Using felt to make a garland is easy and fun for custom decor making. Creating quick and simple DIY home decor is so awesome with felt. It cuts so nicely with a sharp pair of scissors and doesn’t fray! Kunin Felt come in a variety of colors and can be found at your local craft store as well as many places online. Materials and Supplies Needed Directions Start by creating …
Make adorable handmade earrings with liquid clay from Sculpey. These earrings can be made in a few basic (but not completely simple) steps. Working with liquid clay is fascinating and fun but does require patience and practice. Every time I make something new using Liquid Sculpey, I get a little bit better at the art of it all. These earrings are a favorite for sure. Materials and Supplies Step One …
Blast off into a Valentine’s Day craft that is simple and fun for kids of all ages. This one is great for a school project or to make at home. This rocket ship Valentine craft is out of this world. Using basic and inexpensive items from the Dollar Store, make a bunch of these quick and easy Craft Stick Valentine Rocket Ships in about a half hour. Materials: Directions for …
Dot painting is one of my favorite mediums for little kids to explore creativity. This adorable recycled newspaper craft project for kids is such a fun way to create holiday decor. The paper crafted dot paint pumpkin masterpieces can be strung together to create a garland or used individually for cards and gift tags. The possibilities with dot painting is endless. Materials and Supplies Needed Dot Markers (Best for Young …
Create a darling lanyard with Polymer Clay that any teacher would adore! Hello friends! I’m so excited to share my DIY Teacher Lanyard that I made with Polymer Clay with you. I know that sometimes working with clay can be intimidating, but it doesn’t need to be, and I’m happy to help walk you through it! What You’ll Need –Sculpey Bake Shop: Red, Gray Pink, Brown, White, and Yellow–Sculpey III: …
Let’s create Simple Embroidery Patterns Cupcake Hoop Art based on an adorable cupcake doodle and tag that I drew. This hoop art is a super fun gift to create for a birthday decoration, or use it as a gift tag! Embroidery on the Go This is one of my favorite ways to create because it travels like a charm. Packing up all of the necessities to successfully embroider is easy …
Perfect Square Turkey Throw Pillow This perfect square turkey throw pillow is a great way to transition from Halloween to Thanksgiving. It took abou an hour and it was pretty simple. This is a great project for a beginning sewer ready to step it up to add a little personality to a project. I love how cute it turned out and how darling it is on my couch right now …
Springtime hopefully means more time outside than inside for kids (of all ages) and a chance to do dinosaur crafts and garden, even at the same time. There are so many things out there but I think these are the best dinosaur craft ideas for kids. I am so super excited to share this awesome dinosaur garden set from MindWare AND also share some fun printables too. This post is …
Vacation Craft for Kids with Clay Taking crafting supplies on vacation is such a great idea. Some days are rainy and you might find yourself indoors looking for something to do. Crafting is also super fun outdoors and around the pool. I love this Vacation Craft for Kids with Clay! Often times the most difficult part of starting a story (whether for telling or writing) is coming up with the basics. By …
Recycled Paper Tube Rainsticks Recycle paper tube rainsticks are a fabulous way to make fun, usable and creative instruments with your kids. The huge variety of colors from DecoArt’s Americana line create endless possibilities of designs, color schemes and patterns. Did you know that music ignites all areas of child development. It supports skills in school readiness (including intellectual, social-emotional, motor and language development. Making music can help the body …