Kids love to collect stuff, especially when they’re on vacation. Here are some great ways to organize and display their treasures.  Map It Out  Remember vacation destinations by retracing your steps.   Purchase a laminated map of your travel destination. Draw your route on the map with puff paint. Attach souvenirs. Tape […]
 Here’s a super-simple way to assemble a flock of featherless friends. This nearly no-mess project is easy enough to make in minutes and lets kids add lots of inspired elements of their own.   Scrapbook paper Scissors Pencil Colored paper clips Tape Glue stick Hole punch or pushpins  For each, draw a […]
 Card stock in assorted colors Scissors Hole punch Glue Paper fasteners Yarn or embroidery floss for a giraffe mane and tail Flexible straws  Cut out the shapes as shown from card stock. Punch holes in the head for an eye, a nostril, and a mouth. Next, punch holes in both movable leg pieces […]
Card stock in assorted colors Scissors Hole punch Glue Paper fasteners Green glitter glue for alligator scales Flexible straws Pinking shears  Cut out the shapes as shown from card stock, using pinking shears to achieve a serrated look along the top of the back, tail, and teeth, as well as the bottom of the […]
Card stock in assorted colors Scissors Hole punch Glue Paper fasteners Yarn or embroidery floss for a giraffe mane and tail Multicolored craft feathers for parrot plumage Flexible straws  Cut out the shapes as shown from the card stock. Punch an eyehole in the center of the head and another in the top of […]
