Cardboard Box Doll House

Pinterest hosts a template for making a doll house out of a cardboard box.  (The original site no longer hosts the template).

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://pinterest.com/pin/239113061438609263/

Mother baby earth creates cardboard calendar houses based on the Anthropologie versions. 

Get the instructions here:
http://motherbabyearth.com/blog/?p=825 

Mermag blog uses colorful duct tape to make their cardboard castle.

Molly moo crafts uses shoe boxes for her version and decorates with textured scrapbooking paper to make carpeting, wood floors and wall paper.

Get the instructions here:
http://mollymoocrafts.com/diy-dollhouse/

Artful parent adds light to her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://artfulparent.com/2014/02/from-cardboard-box-to-lighted-dollhouse.html 

My poppet uses a shoe box and adds cut out interior objects from magazines to decorate the room.

Get the instructions here:
http://mypoppet.com.au/2012/08/kids-craft-shoe-box-doll-house.html 

Mad in crafts uses foam board and draws on the pictures.

Get the instructions here:
http://madincrafts.com/chalk-foam-board-dollhouse/

Spoon Plant Markers

The magic onions turn old spoons into garden markers using simply magazine pictures and glue.  Polyurethane seals and protects the pictures from the rain.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.themagiconions.com/2010/04/making-cute-garden-markers.html 

Crafts by amanda uses paint, markers and colorful plastic spoons for her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/2014/07/plastic-spoon-garden-markers.html

Mother's Day Flower Brooch

Wild olive turns felt cutouts of a child's hand and turns it into a pretty brooch for Mother's Day. 

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://wildolive.blogspot.com/2011/04/make-handprint-easter-lily-brooch.html

Mother's Day Poem

First grade fanatics shares a template for a Mother's Day poem for kids to fill in and write themselves.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the template here:
http://firstgradefanatics.blogspot.com/2012/05/still-need-idea-for-mothers-day.html

Cupcake Flower Picture Frames

Super mom moments line a frame with scrapbook paper, add a construction paper flower stem, and a cupcake liner with a photo cut out glued to its bottom to create what they call smile blossoms.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.supermommoments.com/2013/05/gifts-for-mom-or-teacher/

Mother's Day Bookmarks

First grade fanatics shares a bookmark template for kids to design and make their own Mother's Day bookmarks.  Using ink pads kids stamp their fingerprints along the outline of a flower creating petals and a thicker stem and leaves.  The template is created for 2012 so it can be either cut off or adjusted in a photo editor.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the template here:
http://firstgradefanatics.blogspot.com/2012/05/still-need-idea-for-mothers-day.html

Mother's Day Book

Abc teach shares a template for creating a Mother's day book for kids to write in and color all of the reasons they love mom.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.abcteach.com/free/members/15067.pdf

Eighteen 25 has a fill in the blank version for kids to complete.

Get the template here:
http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/2013/05/mothers-day-book-for-mom.html

Mother's Day Coloring Pages

Bitsy creations has a great Mother's day printable coloring page where kids can personalize it to match themselves and their moms. 

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the printable here:
http://bitsycreations.blogspot.com/2011/05/mothers-day-freebie.html

Tin Can Candy Containers

Our best bites turns a pull tab topped tin can into a candy dish with some cute ribbon, tissue paper, pretty colorful candy and free downloadable printable tags.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions and templates here:
http://www.ourbestbites.com/2011/04/tin-can-treats-for-mothers-day/

Mother's Day Plant Marker

Oh hello friend shows how to turn a spoon into a plant market using a drawing to tattoo onto the utensil.  Any drawing can be use but she uses a Mom one to make a unique Mother's day gift.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.ohhellofriendblog.com/2011/04/diy-friday_29.html

Printable Mother's Day Bouquet

Today's mama shares a free Mother's day bouquet printable template for kids to cut out, assemble and color. 

Get the template here:
http://todaysmama.com/2012/04/build-a-bouquet-printable-for-mothers-day/

Flower Photo Frame

Ceres childcares takes flower cut outs and pastes a photo in the middle, adds a paper stem and places in a mini vase for a cute Mother's Day craft idea.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cereschildcare.com/mothersday.html

Kaboose has a very similar project using two different scrapbooking papers to make the flower cut outs and a pipe cleaner for the stem.

http://crafts.slides.kaboose.com/281-mother-s-day-crafts/5 

Free church forms has a version as well.

http://www.freechurchforms.com/mothers_day_crafts.html 

Free kids crafts makes them into magnets.

http://www.freekidscrafts.com/daffodil-photo-magnet/

Flower Picture Frame

The examiner shares instructions for making a flower picture frame using construction paper, a photo and pressed flowers.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.examiner.com/article/homemade-flower-picture-frame-craft-for-mother-s-day

I Love You Jar

She knows has a beautiful idea for Mother's day.Take a clear jar and add scraps of paper with reasons why the kids love mom.  They suggest adding 101 but any number a mom will love.  Tie with a pretty bow and add an I love you tag.  Older kids can write the notes themselves.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/808787/5-mother-s-day-crafts-for-kids

Child Silhouette Cut Outs

Activity village turns photos into silhouettes for a sweet Mother's Day gift. 

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/silhouettes.htm

Family fun makes a colorful version with scrapbooking paper.

