful Peel and Stick Window Mosaics
Sparkly and colorful- this removable window cling craft was one of our favorites this summer! We love doing mosaic crafts over here with kiddos. There's something super neat about putting tiny pieces together to create a lovely design or picture. And this craft takes mosaics to the next level. Kids can make their own mosaic pieces AND create beautiful stick and peel mosaics on windows!
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How to Make Peel and Stick Window Mosaics!
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Thursday, July 21, 2016
Dip Dye Kids Art Project
If you're looking for the easiest, funnest, cheapest, and most colorful kids summer art project... you're at the right place. We've been dying up a storm over here and turning plain old paper towels into lovely dip dye art!
How to Make Dip Dye Art With Kids
Sunday, July 10, 2016
Sparkly Sand Castle Art
Hello everyone! How has your summer been so far? Visited the beach yet? Well... today's craft is a beach-inspired one. Today we're sharing a fun sand castle summer craft. All you need is some sand and some glue and tada! You've got an easy breezy summer art project perfect for kids for all ages!
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Let's Make Some Sparkly Sand Art
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Thursday, July 7, 2016
Summer Bug Cards for Kids
Bugs, bugs, bugs. We've got bugs on the mind over here!
So we made some cute bug themed birthday cards.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Summer Camp No Sew Felt Pillows
It's time for another easy summer kids craft! Awhile back I tried out a box from Little Loving Hands and made a cute no-sew felt tie heart pillow with my son. It was so fun making that easy pillow that we made another! Today I'm sharing these two adorable no-sew felt lion and sun pillows!
Here's the lion pillow....
Here's the lion pillow....
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Lovely Yarn Wrapped Rocks
Got yarn? Got rocks? Good. Then you have all the materials needed for today's summer craft. We'll be doing some easy rock wrapping!
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Lovely Yarn Wrapped Rocks
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Monday, June 6, 2016
Rainbow Paper Plate Weaving Project
I've been a bit down in the dumps lately. I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because of all of the transitions happening in my life... or lack of sleep... or both. Hopefully I'll feel better once summer starts. In the meantime, I've been doing quite a bit of crafting to cheer myself up. Recently I took my love of rainbow crafts and combined it with my love for paper plate crafts to make... tada! This lovely rainbow paper plate weaving craft!
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Let's Weave a Rainbow!
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
30+ Awesomely Unique and Fun Paper Plate Crafts for Kids!
It's no secret that I LOVE paper plate crafts! Wanna make my heart sing? Hand me a bunch of blank paper plates. Seriously. No joke. (Ok- Crafter confessional here- I've even snuck interesting paper plates out of parties before to craft with... shhhh... )
If you follow me on Instagram you'll see that I'm this week's #kidscrafts101 judge! Yup! Every week there's a fun challenge to craft with a different material. This week's theme is... drum roll please... paper plates! I know all of you and your kids have such creative ideas, so I'd love to see your ideas on IG! (Just use the #kidscrafts101 so I can see your great ideas!)
And in honor of this week's theme, I thought I'd also share my absolute favorite paper plate crafts!
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If you follow me on Instagram you'll see that I'm this week's #kidscrafts101 judge! Yup! Every week there's a fun challenge to craft with a different material. This week's theme is... drum roll please... paper plates! I know all of you and your kids have such creative ideas, so I'd love to see your ideas on IG! (Just use the #kidscrafts101 so I can see your great ideas!)
And in honor of this week's theme, I thought I'd also share my absolute favorite paper plate crafts!
30+ Super Fun and Unique Paper Plate Crafts for Kids!
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Tiny God's Eye Woven Pendants
The quest for super fun and easy summer crafts continues! A couple of days ago we made these adorable woven turtles out of popsicle sticks. They were a hit! And of course... that got me thinking... is it possible to make even tinier God's eye crafts that you can wear? Well. The answer is YES! Today I'm sharing these tiny God's Eye Woven Pendants. You an make a whole bunch to wear or give them away to friends!
Tiny God's Eye Woven Pendants
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Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Weaving Cute Baby Turtles Using God's Eye Weaving Pattern
Looking for some fun and unique summer crafts to do with the kiddos? Me too! School is almost over and I've got summer crafts on my mind! Today I'm sharing this fun twist on a God's Eye weaving craft. (Remember collecting sticks and making those in summer camp?) But, instead of making the traditional 2 stick version, we recently made a fun 3 stick version.... that also happens to look like a tiny baby turtle!
