How to make a mini notebook

Design love fest has a nifty way to make your own notebooks.  Kids will have fun picking out the different papers to include in their notebooks and showing them off at school.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.designlovefest.com/2012/04/make-it-10-2/

 Dykast's version has a mini bookmark built in.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.dykast.us/2010/04/15/baby-shower-favor-bag-contents/ 

Molly moo crafts makes one with cereal boxes, washi tape and stickers.

Get the instructions here:
http://mollymoocrafts.com/diy-cereal-box-notebooks/ 

Everything etsy uses wrapping paper and sticks it to the cover with washi tape binding.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.everythingetsy.com/2014/08/colorful-diy-notebooks/

Chocolate Covered Banana Kids Craft

Bakers royale has the most delicious after school or party or really any time activity - making chocolate covered bananas.  She suggests placing a slice of banana on the end of a straw, dipping it in chocolate and having lots of toppings to roll the bananas in such as sprinkles, nuts and coconut.  The nice thing is you get to decide the toppings making this as healthy of a snack as you want.  You could even replace the chocolate with yogurt.  It should still hold the toppings and make it even healthier.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bakersroyale.com/fruit/banana-pops/

DIY Star Wars Mobile

Rookie moms shares a fantastic R2D2 template for making a Star Wars mobile.  She uses felt cut outs but you could use the actual images printed onto cardboard as well. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the template and instructions here:
http://www.rookiemoms.com/how-to-foam-baby-mobile-r2d2/

How to Make Yarn Dolls

Spud and chloe shares the cutest tutorial on how to make old fashioned yarn dolls.  She suggest making a whole set using different colored yarn so they can play together.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.spudandchloe.com/blog/2009/10/old-fashioned-yarn-dolls/

Doodle craft makes voodoo dolls with her yarn technique.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.doodlecraft.blogspot.com/2012/11/make-your-own-string-voodoo-dolls.html

We made that makes a larger version.

Get the instructions here:
http://we-made-that.com/yarn-dolls/

Homemade at my place adds button eyes.

Get the instructions here:
http://homemadeatmyplace.blogspot.com/2012/06/make-it-yarn-dolls.html

Paris Printables

Made by joel has fun paper printouts that allow your paper dolls to visit Paris.  Complete with an Eiffel Tower and even mini people.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the template here:
http://madebyjoel.com/2012/01/travel-size-paper-city-paris.html

Shrinky Dink Jewelry

Rust sunshine has a very clever way to create your own shrinky dinks and even make them into jewelery.  All you need are some markers and a plastic container.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://rustsunshine.blogspot.com/2012/04/shrinky-bracelet.html

Craft and creativity has a shrinky dink jewelery tutorial as well.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftandcreativity.com/blog/2012/10/26/shrinkplasticjewelry/

Let's explore shares a more kid centric version showing a bracelet with lots of shrinky dinks.

Get the instructions here:

http://lets-explore.net/blog/2008/05/were-hooked-on-shrinky-dinks/ 

Lark crafts offers a full ebook of shrinky dink jewelery projects.

Get the ebook here:

http://www.larkcrafts.com/jewelry-beading/cathe-holden/ 

Dollar store crafts shows how to make a shrinky dink pendant of your state.  They show Oregon as an example.

Get the instructions here:

http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2013/09/tutorial-painted-shrinky-necklace-oregon-style/ 

Silly pearl makes multicolored shrinky beads.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.sillypearl.com/2012/06/craft-tutorial-shrink-plastic-curly.html

 

 

C is for craft creates pendants.

 

Get the instructions here:

http://c-is-for-craft.blogspot.com/2011/08/diy-shrinky-dink-from-plastic-container.html

 

 

Hello wonderful makes horse pendants.

 

Get the instructions here:

http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/MAKE-COLORFUL-HORSE-NECKLACES

Tin Can Wind Chimes

Learn 2 grow suggests making wind chimes out of tin cans.  All you need is some paint, tin cans and string.  Kids can have fun painting the cans and hearing them as the wind blows.  Remember to tape the bottom of the cans for any sharp edges.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.learn2grow.com/projects/forchildren/outdoors/EasyKidsGardenProjects.aspx

Hands on as we grow has the same project.

http://handsonaswegrow.com/2011/06/outdoor-music-diy-windchimes/