½ cup dippity-do hair gel Food coloring Zip lock bag  Add food coloring and dippity-do to ziplock bag- make sure it is sealed well, and let children manipulate. For visual interest, you can add small items and / or glitter to the gel before sealing.
 Crayons (light and bright colors work best) Handheld pencil sharpener Waxed paper Large paper grocery bags Ironing board and iron Scissors Permanent marker Peel the paper off the crayons. Use a pencil sharpener to shave them over a large sheet of waxed paper, spreading the shavings thinly and leaving a wide blank border around […]
 Robobuddy can be both a new friend and a place to keep valentines cards.    3 cardboard boxes Wrapping paper 1 sheet of foam core Packing tape Hot-glue gun Colored paper 1 brad fastener for gauge arrow Ribbon pieces for laces 2 chenille stems 2 pom-poms 3 plastic lids   Find […]
Balloon (smaller,round ones) Paper Mache Paste Newspapers (cut in little pieces) Seeds Glue Paint Matches Lace Blow up balloons (at a size to fit your palm). Cover the balloon with paper mache paste. Put the pieces of newspapers all over the paste – Let dry. Repeat this procedure three times. When you get the newspaper […]
  They are SUPER SIMPLE and only need a few things, most of which is usually laying around the house. I grabbed the bottles from the recycling bin (2 L or 20oz. sizes work well), the construction paper and glue already on hand.     First put a few drops of white paint […]
A project for even the really young!  Edible “Glitterâ€: Mix a few drops of food coloring into sugar.  Edible “Glue† 3/4 cup water 2 T corn syrup 1 tsp vinegar 3/4 cup cold water 1/2 cup corn starch  In a small saucepan, add the water and corn syrup and vinegar, stir […]
 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 […]
Eggshells (or egg cartons sections) Green pipe cleaners Tempera paint and markers Hot glue or white glue   Clean eggshell halves and dry them gently. Using tempera paint, decorate the shells to look like tulips. Let the paint dry overnight. When the paint is completely dry, add details to the tulips using markers. Twirl […]
