Cow Cups

Plastic cups are given black spots for a simple cow inspired pattern with chica circle.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://club.chicacircle.com/how-to-get-milk-and-veggies-all-in-one-fancy-cup/

Milk Jug Elephant

A milk jug is cut to look like an elephant giving it legs and a trunk.  Next the imagination tree glues on colorful tissue paper to make it look like Elmer from the book series.  She then adds paper ears and googly eyes to complete the look.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://theimaginationtree.com/2014/07/milk-jug-elmer-elephant-craft.html

Paper Clip Bracelet

Paper clips are hooked together to make a simple bracelet.  Next krokotak adds pieces of colorful duct tape to each to jazz it up a bit.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://krokotak.com/2014/07/paperclip-bracelets/

Pet Rocks

Rocks are painted and turned into monsters and animals by adding yarn, buttons pompoms and other embellishments. 

Good for ages 3 and up.

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Coffee Can Drum

A coffee can is turned into a drum with construction paper, yarn, felt and lots of glue.  Drum sticks are made from wooden dowels and more yarn. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

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Paper Mache Boats

A cereal box is transformed into a boat complete with fabric sails and wooden dowels.  Ann wood handmade shares the details.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.annwoodhandmade.com/paper-mache-boat-pattern/

Paper Finger Puppets

Paper is rolled up to make animal arms and legs with flat paper tummies and faces.  Spoonful shares the details.

Good for ages 10 and up.

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Clothespin Giraffe

Three clothespins are painted yellow and given brown fingerprint spots to make the neck and legs of a giraffe kids craft.  Next an oval piece of paper is given the same treatment and stuck in the middle to complete the look.  Parents shares the details.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.parents.com/fun/arts-crafts/kid/simple-wood-crafts/?page=3

Beaded Flip Flops

Beads are threaded on to ordinary flipflops for a unique embellishment with panda hall.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2506-how-to-make-a-fashion-pair-of-pearl-bead-flower-flip-flops-at-home.html

Paper Flower Garden

Scrapbooking paper is cut into a tulip shape and glued onto popsicle sticks.  Next, the sticks are glued into separate sections of an empty egg carton for a pretty tulip garden.

Good for ages 7 and up.

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Paper Bag Bug Puppets

Paper bags are colored, given paper eyes and antennae and stripes to create insect puppets.

Good for ages 4 and up.

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Plastic Bag Butterflies

Busy bee kids crafts has a similar project to the paper napkin using a plastic zip lock bag. Kids fill the bags up with crumpled pieces of construction paper, tissue paper would work well too and tie them up with a pipe cleaner.

http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/Butterfly-Baggie.html

Our big earth uses different tissue paper colors for each of the wings.

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Paper Flower Bouquets

Scrapbooking paper is cut into circles and flower petals and strung onto jewelry wire and sealed with a button to make a paper flower bouquet with our big earth.

Good for ages 8 and up.

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Cindy Derosier puts hers in a tiny basket.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cindyderosier.com/2015/07/button-flowers.html

Clothespin Butterflies

My kids guide uses tissue paper, a clothespin and pipe cleaner.

http://www.mykidsguide.com/paper-butterflies-easter-crafts-for-kids/

Our big earth adds jewel stickers and a pink pompom

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Busy bee crafts uses small wooden spoons for the butterfly wings.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/Delightful-Dragonfly.html

Easy child crafts uses paper for her wings.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.easy-child-crafts.com/butterfly-craft.html

Cardboard Box Car Wash

A cardboard box is repurposed to become a toy car wash complete with wipers.  Non toy gifts shares the details.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://nontoygifts.com/diy-cardboard-car-wash/

Sand Paint

Sand is mixed with paint to make a unique texture for kids to play with.  Emma owl warns that the sand will ruin the paint brushes.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.emmaowl.com/myo-sand-paint-nature-art/

Seed Paper Bookmarks

You can reuse theses seed paper bookmarks by planting them into the ground and watching them grow into a plant or flower.  One batch can make many bookmarks to give as gifts or put in all of your favorite books or just plant.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Use copy paper, construction paper, or even newspaper to make these bookmarks.  All safe, compostable materials.  Flower seeds, herb seeds, dried herbs, and even flower petals look the prettiest in the paper.

To plant, just tear into a few pieces or plant the whole thing right into the ground.

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Leaf Prints

Clear gelatin and ink are poured onto a sheet pan to make the base of the ink print.  Next leafs are pressed onto the pan and let set.  Next a piece of paper is pressed down to make the print with tree house kid and craft.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://treehousekidandcraft-blog.com/diy/making-gelatin-leaf-prints/

Kleas uses metallic paint.

Get the instructions here:
http://kleas.typepad.com/kleas/2014/10/big-leaf-printing-at-the-preschool-this-week.html 

Purple twig uses water colors.