(Aww, aren't they cute? My preschooler was in looove with these.)
(Aww, aren't they cute? My preschooler was in looove with these.)
Weaving Cute Baby Turtles Using God's Eye Weaving Pattern
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Monday, May 16, 2016
Uber Cute Origami Mermaid
Looking for the cutest origami summer craft ever? I recently signed my son up for swimming lessons and realized... oof! Summer is right around the corner! That means that it's time for... summer crafts! Woo hoo! And what better way to inspire some summer crafting.. then this uber cute origami mermaid? Yup. Put this craft on your summer-to-do list! It's a must for all mermaid-loving kiddos!
How to Fold an Origami Mermaid!
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Thursday, April 7, 2016
Magical COLOR CHANGING Bracelets
Ok. I am seriously IN LOOOVE with today's jewelry craft. It's easy, great for all ages, involves a science component, AND it is the ultimate summer craft. Don't believe me? Well, tada! We're making magical COLOR CHANGING beaded bracelets.
Yup. You read right. Whoa!
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Yup. You read right. Whoa!
Amazing and Magical Color Changing Bracelets!
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Monday, March 7, 2016
Colorful Flip Flop Artwork
We love, love, LOVE easy kid art ideas. While dreaming of warm, sunny, summer weather, my preschooler and I channeled some good-time summer vibes with this super cute and fun colorful flip flop artwork!
Colorful Flip Flop Artwork
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Monday, November 9, 2015
Colorful Paper Plate Birds (And our favorite bird books!)
Today I'm sharing another beautiful and easy paper plate craft. These paper plate birds are simply gorgeous. They are also a great art and craft project to make with kids of all ages!
Paper Plate Bird Craft
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Gorgeous Accordion Fold Fall Paper Leaf Banner
Today we're continuing with the theme of easy fall crafts. Couple of days ago I shared this really beautiful Sewn Leaf Art project that I made with my preschooler. Today I just wanted to share this gorgeous folded paper leaf banner.
I came up with the idea after reading some fall-themed books with my son. Seeing all the beautiful colored leaves in the books made me miss the fall leaves back on the East coast. And then it hit me- why not make our own? Bring a bit of fall to our forever-summer state. And so, my son and I got to making and painting together. The results came out so beautiful that he insisted we hang the banner up in his room to spruce it up.
I came up with the idea after reading some fall-themed books with my son. Seeing all the beautiful colored leaves in the books made me miss the fall leaves back on the East coast. And then it hit me- why not make our own? Bring a bit of fall to our forever-summer state. And so, my son and I got to making and painting together. The results came out so beautiful that he insisted we hang the banner up in his room to spruce it up.
Monday, August 3, 2015
Let's Make Easy Wire Wrapped Nature Pendants!
How has your summer been going so far? We've been spending a ton of time outdoors, running around, playing in the water, and digging in the sand. For what? Treasures! So far we've found lovely bits of blue and green sea glass, shells, and funny shaped rocks. We've placed some of our treasures on display at home and turned others into these easy-to-make, wire wrapped nature pendants.
Let's Make Wire Wrapped Nature Pendants!
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Aren't they lovely? We love doing nature crafts, like making melted crayon friendship rocks, weaving with flowers, building birds nests, and constructing play dough and rock houses. Today's wire wrapped pendants are a too difficult for the preschool crowd, but adults and older children can easily wrap pendants for younger ones!
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Make Tricycle Circle Artwork with Kids!
When I set up today's preschool art activity, my husband thought I was crazy. Really. He thought I finally inhaled too many craft paint fumes, fell off my rocker, and floated away to la-la land.
To be fair to him, it really WAS a giant art activity. But I was still surprised by his reaction because he's already seen me do messy activities (like making jello brains), slimey activities, and fairly large scale art activities (like this GIANT DIY scratch board).... so really, in the grand scheme of things, what's the big deal with making....
To be fair to him, it really WAS a giant art activity. But I was still surprised by his reaction because he's already seen me do messy activities (like making jello brains), slimey activities, and fairly large scale art activities (like this GIANT DIY scratch board).... so really, in the grand scheme of things, what's the big deal with making....
GIANT TRICYCLE ARTWORK!
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