• Materials Shoe boxConstruction paper or wrapping paperScissorsGluePaintbrush • Instructions If you are using wrapping paper you can either wrap the shoe box and lid in the wrapping paper or you can cut out various shapes and designs to decorate …[Continue]
Wallet
Wallet Duct tape wallets are some of the easiest accessories to make. All you do is start our with your duct tape sheet and fold it over. This first piece makes the main pocket that your bills go into. Tape …[Continue]
Handcrafted Handprints
Handprint crafts are crafts that are made to display an individual’s (usually a child’s) handprints. Handprint crafts can be almost anything that you make using your hands and even your feet as a medium for the art. The first thing …[Continue]
Plaster Pals
Do you enjoy spending time outdoors? Are you looking for some outdoor summer craft projects? Do you want to decorate your garden with some easy summer crafts? The good news is that there are many craft projects that you can …[Continue]
How to Capture Your Infant’s Handprint
If you are a parent you know that your kids grow up faster than you could have ever imagined. Their once tiny toes and fingers are quickly able to do all sorts of things, and before you know it, they …[Continue]
Lighthouse In A Bottle
Lighthouse in a bottle What you will need: 1.5 liter sport water bottle Craft knife Aluminum foil Red acrylic paint Black tape Play-Doh or clay Flashlight White craft foam Clear packing tape Instructions for the project: Using a craft knife …[Continue]
Magazine Mosaic
Magazine mosaic • Materials Paper plate Magazine pages Scissors White glue Water Small brush • Instructions Look at old mosaics in books or online for design ideas. Sketch a design on the back of the paper plate. Tear out magazine …[Continue]
Digital Digits
Scanned digital images can be printed right onto iron-on paper and then adhered to the fabric of your choice. Printers and digital photo papers are readily available. Images can be made to adhere to all kinds of different surfaces. Handprint …[Continue]
Cut and Paste
When a child is able to cut and paste crafts on his own, then only creativity will limit what he is able to do. Cut-out handprints can take on a wide variety of different forms. Handprints can be the feathers …[Continue]
Helping Your Kids Make Handprint Crafts
Handprint crafts may be the quintessential “hands-on” crafts that you can do with your children. Your kids will love getting their hands dirty, and you will love having those precious little fingers in an art piece that you will be …[Continue]
Make the Best Bookmark!
Reading is important to the development of your child, and as a parent, you probably want to do everything you can to encourage your child to read. One fun way to encourage reading is to make homemade bookmarks. This will …[Continue]
Your Child’s Lunch Pal
To make the “lunch pal”A “lunch pal” is a lunch pail that looks like a lunchtime creature. Making a “lunch pal” is similar to carving a jack-o-lantern. Only you don’t cut the features out; you glue the features on. The …[Continue]
