Ever try
out a project, expecting one thing and then getting something
completely different? That’s what
happened with a recent art adventure. I loved this stained glass art with toilet paper rolls and never had a chance to try it out. It seemed so easy. Stamp, wait, then paint! Boom.
Easy and colorful kid art!
Well, my preschooler and I've started making Valentine's Day Crafts and made a Valentine’s day
version….with unexpected results!
Showing posts with label recycled. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recycled. Show all posts
Friday, January 15, 2016
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
GIANT, Gorgeous Painted Snowflakes
I have 3 words for you: GIANT COLORFUL SNOWFLAKES. A dream? Nope! These gorgeous snowflakes are simple to make and a great way to showcase your child's artwork too!
Giant and Gorgeous Painted Snowflakes
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Monday, November 30, 2015
Milk Jug Santa Claus Craft
Got a milk jug lying around? Well don't throw that baby out! Instead, use it to make a recycled Christmas Craft! My preschooler and I recently turned ours into this cute
Milk Jug Santa Claus!
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Easy Washi Tape Thanksgiving Banner
This colorful and beautiful Thanksgiving Banner is easy to make and will look beautiful hanging up this holiday season! And guess what? It's made from everyday materials like washi tape, paint chips, straws, and popsicle sticks!
Easy Washi Tape Thanksgiving Banner
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Friday, November 6, 2015
Recycled Hibernating Bear Craft! (And our favorite Bear books!)
Does your child love learning about nature? With the recent cooler weather we've been turning to more fall crafts and winter crafts. Recently we talked about bears and hibernation. (For some reason my preschooler was amused by the idea of an animal sleeping through the winter. As a tired, pregnant mom... the idea of sleeping for a long time really appealed to me!)
Today I'm sharing this easy Recycled Hibernating Bear Craft! It's a great way to teach kids about their natural world using some creative arts and crafts fun!
Today I'm sharing this easy Recycled Hibernating Bear Craft! It's a great way to teach kids about their natural world using some creative arts and crafts fun!
Recycled Hibernating Bear Craft
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Friday, September 18, 2015
Easiest cardboard Rainmakers ever!
Recently my son and I have been talking a lot about the weather. We're currently in the middle of a horrible drought in Southern California so we desperately need rain. Since we always have a ton of cardboard rolls lying around (which we LUUURVE using for cardboard roll crafts), we recently made a rainmaker together. Set-up was simple and it was a snap to put it together.
Here's how we did it!
Here's how we did it!
Shake! Shake! Make Your Own Rainmaker with Kids!
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Monday, September 7, 2015
Colorful Fairytale Cardboard Castles
The
castle and dragon craze continues at our house!
Last week we made some lovely paper plate dragons. Did you check them out? Then, we painted some castles that were built from
scraps of paper and cardboard. This was a perfect play date craft because the castles were easy to assemble and both the kids (and moms) had fun painting them!
Cardboard Roll Castles
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Monday, August 24, 2015
Two ways to Make Confetti (And Celebrate Fiesta!)
Have you ever made confetti before? I've seen bags of it in the stores, but never made my own. Recently my son and I walked with our church in our town's parade. It was a really fun Children's parade celebrating our town's Mexican, Spanish, American Indian, and early history.
I really wanted Chuck to have something to throw in the parade. (Because let's face it, allowing a preschooler to throw colorful things at people = SUPER kid fun.) So the night before the parade, my husband and I made two HUMONGOUS BAGS of confetti for kids to throw. And guess what? We made it in less than half an hour. That's right. We became confetti-making machines! Here's how we did it!
I really wanted Chuck to have something to throw in the parade. (Because let's face it, allowing a preschooler to throw colorful things at people = SUPER kid fun.) So the night before the parade, my husband and I made two HUMONGOUS BAGS of confetti for kids to throw. And guess what? We made it in less than half an hour. That's right. We became confetti-making machines! Here's how we did it!
Let's Make Confetti!
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Make GIANT DIY Greeting Cards for Family and Friends
I don't know about you, but there's something cute and fun about seeing super tiny or super big things. Today I'm over at DIY Candy sharing how I made these Giant DIY Greeting Cards!
Happy making, friends!
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Happy making, friends!
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
DIY Easy, Breezy Cardboard Rainbow Mobile (Template included)
Rainbows have been on my mind a lot lately. Maybe it has to do with landmark Supreme court ruling? Or maybe it's just because I've been kinda sick and they make me feel happy. Hrmm... probably a bit of both reasons, I suspect. Here on the blog, I've shared a full spectrum of rainbow crafts. They're colorful, fun, and always put a smile on people's faces. Today I'm sharing this easy, breezy cardboard rainbow mobile that I whipped up a couple of nights ago.
I really love how it moves in the air.
Cardboard Rainbow Mobile
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Thursday, June 18, 2015
Father's Day Super Secret Message Card
Father's Day is right around the corner! And surprise, surprise... Chuck and I have yet to make hubby a gift or a card. (I've been pretty sick lately, so I've totally been off the ball with crafts. Ack.) Last year we made these super cute Father's Day Cards. This year... well... it might just be a chocolate bar and a doodle. (Sorry hubby!)
But I still have a cute Father's Day card to share. This super-secret spy card would be great for older kids to make for dad. Kids create their own ciphers and codes. Then, dad decodes the message on Father's Day. Neat, right? You even turn the dials to find out the code. So. Cool!
You can find a video for this Super Secret Father's Day Message Card on PBS today!
(And if you need more tips on how to make the cipher work, check out my comments down in the comment section!)
But I still have a cute Father's Day card to share. This super-secret spy card would be great for older kids to make for dad. Kids create their own ciphers and codes. Then, dad decodes the message on Father's Day. Neat, right? You even turn the dials to find out the code. So. Cool!
