Fun Little Wooden Turkey

This little turkey was on of my favorite Thanksgiving crafts to make. It was easy and fun.

To make this little guy you need
                           wooden block
                           wooden spoons
                            large popsicle sticks
                            paper, paint and ribbon of choice

I started off by painting the wood. I left the sides alone and only painted the middle. Then I modge podged the paper onto the popsicle sticks and spoon. Gluing everything on then decorating the face and adding a cute little bow. If you have older children who like to craft this is perfect.

Fun Way to Get Rid of the Rest of the Halloween Candy with this Cute Little Turkey

We took the rest of the Halloween Candy and put it in these little brown bags.

Perfect craft for kids to do, my little is giving them to her teachers along with a note that tells how grateful she is for them.

Very east to make, just cut out 4 round brown circles and fold them all in half

Glue one on at a time, glue the last one closed and center in the middle of the third circle.

Add some googly eyes  and some strips of construction paper and you have these cute little turkeys.

Small Water Bottle Fun

 Kayla loves to craft and this was a fun and easy craft for her.

  

All we did was through some water bottles in the dishwasher then let them dry.  Once they where Kayla filled them with candy corn  and picked out paper to tape around. Then we just added a little ribbon and Kayla had a little thank you gift to give her friends and teachers.

The Idea Room: Recipe Scrapbook

The Idea Room: Recipe Scrapbook

Teacher Gifts

                                     These where really fun and easy to do.

We just painted clothes pins and painted them, then glued a magnet to one side and post it notes to the other side. 

After School Necessities

Have you ever read had the kids come up and say “there is nothing to do mom, I'm bored.”. Having a good supply of basics crafts on hand provides the foundation for many activities. Having a properly stocked craft cabinet will provide the foundation needed for an abundance of creative & engaging craft activities after school and save you the headache of starting from scratch each time you want to lead a project.

Everyday Craft Items.

Items to include in your Everyday Craft supply regimen include:

Markers, crayons, colored pencils, oil pastels, pencils, rulers, white glue, glue sticks, craft sticks (regular and jumbo), white 8 x 11 paper, construction paper – assorted colors, google eyes, washable tempera paint, sequins, glitter, paintbrushes, pipe cleaners, pom poms, cotton balls, balloons, feathers, hole punch, paper plates, paper lunch bags, pony beads, thread, yarn, plastic bowls, and a glue gun.

Some other recommended items I find come in handy and are always kept in my bag of tricks include:

Glue dots – Readily available at Oriental Trading Company or Amazon. For those tricky craft projects where glue and glues sticks just won’t quite cut it. Tip: Purchase glue dots that come in sheets rather than rolls as they are easier for children to use and they will waste less of them.

Vinyl table cloths – easy clean up after messy projects

Shaving cream – great for hands on manipulative's and craft projects

Fuse beads – can be used for a variety of craft projects and tied into a number of themed units. They can be purchased through S&S Worldwide or Michael's Craft Stores.

Happy Crafting everyone!

Girl's Hair Accesories Holder

Gather your supplies.

puzzle board, hammer, fabric and ribbon of choice, measuring tape,scissors staple gun or glue gun

Measure the width of the back of the puzzle. Find the center and hammer the bracket in.

Cut a piece of batting to the exact measurements of the puzzle. (11 1/2 x9)

Glue batting to front of puzzle.

Cut the fabric of your choice and inch longer all the way around. Center the board on fabric and staple or glue the fabric down.

Even distribute the ribon's. Mine where 2inches apart on the sides and 3 in the middle.
Then glue or staple. I used and hot glue and glues all the ends down for extra protection.

First Aid kits turned into crayon box and teacher supplies

I am trying very hard to go green. I find at times it is very hard to do with 4 kids. Most of the time I have been lucky if I was able to get things into the recycling bin. I am on a mission to do as much as I possibly can to go green. This is my first project I turned these old first aid kit containers into carrying cases for crayons that my 3 yr old can take to church and other places he needs to be entertainded. A teacher supplies box filled with crayons magnets and chalk (Sunday school). It was fun and very easy.

Fun Summer Flip Flops

Gather your supplies

1/4 wooden dowels clothing pins hair clips glue gun plastic flip flops needle fishing line

If you want to use wider or narrower ribbon. You may want to experiment with different size dowels.

Secure your ribbon to one end of the dowel with a clothes pin. Wrap it in a spiral until the entire dowel is covered. Secure the other end with a second pin.

The more ribbon you curl the fuller your bow will be. Continue wrapping dowels till you have several. I cut my dowels in half, they where easier to fit in the oven that way. Set them on a cookie sheet and bake at 250degrees for about twenty minutes. Let them cool completely.



Pull of the pins and gently unwrap your ribbon.

Cut the ribbons to desired length. Depending on ribbon you may want to seal the ends to prevent fraying. Center your bundle of ribbon on twelve inches of fishing line and tie, secure a good knot. Wrap it around a couple more times and tie again.

Glue your bundle to a hair clip or sew it onto a pair of flip flops with the fishing line.

Now go make a little girl happy.

ek Success

I was in need of a new circle cutter. When I went to Micheal's I picked out 3 different cutters, Martha Stewart, Fiscars and ek Success. Obviously I bought the ek success and I love it. It makes perfect circles in second and is easy to use. My children where also able to use it with ease. The blade is not accessible until you are ready to cut so it is very child safe.