Watercolor Bookmarks

Watercolors are a nice way to introduce little ones to paining with a brush. Kristen tool has a cute idea for making a water color bookmark and glues a photo onto the top.  You could also glue a photo of the child to the top to make a really cute gift.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kristentool.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/make-your-own-watercolor-photo-bookmarks/

Grow creative makes leaf patterns on her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://growcreative.blogspot.com/2013/03/bright-flowers-bookmarks.html

Momtastic shares a very toddler friendly version having the kids paint on a larger paper and cutting the sheet into bookmark sized strips.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.momtastic.com/diy/172817-diy-watercolor-bookmarks

Colored Pencils

Nail polish takes on a new life decorating those boring yellow #2 pencils.  Eighteen 25 paints them straight across but you could get even more creative with lines or polka dots or flowers or squiggles...

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/2013/08/painted-pencils.html

Hello natural carves in inspirational words.

Get the instructions here:
http://hellonatural.co/painted-back-school-pencils/

Crayon Pebbles

Have a whole bunch of broken crayons?  Repurpose them by combining colors into nifty crayon stones with say yes to hoboken.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://sayyestohoboken.com/2013/12/diy-holiday-gift-crayon-rocks.html

Button Belt

Colorful buttons make for a whimsical belt courtesy of repiny. 

Good for 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.repiny.com/pin-2153.html

A refreshing way to store your stuff

Home designing shares a fantastic upcycled project taking two plastic bottle bottoms and gluing in a zipper half to each to make a really cute plastic bottle coin purse.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.home-designing.com/2008/09/ingeniously-re-used-products

Picture Frame Made Out of Legos

Have a bunch of Legos all around your house?  Dad vs wild creates a colorful picture frame out of Legos.  A great gift and project for kids to make and put all of those Legos to use. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.dadvswild.com/2010/11/homemade-gifts-dad-lego-picture-frame/

Thanksgiving Napkin Rings

Cut up paper tubes, feathers and colorful markers turn into easy Thanksgiving Day napkin holders perfect for the preschool set.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://edit423.com/2011/11/11/feather-ring/

Fall Leave Bowl

Hello lucky makes a beautiful leaf bowl using fallen autumn leaves, a balloon and mod podge. 

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellolucky.com/wordpress/2012/10/25/diy-autumn-leaf-bowls/

Vivint shares a version of a diy leaf bowl as well.

Get the instructions here:
http://neighborhood.vivint.com/good-neighbor/diy-fall-decor-leaf-bowl/

Newspaper Flower Push Pins

Dollar store crafts layers flower newspaper cutouts and adheres them with a pushpin thumb tack.  To top the tack she adds a jewel sticker. 

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2013/03/tutorial-paper-flower-push-pins/

Bottle Cap Bookmarks

Alpha mom shares a cute tutorial for making bookmarks out of colorful paper clips, scrapbook paper and bottle caps.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://alphamom.com/family-fun/holidays/bottle-cap-bookmarks-craft-mothers-day-gift/

Patterned Tissue Paper Dyed Scarf

Rachel rabbit shares a wonderful tutorial on how to embellish a silk scarf with tissue paper punched out shapes such as butterflies and flowers.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2013/05/easy-silk-scarf-dying-with-tissue-paper.html

Confetti Bowl

Muy ingenioso turns confetti into a colorful bowl using a paper marche technique.  She blows up a balloon, coats it with mod podge and packs on the confetti.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.muyingenioso.com/bol-de-confeti/

Frilly Rag Rug

Craftaholics anonymous makes a really easy rag rug using strips of fabric and rug matting.  She warns that it is very time consuming though.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftaholicsanonymous.net/how-to-make-a-rag-rug-by-everyday-art

Fabric Coasters

Muyingenioso dresses up cork based drink coasters with pretty fabrics. 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.muyingenioso.com/tablon-de-notas-con-salvamanteles-de-ikea/

Map Envelopes

Map envelope has a really neat way to get kids interested in writing letters.  The site lets you custom print an envelope with a visual map from any address.  This would be fun to combine with a global random pen pal site.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Print the envelopes here:
http://www.mapenvelope.com/

Washi Tape Magnet Bookmarks

Lemon squeezy home covers card stock with cute washi tape and sticks on magnets to the end to solidify the bookmarks. 

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.lemonsqueezyhome.com/2013/05/magnetic-washi-tape-bookmarks-diy.html

Duct Tape Bags

Eclectic mom turns duct tape into fun bags.  These would be great for goody bags too. 

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.eclecticmom.com/home/2012/4/5/colorful-tape-easter-baskets.html

Pretty Thumbtacks Craft

How about orange makes adorable thumbtacks with some really pretty washi tape. 

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2013/03/washi-tape-thumbtacks.html

How to Make a Chair from a Box

Spoonful shows how to turn a few boxes into some neat furniture with just some glue and pretty scrapbooking paper.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://spoonful.com/crafts/box-seats

Pom Pom Bookmarks

Design mom has a great idea of how to turn yarn into a functional book mark.  Great for new readers or for kids to give as a gift.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.designmom.com/2012/10/the-perfect-gift-yarn-ball-bookmark/

Everything etsy makes cute, full and fluffy pom pom book marks attached to a colorful paperclip.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.everythingetsy.com/2013/06/paper-clips-and-pompom-bookmarks-by-raising-up-rubies/

Learn create love turns popsicle sticks and pom poms into cute bookmark creatures.  She uses predesigned craft sticks but kids could color them or even use washi tape for enhancements.  The mouths are made with paper.

Get the instructions here:
http://learncreatelove.com/?p=7867