Showing posts with label kids crafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kids crafts. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

White Flour Clay Recipe: Kids Crafts

This flour clay recipe is a cooking recipe that adults will need to make for kids. Once the flour clay is cooled, kids can make all sorts of figurines, shapes, and craft projects.

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Lion Mask for Toddlers: Making No-Sew Kids Costumes with Paper Crafts

The lion "mask" for toddlers is a no-sew costume accessory that kids can make with some help from you. The lion "mask" is safe for toddlers 18 months and up because they won't really be wearing the mask.

Lion Mask for Toddlers: Making No-Sew Kids Costumes with Paper Crafts

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Toddler Paper Crafts: Torn Paper Lion

Make a torn paper lion collage craft!!

Use recycled paper, it's cheap, it's fun!

Here are the instructions.

Cheap Birthday Party Invitations: DIY With Kids

Make your own birthday party invitations with your child. Cheap, fun and unique!

Instructions are here.

Friday, July 13, 2007

Using Paper Crafts to Introduce Geometry to Kids: The Sailboat Collage

One way to introduce geometric shapes to kids in a fun way is to make a Sailboat Collage

Stained "Glass" Kids Craft For Three and UP

Learning about colors can be confusing and messy, when making kids crafts.

With this paper crafts idea for kids, they will learn how to make colors without actually mixing them.

By layering colors, kids will learn which color combinations can be used to make other colors.

Parents can teach kids about colors and color combinations with this paper crafts idea.

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

No Glue? Make Your Own!

Running out of glue in the middle of making a paper craft is no fun especially on a rainy day Make this recipe ahead of time so you have it on hand.

This homemade glue recipe requries liquid glycerin and one adult.

Make your own glue.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Painting a Rock Fish


Find some big flat rocks that look like fishes.

Paint them and let them live in your garden.

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

How to Make a "Magic" Crystal Ball


If you're into all things wizardly, you need a crystal ball. How else can you tell how great the next Harry Potter movie will be? Look into the future with your own homemade crystal ball.

How to Make a Magic Crystal Ball


photo by mmagellan

Saturday, April 14, 2007

Five Easy Indoor Gardening Projects for Kids


By Pam Gaulin, Feb 28, 2007 From carnivorous plants to edible herbs, and even an indoor water garden, kids will enjoy watching the fruits of their labor grow after making one of these indoor garden projects.

5 Easy Indoor Gardening Projects for Kids

Materials needeed:

Project 1: Water Garden - goldfish bowl, water plants
Project 2: Carnivorous Plant Terrarium - terrarium container, carnivorous plants
Project 3: Pot o' Flowers - planting pot, soil, flower seeds
Project 4: Pits to Plants - fruit pits, water, container
Project 5: Pizza Herb Garden - planting pot, soil, pizza herbs