Sock Puppets

These sock puppets are super easy to make.  All you need is a sock, cotton balls, buttons and glue.  Thanks meri cherry for this great craft for pre-school kids.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://mericherry.wordpress.com/2014/01/31/little-lovie-sock-puppets/

We made that makes dogs with a felt ears and tongue, a pompom nose, and googly eyes.

Get the instructions here:
http://we-made-that.com/sock-puppets/

Spoonful makes a horse, elephant, rabbit and dragon.

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Printable Pirate's Treasure Chest

Print and fold this free printable pirate chest from spoonful.  Includes gold doubloons as well.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the template here:
http://spoonful.com/printables/jake-and-never-land-pirates-treasure-chest

Paper Doll Playhouse

Dowload the free template for The Mittens TV show from Nick Jr.  Includes 4 paper dolls and a playhouse.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.nickjr.com/crafts/mittens-puppet-theater.jhtml

Bead Caterpillars

Colorful beads and string turn into cute caterpillars with pasandolo pipa.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.pasandolopipa.blogspot.com.es/2013/10/gusanitos-de-madera.html

Cardboard Box Banks

A cereal box, construction paper and markers turn into a bank with kix cereal.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.kixcereal.com/diy-cereal-box-piggy-banks/ 

Easy preschool crafts uses a milk carton for her bank and adds a straw maze to make it interactive, letting the coins fall through before entering the box.

Get the instructions here:
http://easypreschoolcraft.blogspot.com/2014/02/recycled-milk-carton-rolling-coin-bank.html

Marshmallow Catapult

Marshmallows hold skewers together to make this spoon based catapult with its always autumn.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.itsalwaysautumn.com/2013/5/31/easy-marshmallow-catapults-summer-fun-for-kids.html

Lauren over at tutus tea parties uses clothespins, a popsicle stick and bottle caps.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.tutusteaparties.com/2012/02/marshmallow-catapults.html

Printable Town

Kids can create a whole play town with these colorful free storefront printables from vivint.  Printables include everything from a doughnut shop to a police station and police cars. 

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the template here:
http://neighborhood.vivint.com/author/mrichards/

Eimaipaidi shares several home, shop and service printables including a bedroom, kitchen, living room and bathroom to make a play house as well as a cafe, bakery, fruit stand and florist to visit.

Get the template here:
http://www.eimaipaidi.gr/2013/03/blog-post_5.html