Flower Pencils

Turn an ordinary box of pencils into a garden with a pipe cleaners and silk flowers and a thrifty mom.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://athriftymom.com/diy-flower-pencil-money-saving-craft-for-kids/

Paper flowers are attached to pencils to make a cute gift with happy clippings.  Unfortunately the site is no longer available.

The foley fam makes a flower pencil bouquet as a teacher's gift, filling the vase with colorfully wrapped salt water taffy.

Get the instructions here:
http://thefoleyfam.com/2011/08/bouquet-of-pencils-teacher-appreciation.html

Flower People

Silk flowers, pipe cleaners and a wood bead turn into flower people withideas and inspirations from bfc hawaii. 

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://ideasandinspirationsfrombfchawaii.blogspot.com/2012/05/flower-fairies-keiki-craft.html

Vegetable Boquet

Celery, cucumber, carrots and tomatoes come together in a glass vase to make a vegetable bouquet with living locurto.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.livinglocurto.com/2011/04/veggie-flower-bouquet-treat/

Button Flowers

Buttons turn into flowers with crafty placement, glue andcraft klatch with mona.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftklatchwithmona.blogspot.com/2013/06/button-flowers-craft-tutorial.html

Wire Crown

This copper wire crown is a great accessory for pretend play whether it's Max from Where The Wild Things Are or a princess tea party.  Ambrosia girl shows how to create this minimalist crown for boys and girls alike.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.ambrosiagirl.com/blog/wire-birthday-crown-diy/

Make and tell makes hearts into her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://makeandtell.com/make-party-wire-heart-crown/ 

The magic onions uses pompoms and a head band for her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.themagiconions.com/2014/07/diy-tutorial-wire-felt-crown.html

Secret Clothes Pin Messages

Create a secret message and store it in a clothespin with creative in chicago.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.creativeinchicago.com/2014/05/secret-message-peg-tutorial.html

Rainy Day Painting

Rain painting gives a whole new meaning to water colors.  Fun things to do with ur kids suggests simply placing dots of paint onto paper and leave outside in the rain to watch how the rain washes the colors onto the paper.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://funthingstodowithurkidz.blogspot.com/2013/10/rain-storm-pictures.html