Octopus Sock Doll

Turn a colorful sock into an octopus with the help of kix cereal and colorful shoe laces. 

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.kixcereal.com/kix-cereal-kids-craft-sock-octopus-socktopus/

Paper and Tissue Wind Sock

This is an easy craft to make and fun to see the windy spring weather.  The crafting chicks have kids color a piece of paper and tape it in a circle, adding colorful crepe paper streamers to the bottom.  They also add a paper handle to hand it from a tree.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://thecraftingchicks.com/2014/04/paper-windsock-kid-craft.html

True aim education makes one completely out of tissue paper:

Get the instructions here:
http://www.trueaimeducation.com/homemade-windsock-kites-for-kids/

Wine Cork Photo Frame

Wine corks get cut, colored and glued to make this fun and unique picture frame from two shades of pink.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://twoshadesofpink.blogspot.com/2014/04/all-you-magazine-confetti-cork-frame-diy.html

Wooden Dowel Jewelry Holder

Vibrant twine and wood dowels come together to make this nifty jewelry organizer from style by emily henderson.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://stylebyemilyhenderson.com/blog/customize-it-jewelry-organizer/

Shoe Box Stick Puppet Theater

Turn a shoe box into theater for a fun puppet show.  Purple twig takes stickers, paint, colorful paper and markers to make a theater for stick puppets.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://purpletwig.blogspot.com/2013/10/making-puppet-theaters.html

Flax and twine adds a fabric curtain and castle printouts.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.flaxandtwine.com/2011/07/1001-peeps-playhouse/

Painted Stone Garden Markers

Painted pebbles make super cute labels for plants, vegetables and herbs in the garden.  Evermine shares all of the details on her blog.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.evermine.com/blog/diy-painted-garden-rocks/

Squish ideas for preschool leaves the stones unpainted and just paints on the label name and a picture of the fruits and vegetables.

Get the instructions here:
http://squishideasforpreschool.blogspot.com/2012/04/garden-insects.html

Stick Building

Colorful toothpicks are used to create on sticky contact paper with a little learning for two.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://alittlelearningfortwo.blogspot.com/2010/11/sticky-window-art.html

A Rainbow of Liquid Density

Kids can make a rainbow of liquid density with playdough to plato's unique take on this fun science experiment.  Her trick to make a rainbow?  Food coloring.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.playdoughtoplato.com/2014/03/06/rainbow-jar-st-patricks-day/

We made that uses water and varying amounts of sugar to make her layers.

Get the instructions here:
http://we-made-that.com/water-density-experiment/

Spray those monsters away

Say goodbye to those pesky beasts hiding under the bed or in the closet.  Land of Nod shares their diy monster spray -- a free printable label that you can affix to a plastic water spray container.  And have everyone sleep much better at night.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the template here:
http://blog.landofnod.com/honest-to-nod/2011/09/monster-vanishing-spray.html

That's what che said uses stickers for her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/2012/bug-monster-spray/

Disney's Frozen Paper Dolls

Bring Olaf to life again with babalisme's free printable Frozen paper dolls based on the Disney movie. She also has Elsa and Anna too and outfits for them as well.  Kids can sing the songs, make pretend they're an ice princess and get struck by an ice curse, reenacting all of their favorite Frozen scenes.

Get the template here:
http://babalisme.blogspot.com/2014/05/free-paperdoll-frozen-inspired-anna.html

Do you want to build a snow palace?

It doesn't have to be a snow palace.  Nurture store freezes water with silver and gold glitter to use for making an ice palace reminiscent of Frozen. 

Good for ages 1 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://nurturestore.co.uk/frozen-activities-make-your-own-ice-palace

Spray Painting

Give kids a new way to paint with spray bottles and paint.  Instructables puts the canvas in a plastic pool to make it a little less messy.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Outdoor-Kids-Activity-Spray-Bottle-Painting/

Tye Dye Painted Tray

A variety of colors of paint and a straw make a fun activity and a fun gift from dream a little bigger.  She drops a dab of each color on a clear acrylic tray and has the kids blow through a straw to get a fun pattern.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.dreamalittlebigger.com/post/diy-acrylic-tray.html

Wax Paper Resist Painting

Crumpled waxed paper creates flower like patterns that are enhanced even more when painted.  Housing a forest then paints with water colors to make the patterns show even more.

