How to Make a Quiet Book. 12 Coolest DIY Crafts for Boys. Let’s face it…it isn’t easy to find crafts to grab the attention of the typical little boy, much less one that results in something that will spark their interest. Here are twelve awesome crafts that will ignite the creative juices of even the most spastic little guy. nggallery id=’121419′ Catapult Paper Airplane Launch paper airplanes like never before with this DIY tutorial from Mini-eco. DIY Tutorial Links • Catapult Paper Airplane – Mini-eco • Soft Rock Guitar – Craftzine.com • Rocket Man – Sewing in No Mans Land • Hula Hoop Dome Tent – Obsessively Stitching • Monster Knees – By Miekko • Monster Bookmarks – I Could Make That • Chinese Dragon Puppet – That Artist Woman - Cozy Car Caddy – Homemade by Jill • Iron-On Patches – WhiMSy love • Paper Mache Boats – Ann Wood • Long Reach Gizmo – bloesem kids • Milk Jug Stormtrooper Helmet – Filth Wizardry Other posts you may enjoy: • Tiny Summer Cottages • Fresh Ideas for Outdoor Play • Rooftop Airstream Hotel Check out other articles by Rachel here!
Elsewhere: A New Art Technique to Try, Decor DIYs & A New Gig. 27 Oct I’m guest posting at Whip Up today with one of my favorite new art techniques: block printing with yarn. This one is truly appropriate for all ages. Our first go at it was a fascinating experience for C (he couldn’t believe he was actually allowed to paint on a few of his blocks) and a successful attempt at DIY modern art for me. Head over to Whip Up for the full tutorial. P.S. Looking to simplify in 2013? Bonus: Use the code JANUARY for 10% off the PDF file through the end of the month, plus all customers will receive a 20% off code for our favorite online meal planning site, Relish! P.S. DIY Felt Dress Up Dolls. I couldn't wait to start cutting out the miniature fashionistas.
I headed to Joann's and grabbed a bunch of felt. I hadn't done any crafts with felt in a loooong time. I was surprised to find they even had animal print felt. Of course, I had to throw in a little felt wiener dog. Rachel was sweet enough to share a template for the dolls in her post. A hunt through my craft room turned up flower-shaped brads, mini pearls, ribbon, buttons, and lots of little bling. Meow! I would have loved to make even more clothes and accessories. Now I know that it's lame to give a dual gift to twins.
You can choose a different color for the board felt. Here's how to make the felt board : What you'll need: Cut the felt to be a about 3 inches bigger all around than the plywood. To do the corners, first staple like so, making sure that you pull the felt taut. Then like so. And finally like so. How it should look once finished. Then screw on your hinges. Attach the chain. Easy peasy. Tutorial: Magic Paint Board « Fo' Reals Mom. I'm Inexplicably Drawn to You...DIY Magnetic Tote Bag. My husband and I are really bad at the diaper bag thing. My son has sat through more than one restaurant dinner in some state of undress, including wearing nothing but a diaper at his cousin's birthday dinner, because we inevitably leave the house without adequate diapers, wipes or a change of clothes. Luckily he's old enough now that diaper blowouts are a rarity, however toddler-boredom-turned-general-naughtiness has taken hold where poop-up-the-back-of-your-shirt-and-seeping-down-your-pants-leg used to live.
After one too many dinners out during which I try and fail miserably to entertain the duckling with a dull butter knife and a packet of Splenda, I decided to get wise and create a quick and easy bag that could keep the little guy entertained long enough for me to enjoy a glass of wine. Then I got pregnant (see you in July, wine), but the need to keep our kid out of trouble persists....enter the magnetic activity bag! Be forewarned, this little bag is addictive. 1.
Cardboard Blueprints. To make it you'll need: utility knife Download the PDF for full instructions, but keep reading if you'd like to see detail shots of some of my construction techniques... This is where I joined the two boxes together on the side of the house above the window (step 9). I overlapped the edges, ran a couple pieces of tape lengthwise on both the inside and outside, then wrapped tape around the seam to really hold it together.
The side walls seemed a little flimsy because they weren't a solid piece of cardboard, so I taped one of the flaps I removed from the top of the box (step 3) under the window to help strengthen the wall (step 10). Simple solution, but it seemed to make it much sturdier. The flaps at the top and the bottom of the boxes were pre-cut, so I taped over the cuts to prevent weak spots on my roof and walls (step 4). The flaps that I left attached to the box were folded down and taped to the sides to help support the structure (step 6). Yarn Ball Party Favors. When you have a blog, and you post instructions about how to make or cook something that you have dreamed up, you want all of the mistakes to happen to you. You want to be the one to discover the holes in the theories, the lapses in the instructions or the possible interpretations that will end up in failure.
