Munchkins and Mayhem

Munchkins & Mayhem

A Kids Crafts Blog

Thursday, September 6, 2012

How to Make Soap Crayons


Child source has instructions for how to make soap crayons out of soap flakes and washable tempura paint.  For molds they suggest ice cube trays or dixie cups so not sure how they would match the photo, but you could use virtually any mold to design your own shapes.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.childsource.ca/crafts/soap-crayons

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

How to Color a White Flower



Child care land has a fantastic science experiment using a white carnation and food coloring showing how flowers drink water all the way from the stems to the leaves.



Fun guerrilla has a similar experiment with roses and splits the stem into two.

Get the instructions here:
http://funguerilla.com/rainbow-roses-all-colors-in-one-rose/


Science sparks makes many different colors.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.science-sparks.com/2011/09/26/changing-colour-flowers-with-transpiration/

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Chalk Dust Art


Flax and twine shows how you can decompose chalk to make colorful sand.  It's actually very simple.  All you need is some salt and colored chalk.  Roll the chalk in the salt and the chalk will start to break into tiny grains coloring the salt.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.flaxandtwine.com/2011/03/rainbow-in-jar.html


Engineer mommy uses pastels.

Get the instructions here:
http://engineermommy.com/2014/colorful-salt-art-a-craft-for-kids/

Monday, September 3, 2012

CD Case Maze Game


Bloesem kids has a craft to make a labyrinth game in a cd case.  All you need is the cd case, wiki sticks (wax covered sticks), colored paper, and fimo clay to make the ball. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://bkids.typepad.com/bookhoucraftprojects/2011/05/project-85-cd-case-labyrinth.html

Sunday, September 2, 2012

How to Make a Water Bracelet


Three jewels in a crown has a tutorial for how to create a glitter and water bracelet using clear plastic tubing, glitter and water.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://threejewelsinmycrown.blogspot.com/2010/06/water-bracelets.html


Babble dabble do adds oil and small beads to her version.  

Get the instructions here:
http://babbledabbledo.com/science-and-fashion-for-kids-totally-tubular-glitter-bracelets/

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Friday, August 31, 2012

How to Make Flowers from a Coffee Filters



Kaboose has found a great new use coffee filters and show how to turn them into flowers using watercolor paint and green pipe cleaners.  She recommends using two colors per flower.

There are several different ways to make the flowers. You can fringe the ends in thin strips (leaving the center whole) to make the flower that resembles a pom pom. Or you can cut thicker strips to make a petaled flower or don’t cut the filter at all to make a rose.

To add the stem insert the pipe cleaner into the center and turn the flower upside down.  Grasp the center of the filter and gather it around the small end of the pipe cleaner. Twist the pipe cleaner around the gathered filter to secure the flower in place. Remember to fluff out your flower. 

No two flowers will look the same. Thin watercolors to make lighter shades and use thicker amounts for bolder shades. Also, you can speed dry the coffee filters by blow them dry with a hair dryer.  

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://crafts.kaboose.com/coffee-filter-flowers.html


Urban comfort shares a great way to make coffee filter flower baskets using dixie cups as the base and floral stems for the handle.

Get the instructions here:
http://urbancomfort.typepad.com/urban_nest/2012/04/coffee-filter-flowers-and-carrots.html


Martha Stewart has a wonderful tutorial on how to turn a coffee filter into a beautiful flower. All you need are the filters and food coloring and a cup.
Get the instructions here:
Family corner cuts out several petals and colors the center brown and the petals yellow for a pretty sunflower.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.familycorner.com/crafts-kids-family-2/coffee-filter-sunflowers.html 


Martha Stewart makes water lilies too.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/971878/coffee-filter-water-lily-how
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