Toilet Paper Roll Wreath

Toilet paper rolls are cut into one inch strips, folded to make a leaf shape and glued into a wreath.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Paper Plate Fish

A colorful paper plate is turned into a fish with strips of colorful paper to make nifty looking stripes.  Next add a paper tail, fins and gills.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Paper Bowl Turtles

Colorful paper bowls are colored to make tortoise shells and then given legs and a turtle face to make a cute little turtle.

Good for ages  8 and up.

About.com creates their turtle with a green paper bowl as its shell.

Get the instructions here:

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/turtlecrafts/ss/Turtle-Bowl-Craft.htm

Crafty crafted makes turtles out of a plastic bowl, cut out shapes, foam heads and feet and glue to put all of little parts.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.crafty-crafted.com/category/animal-crafts/turtle/

Paper Plate Compass

A paper plate, wooden dowels, string, a needle and a magnet come together to make a nifty hanging compass. 

The first step is to magnetize your needle.  Lay the needle on the table and then place the magnet on top.  The needle will want to jump to the magnet.  Next, slide the magnet in one direction only along the needle.  Make sure to apply some pressure to the magnet as you slide it along the needle all the way past the end.  Lift the magnet up and away from the needle.  Bring it around and start over again and again.  This needs to be done about 50 times to ensure it's properly magnetized.  Test to see if it's magnetized by touching it to another metal object, such as a paperclip.  If it sticks you're ready to make the compass, if not keep rubbing it against the magnet. 

Once the needle is magnetized, punch four small, evenly spaced holes onto a paper plate, and stick in the wooden dowels and tape them together at the top.  Then, tie a piece of thread to the needle and hang it down so the needle hangs above the plate, but doesn't touch it.  The needle needs to be level over the plate.  This is the tricky part.  Now it should spin around and move towards north. 

Plastic Jellyfish

A plastic bottle is cut from its rounded side to make this nifty jellyfish.  After cutting out the head, tape on long strings of bubble wrap for the tentacles.  You can also use cut out strips from a clear plastic bag.  Stuff the head with white cotton to give it definition.  Next, glue on paper eyes and add a long string so the jelly can hang down so he can swim in the wind.

You can also make a big jellyfish mobile. 

Toilet Paper Roll Airplane

A toilet paper roll is the base for this cardboard constructed airplane.

To make the plane you'll need:

- a toilet paper tube
- a cardboard box
- masking tape

Good for ages 9 and up.

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Upcycled Tin Foil Robots

Kids will have fun making a trash bot.  The first step is the most fun, finding different parts and pieces to include.  They can use anything they want.  Tell them to find items such as old boxes, cans, plastic containers, paper towel rolls, cartons, bottle caps, string, and packaging material and most important their imagination.  

You'll also need tape and glue.

Remember, the trash bot doesn't have to be perfect.  He doesn't need to have an arm, leg, head or even an eye.  Anyway he's made is great.  

Cereal boxes and toilet paper tubes are wrapped in tin foil and decorated with colorful plastic lids and caps to make a robot.  Kids activity blog shares the details. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/64846/recycled-crafts-cereal-box-robot

Minion Finger Puppets

Minion figures are drawn onto the fingers of yellow activity gloves and cut off to make finger puppets.  Paging fun mums shares the details.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://pagingfunmums.com/2013/06/25/despicable-me-minion-finger-puppets-includes-easy-video-tutorial/

DIY Ring Dish

A wooden dowel and bowl are painted and glued together to make a very simple ring dish with everyday dishes.