Lucky for me, and for any who attempt to make these, those failures bestowed themselves upon me during this craft project. These yarns balls have been popping up in craft books since the 70′s but made a resurgence a few years ago when Martha Stewart posted a rough DIY on how to make these as christmas ornaments. Craft bloggers began posting these as decorative balls for baskets, ornamental garland and even colorful Easter eggs. Reading the comments on the post it seem as if half the people who attempted this had glowing success and the other half had epic failures. WHY didn’t the yarn harden?? Most of the bloggers who did respond didn’t seem to know the answer: Too much glue?
True. Tutorial: Baby Doll Sling. DIY Duct Tape River Raft. Have you joined the Duct Tape crafting craze yet?! If not, this River Raft craft is a great way to get your feet wet. Your kids will love you for it! Materials CardboardWater bottles (2, standard size)Duct tape (in your choice of fun colors) Putting It All Together Now that you have all your materials, start by covering you piece of cardboard entirely with duct tape. This will help it to be more water resistant and last longer. Once that is done you can add the water bottles to the bottom of the raft. When you are happy with how secure your raft is taped together, flip it over and try it out.
Now that your your raft is complete and decorated, your little one is ready to take it out for test “swim”! [do action=“mermag”/]Related. Make the Cut. The last time you proposed an artsy project, the kids said they’d rather clean their rooms. Save the clan from a vacuum of creativity with this DIY from CityCraft fabric boutique’s Callie Works-Leary. The whiz showed us how to make a felt embellishment for a barrette, headband, or brooch. Felt Embellishment MaterialsA few sheets of 8½-by-11-inch paperScissors2 pieces of felt in coordinating colors (can be bought in individual sheets)Scrap fabricDisappearing ink (optional)Craft glue (tacky glue works best)ButtonHeadband, hair barrette, or pin 1.
Create a template by drawing the shape of your choice on paper. Repeat the shape in four decreasing sizes. 2. 3. 4. It’ll leave other accessories in the dust. Want more ideas from the pros? RING INNew Year’s at NoonWhat: Wee ones (ages 12 and younger) welcome 2010 early with music, dancing, and cookie decorating.Why: Don’t drop the ball.When: Thurs., 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Photo: Courtesy of CityCraft. Brag Books from Paper Lunch Sacks. My mom saw a little brag book in a local store made out of brown paper bags. She asked if I could make her one. Well...I love a challenge. After tinkering around in my craft room for awhile, I came up with these little brag books, using brown lunch sacks from my pantry.
These brag books are just what you'd think. They're mini scrapbooks to show off the little ones in your life. The open ends of the lunch sacks become pockets for extra photos. These brag books are so easy to make and are like little books of joy. Make Your Own Brag Book Supplies: - 3 paper lunch sacks - double-stick tape - cardstock - 8-12 photos - brads - 1 1/2 inch circle punch - scrapbook paper - quotes/stickers/stamps The following is a step-by-step to making your own brag book photo album. Start with 3 brown paper lunch sacks. Stack them on top of each other in the same order. Fold paper sacks in half to create a book. Wrap the cardstock around the front and trim to the desired width. Now your brag book is assembled!
A Proper Bed for a Princess. Making a "proper" bed for a true princess, can only mean one thing. You will need one pea and lots and lots of mattresses. We made our Princess and the Pea bed from popsicle sticks and fabric scraps. (coffee stirrers, toothpicks and tongue depressors too.) 1. Build a simple base for the bed. Cut one popsicle stick in half, so you have 2 equal pieces. 2.Then add the full size sticks. 3.Next, make your 4 bed posts by simply gluing 2 sticks together for each post. 4.
"fancier" so we drew on the sticks once they dried, and colored with marker. 5. And requires the most patience. 6. In place while the glue dries. Be creative, use what works! 7. The weak spots. Base. 8. Pea-green bead.) 9. Cut them roughly, 6 x 5", fold them horizontally, wrong sides out. Sides, creating a sort of mini pillowcase. 1/2" seem. 10. To stuff, you want them more flat than puffy. When finished, turn the inside edges in, and sew across the edge (roughly 1/4" seem) to close up the mattress. 11.
Goodnight, sleep tight! Estéfi Machado: Festa de criança como atigamente * Chapeuzinho Vermelho. Nas minhas melhores memórias de criança estão sempre as imagens das festas de aniversário lá de casa! As minhas e as dos 4 meus irmãos eram todas feitas pela família inteira!! Acho que por isso os preparativos eram tão gostosos quanto ou até mais que a festinha! Essa festa que eu mostro agora foi feita assim, á moda antiga! Com a ajuda da amiga pra decoração, da cumadre pros docinhos, com o bolo da vovó, com os tios pregando enfeites e com a primaiada enchendo as bexigas! Talvez exatamente por isso a Marina nunca irá esquecer do dia em que todo mundo se mobilizou para fazer a festa da Chapeuzinho ficar impregnada do charme desse delicioso mutirão! Veja aqui as ideias que você pode fazer pra montar uma festa tão charmosa quanto essa! As cores Começamos definindo as cores-chefes da festa! A mesa Como base usamos uma toalha ( leia-se: um pedação de algodão marrom escuro!)
