Acorn Fairies

Acorns are turned into sweet fairy faces with markers and hung onto a string to make a fun necklace with one golden apple.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://onegoldenapple.blogspot.com/2009/10/another-happy-birthday.html

Thrifty fun makes the whole body.  

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf42651065.tip.html 

Life with moore babies makes acorn babies. 

Get the instructions here:
http://lifewithmoorebabies.blogspot.com/2012/11/milkweed-babies.html 

Twig and toadstool uses pine cones too.

Get the instructions here:
http://twigandtoadstool.blogspot.ca/2010/08/woodland-fairy-folk.html 

Felt Animal Pencil Toppers

Felt is cut into an oval to make an animal face and given glued on ears and a drawn on face with deshilachado.  She sews the felt together but glue would work as well.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.deshilachado.com/2013/01/tutorial-adornos-de-fieltro-para.html

Alphabet Game

Empty egg cartons make great vessels for a matching letter with magnet alphabet game from joyfully weary.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://joyfullyweary.blogspot.com/2012/01/quick-and-easy-diy-alphabet-game.html

Tissue Paper Acorns

A paper brown acorn gets its cap decorated with crumples of yellow, brown, orange, red and even green leaves with nuttin but preschool.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.nuttinbutpreschool.com/acorn-tissue-paper-art-with-pattern/

Mason Jar Footballs

Brown paper is stuffed into mason jars with masking tape added to the outside to look like football stitching with crafts by amanda.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/mason-jar-football-centerpieces/

Toilet Paper Roll Scarecrows

Toilet paper rolls are given a cupcake liner hat, yellow paper hair, popsicle stick arms, and a drawn on face and patches with busy bee crafts.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/TP-Roll-Scarecrow.html

Egg Carton Acorns

Egg cartons are painted brown and green, glued together and hung onto brown ribbon to make acorn ornaments for fall with still playing school.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.stillplayingschool.com/2013/09/egg-carton-acorn-ornaments.html

Stain Glass Leaves

Orange, red and yellow tissue paper is glued onto wax paper and then cut into a leaf shape to make autumn leaves with here comes the sun blog.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.herecomesthesunblog.net/2011/10/stained-glass-leaves.html

Captain fussy buckets places small pieces of crayon onto a leaf paper cutout and melts them together.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.captainfussybuckets.com/2013/10/stained-glass-fall-leaf-craft/

Candy Corn Scarecrow

A glass bottle is filled with candy corn, given a plastic cup hat, button eyes and tape mouth to make a cute scarecrow with housing a forest.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.housingaforest.com/candy-corn-scarecrow/

Paper Towel Leaves

Paper towels are cut into leaf shapes, painted and glued onto twigs to make a fun fall leaf with craftberry bush. 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftberrybush.com/2010/09/a-show-called-fall.html
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Leaf Puppets

Felt is cut into leaf shapes and glued together to make leaf puppets.  Crafts by amanda then adds googly eyes and smiles.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/felt-leaf-finger-puppets/

Toilet Paper Roll Apples

A toilet paper roll is painted red and given a green paper leaf for this easy apple craft from no time for flashcards.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2010/08/recycled-apple-craft.html

Leaf Coloring Pages

Leaf coloring pages take a new twist with this autumn inspired color by number sheet from willowday.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.willowday.com/2013/09/autumn-leaf-color-by-number-printable.html

Leaf Maze

An alternative to making a giant jumping leaf pile, have the kids rake them into a fun maze.  Happy hooligans shares the details.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://happyhooligans.ca/leaf-maze/

Leaf Print Garland

Leaves are dipped into orange, brown and red paint and then pressed onto paper to make leaf prints.  Next happiness is homemade strings them together to make a paper banner.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.happinessishomemade.net/2012/10/16/leaf-printed-autumn-banner/