You can find a video for this Super Secret Father's Day Message Card on PBS today!
(And if you need more tips on how to make the cipher work, check out my comments down in the comment section!)
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Make a Pirate Toilet Roll Craft With Your Mateys!
Toilet roll crafts, ah we've done so many toilet roll crafts over the years. They're simple, fun, and there are oh so many options! For last month's MollyMoo Contribution, I made these adorable cardboard roll mermaid and hula girls. This month I'm mixing it up... with a cute Pirate and Parrot Toilet Roll Pair. Arrrgh! So head on over to MollyMoo's, me hearties, and you'll find the full tutorial there!
Toilet Roll Pirate and Parrot
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Pizza Box Car Garage
The next time you get some take-out pizza, ask them for an extra clean pizza box. Why? So you and the kids can make a pizza box car garage, of course!
Recycled Pizza Box Car Garage
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Egg Carton Flower Pins
I love seeing kids' homemade gifts. Don't you? There's something beautiful about receiving a gift made by tiny hands. Today several kid-craft loving bloggers and I took on an egg carton craft challenge. We came up with different ways to craft with egg cartons. Since Mother's day is coming up next month, I thought it would be great to make some egg carton flower pins! Like our styrofoam mosaic tile picture frames, this craft turns "junk" into lovely gifted treasures.
Egg Carton Flower Pins
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Saturday, April 4, 2015
How to make Woven Easter Baskets
Easter is tomorrow! And if you're looking for a super easy and cute kids Easter craft.... this is it! Check out these woven Easter Baskets!
A friend left her strawberry baskets at our place the other day. I kept meaning to return them to her, but never got a chance. Oops. So they just kept staring at me this past week... whispering, "Craft with me, craft with me." Well, of course I had to obey their siren calls.
With all their open holes, I knew they would be perfect to practice weaving on!
(By the way- we've done so many weaving crafts over here that this was a nice one to add to the collection:
How to make Woven Easter Baskets
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A friend left her strawberry baskets at our place the other day. I kept meaning to return them to her, but never got a chance. Oops. So they just kept staring at me this past week... whispering, "Craft with me, craft with me." Well, of course I had to obey their siren calls.
With all their open holes, I knew they would be perfect to practice weaving on!
(By the way- we've done so many weaving crafts over here that this was a nice one to add to the collection:
Friday, April 3, 2015
Painted Tin Can Succulent Pots
Spring has sprung! Are you enjoying all the lovely blooms popping up around your neighborhood? In honor of Spring, today's Creative Preschool theme is.... plants! So I wanted to share how we painted and repotted these tin can succulents.
Because this is part of the Preschool Collaborators Series, there are links at the bottom of the post to 4 other bloggers' great ideas for teaching preschoolers about flowers and plants! (So scroll down to the bottom of the post to check those out!)
Because this is part of the Preschool Collaborators Series, there are links at the bottom of the post to 4 other bloggers' great ideas for teaching preschoolers about flowers and plants! (So scroll down to the bottom of the post to check those out!)
How to Repot Succulents in Painted Tin Cans
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Friday, March 6, 2015
10 Ocean Crafts and Activities
This week's Creative Preschool Collaborator's theme is Oceans and Fish! I was excited to tackle the theme because Chuck LOVES going to the beach and playing in the ocean. So keep reading for some ocean themed storybook ideas, 10 preschool ocean crafts/activities, AND 4 other kid blogger's creative Ocean themed activities!
10 Ocean Crafts and Activties
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Piranha Plant Valentine Card box
Note: This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own.
Recently Plaid Crafts sent samples of craft paint and Mod Podge to a couple of craft bloggers. They challenged us to create funky, fun, and unique Valentine Card Boxes. Paint? Mod Podge? Fun Card Boxes? Oh yeah. You can bet that I was all over this challenge to celebrate Valentine's Day with Plaid Crafts!
Ok. So it's beena zillion years awhile since I've been in school. I really wanted to make a box inspired by my own childhood, so I went old school and made a Piranha Plant Valentine Card Box. (I think my younger self would have totally dug it.)
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Recently Plaid Crafts sent samples of craft paint and Mod Podge to a couple of craft bloggers. They challenged us to create funky, fun, and unique Valentine Card Boxes. Paint? Mod Podge? Fun Card Boxes? Oh yeah. You can bet that I was all over this challenge to celebrate Valentine's Day with Plaid Crafts!
Ok. So it's been
Piranha Plant Valentine Card Box
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Super Easy Cardboard Biplanes
The plane obsession continues over here! Just when you think we're done with transportation crafts... oh no... we've got another one up our sleeve.
Awhile back Chuck and I made this toilet roll biplane. But sadly, that plane broke. Chuck still loves biplanes, so I came up with this super easy practically unbreakable cardboard biplane craft for him to make and then fly.
Awhile back Chuck and I made this toilet roll biplane. But sadly, that plane broke. Chuck still loves biplanes, so I came up with this super easy practically unbreakable cardboard biplane craft for him to make and then fly.
Super Easy Cardboard Biplane Craft
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Sunday, February 1, 2015
Chinese New Year Dragon Puppet
Chinese New Year is coming soon! We've been so engrossed in Valentine's day crafts lately, that I almost forgot about the holiday. But today we're rectifying that mistake. Last year we made these 2 really easy dragon puppets. (Definitely check them out because they were super cute and super easy. Plus, I included free printable templates!)
This year we're keeping with the dragon theme and making this Chinese New Year Dragon Puppet from recycled cardboard! It's an upgraded version of last year's craft because you can actually move this dragon around!
This year we're keeping with the dragon theme and making this Chinese New Year Dragon Puppet from recycled cardboard! It's an upgraded version of last year's craft because you can actually move this dragon around!
Recycled Chinese New Year Dragon Puppet
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