Os personagens Na parede fizemos 3 quadrinhos com bastidores de madeira para bordar. Não ficou uma delicia? Estéfi Machado: Lego Chocolate? * Exists and you do in your home! Como eu já tinha dito antes, somos loucos por Lego! Essa semana os posts vão ficar nesse tema, pois é aniversário do meu filho e estamos fazendo uma festinha na Legolândia! Para lembrancinha ( que vocês vão ver pronta na semana que vem!) Fizemos giz de cera e chocolatinhos de Lego! Já ensinei a fazer o giz aqui na forma de pirata antes, mas e se quiséssemos fazer NOSSA PRÓPRIA FORMA? Procure em lojas de artesanato o produto "borracha de silicone". Para as barrinhas, despejei o conteúdo por cima. ( as fotos do molde sendo feito estão no final) Para os bonequinhos, fiz o contrário, despejei o conteúdo antes e depois fui colocando os bonequinhos de leve, eles boiam porque a massa já está endurecendo.
Depois use como quiser, giz, gelo, chocolate, vela, sabonete... dá pra tudo! Se tiverem alguma dúvida ou quiserem mais detalhes, me escrevam! Estéfi Machado. Melted Crayons Favor: DIY Wedding Ideas. Posted on May 23, 2011 by Christina If you are inviting kids to your wedding, you will love these favors made from melted crayons! My girls and I had a blast making these melted crayons and we loved the final result. Simply a stack of three or four crayon pucks and tie with a ribbon or some raffia. Add a notepad or coloring book and you have the perfect wedding favor for the kids at your wedding! Favors Made from Melted Crayons Tutorial You will need: crayons in a variety of colorsmini-muffin pan (Don’t plan on using this again for anything edible. Preheat oven to 250 degrees Remove paper from crayons and break them into into smallish pieces. Place tin in oven until crayons melt.
Remove tray from oven. Place muffin tin on counter, turn it over and pop out the pucks. If you don’t want to give the melted crayons as favors, why not leave them out at the kids’ activity table at your wedding? Amazing Kids Rooms. By Handmade Charlotte | Need a little inspiration for your kid’s room? Here’s a collection of amazing rooms for kids from around the web. nggallery id=’121161′ A Colorful Corner This modern kids room manages to be both stylish and whimsical (check out the Swiss-cheese storage!). Shaping Up Bright colors lining the built-in bunks provide visual contrast to the minimalist white interior of this bedroom shared by a Berlin-based architect’s sons, ages 3 and 1. Slide 2 [via] Slides 3 and 8 [via] Slides 4 and 5 [via] Slide 6 [via] Slide 7 [via] Slide 9 [via] Other posts you might enjoy: • Fresh Ideas for Outdoor Play • Rooftop Airstream Hotel • Inspired Kids Rooms: Hidden Nooks Want a quick change for the kids’ room?
Check out other articles by Rachel here! For more from Rachel, check out her beautifully curated blog: Handmade Charlotte. More on Babble About Handmade Charlotte Handmade Charlotte Rachel Faucett is the author of the well-loved DIY crafts blog Handmade Charlotte. Chore Chart for multiple children. Are you ready for this? … This is going to be the LONGEST tutorial you’ve probably ever seen, but don’t fret…it’s going to be worth it! An organized classy chore chart is headed your way. Can you even guess what this chore chart for multiple kids is made out of??? Yep, 2×4′s … another 2×4 decor idea. I LOVE how this turned out because I can leave it on my counter and it matches my home decor.
We’ve included a free pdf template for the chores too! It also has a subliminal message for my kids to read all week, “Chores are fun”…one day they will agree… If you missed the ever exciting tutorial on how to use a miter saw you are in luck…I just posted it earlier today. Okay, on with the show: I cut with the miter saw 5 blocks of wood 4 of them were 3.5 x3.5 squares 1 of them was 8 inches long I drilled one hole into the top of each of the 3.5 by 3.5 blocks. I ended up sandwiching the block I was drilling in-between 2 others just so I didn’t end up with more band-aids. Here is an action shot. 15 of the Coolest Chore Charts for Kids. New England Through Yummy Moms Eyes: Tutorial: Photo Wood Blocks.
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