Pencil Flags

 Small designs of hearts, stars, animals, and other items are drawn onto felt squares and then pasted to either side of the top of a pencil to make fun pencil flags with craft snob.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsnob.com/2011/08/pencil-toppers/

Pocket Notebooks

An old pants pocket is cut out and pasted onto the front of a notebook to make a nifty place to put pens and other school supplies.  Woman's Day shares the details.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.womansday.com/home/crafts-projects/how-to/a2791/pocket-it-1187/

Monster Bookmarks

A colorful paperclip is turned into a monster bookmark by adding pipe cleaner hair and googly eyes with free kids crafts.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/wacky-bookmarks/

Beaded Flower Necklace

Tiny beads are strung onto jewelry wire and shaped into flowers with panda hall to make a flower necklace.

Good for ages 11 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2604-pandahall-s-free-seed-bead-flower-necklace-patterns-and-instructions.html

Glass Pebble Lanterns

Glass pebbles are glued onto a jar to make a fun textured lantern with everyday dishes. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/glass-pebble-lantern/

Plastic Bottle Jump Rope

A rope is tied to the bottom of two small plastic bottles which are turned into jump rope handles.  A pretty silk flower is stung before the knots to make a pretty embellishment. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

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Planet Mobile

Styrofoam balls are painted to look like planets and hung from string to make a nifty planetary mobile with mad in crafts.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://madincrafts.com/diy-star-wars-planet-mobile/

We are scout uses pompoms.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.we-are-scout.com/2015/10/make-a-pom-pom-solar-system-mobile.html

Paint Stirrer Chewbacca

A paint stick is covered in brown fur and given arms, googly eyes and a pompom nose to make a nifty Chewbacca.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/chewbacca-craft-star-wars/

DIY Bubble Solution

Bubble solution is easy to make at home, plus you can color and scent it as well.  Simply mix soap, dish washing liquid, and corn syrup to make the solution.  Add your favorite color with food coloring or scent and there you have it.  Everyday dishes shares the recipe.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/homemade-bubble-solution/

Moving Street Toy

A cardboard box is turned into a conveyor belt by adding wheels and paper designed to look like a street.  When the wheels are turned the cars move along the street.  Hello wonderful shares the details.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/diy-cardboard-car-conveyor-belt

DIY Double Helix

Colorful pompoms are strung onto strings and twisted to make a scientific model of a double helix with crafts n coffee.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsncoffee.com/2015/04/24/science-fair-salvation-how-to-make-a-double-helix-dna-model/

Tissue Paper Tassel Garland

Colorful tissue paper is cut into strips and tied together to make tassels with kids craft room.  She then hangs them onto a string for a festive decoration. 

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kidscraftroom.com/mini-tissue-paper-tassel-garlands/

Styroafoam Doll House

Styrofoam is cut into rounded squares and painted brown to look like an Adobe style house for a New Mexico inspired dollhouse with crafts n coffee.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsncoffee.com/2015/07/17/for-summer-fun-or-for-school-diy-a-model-of-a-southwest-adobe-house/

Pipe Cleaner Flower Hair Tie

A regular elastic hair band is turned into a flower simply by twisting pipe cleaners around and through it.  Panda hall shares the details.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
lc.pandahall.com/articles/2607-how-to-make-a-flower-hair-band-with-chenille-stems.html

Sponge Kitty Cat

A yellow sponge is turned into a kitty cat by cutting it into a circle for the face and giving it cut out ears as well.  Next maijos joy adds a felt and button nose and button eyes to complete the look.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://meijosjoy.blogspot.com/2015/08/easy-kids-craft-tie-cat-bear.html

Cup and Ball Game

A paper cone is used as a ball catcher with a tied and painted foam ball to make this classic game with tikkido.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://tikkido.com/blog/snow-cone-ball-cup-toy-favor-tutorial

