5 Ways to Use Magazines in Kids Crafts

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Do you find magazines piling up around the house? Wait! Before you recycle the, there are some crafts that you can make with and for kids.

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Top Coloring Products for Toddlers

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What are the top coloring products that are safe for toddlers? Which art and craft products can they hold in those small hands that are still learning? Go beyond just crayons and discover more.

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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

Make a Homemade Easter Basket Using Recycled Material

One of my favorite craft projects as a kid was using an empty gallon-sized milk container to make an Easter Basket.

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Recycled Materials for Homemade Crafts for Kids

Recycling is a wonderful practice. But sometimes the items we recycle also make great crafts. Which items in your recycling bin can be saved and used for the next round of craft projects with your kids?

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Making a Homemade Recycled Baby Noisemaker

You can make a baby noisemaker for an older baby or a toddler out of recycled material and household items. Part rattle, part musical instrument, the toddler will love this craft.

This is a recycled craft that parents make for baby or toddler.

Materials needed:

empty water bottle
super glue (parents only!!!!)
dry beans

Valentine's Day Crafts for Toddlers

Toddlers as young as 14 months old can make a Valentine's Day card or craft, with supervision. What a love-ly idea!

Materials needed:

clear adhesive paper
red construction paper
masking tape
a large heart stencil
red pom poms
red or white yarn
red heart stickers

Make the Valentne's Day crafts!