Good for ages 1 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.housingaforest.com/wax-paper-resist/

Pirate Swords

A cardboard tube and tin foil make a great pirate sword for some fun pretend play from ikatbag.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.ikatbag.com/2010/11/we-have-weapons.html

Instructables uses pool noodles for their version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Foam-covered-wooden-swords/ 



Mom endeavors uses duct tape for her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.momendeavors.com/2013/04/disney-inspired-kids-craft-diy-swords.html

Leaf Lacing Cards

Real leaves transform into lacing cards with help of a hole punch and glue.  Me and my little suggests gluing on to stock paper and trimming to fit the leaf's shape. 

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://mylittle3andme.co.uk/autumn-crafts-toddlers-leaf-sewing/

Dolphin Bananas

Make a dolphin out of a banana.  Simply cut the stem to make a mouth and add an eye on either side.  From luzs unique creations.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
https://www.facebook.com/LuzsUniqueCreations/posts/10153934564800444?stream_ref=10

Picture Frame Ring Holder

Super simple and nifty way to store a ring, a thrifty mom takes a pretty photo frame, removes the glass, adds scrapbooking paper in the place of the photo, taps a push pin in the center, and places the ring on the push pin.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://athriftymom.com/diy-ring-holder-thrifty-mothers-day-gift-idea/ring-holder-great-mothers-day-gift-easydiy-thriftygifts-gifts-diy-diygifts-crafts-mothersdaycraft/

Clothes Pin Food Tongs

Know a kid who doesn't like to use a fork?  Maybe these tongs would make a good substitute and at least get them in the habit of using a utensil.  Oh amanda makes these toast tongs out of wood clothespins and markers.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://ohamanda.com/2011/05/03/mothers-day-craft-diy-toast-tongs/

Pastel Feather and Willow Wreath

Colorful feathers and a pretty pussy willow spring bend into a wreath with willow day.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.willowday.com/2014/04/feather-wreaths.html

There's nothing ruff about this snack - Grape Dog

Use grapes and tooth picks to make this cute dog that looks like a twisted balloon animal from kiddie foods.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.kiddiefoodies.com/dessert/grape-balloon-dog

Mini Zen Sand Garden

A mini air plant adds a nice touch to the traditional zen garden.  Ruffled blog shares their favor version.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://ruffledblog.com/diy-mini-zen-garden-favor-kits/

 Curbly makes hers out of a picture frame using two different sized dowels for the rake.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.curbly.com/users/diy-maven/posts/4906-curbly-video-podcast-how-to-make-a-zen-garden-on-a-budget

Yarn Flowers

Yarn and glue transform into pretty hand made flowers with the help of cookie cutters, a green pipe cleaner and my kids make.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://mykidsmake.com/2011/04/create/string-flowers/

Free stuff 4 kids makes the tops only out of rainbow colored yarn.

Get the instructions here:
http://freestuff4kids.net/fun-yarn-art-flowers/

Origami Dog Bookmarks

Paper is folded into a bull dog shape to make an origami bookmark.  Willow day then draws on its cute face to hold your place.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.willowday.com/2014/03/make-bulldog-bookmarks.html

Decorated Paper Clips

Scrap booking paper and ribbon make paper clips beautiful from in design art and craft.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://indesignartandcraft.com/2012/12/kids-crafts-ideas/

Mother's Day Foam Photo Frame

Make Mom a unique photo frame with foam stickers and buttons.  Think crafts shares all of the details.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://thinkcrafts.com/blog/2010/05/04/mothers-day-frame/

Mother's Day Flower Pot

Paint Mom a flower pot for Mother's Day using felt stickers to adorn the pot.  Fave crafts shares all of the details.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.favecrafts.com/Mothers-Day/Mom-Painted-Flower-Pot

Kare wares makes an interactive flower pot card.  She tucks the flowers into the pot and fastens them onto a string.  As Mom pulls out the flowers she gets a surprise flower at the end with a photo in the middle.