Good for ages 65 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/ring-dish/

Homemade Color Rocks

Give kids a new sensory experience using rock salt, food coloring and glue from kids play box.  Kids can mold it into pretty looking crystals.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.kidsplaybox.com/play-recipe-homemade-rocks-gems/

Monogrammed Mugs

Letter stencils and sharpie markers turn an ordinary mug into a personalized monogrammed mug with organized 31.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://organized31.com/2015/01/easy-sharpie-dot-mug.html

Fabric Bookends

Styrofoam blocks are wrapped in fabric to make super simple bookends from chica circle 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://club.chicacircle.com/easy-homemade-fabric-wrapped-bookends/

Dr. Seuss Temporary Tattoos

Check out this free printable of Dr. Seuss temporary tattoos including hats for the cat, Lorax mustaches, green eggs and ham and more from simply kelly designs.

Get the template here:
http://simplykellydesigns.com/blog/2015/01/20/diy-dr-seuss-temporary-tattoos/

Princess Scepter

Tin foil crumbled into a ball, bedazzled with colorful foil stickers and stuck onto a wooden dowel to make a royal scepter with cindy derosier.  She next adds pretty strips of ribbon to give it even more flair.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cindyderosier.com/2015/02/decoden-princess-scepter.html

Cupcake Liner Octopus

A purple cupcake liner is flattened and glued to a blue paper sea to make the head of an octopus with i heart crafty things.  She next adds eight strips of purple paper and decorates them with Cheerios. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.iheartcraftythings.com/2015/02/cupcake-liner-octopus-kids-craft.html

Styrofoam Painting Prints

Pictures are cut into styrofoam containers and then painted to make a nifty print upon paper sheets.  Total art soul shares the details.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.totalartsoul.com/blog/2549-fun-with-foam-printing-easy-tutorial.html

Crayon Picture Frame

Colorful crayons are glued to a picture frame to make a great frame for a kids photo with paging fun mums.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://pagingfunmums.com/2013/05/29/crayon-photo-frame-jenni/

Cardboard Zoo

The top of a cardboard box is turned into a nifty zoo with the quirky parent.  She divides the box up by taping down strips of cardboard to make fences for the habitats and then colors each habitat green for grass or blue for water.  She then adds plastic animals to each section and some tree branches too.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://thequirkyparent.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/thinking-inside-box-make-cardboard-zoo.html

Comic Book Picture Frame

Comic book pages are cut out and glued onto a picture frame to give it a fun flare perfect for a Halloween or birthday party photo with crafts by amanda.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/comic-craft-decoupage-frame/

Fruity Earrings

Purple beads are given the spotlight in these hanging grape cluster earrings from panda hall.  She adds tiny green beads to make the stems.  The beads are hung using several wires to make the grape like shape.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2274-diy-fruit-crafts-how-to-make-beautiful-beaded-grape-earrings-at-home.html

Rainbow Hanging Lantern

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple squares of tissue paper are glued onto a large paper marche lantern with the swell designer.  A great way to light up any room.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.theswelldesigner.com/2011/03/make-rainbow-bright-paper-lantern.html

Bead Dolls

Beads are strung onto several pieces of cord and then tied together to make these nifty wobbly dolls and kid will love to play with.  Ukkonooa shares the details.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://ukkonooa.blogspot.com.es/2014/09/nuket-puuhelmista-diy-wobbly-bead-dolls.html

Toilet Paper Roll Fairy House

Now that spring is here one good kids craft is to make a home to welcome visiting fairies.  Itsy bitsy fun make her fairy houses out of a toilet paper roll and moss.  She even lights them up with an electric tea light.  She keeps hers indoors but they would be fun to place around the garden as well.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.itsybitsyfun.com/blog/natural-toilet-paper-roll-fairy-house

 

 

While wearing heels makes a little house for gnomes dressing it up with felt and a paper party hat.

