Tin Foil Snowflakes

Frugal family fun blog has an easy snowflake craft. All you need is tin foil, glue and paper.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.frugalfamilyfunblog.com/2011/01/shiny-snowflake-mosaics.html

Q-Tip Snowflakes

Busy bee craft ideas has a q-tip snowflake craft as well using just glue and blue construction paper.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/Q-Tip-Snowflakes.html

Easy crafts for kids makes an ornament using string to bind them all together.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.easy-crafts-for-kids.com/snowflake-crafts-for-kids.html

Snowflake Observations

The chocolate muffin tree has a great idea of letting children catch snowflakes onto black construction paper for observations of how snowflakes are formed and how each one is different.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thechocolatemuffintree.com/2012/01/exploring-snowflakes.html

Pinwheel Macaroni Snowflakes

Katie Evans shows how you can make snowflakes with pinwheel macaroni, glitter and glue. With all of the pasta shapes, the snowflake possibilities are endless.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2008/12/budget-gifts-ideas-winner.html

Nature Ice Sculptures

Artful adventures has a beautiful idea for how to make what they call icy artwork using leaves and berries and other growing objects they encase them in ice to make nature ice sculptures.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.artful-adventures.co.uk/2011/01/05/icy-artwork/

How to Make a Bowl Out of a Magazine

Did you know you can turn magazines into a bowl? All you need is colorful magazines, tape, glue and some varnish.

Follow these steps:

1. Rip all of the pages out of 2-3 colorful magazines.
2. Fold one page in half to give you a guideline and then unfold it then fold the two edges into the middle.
3. Fold the edges into the middle again and once more.
4. Using a glue stick put a little bit on the paper. Fold it in half, glue side in.
5. Roll the strip up into a spiral and tape the end to itself.
6. Repeat steps 2 to 4 and tape the start of this strip to the same place the first one finished.
Roll it around its self and tape the end.
7. Keep repeating the previous step until it's the size you want. Then take the spiral and pull the top up and move it around until you have your desired bowl shape.

8. Varnish the bowl so it stays strong and shiny.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Confetti Gift Box

Shiho Masuda shows how to mke a confetti gift box using shredded magazines, some glue and a box. She uses an egg carton for Easter and filled with jelly beans,  but you can easily adapt this project with any other box.

Good for ages 6 and up.