Get the instructions here: 
http://karewares.blogspot.com/2012/05/diy-mothers-day-flower-pot-card.html

Hand Print Mother's Day Mugs

Hand prints add special meaning to Mom's morning coffee with kids stamping their prints in Mom's favorite color.  Find all of the details on bhg.

Good for ages 1 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bhg.com/holidays/fathers-day/crafts/hand-warming-mug/#

Tell Mom She Rocks

Tell Mom she rocks with these mom rocks from mer mag blog.  Have kids paint the rocks to make a pretty face representative of Mom and then put in a box letting her know.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://mermagblog.com/make-a-rock-portrait-for-mom/

MOM Beaded Keychain

Any mom will love to receive this pony bead key chain inspired by free kids crafts.

Good for ages 11 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/mothers-day-beaded-key-chain/

Photograph Cubes

Have kids make photo cubes representing different stages of their lives so far.  Tara dennis shows how to take a simple box and make it so memorable.  

Get the instructions here:
http://www.taradennis.com/celebrate/mothers-day/photo-cubes.html

Bhg uses a smaller photo on each side and leaves room showing the box.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bhg.com/holidays/mothers-day/gifts/mothers-day-photo-gifts/?socsrc=bhgpin041013lettercollage&crlt.pid=camp.sBwf2jCa7EGv#page=15

Fingerprint Candle

Tissue paper and finger paint come together to make a cute handmade candle for Mom with come together kids.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cometogetherkids.com/2011/05/mothers-day-fingerprint-candles.html

Printable Mother's Day Crown

Print this free Mother's Day tiara to celebrate Mom on her special day.  From mr. printables.

Get the template here:
http://www.mrprintables.com/crown-mothers-day-card.html

Mom Silhouette

Make mom a silhouette of herself with this tutorial from the paper source.

Good for ages 11 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://blog.paper-source.com/how-to/how-to-mothers-day-silhouette/ 

A casarella makes a shrinky dink pendant.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.acasarella.net/2014/02/shrinky-dink-silhouette-jewelry.html

Mother's Day Photo Magnets

Clear flower stones glued to photos of the kids on one side and magnets on the other make a great functional gift for Mother's Day.  Find the details at rainbows within reach.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://rainbowswithinreach.blogspot.com/2013/04/mothers-day-roundup-of-ideas-gifts.html

Ambrosia girl makes tiny polaroid pictures for her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.ambrosiagirl.com/blog/tiny-polaroid-magnets/

The 36th avenue uses jar lids to make larger magnets.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.the36thavenue.com/2012/11/jar-lid-picture-magnets.html

Mother's Day Time Capsule

Help mom remember the past year with memories from vacations, ticket stubs from favorite shows, photos and other souvenirs and memorabilia.  You can even include a flash drive with home movies.  Find the details on bhg.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bhg.com/holidays/mothers-day/crafts/mothers-day-crafts-for-kids/#page=11

Tell Mom Her Fortune

Download this free fortune telling printable for Mother's Day from dltk holidays.  Each of the options is a special surprise for Mom.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/mom/mfortuneteller.htm

Real simple uses memories for their version so the kids can have a nice talk with Mom.

Get the instructions here:
 http://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holidays/mothers-day/mothers-day-crafts-00100000097493/page6.html

Light a Candle for Mom

Tissue paper and glitter make up these votive holders for Mom from piikea street.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.piikeastreet.com/2012/05/votives-for-mom/

Mom on dealz uses enamel paint on glass votives holders.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.momondealz.com/personalized-mothers-day-gifts-candle-votive-holder-wine-glass/

Mother's Day Bookmarks

Print Mom and Grandma one of these pretty bookmarks from living locurto.

Get the template here:
http://www.livinglocurto.com/2011/05/free-coloring-sheet/

The 36th avenue shares her version with this free printable as well.

Get the template here:
http://www.the36thavenue.com/2013/05/mothers-day-gifts.html 

Danielles place uses foam for her bookmarks.

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

Give Mom Something Sweet

M&M's become truly special with this dressed up packaging idea from kinzies kreations. 

Get the template here:
http://kinzieskreations.blogspot.com/2012/05/m-for-mom.html