How to Make a Woven Rug

Flax and twine has a great tutorial on how to weave a rug using a hula hoop as a base and colorful yarn.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.flaxandtwine.com/2012/02/woven-finger-knitting-hula-hoop-rug-diy.html

Lindsay and andrew uses vibrant t-shirts and add a fun fringe,

Get the instructions here:
http://lindsayandandrew.blogspot.com/2011/07/t-shirt-rug.html

Make Your Own Paperweight

Little blue boo shows you how you can make a unique paper weight out of beads, buttons or anything small and plastic. The main ingredient is clear plastic resin and a simple round circle mold.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.lilblueboo.com/2012/03/cast-resin-paperweights-coasters-a-tutorial.html

Alpha mom dresses up rocks with fabric including a fabric initial.

Get the instructions here:
http://alphamom.com/family-fun/crafts/diy-paperweights-are-easy-to-make-holiday-gifts/

Tissue Paper Vases

Tissue paper makes an ordinary glass bottle a beautiful vase and functional gift even younger kids can make. 

 

Woman's day has a great tutorial on how to make a vase out of tissue paper and glass bottles and jars.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.womansday.com/home/craft-ideas/diy-decor-cheery-spring-vases

Let's explore shows a more kid centric and colorful version.

Get the instructions here:
http://lets-explore.net/blog/2009/09/tissue-paper-vases/ 

Kidboomu kid songs adds a ribbon and foam flower to their version.

Get the instructions here:
http://kiboomukidssongs.com/mothers-day-tissue-paper-collage-vase-craft/ 

Meaningful mama cuts her tissue paper into circles creating a polka dot vase.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.meaningfulmama.com/2013/06/polka-dot-vase-craft.html 

Free kids crafts calls her version a decoupage vase.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/decoupage-vase-for-valentines-day/

Creative jewish mom cuts out pieces of tissue paper.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.creativejewishmom.com/2011/07/recycled-jars-decoupaged-with-printed-tissue-paper.html

How to Make Soap Crayons

Child source has instructions for how to make soap crayons out of soap flakes and washable tempura paint.  For molds they suggest ice cube trays or dixie cups so not sure how they would match the photo, but you could use virtually any mold to design your own shapes.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.childsource.ca/crafts/soap-crayons

How to Color a White Flower

Child care land has a fantastic science experiment using a white carnation and food coloring showing how flowers drink water all the way from the stems to the leaves.

Fun guerrilla has a similar experiment with roses and splits the stem into two.

Get the instructions here:
http://funguerilla.com/rainbow-roses-all-colors-in-one-rose/

Science sparks makes many different colors.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.science-sparks.com/2011/09/26/changing-colour-flowers-with-transpiration/

Chalk Dust Art

Flax and twine shows how you can decompose chalk to make colorful sand.  It's actually very simple.  All you need is some salt and colored chalk.  Roll the chalk in the salt and the chalk will start to break into tiny grains coloring the salt.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.flaxandtwine.com/2011/03/rainbow-in-jar.html

Engineer mommy uses pastels.

Get the instructions here:
http://engineermommy.com/2014/colorful-salt-art-a-craft-for-kids/

CD Case Maze Game

Bloesem kids has a craft to make a labyrinth game in a cd case.  All you need is the cd case, wiki sticks (wax covered sticks), colored paper, and fimo clay to make the ball. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://bkids.typepad.com/bookhoucraftprojects/2011/05/project-85-cd-case-labyrinth.html