Cardboard Arc de Triumph

A cardboard box is cut into a nifty tunnel and colored to look like the Arc de Triomphe with non toy gifts. 

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://nontoygifts.com/cardboard-arc-de-triomphe/

Birthstone Pendants

A simple colored stone is added to a jewelry pin with the 11 other tiny birthstones surrounding it.  Panda hall shares the details.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/390-particular-theme-necklaces-designs-mother-and-daughter-necklaces.html

Paper Cup Telephone

Paper cups are used to make the classic diy telephone with hello wonderful.  They even thread colorful beads onto the strip for fun.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/diy-paper-cup-tin-telephone

Paper Rockets

A stencil is the secret to making this textured paper rocket which is glued on outer space scrapbooking paper with one artsy mama.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.oneartsymama.com/2015/08/framed-stencil-art-for-kids.html

Doll Lacing Cards

Russian matryoshka nesting dolls are cut outwith holes punched around the edges to make lacing cards with hello wonderful.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/matryoshka-nesting-dolls-free-printable-lacing-cards

Magnet Painting

Blobs of painting are placed onto a paper with magnets on either side to make a nifty painting experience for kids.  Emma owl shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.emmaowl.com/painting-with-magnets-moving-art-activity/

Clay Coasters

Clay is shaped into flat disks to make a simple coaster that little ones can make too.  Everyday dishes shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/oven-baked-clay-coasters/

Superhero Clothespin Dolls

Red, yellow and blue markers turn an ordinary wooden clothespin into a superhero Superman or Wonder woman.  Art projects for kids even adds brown yarn hair.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://artprojectsforkids.org/super-clothespin-heros/

There's a Dinosaur in my Tubby

Plastic dinosaurs are added to the bathtub for a roaringly good time.  Emma owl has the details.

Good for ages 1 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.emmaowl.com/a-dinosaur-bath-with-paint/

Jelly Sensory Play

Want an easy and silly sensory bin the kids can eat?  Emma owl lets the kids play in jelly.  They'll love the sticky, sweet, squishy feel.

Good for ages 1 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.emmaowl.com/baby-sensory-play-with-jelly/

Paper Flower Lanterns

Flower patterns are cut out of paper and rolled into a lantern to make pretty nighttime display with a piece of rainbow.

Good for ages 11 and up.

Get the templates here:
http://www.apieceofrainbow.com/make-paper-lanterns-3/

Foam Dough

Shaving cream is the secret to making this foam dough which has a unique consistency kids will love to play with.  Everyday dishes shares the recipe.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/foam-dough-recipe/

Clay Crab Pendant

Red clay is shaped into an oval to make the tiny crab body with claws added as well as eyes to make  a cute little crab.  Hello wonderful then adds a necklace loop to turn it into a necklace.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/how-to-make-a-cute-clay-crab-necklace

Paper Cup Bird Feeders

Paper cups are filled with bird seed and hung from string with a wooden dowel stuck inside for the birds to perch upon.  Everyday dishes share the details.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/diy-bird-feeder/

Face Jars

Labels from plastic containers are removed and faces are drawn with markers to make these unique plant pots. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/kid-made-funny-faces-painted-plant-jars

Button Elephants

A button elephant is created by gluing buttons onto an elephant outline with busted button.  She then adds green button grass and red button balloons.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://bustedbutton.com/2012/06/04/buttonelephant-tutorial/

Sun Prints

Leaves and flower petals are placed onto construction paper and placed in the sun to make sun prints as the sun fades the color of the paper.  Purple twig shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://purpletwig.blogspot.com/2015/05/celebrating-sun.html

Cement Vases

Cement is placed into molds to make these nifty bud vases and then painted with horizontal strips with plaster and disaster.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.plasteranddisaster.com/modern-cement-bud-vases/

Etched Bottles

Etching cream and a stencil are the secret to turning a glass bottle into a work of art with a moms take.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.amomstake.com/2015/04/how-to-etch-a-glass-bottle-love-is-in-bloom-printable/

Bookcase Dollhouse

A bookcase is turned into a dollhouse complete with scrapbooking paper wallpaper, plastic furniture, and bits and bobble decorations with engineer mommy.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://engineermommy.com/2015/diy-dollhouse-part-3-rugs-furniture-and-wall-art/

Plastic Barettes

Hearts, stars and other shapes are cut out of plastic containers, painted and glued to bobby pins to make easy hair clips with everyday dishes.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/plastic-bottle-diy-hair-clip/

Tin Can Totem Poles

Tin cans are painted and covered in paper eyes, nose, teeth, whiskers, ears and wings to make these nifty totem poles from to made.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.to-made.com/diy-totem-pole.html

Wine Cork Animals

Wine corks are painted and decorated with pompom fur and given a construction paper drawn on face to make these wine cork animals from the little monster blog.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thelittlemonsterblog.com/2015/05/repurposed-wine-cork-animal-puppets.html

Jar Lid Coasters

Lids for glass jars are lined with cork and turned into upcycled coasters with coconut head survival guide.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://coconutheadsurvivalguide.com/mason-jar-lid-coaster/

Pearl Bangle Bracelet

Jewelry wire is bent into a bracelet with pearls strung on the end and a cute little charm.  Panda hall shares the details.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/1187-easy-instruction-on-making-pearl-bangle-bracelet.html

