Spring Chick Easter Paper Plate Craft

Seven alive starts with a paper plate, adds some yellow straw, paper or foam wings, feet, nose and eyes and gets a cute Easter chick craft.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.seven-alive.com/2013/03/paper-plate-spring-chickens.html

 

Simple as that blog uses a yellow plate and adds folded legs, feather wings, a construction paper beak and googly eye.  Construction paper could be used for the eyes as well.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.simpleasthatblog.com/2012/03/baby-chick-easter-craft.html 

Housing a forest uses card stock instead of a plate and adds clothespins for its legs.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.housingaforest.com/easter-crafts-for-kids/

Glitter Easter Eggs

Willow day shows how to create glittery Easter eggs with a fuzzy chick inside.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.willowday.com/2013/03/glitter-egg-ornaments-with-scenes.html

Paper Rock Craft

Spoonful has a really fun idea for an April Fool's Day craft creating an "origami" rock.  They even have a "template" the kids need to follow.

Get the template here:
http://spoonful.com/crafts/amazing-origami-rock-craft

Vintage Paper Dolls

Paper dolls are a great free way to play.  Casita de papel shares several vintage dolls and outfits including hats.

Get the templates here:
http://casitadepapel.wordpress.com/2010/05/10/vintage-paper-dolls/

Sugar sticks parties has vintage baby paper dolls.

Get the templates here:
http://blog.sugarsticksparties.com/?p=1307

Cancion de la vida profunda includes boy dolls in their collection including on named Skippy.

Get the templates here:
http://canciondelavidaprofunda.blogspot.com/2011/02/paper-doll-vintage.html

 

Take a break with me shares older women dolls that are in the public domain on their flickr account.

Get the templates here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/takeabreakwithme/3267505294/in/set-72157615319803320/

Miss fumes shares a couple of more retro dolls on her site.

Get the templates here:
http://missfunes.wordpress.com/2012/07/22/vintage-paper-dolls-diy-easy-project-home-decor-in-minutes-paperdoll-for-framing-quick-cheap-and-unique/

Plastic Cup Wind Chimes

A paper or plastic cup makes a cute wind chime enhanced with beads hanging from threads and colorful drawings.  She knows shows you how.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/984757/spring-crafts-for-kids

Origami House

Make these adorable three dimensional paper folded houses good for playing with little figures from Leyla Torres.

Post It Note Holder

Card stock, pretty scrap booking paper and ribbon turn ordinary post it notes into really pretty stationary with this tutorial from emily giovanni.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://emilygiovanni.com/?p=67