Munchkins and Mayhem
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Friday, March 18, 2016
Cupcake Liner Easter Baskets
Pipe cleaners are attached to cupcake liners and filled with yummy treats to make simple Easter baskets with homespun with love.
Good for ages 6 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://homespunwithlove.blogspot.com/2012/04/cupcake-paper-easter-baskets.html
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Leprechaun Fork Painting
A fork makes the perfect pattern for making a red bearded leprechaun. Crafty morning then adds a green hat complete with black buckle, googly eyes and a drawn on mouth and nose.
Good for ages 6 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftymorning.com/leprechaun-craft-with-a-fork-print-beard/
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Paper Plate Pots of Gold
Yellow paper circles are stuck to a black paper plate to create a Leprechaun's pot of gold with play dough and popsicles. She next adds red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple hand cut outs to make a rainbow.
Good for ages 7 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.playdoughandpopsicles.com/2016/02/16/paper-plate-pot-of-gold-handprint-rainbow/
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Felt Clovers
Green felt is cut into a clover and bejeweled with flower buttons and lighter green felt leaves with panda hall for a fun St. Patrick's Day craft.
Good for ages 6 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2919-free-instructions-on-making-a-green-felt-leaf-brooch-with-buttons-and-pearls-decorated.html
Monday, March 14, 2016
Toilet Paper Roll Leprechauns
A toilet paper roll is given a green hat, orange yarn beard, googly eyes and drawn on nose and mouth to make a fun leprechaun for St. Patrick's Day with view from the fridge.
Good for ages 7 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://viewfromthefridge.com/kids-craft-toilet-paper-leprechauns/
The resourceful mama makes hats.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.theresourcefulmama.com/toilet-paper-roll-leprechaun-hat-craft/
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Leprechaun Pancakes
A pancake is decorated with a green grape hat, clementine piece hair and beard to make a cute little leprechaun for breakfast with kitchen fun with my 3 sons.
Good for ages 3 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.com/2015/03/st-patricks-day-leprechaun-pancakes-for.html/
Saturday, March 12, 2016
Rainbow Jars
Rock salt is colored red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple and layered into a jar to create a rainbow with kc edventures. M&Ms or Skittles could be used too to make a fun treat.
Good for ages 2 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.kcedventures.com/blog/kids-rainbow-activity-fine-motor-skills
Friday, March 11, 2016
Rainbow Soap
Blue soap is poured into a cloud mold with red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple layered soap cut and bent into an arc and set on top. Latika soap shares the details.
Good for ages 10 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.latikasoap.com/DIY_Rainbow_Soap/
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Clay Clover Pins
Green clay is smooshed together and cut into a shamrock shape. Next, it's baked dry and glued onto a pin to make a fun wearable for St. Patrick's Day with hello wonderful.
Good for ages 8 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/st-patricks-day-shamrock-clay-pins
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Clover Hair Clips
Green felt shamrocks are glued onto bobby pins to make adorable hair clips for St. Patrick's Day with five little chefs.
Good for ages 7 up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.fivelittlechefs.com/craft/st-patricks-day/st-patricks-day-hair-accessory.html
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Shamrock Crayons
Various shades of green crayons are broken and placed into clover shaped baking trays to melt together and then cool into pretty shamrocks with hello wonderful.
Good for ages 6 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/make-st-patricks-day-shamrock-crayons
Monday, March 7, 2016
Rainbow Pillows
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple felt is cut into descending arcs and glued onto a pillow to make a useful decoration for St. Patrick's Day.
Good for ages 7 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/make-an-easy-felt-rainbow-pillow
Sunday, March 6, 2016
Rainbow Candy Jars
Glass jars are filled with Rolos and painted with rainbows and rainbow stickers with chica circle.
Good for ages 7 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://club.chicacircle.com/pot-of-gold-rainbow-painted-candy-jar/
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Burlap Shamrock
Green burlap is cut into a three leaf clover to make a fun St. Patrick's Day decoration with five little chefs.
Good for ages 6 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.fivelittlechefs.com/craft/st-patricks-day/clover-frame-st-patricks-day-crafts.html
Friday, March 4, 2016
Leprechaun Hat Treats
Green paper cups are filled with candy. Next, a larger circle of green paper is glued onto the top to create a hat. Organized 31 then adds black band of paper with a yellow buckle is added to complete the look.
Good for ages 8 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://organized31.com/2015/03/leprechaun-hat-treat-cups.html
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Paper Leprechaun Hats
Green construction paper makes the base of this leprechaun hat. Next, red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple strips of tissue paper are glued to the rim. Hello wonderful adds a black band and gold buckle as the finishing touch.
Good for ages 7 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/paper-tube-leprechaun-hat-craft
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Rainbow Necklaces
Mini vials are filled with layered red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple salt to make a rainbow necklace for St. Patrick's Day. A creative princess shares the details.
