Crafting with your kids
Crafting with your kids keeps them active, gets their creativity flowing and saves them from boredom! Get your kids involved in craft making!
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Licorice Pudding Pops
Summer is here and with that comes hot temperatures and bored kids. I know pudding pops aren’t a new thing , we thought we would give ours a yummy twist by adding chopped up licorice bits to them. At first I was a little nervous at how they would turn out, I wondered if the licorice when frozen would be to hard. To my surprise it was just as soft and delicious as when we opened the package. My kids really enjoyed helping me make these, the hardest part for them was how long it took them to freeze. So, don’t be scared get your kids involved! They are really…
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Edible Summer Sand Art “Fun Dip Style”
I remember back in the late 80’s early 90’s sand art was all the rage. You could buy kits to make it at home or you could go to craft fair or a local amusement park that had a station that you could make your our sand art. Now that I have my own kids I like thinking back on things that I enjoyed doing as a child and re-creating craft days to share these similar experiences with my own children. I looked at different sand art options and then thought to myself: “wouldn’t it be fun if you could eat it also?” I decided the edible sand art would…
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Mother’s Day Finger print family tree gift
Mother’s Day Finger print family tree gift If you’re on the search for a simple yet meaningful gift to give this Mother’s Day then you have come to right place! We made this Finger print family tree for my mom and then placed it in a nice frame. The first step to create your own finger print family tree is to find a tree silhouette you like. I found this one here at Scrapbook alphabet, by using a Google search for free tree silhouette downloads. After I found the tree I liked I then moved the image over into word. You could also use photo shop, pic monkey, or any…
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April Fools Dinner
April Fools Dinner I love April Fools Day and it is just around the corner! Any ideas of what you will be doing for pranks??? Here is a fun dinner prank that I am sure the kids will enjoy! It’s a 4 course meal all made of cupcakes!!! Now, who wouldn’t enjoy that for dinner??? The idea came from one of my all time favorite cook books Hello Cupcake. I know these may look a little intense or time consuming, they really are not. They are actually really easy. To get the shape of the drum stick you use donut holes, that you frost on top of the cupcake. Then…
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Shamrock Glass Gem Jewelry
Shamrock Glass Gem Jewelry This really isn’t a new concept at all. I just tweaked another way to use these. Remember about 8-10 years ago, it was really popular to glue scrapbook paper on the back of these jems and add a magnet? Totally the same thing here! I just stepped it up a notch and made them into something wearable. If you looking for a fun St. Patrick’s Day craft to do with your kids or tweens. Add this to your list, It is really simple inexpensive and I’m sure they will be proud to wear their new creation on St. Patrick’s Day. Plus you may just use some…
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Simple Handmade Crafts: A Guide for Beginners
Simple Handmade Crafts: A Guide for Beginners This post was brought to you by Sykes Cottages If you’re new to the world of craft, getting started can be a little daunting. Where do you start? What do you need? How much will it cost? These are questions every beginner asks, but luckily, crafting is a lot simpler than you think. To encourage you to give crafting a go, Sykes Cottages have created a series of simple craft tutorials that are easy to follow and require few specialist tools and materials. The guide features six fun tutorials, with creative crafts ranging from a penguin finger puppet to a crochet tablet cover,…
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Faux Valentine Chocolate box
Faux Valentine Chocolate box Did you end up with a bunch of Christmas tins filled with goodies? Now what do you do with all those left over Christmas tins? Now you probably don’t feel like storing those tins for an entire year but wait! Before you throw them out or donate them to good will how about re-purposing them into a valentine gift? This is something the kids can help with and it makes a great gift for neighbors, grandparents or close friends. I purchased some valentines scrapbook paper some foam hearts and also cut out some hearts on the Silhouette machine. Next, I used the tins that I had…
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Robot Valentine kids tutorial with free printable
Robot Valentine kids tutorial with free printable I made these valentine robots 5 years ago when my son was in preschool! Back then printables were just coming to light and if you made them, you were probably a graphic designer. The first time I made these, I typed up the saying in word and then stamped a heart in the background. This time I have created a free printable for you to use!! And there are 8 prints on a page. I also had a really great helper today! My son is now 9 and I was so surprised at how much he loved this valentine and making it all…
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Valentine bubble gum airplane
Valentine bubble gum airplane Here is fun valentine and even the kids can help. I purchased the bubble gum in 3 packs from the dollar store. I used my silhouette machine to cut out the 3 different sizes of rectangles and circles for the wheels and propeller. You can also use a paper cutter, punches or a good old fashioned ruler and scissors to cut the rectangles out. Next we hot glued all the rectangles and circles on. We created the tag using a stamp from the stampin up set “toy box”. I had my son color in the stamp, while I typed and printed the “love is in the…
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Valentine chip board earrings
Valentine chip board earrings This is a fun little valentines project. It is easy enough that Tweens or teens could help or make on there own. You will need chip board circles. Mine are from a pre-printed pack of chip board designs. The circles I used measure about 1 1/2 inches. I also used some old printed music and red glitter card stock. You will also need a circle punch or cutting machine to match the size of your chip board circle, a heart punch or pre-cut hearts, glossy affects or crystal accents glaze, earring hooks and jump rings, a small hole punch, and tacky glue. I know that sounds…
