Holiday Craft Source

Today I was on the Disney Family Fun website and came across 25 Easy Valentines Day Gift Giving Crafts.

If you are looking for a quick craft project for you and your children to make to give out on Valentine’s Day, be sure to check these out.

My favourites are:

• Captive Heart
• Clip Hearts
• Cookie Cutter Heart
• Beading Hearts
• Pencil Toppers
• Book of Love
• You Rule

Happy Crafting!!

Halloween is only two weeks away. Below are some great halloween craft ideas:

At DLTK‘s I found:

• Ghost Windsocks craft for children ages 3 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Halloween Wreath for children ages 6 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Witch Doorknob Hanger for children ages 2 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Jack-O’Lantern Votive Candle Holder Craft for children ages 3 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• and more!

At Activityvillage.co.uk I found:

• Pumpkin Seed Necklace. A great idea to use up the seeds after you carve your pumpkin. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Halloween Fuse Bead Patterns. Great Halloween designs to make using your fuse beads.
• Witch’s Hat. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• and more!

Happy Crafting!!

Today I would like to share with you some Halloween Crafts that I found on Kaboose.

• Witches’ Hat for children age 5 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Spooky Eyeball Bucket for children age 5 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Balloon Ghouls for children age 8 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Friendly Ghost Flag for children age 5 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Tin Can Black Cat for children age 5 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Bat Pins for children age 6 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Pumpkin Luminaries Craft for children age 7 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• and many more.

Have fun making these and other Halloween crafts with your chlidren and don’t forget to take pictures of the finished crafts for your scrapbook.

Happy Crafting!!

This evening I found some back to school items for you to sew.

• Embroidered Pencil Case at Orange Flower Patterns.  This is a pattern for a nice embroidered pencil case. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Pencil Pockets at Family Fun. Sew up these pen and pencil holders for your locker out of an old pair of jeans. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Blue Jean Book Bag at Family Fun. Sew up this book bag from an old pair of jeans. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Kids Art Apron at Obsessively Stitching. Make this Art Apron for your child from a dish towel. Click here for supplies and instructions.

August is almost over and that means that school is starting soon. Here are some craft ideas you might enjoy making with your children to get them excited about going back to school.

At Kaboose we found:

• Personalized Lunch Bag for children ages 5 and up. Create a fun lunch bag which can be used over and over again. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Personalized Locker Mirror for children ages 8 and up. Dress up your locker with a unique mirror you have created. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Backpack Buddies for children ages 8 and up.  Kids will love to hang these are their backpacks and share with their friends. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• and much more!!

At DLTK’s we found:

• Home Made Binders and Journals. Some great ideas to create and decorate binders and journals. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Bulletin Board for children age 6 and up. Make a back to school bulletin board to hang special photos, notes from mom and reminders to yourself! Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Fluffy Puffy Feather Pens for children age 7 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• and many more!!

Happy Crafting!!

It is already August 15th, I do not know where the month has gone. It is almost time for the kids to return to school.

Here are some craft ideas to use up all those popsicle sticks the kids have saved over the summer.

• Reversible Gorilla Stick Puppet from StoryPlace. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Dragonfly Craft from About.com. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Heart Flowers from FamilyCorner.com. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Pencil Holder from MakingFriends. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Heart Angel from DLTK. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Craft Stick Water Skier from Craft of the Day. Click here for supplies and instructions.

I hope you have fun making some of these projects with your kids during the last few weeks of summer.

Happy Crafting!!.

Do your kids like to play with Play Dough? Have you ever made your own Play Dough?

• At Craftzine.com I found a tutorial on how to make your own Play Dough.
• At Recipe Goldmine I found many different recipes for making Play Dough.
• At Family Corner.com I found 10 Edible Play Dough Crafts: Kool-Aid Play Dough, Oatmeal Play Dough, Peanut Butter Play Dough and more.
• At Creative Kids at Home I found more Play Dough recipes: Uncooked Play Dough, Corn Starch Clay and more.
• At Ruby Glen I found instructions on how to Create Your Own Play Dough Kit.

The next time the kids are bored, make up some Play Dough and they will have fun creating shapes and creatures. Do not forget to take pictures of their creations.

Happy Crafting!!

I do not know where June has gone it seem to have just flown by.  July will be here next week and the kids will be out of school for the summer.

Are you looking for some craft projects to keep the kids busy this summer? Well be sure to check out some of these summer crafts.

At Main Street Mom we found some great ideas:

• Rock Paperweights.  Find some unique rocks when out walking, wash and dry them and then have the kids decorate them with paint.
• Jigsaw Puzzles. Recycle some cardboard and some old magazines to make into Jigsaw Puzzles.
• and more!

At DLTK Growing Together I found:

• Kite Craft. This kite won’t actually fly but it is a reminder of the times  you and the kids did fly kites.
• Summer Lacing Projects. Lacing projects are great for pre-schoolers and kindergarten children. Choose one of three templates or design your own. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Luminaria Craft.  Recycle some of your tin cans and crease a luminaria from it.
• and more!!

I hope that you and your kids have fun making some of these crafts this summer. Also, do not forget to take photos of the finished projects so you can treasure them forever.

Happy Crafting!!

Summer will be here before we know it. Are you looking for some crafts for the children to do this summer?

At DLTK Growing Together I found some Flower Crafts:

• Daffodil Egg Carton Craft for children ages 4 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Handprint Tulips for any age. Click here for supplies and instructions.  A great project for kids who like to get messy.
• Plus many more Flower Crafts.

At My Craft Book I found:

• Paper Towel Roll Rain Stick. Click here for supplies and instructions.  If you like the sound of rain sticks why not make one of your own.
• Braided Jean Bracelet. Click here for supplies and instructions.  Before your old jeans are tossed out  make this bracelet for yourself and your friends this summer.
• Flowers and Bees Decorated Flip Flops. Click here for supplies and instructions.  Great idea to decorate those flip flops for summer.
• Plus many more summer crafts.

And, remember to take photos of the crafts your children make this summer to put into a scrapbook to be treasured to many years to come.

Happy Crafting!!

Today I was looking for some handmade gifts and cards that children can make for their mom for  Mother’s Day.

At Amazing Moms I found:

• Flower Door Stop for Mom. This door stop is made using a coffee can, felt and florist wire. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Helping Hands. Make your Mom a bouquet of special things you can do for her. Click here for supplies and instructions.
  
• Mother’s Day Button Bracelet. Make your Mom a bracelet using buttons. Click here for supplies and instructions.
  
• Mom’s Vase Handmade Card. Make this handmade card with flowers. Click here for supplies and instructions.
  

At Family Fun I found:

• ABC Book of Mom. Using a blank notebook, some crayons or markers. For each letter of the alphabet draw or write something about your mother. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Mother’s Day Box. Decorate a shoe box and add small presents. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• House Helper Card. Make a pledge to help Mom around the house with this colorful card. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Photo House Card. Make this card in the shape of a house and include photos of Mom’s favourite faces. Click here for supplies and instructions.

Happy Crafting!!