Get the instructions here:

http://spoonful.com/crafts/paper-portraits

The Mother's Day Hand Book

Yahoo voices has a cute take on the child interview.  Trace your child's hand and cut out several pages to make a hand book.  On each page record a different response from your children's answers to questions about themselves or their mom.  Older kids can do the cutting and writing.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://voices.yahoo.com/the-best-mothers-day-crafts-preschoolers-2894945.html?cat=25
 

Spoonful of Love

Pre-k pages has a very simple and pretty gift for Mother's Day.  Take a plastic spoon, add a couple of Hershey's Kisses, wrap in tulle and tie with a pretty ribbon with a heart shaped tag attached. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.pre-kpages.com/mothers/

Handprint Flowering Trees

Come together kids has a unique way to turn the kids' hand prints into a flowering tree using construction paper and fabric cut flowers.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cometogetherkids.com/2011/04/handprint-trees-wrapped-canvas.html

Happy hooligans shares a hand cutout of scrap paper using green tissue paper for the leaves and red buttons for apples.

Get the instructions here:
http://happyhooligans.wordpress.com/2011/09/22/handtissuebutton-apple-trees/

Sweet happy life also uses buttons for flowers but uses several hand prints instead of a cut out.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sweethappylife.com/2013/activities/preschool-activities/indoor-preschool-activities/preschool-button-tree-art-project/

Handprint Vase

Christina's adventures has a cute and functional idea for Mother's Day painting a mason jar and turning it into a vase personalized by your child's hand print. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://christinasadventures.com/2011/05/kids-craft-mothers-day-mason-jar-vase.html

Handprint Flower Pot

Busy bee kids crafts shows how to turn hand print cutouts into a flower pot and adds a tissue paper flower. 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/Growing-Flower.html

ACPL kids has a two dimensional pot that doubles as a card.  The hand serves as the stems for the flowers.

Get the instructions here:
http://acplkids.blogspot.jp/2009/05/mothers-day-flower-pot.html 

A little delightful provides a pot printable and glues tissue paper flowers  on to the hand plant.

Get the template here:
http://www.alittledelightful.com/2012/04/printable-mothers-day-flower-pot.html 

Living on 1 income uses actual flower pots and adds handprints to their outside using a different color for each child.

Get the instructions here:
 http://livingon1income.blogspot.com/2010/03/friday-craft-corner_26.html 

We made that makes flowers out of the handprints.

Get the instructions here:
http://we-made-that.com/handprint-flower-pot/

Fabric Pots

Christine chitnis tells how to cover pots in fabric using mod podge. You could also make it easier for kids by cutting the fabric into smaller shapes and making a collage so that they won't have to worry about the fabric buckling.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.christinechitnis.com/2010/01/pretty-pots.html

DIY Kites

Rhythm of the home has a fun tutorial for how to make a kite that will really fly, using a grocery bag, sticks, string and markers.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://rhythmofthehome.com/archives/autumn-2010/homemade-kite/

Mums gather uses tissue paper and plastic straws for her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://mumsgather.blogspot.com/2011/12/kids-craft-how-to-make-your-own-mini.html

 

Paper Plants

Hill city bride has instructions for how to combine paper and seeds to create plantable paper. The trick is to blend wet paper and flower or plant seeds. She suggests using cookie cutters to mold the paper into different shapes.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.hillcitybride.com/2010/11/diy-from-pulp-art-plantable-paper/

Alpha mom adds flower petals.

Get the instructions here:
http://alphamom.com/family-fun/holidays/plantable-paper-for-earth-day/

Three Dimensional Paper Dolls

Mr. printables has cone shaped paper dolls.  They're already dressed but the three dimension really makes them great to play with.

Get the template here:
http://www.mrprintables.com/paper-dolls-cone-girls.html

Check Box Scavenger Hunt

Today's mama created a check box scavenger hunt that's pretty open ended so it's great for little kids requesting items such as "something with a tail."

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the template here:
http://todaysmama.com/2012/06/printable-outdoor-scavenger-hunt-card/

Painted Leaf Prints

Kleas shows how to take a leaf, add splotches of paint, press down to on plain white paper and lift for a beautiful rainbow colored leaf print.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kleas.typepad.com/kleas/2010/10/leaf-printing.html

 

Jill dubien does the same project but uses a single color of paint and several different leaves.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.meetthedubiens.com/2010/10/leaf-prints.html 

New city art uses white paint and then once dry has the kids color them in with autumnal colored pencils.

Get the instructions here:

http://newcityarts.blogspot.com/2010/11/first-grade-autumn-leaves.html 

Pink and green mama draws the leaves onto stryofoam trays with pencils making sure to cut into the trays.

Get the instructions here:

http://pinkandgreenmama.blogspot.com/2011/10/fall-leaf-printmaking-with-styrofoam.html

That artist woman uses plaster and burlap to make them into pretty coasters.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.thatartistwoman.org/2011/10/plaster-leaf-prints.html

Creative jewish mom uses ink to make a stenciled version.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.creativejewishmom.com/2010/03/printing-with-leaves-a-celebration-of-spring.html

Playdoh Layers of the Earth

Jill dubien has a very cute idea for earth day using red, orange, yellow, black, blue and green playdoh creating mini Earths accounting for all of the layers.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.meetthedubiens.com/2011/04/playdoh-planet-earth-and-some-babbling.html

Curly Ribbon Lamb

Art projects for kids has a lamb with curling ribbon.  They make it for Father's Day but it's great as an Easter project too.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.artprojectsforkids.org/2012/06/i-love-ewe-fathers-day-gift.html