Sew your own pig and piglets. This big pig has a zippered pocket containing six (or more, if you like) little piglets that look just like her!
The piglets have Velcro snouts allowing them to 'nurse' at the matching Velcro dots on Mama Pig's belly. Let her loose in your play pigsty and let your little farmer have at it. Mama is even big and sturdy enough for small children to ride her for a fun change of pace. At the end of a long day of farming, prop your feet on her for a bit of rest. Kids Crafts: Water Noodle Lacing & Pattern Practice. Here is today's kids craft...
(still trying to post one each Monday :)) I am certain I saw something similiar to this on a blog last year...forgive me for not telling you where/when- I can't remember... This is a great activity for pre-schoolers and even kindergarteners. In fact, it is going to be one of my centers in pre-school this year :) It is a great way to practice patterns.
Purchase some water noodles- I got mine at Target for about 75 cents each on clearance- in the dollar section. Cut them up with your kitchen knife on a cutting board. Buy some cording- I got mine at Wal-mart for about a dollar a yard. Busy Bag Swap: Day 2 (Pool Noodle Lacing) My sister Avery is up today...she's the 2nd out of the 5 us kids.
My Husband Is Crazy » Blog Archive » Oooh…I have a great idea – I’ll be right back! My crazy and wonderful husband got an idea in his mind first thing yesterday morning that he was going to construct the perfect pool shade for our baby girl.
He had the perfect idea in his head and knew exactly how he was going to construct it. We love having our baby in the pool but worry that she may get too much sun. As soon as our friends arrived, Jason kidnapped one of them and headed out on their quest. They went to three different major stores and called three other stores trying to find floating pool noodles. This was a key component to his design and he was not going to rest until he found his floating pool noodles. We live in So. And if that weren’t exciting enough, today my crazy husband decided he would break out the motorized raft he recently bought. Our elevent month old loved the motorized raft. Be Sociable, Share! Fun with foam noodle chains. Over the summer, I purchased several foam swimming pool noodles to use in my classroom.
I cut most of the noodles up into smaller pieces and stashed them away until I found a good use for them… Kids Crafts: Water Noodle Lacing & Pattern Practice. Mud Pie Kitchen Inspiration. Sock Bunny. Unlike many sock toys that needs a pair of socks to sew, each sock bunny only needs one (1) sock to make.
With a pair of socks you can make a pair of bunny couples. If you have a rather new sock that lost it’s partner, you can make a bunny with it instead of throwing it away. You may use different sizes of socks to come out with various sizes of sock bunnies. The sock bunny can’t sit on its own, I pinned them down for photography purpose. You may add beads or rice to make the bottom heavier so that it can sit properly. [If you are interested on the felted carrot shown at the background, here is the tutorial to make it.] {Get full details on next page.}
Pages: 1 2 Get all updates via email: Ojo De Dios or God's Eye Craft. I have become some what fascinated with the beautiful simplicity of the Ojo De Dios.
The Ojo has roots in the ancient Huichol Indians of Mexico. Early account of the brightly colored combination of yarn and sticks is said to symbolize the all seeing eye of God and represents the power of seeing and understanding unseen things. I think the Ojo De Dios (translated from Spanish to "Eye of God") is a beautiful reminder of God's watchful eye on us as we navigate life. Ojos De Dios are relatively easy to make, which is another thing I love. Their simple construction makes them a perfect kid's craft (although I would suggest this for ages 5 and older-but it's up to you.) ~Assorted colors of yarn. {Summer Camp} Giant Bubbles Kit Tutorial With Free Printables. Kojotutorial- the ballerina dress (an anthropologie dulcie dress knock off) This last two weeks has been a whirlwind.
Mostly an Everything Bag Sewing whirlwind, but with some next-year-possibilities thrown in the mix. Oh and we were away for the weekend (a church retreat in Estes Park!). Anyhow, the Ballerina Dress tutorial was backburner-ed for a bit there. Good news- now it’s done! To make one of these gems, you’ll need- Free Loom-Woven Pattern L20042 Loom Woven Bunny. "This and That" Mini Album PLUS Tutorial (Echo Park) Hi Everyone My first official Design Team Post is live at Echo Park - check it out here!
For regular readers of my blog you will recognize this technique as one of my all-time favorites, but I have updated my tutorial and this fabulous new This and That Charming Collection really shows it off :-) I have used the latest This and That Charming Collection to create this simple mini with some recent photos of my family. I have a tutorial below showing how I created it and as you can see from the following picture, the weight of the Echo Park paper is perfect for this kind of technique as you can get a crisp fold without absolutely no paper cracking. After I created the base, I then used strips from the Elements and Alphastickers to decorate the tops and bottoms of my pages – don’t forget to use the negative pieces left over too, or you can cut the wider strips in half to stretch them further.
Tutorial Take a piece of 12”x12” paper and trim off four inches from one side. Store « Su Casa. Papier-mache easter eggs. For Easter I made papier-mache polka dotted eggs.
I created them using small water balloons and tissue paper then I filled them with candy and toys and sealed them shut. The egg can hold a surprising amount of candy and the tissue paper seems delicate making for a delightfully heavy and yet fragile object, much like real egg. Also like a real egg you have to break the shell to get at what’s inside. Nest? Basket? I Do Not Know... Is there a simpler way to ask it? Is this nest or is it basket? 'Tis true that in its heart eggs rest. Kiddie Crafts - Make your own Lava lamp.
Back in September, we shared some DIY lava lamp instructions, taken directly from the patent. That, and the others that I shared in that post, was meant for adults (or chemists!) To make, assemble and enjoy. Kids love looking at motion lamps. They stare at the dancing blobs, enjoying the tranquil motion and curious shapes. It is inevitable that at some point during their little trance, they can't help but reach out and grab the lamp. Don't worry, Kiddie-Crafters: those adult lamps aren't as much fun, anyway. Follow our crafting adventure in the gallery, and I'll share the full instructions with you after the break. What you need 1/2 cup cooking oil - clear 2 liter soda bottle, with lid Food coloring or powered tempera paints Spouted measuring cup or funnel Water GlitterHow to make the motion lamp Pour the oil into the pop bottle I'd recommend using a funnel, but ours is hidden out in the sandbox, so I used a spouted measuring cup instead.
Turn Child’s Drawing into Stuffed Toy/Doll. My little girl is in love with her art box. She loves the crayons and markers and pencils and scissors. Oh, the glue too. But I constantly find her with her hand caught in my printer paper. She grabs whole stacks at a time and draws picture after picture…….drawing to her little heart’s content. Her sketches can be found all over the fridge, in little stacks on the counter, hanging from clothes pins in my bedroom, tucked away inside of drawers, used as bookmarks, and given away as gifts. Mike Doyle's Snap. Tutorial: Hobby Horses. My kids, thanks mostly to the influence of my eldest, are 100% into hobby horses.
So much so that they turned old sticks and beach buckets into temporary hobby horses. Around Katie’s 7th birthday, I hunted the whole of Cape Town down for a hobby horse. I came up with nothing, except a vague thought of making some myself. Well, my mom came to the rescue at the last minute and solved the hobby horse problem for Katie’s birthday, but the boys wanted one too, and so did Kiera’s friend, Lea. So the thought of making one resurfaced. Well, the winter came and went.
Most of what I did comes directly from this video series you can watch in segments on YouTube.