Corn Husk Dolls

Make an old fashioned corn husk girl and boy doll with wee folk art.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://weefolkart.com/content/corn-husk-dolls

Colorful Medals

Medals aren't just gold anymore.  Paint clay bright colors and stamp in a star to make your own medals.  Meri cherry adds pretty ribbons and a bead so the kids can wear them.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.mericherry.com/2014/06/05/handmade-awards-medals-friends-family/

Stick Vases

Symmetrical wood sticks are glued to a vase with thistle wood farms.

Good for ages 12 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thistlewoodfarms.com/wood-stick-vase

Confetti Tape

Dress up tape for fun gift packaging by adding colorful tissue paper confetti.  Two shades of pink shares all of the details.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://twoshadesofpink.blogspot.com/2014/04/diy-confetti-tape.html

Crystalized Watercolor Paintings

Epsom salt turns watercolor painting to a new level crystallizing the paint.  Fun at home with kids shares all of the details.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.funathomewithkids.com/2014/01/homemade-paint-recipe-crystallizing.html

Car Sensory Box

Got lots of toy cars lying around?  Add them to a sensory box filled with sand, toilet paper and paper towel tubes for tunnels, and even hardware pieces to give kids a new way to play with them.

Ocean in a Jar

Learn about the layers of the ocean and liquid density at the same time with this ocean zone project from i can teach my child.  She uses lots of blue food coloring for the different layers.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.icanteachmychild.com/2014/05/make-ocean-zones-jar/