Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Homemade Body Paint Recipe (2 ingredients Needed!)
Last week I shared a simple 3-ingredient homemade body paint recipe. While we had fun trying it out, I kept wondering if there was another way to make homemade body paint. Turns out there is! I peeked around the internet and found this neat series of body paint recipes. The author shares a couple recipes that involved using washable white paint (which I kind of felt weird using on my skin...) and one that involved using two ingredients that I already had on hand.
Thursday, May 8, 2014
6 Fun Flower Activities for Kids
I've had flowers on my mind lately. But can you blame me?
Spring is here and the world is bursting with color! Plus, Mother's day
is coming up and I imagine mothers all over receiving flowers as
gifts. So that's why I put together this list of 6 fun flower
activities that you can do with your kids. You can turn flowers into works of art, use them to decorate stationary, or place them in a sensory bin! Let's get started!
6 Fun Flower Activities
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Painted Twig Wall Hanging
Painted Twig Wall Art
Chuck's still too young to completely understand the idea of Mother's
Day. But if he were going to give me a handmade gift this Sunday, I'd
venture to say that this Painted Twig Wall Hanging would probably
be it. My little guy has an eye for twigs. Whenever we go for a walk outside, we inevitably bring
back a twig, or a rock, or a leaf (luckily, he hasn't asked to bring back any bugs yet. I might have to put my foot down there.) Our nature collection tends to grow pretty quickly. That's why I really like this twig wall art. It's a beautiful way to remember walks outside, showcase his collection, and do some fun mommy-son crafting too.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Build a toy car that moves
I love painting things with Chuck, but sometimes I yearn to make things that actually move or do things. So when a mommy friend suggested that we build cardboard toy cars that actually move, wowzers, I had to say yes. She found the directions in an old kids' science book (that I don't remember the name of... sorry). And that's how we spent an awesome play date with five kids- eating pizza and then building and racing some cardboard racing cars.
1. The cars really move. Really. You just twist the tin can and then let go. Bam. The rubber bands store the potential energy and then once released, they turn the can... and your car moves by itself!
2. You don't need any expensive materials. In fact, you probably have most of the items already at home.
Have I whet your appetite enough? Ok. Let's build! Vroooom!
Kid Science: Let's Build a Car that Moves!
Today's craft is awesome for 2 reasons:1. The cars really move. Really. You just twist the tin can and then let go. Bam. The rubber bands store the potential energy and then once released, they turn the can... and your car moves by itself!
2. You don't need any expensive materials. In fact, you probably have most of the items already at home.
Have I whet your appetite enough? Ok. Let's build! Vroooom!
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Kid Painted Umbrella (Mother's Day Gift Idea)
Lately Chuck and I have been painting... a lot... and I thought I'd take his artwork up a notch. So I let him paint one of my umbrellas! What? What? Well, it's always fun working on projects involving bigger and different objects. Plus, Mother's day is coming up, so I thought that this painted umbrella would make a lovely handmade gift.
Painting an umbrella is a great way to showcase your child's artwork... plus, it's super fun. (Chuck also had a blast painting it.) Rainy days are always kind of a downer, so opening up an umbrella and seeing a beloved child's artwork will surely brighten up someone's day. Now let's get painting!
Mother's Day Gift Idea- Kid Painted Umbrella
Painting an umbrella is a great way to showcase your child's artwork... plus, it's super fun. (Chuck also had a blast painting it.) Rainy days are always kind of a downer, so opening up an umbrella and seeing a beloved child's artwork will surely brighten up someone's day. Now let's get painting!
Monday, April 28, 2014
DIY Dandelion Crown
What are your thoughts on dandelions? Love em? Hate em? Since we live in the city and I don't do any yard work, I love the little suckers. Their bright yellow color always cheers me up. So dandelions can sprout anywhere as long as I'm concerned. Like his mama, Chuck adores these little yellow flowers too. He picks them from our neighbor's yard (shh, don't tell them!) And he loves blowing them once they turn all white and poofy (again, shhhh, don't tell the neighbors... but they're probably going to get a bumper crop of dandelions next year.) Because we both love these yellow flowers, I had to make a dandelion flower crown for Chuck.
Full confession here- I'm an impatient crafter... so this DIY dandelion crown was right up my alley. It only took a couple of minutes to make and then voila! My son now has a crown fit for a little story tale prince. Let's get crafting!
How to Make a Dandelion Flower Crown
Full confession here- I'm an impatient crafter... so this DIY dandelion crown was right up my alley. It only took a couple of minutes to make and then voila! My son now has a crown fit for a little story tale prince. Let's get crafting!
