Raised Salt Painting ~ Housing A ForestHousing a Forest. Watercolors are such a versatile medium and I LOVE them.
This time we used the liquid watercolors which I think is a bit easier for this project, but the cake variety work as well. For salt painting you will need table salt, white glue, watercolors and thick paper (I used watercolor paper because it was what we had on hand, but I have used mat board and even cardboard works well). Family Fun magazine is wonderful and has so many amazing ideas, including this one.
Build a Felt Cupcake. Feb03 by Rachel Meeks Kids can build and decorate their own felt cupcakes.
Make several and when you’re done, you have all the ingredients for more quiet playtime. It’s so small and portable, I’m going to take these cupcakes with us to keep my four-year-old daughter busy on an international flight this weekend. The only supplies required are felt and scissors. Paper Plate Dinosaur Craft for Kids with Free Templates. This is a guest post for Learn with Play at Home written by the lovely Kate from The Craft Train.
For more of their awesome ideas, be sure to check out their site. Enjoy, Debs :) 5 Paper Plate-a-sauruses with templates Here’s an activity for all the dinosaur-loving kids out there. Seven Flowers. Awesome Pop Up - Video - StumbleUpon.
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Click here for a roundup with lots more projects, photos and ideas, including a DIY toy workbench for a little boy! And if you like this post, Subscribe to Green Your Decor for more DIY projects and green ideas! I like to think of myself as pretty crafty. I often see items in a store and think of a way (or find a tutorial) so I can make it myself. Recycled. Oh my! handmade goodness - StumbleUpon. By Michelle Vackar, Modern Handmade Child One of our favorite outside activities at our home is drawing with chalk on the driveway.
You can play hopscotch, four-square, and of course draw and create silly stories. My daughters and I were talking one day as we played hopscotch about how to make chalk and I thought to myself, let’s try it! It ended up being quite a lot of fun. What you will need: • Toilet paper or paper towel tubes • Scissors • Duct tape • Wax paper • Small bucket or disposable container to make the recipe • ¾ cup of warm water • 1 ½ cups Plaster of Paris • 2-3 tablespoons of tempera paint • Paper bag or a “mess mat”
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