Egg Carton Doll Furniture

Egg cartons transform into adorable doll furniture with my cup overflows.  She makes everything from bath tubs to lamps to dining tables with chairs and so much more. 

Good for ages 12 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://mycupoverflows-johnson.blogspot.com/2011/09/kit-kittredge-american-girl.html

Boat in a Box

Cardboard boxes transform into playtime boats with paper tubes and large sheets of white paper.  El hada de papel brings these boats to life.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.elhadadepapel.com/2012/06/caja-02-box-02-kiste-02.html

Pilgrim Paper Finger Puppets

Pilgrim people finger puppets make a cute play and craft activity from easy child crafts.  The puppets are blank so kids can color them in.  

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.easy-child-crafts.com/thanksgiving-crafts-for-children.html

Autumn Leaf Mask

Leaves both colorful and not make cute masks for pretend play.  Say yes to hoboken shows how to make them with different shapes and size leaves.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://sayyestohoboken.com/2010/09/diy-fall-leaf-masks.html

5 orange potatoes shares a mask template and instructions for how to make a colorful mask using pressed fallen leaves mask.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.5orangepotatoes.com/blog/2009/10/23/leaf-mask-with-free-mask-download/

Popsicle Stick Puppets

Inner child fun creates puppets out of popsicle sticks adding colorful feathers for hair, googly eyes and a drawn on mouth.  The eyes could be drawn on as well as different materials usd to make hair such as yarn, felt or tissue.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://innerchildfun.com/2013/04/kid-craft-silly-stick-puppets.html?_szp=245860

Brooks childcare makes people drawing on faces and gluing on paper clothes.

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Wizard Wands

All Harry Potter fans will love this craft making wizard wands out of sticks.  Have the kids find some really great and straight sticks.  Then glue on some rope or twine to the top to give it more oomph.  And voila they'll be all ready to cast their first spells. 

Cloud Paintings

Shaving cream is great fun for kids it's fluffy and can often smell intriguing.  One way to have kids have fun with shaving cream is to have them use it with paint brushes or just their own fingers and hands and paint clouds onto blue construction paper.

Free Doctor Play Printables

Professor poppins shares some really cute printables for the kids when they play doctor and nurse.

Get the downloads here:
http://professorpoppins.blogspot.com/2013/03/doctor-pretend-play-kit.html 

Mama miss also has a free printable pretend play doctor kit complete with colorful band aids and a prescription pad.

Get the template here:
http://www.mamamiss.com/2013/08/01/learning-monkeys-pretend-play-doctor/

Spoonful shares a Doc McStuffins kit.

Get the template here:
http://spoonful.com/printables/doc-mcstuffins-doctor-kit