Painted Flower Pot

A terra cotta pot is painted with one artsy mama.  She first paints the entire pot and then uses a toilet paper tube to make different color circles.  After the pots dry the kids can then plant flowers in them.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.oneartsymama.com/2014/08/happimess.html

A clay pot is painted white and then drawn on with a black marker.  Next the drawings are colored in with style and spice.

Get the instructions here:
http://styleandspice.com/hand-painted-planter/

Door Frame Puppet Theater

An open door is covered with a super long piece of felt to make a puppet theater. Made by kasia creates a really elaborate version, but a simpler model could be made with tissue paper.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.madebykasia.com/2011/07/door-frame-puppet-theater-tutorial.html

Origami Monster Bookmarks

Origami paper is folded into a square bookmark to cover a book corner and then given eyes and teeth with tallys treasury.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://tallystreasury.com/2011/02/corner-page-bookmarks-3/

Hello wonderful makes them too.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/diy-origami-monster

Cupcake Liner Lions

Cupcake wrappers are colored in to make lions with willowday.  She colors the crinkly part brown to represent the mane and the center yellow and draws on a happy face.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.willowday.com/2013/09/easy-monday-making-cupcake-tin-art.html

Cork Necklace Pendants

Wine corks are cut into disks and stamped with pretty flower patterns in vibrant colors with my very educated mother. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.myveryeducatedmother.com/2015/04/stamped-wine-cork-necklace.html

Popsicle Stick Mobile

 

 

Popsicle sticks are painted, glued together in a neat fashion and hung from the ceiling to make a mobile from childhood 101.

 

Good for ages 2 and up.

 

Get the instructions here:

http://childhood101.com/2015/04/craft-stick-watercolour-sculpture/

Egg Carton Ladybugs

Egg carton cups make the perfect size body for ladybugs.  Crafts by amanda paints the cartons, glues on a pompom and a pipe cleaner and googly eyes.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/posts/

Cut out one section of the egg carton for the ladybug's body and paint it completely in a vibrant ladybug color.  Cut six tiny pipe cleaner pieces and glue them on as legs inside the egg carton container and secure them with tape.  You can bend the pipe cleaners so the ladybugs will stand up on their own.  Next, add googly eyes and antennae.

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