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
How to do Flower Pounding
Happy Earth Day everyone! How's the weather where you are? It's slowly getting warmer and sunnier over here, so Chuck and I have been taking nature walks around our neighborhood. I was surprised to see so many tiny flowers blooming. (Nature is so resilient, isn't she?) Chuck really loved seeing the colorful blossoms too. We ended up picking quite a few and bringing them back to do some flower pounding.
This craft basically involves hitting flowers (or grass or leaves) with a hammer or rock to release their pigment. As you can probably guess, it was a big hit with the little guy. (Sorry downstairs neighbors!) Keep reading to see how we pounded our flowers!
How to do Flower Pounding With Kids
This craft basically involves hitting flowers (or grass or leaves) with a hammer or rock to release their pigment. As you can probably guess, it was a big hit with the little guy. (Sorry downstairs neighbors!) Keep reading to see how we pounded our flowers!
Monday, April 21, 2014
Make Easter Egg Weebles
This Easter we had a lot of fun hanging out with family and friends. I kept meaning to take lots of photos.... but I was having too much fun doing activities with the kids. I'll try to upload my one or two photos this week. Today I just wanted to show you this really quick DIY Easter Egg Weeble Craft. Yup, you read that right. I made Chuck a couple of cute little Easter Egg Weebles from plastic Easter Eggs. They're weighted, so they don't fall down. (Scroll down for a video of Chuck trying to run them over with a Jeep... yup... that's my kid.)
If you still have your plastic eggs lying around, you might like making these little guys too. Keep reading to find out more!
Cacti and Farm Animal Easter Egg Weebles
If you still have your plastic eggs lying around, you might like making these little guys too. Keep reading to find out more!
Friday, April 11, 2014
Freezer Paper Stenciled Canvas Bags
We're back from Australia! Chuck had a ton of fun playing with his cousin. I'll try to upload some photos next week once we get readjusted to East Coast time. (Eeek.) In the meantime, here's a quick post showing how I made these freezer paper stenciled canvas bags. A couple of weekends ago, I hung out with some old college friends. Wanting to give them something handmade, I whipped up these colorful bags.
Like the designs? I think they're happy and bright, but I can't take credit for them. I modeled the images from ones that I saw via Pinterest.
Freezer Paper Stenciled Tomato, Pear, and Flower Canvas Bags
Like the designs? I think they're happy and bright, but I can't take credit for them. I modeled the images from ones that I saw via Pinterest.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Toilet Paper Roll Flowers and Cacti
I've said it once, and I'll say it again. I've got a black, black thumb. And this saddens me because deep down, my heart is really green. I love looking at plants, I love eating plants, and goodness one year I was even a tree for Halloween! But I'm a plant killer. So this makes today's toilet paper roll craft perfect for me. These cardboard roll plants are pretty to look at, and impossible to kill.
Yup. Aren't they pretty? If you're interested in making yourself some everlasting recyclable plants, keep on reading!
Make Toilet Paper Roll Flowers and Cacti
Yup. Aren't they pretty? If you're interested in making yourself some everlasting recyclable plants, keep on reading!
Friday, March 21, 2014
Make a simple paper kite
Spring is here! Let's go outside! Let's go fly a kite! What? You don't own a kite? No worries, we can make one! Today I'll share with you this really simple DIY paper kite. It's easy to make, fun to play with, and my young son loved decorating his very own kite.
Spring, spring, la la la! (Can you tell that I have a bad case of spring fever? *Twirls around and leaps*)
Now the only warning I have about this craft is that you have to make more than one paper kite. Seriously. Each kid should get have his own. And, be prepared for kites to break or float away. (One of our floated away.)
Alright, let's make some paper kites!
Spring, spring, la la la! (Can you tell that I have a bad case of spring fever? *Twirls around and leaps*)
Make a Simple Paper Kite
Now the only warning I have about this craft is that you have to make more than one paper kite. Seriously. Each kid should get have his own. And, be prepared for kites to break or float away. (One of our floated away.)
Alright, let's make some paper kites!
Thursday, March 20, 2014
DIY Flying Whirly Copter Toy
Lately Chuck and I have been infatuated with things that fly. That's why we made our cardboard space shuttle a couple of days ago. So today I took things one step further to create a handmade toy that actually did fly. Modeled after a plastic toy that hubby brought back from one of his trips, here's our version of a DIY Flying Whirly Copter Toy.
It's pretty neat that the toy actually does fly. You simply spin it between both hands and the copter flies out and floats to the ground. Keep reading to see how we made it (and a video of it flying!)
DIY Flying Whirly Copter Toy
It's pretty neat that the toy actually does fly. You simply spin it between both hands and the copter flies out and floats to the ground. Keep reading to see how we made it (and a video of it flying!)
