Contact Paper Flowers

Contact paper is cut into a flower shape for a fun springtime craft with dolen diaries.  She then lets the kids stick on pieces of tissue paper and sparkly foil cut outs to decorate its center.  Next the kids add a green pipe cleaner stem for a pretty flower craft.  Finally, another layer of contact player is placed on the back to seal it up.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.dolendiaries.com/2014/03/spring-flowers-kids-craft.html

Flower Headbands

Colorful burlap is cut and sewn into a flower shape and glued onto an elastic band for a cute hair accessory.  Becoming martha shares the details.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://becomingmartha.com/ruffled-burlap-flower-headband/

Owl Jars

Jar lids are painted to look like owls with crafts by amanda.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/owl-craft-using-recycled-jar-lids/

Felt Salad

Large pieces of foam are cut into vegetable shapes to a make a fun pretend salad including lettuce and tomatoes.  Inner child fun also makes onion rings out of purple paper and croutons by cutting up a yellow sponge.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://innerchildfun.com/2011/11/diy-holiday-play-salad.html

Marshmallow Shooters

PVC piping and connectors are put together to make these nifty marshmallow shooters from happiness is homemade.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.happinessishomemade.net/2011/05/26/marshmallow-shooters/

Button Castanets

Large buttons are brought together with elastic thread to make fun and easy castanets.  Making friends also glues foam onto one end to secure them futher.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.makingfriends.com/music/castanets.htm

Plastic Bottle Fish

A green plastic bottle turns into a really simple fish project with the addition of foam fins, tail and of course googly eyes.  Free kids crafts shares the details.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/recycled-water-bottle-fish/

Meaningful mama squishes her bottle into a fish shape and then paints it with colorful scales adding googly eyes.

Get the instructions here:
http://meaningfulmama.com/2014/08/water-bottle-fish-craft.html