Stained Glass Art Frames

Colored glue is squished onto a glass picture frame to make it stained with smart school house.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.smartschoolhouse.com/diy-crafts/stained-glass-art/2

Wooden Cube Robots

Wooden cubes are decorated with robot cogs and wheels and stacked together to make them complete with hello wonderful.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/make-robot-cube-friends

Toilet Paper Roll Shark

A toilet paper tube is wrapped in blue construction paper and given paper fins and a tail and teeth.  Hello wonderful then adds white paper teeth and googly eyes.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/shark-paper-tube-craft

Glitter Playdough

Glitter is added to a traditional playdoh recipe to make it even more fun and sparkly with engineer mommy.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://engineermommy.com/2015/diy-glitter-play-dough-recipe/

Candy Leis

Candy is wrapped into long pieces of saran wrap and knotted with colorful ribbon bows between each piece.  Jenni can knit even adds paper flowers to make it more traditional.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://jennicanknit.blogspot.com/2012/06/candy-lei.html

Jello Paint

Jello makes a fun paint for the toddler set and it's really easy to make.  Just combine jello and water and voila, fun scented and colored watercolors.

Good for ages 2 and up.

The website is no longer available.

Egg Carton Bells

Egg carton compartments are cut and painted to make the container for little bells.  Next a pipe cleaner is poked through the top to create a handle and a jingle bell is added to allow it to ring.

Good for ages 5 and up.

The website is no longer available. 

Tin Punching

Using a tin foil pie pan have kids punch through them to make a nifty picture.  Have the kids draw on their design and use a pen to poke through the holes. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

The website is no longer available. 

Paper Plate Necklace

A paper place is cut along each site of the ridge, painted and bedazzled with jewel stickers to make a simple necklace.

Good for ages 5 and up.

The website is no longer available.

DIY Hand Scrub

Make your own hand scrub using just dish soap and sugar with creating and co.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.creatingandco.com/2014/01/diy-sugar-hand-scrub/

Duct Tape Wallet

Interesting pattern duct tape is folded together to make a nifty wallet with lisa liza lou.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lisalizalou.blogspot.com/2014/09/duct-tape-accordion-wallet-for-artist.html

Macrame Bracelet

Three different colored cords are knotted into a twisty bracelet with knot just macrame.

Good for ages 11 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.knotjustmacrame.com/2014/12/my-holiday-gift-to-you-free-micro.html

Beaded Dragonfly

Green and gold beads are strung onto wire to make a pretty dragonfly charm pendant with panda hall.

Good for ages 11 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2112-cute-charm-ideas-on-how-to-make-beaded-dragonfly-charm-for-summer.html

Wire Sculptures

Beads are strung onto wire, bent into nifty shapes and stuck into a wooden block to make a unique sculpture with babble dabble do.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://babbledabbledo.com/easy-art-kids-wire-sculpture/

3D Paper Rockets

Scrapbooking paper is rolled up into a tube to make the base of the rocket.  A paper cone is added to top it off with paper streamers for blasting off.  Little fingers big art shares the details.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://littlefingersbigart.com/2013/04/12/blast-off-paper-rocket/

Fabric Rug

Colorful patterned fabric is glued onto a large canvas to make a simple and easy rug with mark montano blogs.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://markmontanoblogs.blogspot.com/2014/07/Painted-Fabric-Rug-DIY.html

Dragonfly Keychain

Colorful nylon and beads are knotted together to make a unique dragonfly key chain with panda hall.

Good for ages 11 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2240-how-to-make-a-dragonfly-keychain-with-nylon-thread-for-couples.html

Fish Bowl Lanterns

Sea blue tissue paper is glued onto glass jars along with orange tissue fish to make these adorable fish bowl inspired lanterns with juggling with kids.  She then places a tea light inside to make them glow.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.jugglingwithkids.com/2013/05/tissue-paper-fish-bowl-lanterns.html

Finger Boards

Craft sticks are colored and placed on top of beads to make a miniature skate board with se7en.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.se7en.org.za/2009/05/28/miniature-skateboards-in-se7en-steps

Teddy Bear Stones

Rocks are painted brown, given googly eyes, a felt mouth and ears to turn it into a cute little bear with cindy derosier.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cindyderosier.com/2014/12/bear-pet-rocks.html

Fruit Sun Catchers

Wedges are cut out of cardboard fruit shapes and covered in tissue paper to make these unique sun catchers with speckled sydney.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
https://speckledsydney.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/summer-fruits-suncatcher/

Clown CDs

A CD is transformed into a clown by adding curling ribbon hair, a pompom nose, googly eyes and a painted smile.  Cindy derosier shares the details.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cindyderosier.com/2014/11/cd-clowns.html

Braided Bracelets

Three different colored strings of suede cord are braided to make a simple bracelet with a single silver charm added to the closure with panda hall.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2218-how-to-make-a-single-braided-charm-bracelet-out-of-suede-cord.html

Water Sand

Sand takes on an additional sensory element by adding baking soda and water with paging fun moms. 

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://pagingfunmums.com/2014/04/13/make-magic-aqua-sand/

Paper Coasters

Scrapbooking paper is cut into circles and used to make pretty coasters with hello wonderful.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/easy-diy-paper-coaster-gift