Friday, March 14, 2014
DIY Melted Crayon Artwork
Have you ever seen those cool examples of melted crayon artwork? You know, the ones where people glue crayons to canvases and then melt them with hair dryers? Well, I thought they were really neat, but wondered if there was another way to do it. After some experimenting, I found out that you can directly melt crayons with a hair dryer as you draw on canvas. Pretty neat, right? The melted crayon just glides over the canvas, giving your artwork a different look and feel. Now instead of making drippy crayon artwork, you can draw any image you like!
I chose to make some spring inspired artwork (because once again, I'm feeling optimistic that warmer weather is coming!)
To see how I made this neat artwork, check out my DIY Melted Crayon Wall Art Tutorial at Handmade Charlotte! Have a great weekend.
I chose to make some spring inspired artwork (because once again, I'm feeling optimistic that warmer weather is coming!)
To see how I made this neat artwork, check out my DIY Melted Crayon Wall Art Tutorial at Handmade Charlotte! Have a great weekend.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
DIY Tin Wall Art
The weather last weekend was glorious and I'm mentally already in Spring mode. Doesn't matter that today was freezing cold... nope, no siree. The sun is shining, it's March, so yes, Spring is here (in my mind at least.) And to celebrate the sunnier, warmer weather, I'm over at Handmade Charlotte today sharing how I made this lovely spring themed DIY Tin Wall Art.
Tin Wall Art sounds pretty fancy-shmancy. I actually made it using materials that I already had at home! Adults and kids can easily turn a simple disposable aluminum baking pan into a piece of lovely and personalized artwork. So grab your Sharpies and baking pan, and head on over to Handmade Charlotte to see how to make yourself some lovely DIY Tin Wall Art!
Tin Wall Art sounds pretty fancy-shmancy. I actually made it using materials that I already had at home! Adults and kids can easily turn a simple disposable aluminum baking pan into a piece of lovely and personalized artwork. So grab your Sharpies and baking pan, and head on over to Handmade Charlotte to see how to make yourself some lovely DIY Tin Wall Art!
Thursday, March 6, 2014
4 Easy Kids' Crafts
Today Chuck's sick and we're stuck at home. Boo! I was going to skip posting today and instead just upload our everyday craft photos onto my Instagram account. But the photos were so cute... so I gave in and I'm uploading a collage here too, just in case you're looking for some crafty inspiration.
4 Really Easy (Practically no prep) Kids' crafts
Keep reading to see how we made each craft:
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Make a square and cube bubble
We are definite bubble lovers over here. With the colder weather outside, we've just been blowing them at home over a beach towel. Recently I learned that bubbles didn't have to just be spherical shaped. They could also look like squares and cubes too. What? No way!
Whoa. It's bubble play for us older folks! Keep reading to see how we made different shaped bubbles:
Yes way! Behold! A cubic bubble!
Whoa. It's bubble play for us older folks! Keep reading to see how we made different shaped bubbles:
Friday, February 21, 2014
Printing with Flowers
Do you have wilting flowers? Before tossing them away, why not try making some flower prints with them? Chuck and I dipped flower heads in paint and made some lovely prints. Then, once the prints dried, I turned them into some personalized, springy stationary.
So don't throw away your Valentine's Day flowers just yet. Keep them and make some cards!
So don't throw away your Valentine's Day flowers just yet. Keep them and make some cards!
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Make Rainbows using CDs
Did you know that you can make rainbows using CDs? Yup! It's true. Check out this rainbow that Chuck and I made right in his room. All we needed was a bright patch of sun, a CD, and a white surface.
Keep reading to see how we made these lovely rainbows!
Keep reading to see how we made these lovely rainbows!
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Cherry Blossom Tissue Paper Flower Craft (Tree printable included!)
I know, it's a little early for cherry blossoms crafts. But this mama is seriously over winter. Buh-bye! With yet another snow storm scheduled to come tomorrow, this tissue paper cherry blossom tree craft is my attempt to kick winter in the face. Hiyah!
Like the tree? You can use it for your kids' crafts too! I turned my painting into a pdf so you can just download it and print it out....
Ahh, cherry blossoms... so beautiful... so springy...
Like the tree? You can use it for your kids' crafts too! I turned my painting into a pdf so you can just download it and print it out....
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Make Shaving Cream Clouds and Paint the bathtub walls
With all the crazy weather that's been happening around these parts, I thought Chuck and I could try creating some of our own crazy weather... indoors! So we made a shaving cream cloud and watched it rain rainbows...
Keep reading to find out how we made it rain rainbows!
Oooh. Isn't it pretty?
Keep reading to find out how we made it rain rainbows!
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