Today we have a great craft that fits the bill of easy and fun. Take a look at our Clothes Pin Birds Craft! For this craft, you will need: Square clothes pins, ceramic paints in your desired colors, colored feathers, googly eyes, paint brushes, a sheet of yellow foam or felt and some Tacky Glue. Let the kids go to town and paint their wooden clothes pins. If they want to do polka dots, a q-tip works great for this. Let paint completely dry. Then with the tacky glue, glue on the colored feathers on to the back of the clothes pin. Regular glue can also be used. Just make sure it gets completely dry. Turn over to the front...
With my daughters having all of their kids home from school, they have been doing lots more kids crafts to keep the little ones busy. This is a super easy craft that your kids can take outside and will hopefully keep them busy for a little while! Here’s what you will need: White or Glittery Star stickers. We used both! Blue paper bags 2 Popsicle sticks Red and white streamers Glue Stick Yarn or twine Ok, so here we go. Stick the star stickers on to the blue bag. Then cut a very small hole in the bottom of your bag From the outside, stick the end of your yarn or twine through the hole of your bag and tie...
DIY Pressed Flower Craft Nearly every time my daughter plays in the backyard, she brings me a handful of pretty flowers that she’s picked just for me. I also find them in her pockets all of the time when doing laundry! And it’s not just her: my daycare kids are always picking a flower or two to give to their moms at pick up time. It’s so sweet and thoughtful (and believe me, it barely makes a dent in the backyard flower population). While thinking of an easy Mother’s Day craft that my daycare kids could bring home to their parents, I thought it would be fun to do something incorporate pressed flowers – and these DIY candles seemed perfect!...
Updated April 6, 2020. This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SoftsoapTouch #OurCaringHands #CollectiveBias Looking for an easy craft to make with your children? These DIY tie dye shoes are perfect for ages 7 through 20-somethings. Who am I kidding, these shoes are perfect for ages 7 through 99. And you don’t have to use messy traditional tie dye with this simple hack! I look forward to crafting with my children whenever I can. I look for crafts that are easy to do and will make my kids excited about creating. When I originally make this craft, my children were in the tween and teen years. Clothes and fashion were...
No Sew Felt Gnome Craft Gnomes are tiny humans that live underground and are said to possess cunning and magical qualities. They originated during the Renaissance and were strongly associated with magic and alchemy. They appear in works by L Frank Baum, JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, and JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series, and also in many folk and fairy tales, especially in Nordic countries. Today’s gnome craft would be perfect for kids who are ready to read any of these books… or watch the movie adaptations (including the super cute Gnomeo and Juliet). These easy gnomes make cute stand-alone crafts, or can be used in a shoebox theatre to tell a story. You could also string a loop of thread...