 

Get the instructions here:

http://whilewearingheels.blogspot.com/2012/06/gnome-sweet-gnome.html

Suede and Chain Bracelet

A pretty chain bracelet is embellished with a suede cord.  Simply weave the cord through each of the chains.  You can make them in several colors too.  Panda hall shares the details.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2256-office-lady-jewelry-how-to-make-a-single-woven-chain-bracelet-with-suede-cords.html

Popsicle Stick Bookmarks

Popsicle sticks are turned into cute bookmarks by making them into our favorite comic book heroes including Captain America, Iron Man and The Hulk.  Crafts by amanda shares the details.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/avengers-bookmarks-craft-for-kids/

Peg Dolls

Wooden pegs are painted, stuck into washi tape, given a fun felt hat as well as painted eyes and mouth with we bloom here.  She even paints on three buttons to give the dolls a shirt.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://webloomhere.blogspot.com/2015/01/tutorial-washi-tape-peg-dolls.html

Artsy fartsy mama makes Disney inspired ones.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.artsyfartsymama.com/2012/02/princess-peg-dolls.html

Bead and Wire Bracelet

Beads are strung onto wire and then wrapped into beaded wire for a complex bracelet from panda hall.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2246-how-to-make-your-own-red-pearl-bracelet-with-clear-seed-beads.html

Another version without the little beads.

A version with jump rings. 

A version with just beads.

A version with gold wire.

Wine Cork Board

Wine corks are glued onto a tray to make a diy cork board with everyday dishes. 

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/wine-cork-corkboard/

Toilet Paper Roll Peacock

A toilet paper roll is painted blue, given googly eyes, a foam beak and lots of green toilet paper tube feathers.  Itsy bitsy fun shares the details.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.itsybitsyfun.com/blog/toilet-paper-roll-craft-for-kids-peacock

TP craft uses paint chips for the feathers.

Get the instructions here:
http://tpcraft.blogspot.com/2011/06/toilet-paper-roll-paint-chip-peacock.html

Doll Necklace

Wood beads are painted to look like a doll with eyes, a smile, two pink cheeks and hair.  Pysselbolaget then adds two side beads to create pig tales and strings them onto a necklace for a little doll girls can wear for fun.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://pysselbolaget.se/en/2015/01/20/make-doll-face-necklace/

Toilet Paper Roll Helicopter

A toilet paper roll is painted and given propellers and wings to turn it into a helicopter  Pink stripey socks even gives it a fun smiling face.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.pinkstripeysocks.com/2014/05/toilet-roll-helicopter-craft.html

Wire Bead Barrette

Jewelry wire is twisted into a U shape and beaded with colorful beads.  Panda hall then creates a pin to keep the barrette in place.

Good for ages 12 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2114-how-to-make-vintage-wire-wrapped-hair-accessories-with-wood-beads.html

Tin Can Owl

A tin can is painted and given paper marche wings, feet and a beak to make a really cute piece of folk art with art projects for kids.

Good for ages 11 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://artprojectsforkids.org/soup-can-mache-owl/

Ribbon House Ornament

Pieces of ribbon are cut and glued to a cardboard house cut out to make a cute ornament for a new homeowner with craft foxes.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftfoxes.com/how_tos/scrap-ribbon-house-sign-diy

Pony Bead Bracelet

Pony beads are given a pattern in this unique bracelet from panda hall using three different colors.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2130-how-to-make-a-pony-bead-cuff-bracelet-for-golden-autumn.html

Another version with rows of beads.

Rainbow Fish

Your preschoolers will love to have their very own rainbow fish to love and hug as you read the classic tale by Marcus Pfister.  One artsy mama actually sews stuffed fish from fabric having the kids add on glitter glue and jewel sticks, but you could also just use a paper cut out of a fish as well.  If you're unfamiliar with the story, it's about a beautiful, but vain, fish who learns sharing and having friends is better than being the prettiest fish in the sea.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.oneartsymama.com/2015/02/rainbow-fish-craft.html
http://www.oneartsymama.com/2014/08/rainbow-fish-craft-kids.html

Amazon listing for the book.  

Paper Plate Goat

A paper plate is bent into the shape of a goat's head, given ears and horns, googly eyes as wells as nostrils and a smile with creativity takes flight.  She even made up a goat song to the tune of Baa Baa Black Sheep.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.creativitytakesflight.com/goats/