Get the instructions here:
http://purpletwig.blogspot.com/2014/10/leaf-printing.html

Yarn Stick Teepees

Large sticks are wrapped in colorful yarn and tied together at the top to make a teepee structure.  Natalie miller design shares the details.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.nataliemillerdesign.com/2013/11/yarn-bomb-tee-pee.html

Spin Art Butterflies

Splotches of paint are placed into a salad spinner and spun around to make a unique painting.  After the paint dries a butterfly is cut out of the paper and a twig is placed in the middle with make it your own.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://make-it-your-own.com/nature-finds-butterflies/

Mosaic Flower Pots

Colorful clay is wrapped around a terra cotta pot with garden glass stones pressed into the clay to make a unique mosaic.  The muddy princess shares the details.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://themuddyprincess.blogspot.com/2011/05/mosaic-flower-pots.html

Plastic Lid Ladybugs

Colorful plastic lids are painted with black spots and half circle faces and then given googly eyes and placed throughout the garden with crafts by amanda.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/plastic-lid-ladybugs/

Liquid Sidewalk Chalk

For a really simple and fun activity mix water, cornstarch and food coloring to make a diy sidewalk paint.  Steph jacobsen fills up a muffin tin to hold the paint and sends the kids outdoor with a thick paint brush.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://stephjacobson.blogspot.com/2011/05/sidewalk-paint.html

Tie Dye Ice Pops

Regular colored ice pops are broken into pieces and then put into glasses in random order to make a tie-died version with the party animal blog.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thepartyanimal-blog.org/tie-dye-ice-pops/

Firefly Jars

Plastic grass is attached to mini white pompoms to make fireflies.  by stephanie lynn then places them in a jar.  She suggests painting the pompoms with glowing paint to make a nifty lantern. 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2010/07/catching-fireflies-the-faux-decor-version.html

Dragon Kite

Tissue paper is cut and glued onto wooden skewers in the shape of a dragon with fave crafts.  Next, she adds on they eyes, nose, and teeth.  She adds a string for fun flying.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.favecrafts.com/Outdoor-Crafts-for-Kids/firey-dragon-kite

Outdoor Twister

Colorful circles are spray painted onto the grass into a twister board.  Sassy style redesign then makes strips of paper for all of the different combinations and has the caller pull them out one at a time.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sassystyleredesign.com/2011/07/homemade-outdoor-twister-game.html

Ice Pop Holders

Felt is cut into strips and glued together into a pocket to hold a frozen ice pop and keep fingers from getting cold.  Crafty soccer mom then glues on button eyes and funky mouths.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftysoccermom.blogspot.com/2011/06/monster-popsicle-snuggies.html

Pipe Cleaner Lizards

Green pipe cleaners are twisted and turned to make a cute green lizard with panda hall.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2496-easy-craft-for-children-tutorial-on-how-to-make-a-small-lizard-toy.html

Paper Mache Frogs

Cardboard cones and newspaper balls make the basis for these colorfully painted paper mache frogs from mollymoo.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://mollymoocrafts.com/papier-mache-crafts-for-kids-frogs/

Jumping Minion Toy

Two plastic cups nested with rubber bands in between make a unique jumping toy with all for the boys.  She then adds a yellow paper minion to the front complete with eye piece and protruding tongue.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://allfortheboys.com/home/2013/07/18/jumping-minion.html

Sea Shell Creatures

After collecting sea shells from a fun day at the beach, paint them fun colors and add googly eyes to make them come to life.  U create crafts shares the details.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.u-createcrafts.com/how-to-make-sea-shell-critters/

Paper Sand Art

Sand is poured onto contact paper to make an easy, mess free sand picture with hello wonderful.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/how-to-make-sand-art-stickers

Pasta Sculptures

Pasta is painted and strung onto colorful pipe cleaners to make abstract art with hello wonderful.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/make-crazy-pasta-sculptures

Earring Tree

Jewelry wire is twisted into a tree shape with panda hall and then used as an earring holder. 

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2379-how-to-make-easy-creative-beaded-tree-crafts-with-wires.html

Superhero Capes

Turn a t-shirt into a superhero cape simply by cutting and gluing on some velcro with the southern institute.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://thesoutherninstitute.com/2011/03/diy-superhero-cape-tutorial.html/

Up Pendant

Pink, grey and green make the basis for this necklace based on the movie UP.  Panda hall cuts the pieces to make a pink house, green windows and a grey roof.  She then adds small colorful beads to make the balloons. 

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/1752-make-fun-cluster-pendant-necklace-for-kids-modeled-on-the-pixar-movie-up.html

CD Snails

A CD is turned into the shell of a snail with i heart crafty things.  She next draws on a spiral and glues on the snails body adding a googly eye and pipe cleaner antennae.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.iheartcraftythings.com/2015/04/cd-snail-craft-for-kids.html

Flower Votives

A practical wedding also has a very similar idea for beautiful luminaries using dried leaves and flowers with fused waxed paper.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://apracticalwedding.com/2011/10/how-to-luminaria-with-kelly-wilkinson/

Making friends uses a votive holder for the base.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.makingfriends.com/votive_flowers.htm

Clothespin Ants

Clothespins are painted black and turned into ants with black buttons glued on top and a black pipe cleaner strung through to make the legs and antennae.  Googly eyes complete the insect.  These are perfect for keeping a tablecloth into place at a summer picnic.  Parents shares the details.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.parents.com/fun/arts-crafts/kid/simple-wood-crafts/?page=2

Tissue Paper Flowers

Tissue paper is cut into circles and stacked to make the flower.  Next make and takes pokes a green pipe cleaner through the circles and seals them with a button.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.makeandtakes.com/tissue-paper-flowers-for-any-occasion

Our big earth makes super puffy ones.

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Craft passion makes carnations.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftpassion.com/2010/05/make-a-beautiful-tissue-carnation-for-mothers-day.html/2

Leave Resist Prints

Leaves are placed under paper and colored over with crayons to highlight their veins and shape with domestic goddess our world my world.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://domesticgoddess-ourworldmyworld.blogspot.com/2010/03/crayon-resist-leaves.html