Kid’s crafts are great for any occasion. You can make crafts to pass the time on a rainy day, crafts to bond with your kids, crafts to make a birthday party special, whatever the occasion there is always a place …[Continue]
Sacky Hats
Grocery paper bags can make great hats. Depending on the size of the bag and the size of the head that you are fitting it for, you can either fit the bag on your head as it is or you …[Continue]
Puppets
What could be more classic than the paper bag puppet? Paper bag puppets are easy and fun to do. You can enhance your paper bag puppets by also using construction paper to add more detail to the figures that you …[Continue]
Party Favors: In The Bag!
Paper lunch sacks are great party favor bags. Just use some fun ribbon to close the bag with all your treasures inside. It is inexpensive and kids don’t really care about how decorative their bag is anyway, it is what’s …[Continue]
Stuffed Characters
You can add dimension to a flat paper bag by stuffing it and using the shape to create a character. One character that you can make by stuffing a paper bag is a whale. All that you do is paint …[Continue]
Grocery Bag Costume
Almost every household has some paper bags lying around. Paper lunch bags and paper grocery bags are excellent tools to use when making crafts. Not only are paper bags inexpensive, but you can re-use the ones that you already have …[Continue]
Oatmeal Container Bug House
If your ambition is not quite there for making a lamp out of an oatmeal box you can try this more kid-friendly, yet still original oatmeal container craft idea: Oatmeal Container Bug House Making an oatmeal container bug house is …[Continue]
Oatmeal Container Lamp
When you think of oatmeal container crafts, a few things probably come to mind. Perhaps you remember making an oatmeal container drum in elementary school. Or maybe when you were a little older you used an old oatmeal container to …[Continue]
Pinata
An oatmeal container craft that is sure to please kids at a party is a piñata. Piñatas are usually made out of paper mache and hold candies and other surprises inside. The oatmeal container can easily serve as the container that …[Continue]
Windsock
Windsocks are fun to watch blowing in the wind. You can make your own windsock with an old oatmeal container, some string and streamers or ribbons. The process is simple. Remove the lid of the oatmeal container and carefully cut …[Continue]
Time Capsule
If you want a fun activity to do with your kids, create a time capsule out of an old oatmeal container. The process is very simple. Decorate the outside of the container together but be sure that you clearly label …[Continue]
Oatmeal Container Squared
Old oatmeal containers are generally very sturdy and can take some pretty hard abuse before they really need to be thrown away. So why not re-use the container as a container. There are many people who purchase their oatmeal in …[Continue]