Handprint Peacocks

Green paper is cut into hand prints to make feathers for this paper based peacock.  The paper is glued to a CD along with green feathers and a blue paper peacock body.  I heart crafty things then adds a paper orange beak, googly eyes and clothespin legs.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.iheartcraftythings.com/2015/06/recycled-cd-peacock-craft-for-kids.html

Rock Dolls

Rocks are dressed up to look like dolls with yarn and markers to draw on smiles, rosy cheeks, and eye lashes with hello wonderful.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/kid-made-cute-face-dolls

Paper Bag Peacock

Paper bags are given yellow beaks, googly eyes, real feathers and paper green feathers with sparkly stickers to make a peacock with i heart crafty things.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.iheartcraftythings.com/2014/08/peacock-puppet-craft.html

Jewelry Picture Frame

A pretty picture frame is turned into a fun way to hold and display jewelry with sue eldred.  She uses pretty scrapbooking paper and pretty push pins to hold the pendants.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://sueeldred.com/2015/07/29/creating-a-decorative-display-board-for-all-my-little-pretties/

Minecraft Cubes

Wooden cubes are decorated with green paper to make creeper cubes with one artsy mama.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.oneartsymama.com/2015/08/minecraft-cubes.html

Beaded Headband

A t-shirt is cut into long thin strips with beads strung on to dress it up.  My very educated mother then ties it together on the bottom

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.myveryeducatedmother.com/2015/07/beaded-t-shirt-headbands.html

Paper Peacocks

Strips of paper are folded to make looped feathers for the peacock with a cut out body, feet, beak and googly eyes.  Highlights kids then ties it to a string of yarn to hang.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
https://www.highlightskids.com/crafts/peacock

Star Wars Perler Beads

Perler beads are made into popular Star Wars characters including Yoda, Luke Skywalker, Hans Solo, R2D2, a light saber and Darth Vader.  Frugal fun 4 boys shares the patterns.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the templates here:
http://frugalfun4boys.com/2015/06/18/star-wars-perler-beads-patterns/

Handprint Dragonflies

Kids start by painting paper with water colors, next trace their hands, and then cut them out to become the wings for this dragonfly craft.  Raising little superheroes then adds a popsicle stick body, googly eyes and pipe cleaner antennae to complete the project.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://raisinglittlesuperheroes.com/dragonfly-craft/

Juice Box Balloon Cars

Straws with bottle cap wheels are attached to juice boxes and powered by a balloon and straw to make a fun moving car with hello wonderful.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/make-a-balloon-powered-recycled-juice-box-car

Make Your Own Crayons

Paper is removed from crayons and broken to fit into muffin tins and melted down to make homemade crayons with engineer mommy.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://engineermommy.com/2015/diy-rainbow-crayon-discs/
 

Hands on as we grow makes solid colors.

Get the instructions here:

http://handsonaswegrow.com/art-diy-upcycled-crayons/

Paper Ferris Wheel

Paper is cut and folded to make a unique and working ferris wheel with cindy derosier.  She even sticks in paper smiling faced riders.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cindyderosier.com/2015/08/project-cat-challenge-7-ferris-wheel.html

Abstract Paintings

Paint is squished into different blobs on a flat surface.  Next a blank sheet of paper is placed onto the paint and moved around to make these super simple abstract paintings.  Alisa burke shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://alisaburke.blogspot.com/2015/08/marbled-acrylic-painting.html

Box Creatures

Cardboard boxes are given googly eyes as well as pipe cleaner legs, pompom hats, washi tape mouths and more to make unique little creatures with hello wonderful.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/kid-made-quirky-tinker-toy-creatures

Sand Dough

Sand is mixed with flour, oil, salt and water to make a unique sensory substance for kids to play with in a sensory bin.  Engineer mommy shares the recipe.

Good for ages 2 and up.

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

Sand Paper Sand Castles

Sandpaper is cut into castle shapes to make a nifty summer inspired picture with cindy derosier.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cindyderosier.com/2015/08/project-cat-challenge-5-sandpaper.html