Foil Sculpting Here’s a fun activity that keeps children busy and encourages them to use their imaginations. It’s a great activity to do in the car on a long road trip, or just something fun and different to do on a rainy day. All you need is a roll of cheap aluminum foil and some […]
 Cut three bumps in a row from a cardboard egg carton, leaving them attached. This will be the snowman. Paint the entire outside of the three bumps white. Glue the snowman to blue paper. Cut facial features, buttons, boots, stick arms and a hat for the snowman from colored construction paper. Glue them all […]
 Baby food jar (I made larger ones with mayo & olive jars: very cute!) White tissue paper (or you can use white acrylic paint) Small orange pompom or small tube made from paper Small black pompom or circles punched from fun foam Thin ribbon for scarf Black acrylic paint for lid Glue  Glue […]
Contributed by a site visitor who keeps a “bit box” full of scrap paper, colored foil, sequins, pieces of wallpaper collected from their local DIY store, tissue paper, wrapping paper, and other scrap craft supplies for her little ones. She even cuts out her children’s favorite shapes to add to the box. Â I thought […]
Cardboard tubes Pipe cleaners Ruler Pencil Scissors Hole punch Thread or string  For each ornament, flatten a 7 1/2-inch length of cardboard tube. Mark and cut it into 3/4-inch-wide rings; you’ll need 10 for this project. On each flattened ring, mark dots 3/4 inches in from each folded edge. With a hole punch, make […]
1 paper towel roll cardboard tube 2 small feathers 2 pink miniature pom poms 1 brown miniature pom poms 13-15 yellow miniature pom poms 3 red small pom poms acrylic paint: brown, flesh, light brown, white, black and pink black fine tip marker felt: tan, brown, gray, white, black, orange, peach, and green scissors hot […]
Greet your Halloween night callers with a row of mini pumpkins perched along your windowsill.   cardboard egg carton orange craft paint black or yellow craft paint (or black marker) green twist tie or piece of chenille stem newspaper scissors craft glue rice, beans, or candy to place inside the pumpkin  optional: green […]
 corn syrup empty clear bottle/jar – with or without a lid green food coloring crafting googly eyes   Pour corn syrup into your jar and add 2-3 drops of food coloring. Stir. Now add your googley eyes. These will float, unless you glue on a weight to the back of the eyes, or […]
