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Dollar Store Crafts. Summer Fun: Ecosystem Edition. This is not my idea, but I know a good one when I see it, and I had to tuck this away to do this summer with the kids.
Some kids at one of our schools did something similar for a science project, and then my friend Michelle, over at Scribbit, detailed the project when she did it with her children up in Alaska. That being said, so that I take no credit whatsoever, this is a really, really cool thing to do with your kids, young and old. Even my sixteen year old daughter was completely engaged for the hours we spent. First, here's what you need for each one: 3 clear 2-liter (empty) soda bottles clear packing tape aquarium gravel water dechlorinator rubber band 4" piece of netting (I used cut up pantyhose) soil fish, snails, or other aquatic life elodea, (which is banned in CA), duck weed (which the store didn't have), anachris, or other aquatic plants crickets, pill bugs, earthworms a few dead leaves and small sticks Can you see the little fishies swimming around?
Can't wait to watch it all happen! Edible Teacups. By Cindy Littlefield There is no shortage of teacups at the Mad Hatter's unbirthday party.
In fact, the cups rotate around the table so quickly Alice never gets so much as a sip of tea. Made from ice cream cones and cookies, these edible cup-and-saucer treat holders are a cinch to assemble and will ensure that each guest at your child's tea party gets his or her fill. For each teacup, you'll need: Cup-style wafer ice cream coneRound sugar or shortbread cookieDecorator's icing2 gummy rings candiesAssorted candies, popcorn, or trail mix to fill the teacup Instructions: 1. 2.
Spring Flower Bowl - Martha Stewart Holiday & Seasonal Crafts. Rainbow Batik. I saw this wonderful project at this great site Pink and Green Mama (a favorite of mine)- as soon as I saw the project, I just had to try it out with Holly as this was right up her alley.
When I showed her what we were doing, she was very excited. We started with a white cloth napkin and if she enjoyed this project we would later tackle something larger like an apron or book bag. This was just the right size for now though. You take your Elmers Gel Glue and draw a design all over your fabric. Let is sit and dry for a couple of hours, we set ours in the sunshine.
This project, though it looks fancy, was amazingly easy and quick! Recycled Crafts - Recyclable Crafts for Kids - Recycling Craft Ideas. Recycled Crafts - Recyclable Crafts for Kids - Recycling Craft Ideas. This photo originally appeared in FamilyFun Magazine Total Time 1 hour Ages all-ages In Guatemala, kids tell their troubles to worry dolls- tiny figures that they tuck under their pillows at night.
Take this tradition worldwide with a multicultural collection of clothespin dolls. What you'll need Craft sticks Glue Straight clothespins Yarn Markers Fabric scraps Wire or metallic pipe cleaners How to make it. Recycled Crafts - Recyclable Crafts for Kids - Recycling Craft Ideas. Ghoulie Games. A Spring Scavenger Hunt. I've been wanting to plan more activities for my kids recently.
The weather isn't great here yet, but I still like to get them outside when I can. So, I planned a spring scavenger hunt for Rex. I gathered 12 random things from our yard and took pictures of them on white posterboard. Then I put them into a collage on picnik. This is what it looked like. I printed it off and taped it to the top of an empty egg carton. We headed out into the yard to start hunting. How to make gift bags from newspaper. When I bought something at a store recently, the clerk handed me my purchase in a bag made from a newspaper.
I liked it very much and had to make some more—thus today's DIY recycled newspaper project: gift bags made from the Wall Street Journal. You can vary the dimensions, of course, but here's what I used to create a bag that's 5" tall, 4.5" wide, and 3" deep. Stack two sheets of newspaper on top of each other. This will be a two-ply bag for extra sturdiness. Cut out a rectangle that's 15.5" wide and 8.25" tall. Fold a flap 1.25" down from the top. Cut two pieces of cardstock or chipboard to 4.25" x 1", then glue them on the widest two panels just under the top fold.
Put glue on the outside of the 0.5" tab and bring the left-most panel over to form the body of the bag, aligning the cut edge of the panel with the folded edge of the flap. Upend the bag so the 2" flap is now up. Put glue on both flaps and fold them inward to form the bottom of the bag.