Turtle Planter

A plastic bowl is painted green and given a pompom head and feet with reading confetti.  She adds dirt to the bowl and plants a little herb plant. 

Good or ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.readingconfetti.com/2013/05/kid-made-turtle-herb-planters.html

Old McDonald's Sensory Box

From the time they're little kids learn about animals and their sounds.  This sensory box let's you create an animals and their habitats environment for the kids to pretend in.  Using different types of grains and beans, cereals and spices have kids decide which animal goes with which item, fill up the bins and let them play. 

Stick Kites

Send the kids outside to collect sturdy sticks for a diy kit project from hello wonderful.  She glues the sticks together to make the frame and then adds paper to turn it into a kid adding a braided robe tail with paper bows.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/kid-made-decorative-driftwood-kite

Ocean Playdoh Set

Bring the ocean inside with a beach themed play dough kit featuring blue and green tinted play dough, sea glass, shells and a plastic mermaid doll and seaweed.  Mama papa bubba shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://mamapapabubba.com/2015/05/23/mermaid-play-dough-kit/

Hanging Pinwheels

Pinwheels that hang down are painted and folded with beaded added to their strings with artbar blog.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.artbarblog.com/create/watercolor-paper-pinwheels/

Travel Puzzle

A blank puzzle board is painted different shades for each row and placed within a box for a simple travel game with hello wonderful.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/diy-travel-puzzle

Plastic Lid Necklace

A plastic lid is turned into a pendant with make it your own.  She adds on beads and then ties and threads it together on a strands of beads. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://make-it-your-own.com/recycled-lid-necklaces/