Holiday Craft Source

Father’s Day this year is on Sunday, June 19th, 2011. Give your Dad a special gift this year, handmade by you.

• Father’s Day Craft Stick Picture Frame from Kiboomu. Draw a special picture for your dad and frame it in this quick and easy frame made with craft sticks.
• Dad Rocks Paperweight from Crafts by Amanda. A quick and easy last minute Father’s Day gift for your dad. Be sure to get your mom to help you with the baking part. Collect some small pebbles or stones to write Dad Rocks on the paperweight.

• Gone Fishing Chalkboard from Family Corner. Mom, sit with the kids and make up this fishing chalkboard. You will need some paint, a chalkboard, and a few scrapbooking stickers. If your Dad has a different hobby, then just change the theme to fit.
  

Check out our other  Father’s Day Craft Ideas,

Are you planning a Halloween party this year? Check out these decorations and yummy cupcakes to make.

• MegaCrafty shares how to make her Cauldron Cupcakes. These would make a yummy treat at any Halloween party.
• Frizzelstix has a tutorial on how to make her spooky stamped garland as a decoration for Halloween.
• Craft of the Day has a Pumpkin Garland craft for you and the kids to make to decorate your house for that Halloween Party. They also show you how to make Lollipop Ghosts, which would make a good give away at your Halloween Party.

Have fun make decorations and cupcakes for your Halloween Party this year!

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!!

Valentine’s day is only a few weeks away. Have you started to make your Valentine’s Cards yet?

You might want to check out this cute valentine card from The Long Thread. There are two versions of the card to make, one with a crayon heart on the front and one without.

What a great idea for a Valentine’s card.

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!!

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!!.

I have done some quilting before and I was looking for a quick, easy project.

I fould this Simple Quilted Potholder at Craftzine.

For this potholder you will need:

4 strips of light to medium-weight cotton fabric, each measuring 9″×2.75″
9″×9″ piece of light to medium-weight cotton fabric
Two 9″×9″ pieces of cotton quilt batting (I like Warm & Natural brand.)
4″–5″ length of ribbon

Click here for supplies and instructions.

Happy Crafting!!

Since June 27th, 2009, my husband, Phil and I have had a table at our local Farmer’s Market. The Farmer’s Market is held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. every Saturday during the summer. On our  table we have used books, children’s puzzles, knitted dish cloths and crocheted baby blankets. Below is a photo of the Farmer’s Market held on July 11, 2009.

The above photo appeared in “The Weyburn and Area Booster” paper on July 25, 2009. Phil and I are at the first table in the photo.

At the Farmer’s Market this past Saturday, August 8, 2009, there was a pancake breakfast. The Honourable Dustin Duncan, Minister of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sports of Saskatchewan attended the Pancake Breakfast and the Farmer’s Market.  Phil and I visited with him at the breakfast and later he came over and purchased a book from our table.

That is all the news for now. I hope to post some craft ideas later this week.

I hope everyone is having a great summer.

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!!