Good for ages 8 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://acreativeprincess.blogspot.com/2015/01/unicorn-rainbows-necklace.html
Monday, February 29, 2016
Snow White Headband
Yellow, blue, white and red ribbons are wrapped and glued together to make this nifty Snow White headband with panda hall.
Good for ages 12 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2867-how-to-make-a-blue-grosgrain-ribbon-headband-with-snow-white.html
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Rubber Band Art
Rubber bands are wrapped around card stock and then painted. Once dried the rubber bands are removed to make a unique art piece for kids. Babble dabble do shares the details.
Good for ages 2 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://babbledabbledo.com/easy-art-projects-for-kids-rubber-band-art/
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Puffy Paint Rocks
Stones are decorated with puffy paint to give them a nifty look that kids will love. Babble dabble do shares the details.
Good for ages 3 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://babbledabbledo.com/easy-art-for-kids-puffy-painted-rocks/
Friday, February 26, 2016
Paper Agate Stones
50 layers of various colored construction paper are glued together and then sanded down to reveal all of the colors with mark montano.
Good for ages 5 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://markmontanoblogs.blogspot.com/2016/01/beautiful-paper-rings.html
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Monkey Noisemakers
Two paper plates are painted brown and given cute little faces to make them look like monkeys. Next seeds are placed in between and the plates are glued together. Lastly, a popsicle stick is glued to the bottom to give them a handle. My very educated mother.
Good for ages 7 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.myveryeducatedmother.com/2016/01/chinese-new-year-kids-craft-monkey.html
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Felt Faces
Sticky felt is cut into eyes, ears, noses, and eyebrows to create fun faces onto larger felt face circles. Smiling colors shares the details.
Good for ages 3 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.smilingcolors.com/2016/01/making-felt-faces-kids-quiet-time/
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Lavender Pillows
White fabric is painted with watercolors, folded and stuffed with lavender seeds, and hand sewn with journey creativity.
Good for ages 8 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://journeycreativity.blogspot.gr/2016/01/lavender-pillows.html
Monday, February 22, 2016
Lego Crayons
Little bits of crayons are stuffed into a figure molds to create these nifty coloring tools with one artsy mama.
Good for ages 6 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.oneartsymama.com/2012/07/lego-party-the-favors-part-1.html
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Glitter Candles
Glitter is glued onto candles to make them a little more spiffy. Kids craft room sticks on masking tape to create nifty shapes.
Good for ages 6 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://kidscraftroom.com/how-to-make-glitter-candles/
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Felt Flower Pots
Strips of wool are felted and then molded into cut little pots with journey creativity.
Good for ages 8 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.journeycreativity.blogspot.gr/2016/01/felt-pots.html
Friday, February 19, 2016
Bubble Slime
Not your ordinary slime, this kind lets you blow bubbles, simply stick in a straw and blow. Ikatbag shares the details.
Good for ages 3 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.ikatbag.com/2014/11/science-party-bubble-slime.html
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Chalk Owls
Black construction paper is cut into an owl shape. Next, kids are given colored chalk to create the feathers. I heart crafty things then glues on colored paper eyes, beak and wings to complete the look.
Good for ages 6 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.iheartcraftythings.com/2015/05/owl-craft-for-kids-using-fun-chalk.html
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Tape Painting
Names are spelled out with tape onto paper and then the kids paint over the tape to make this nifty name art. Attack of the twins then removes the tape to reveal the name.
Good for ages 4 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://attackofthetwins.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-artwork.html
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Tulle Wands
Wooden dowels are wrapped in ribbon and beads and topped with a tulle bow to make a pretty princess wand with aaron james parker.
Good for ages 8 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.aaronjamesparker.com/2009/10/how-to-make-a-tulle-wand.html
Monday, February 15, 2016
Ocean Eye Spy Jar
Plastic colorful ocean creatures are placed into a plastic jar along with green confetti to make a fun eye spy jar for toddlers. Life over cs shares the details.
Good for ages 1 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://lifeovercs.com/ocean-themed-i-spy-jar-for-preschoolers/
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Color By Number Heart
Print out this fun Valentine's Day give away from a moms take.
Good for ages 3 and up.
Get the template here:
http://www.amomstake.com/2015/01/color-number-printable-valentine/
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Heart Shaped Pom Poms
Yarn is wrapped together and then cut into a heart shape to make nifty pompoms for Valentine's Day with willowday.
Good for ages 8 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.willowday.com/2014/02/how-to-make-heart-shaped-pom-poms.html
Friday, February 12, 2016
Valentine's Day Foam Bracelets
Foam sheets are cut into strip and decorated with stickers to make bracelets for Valentine's Day. Mom on timeout then ties the two ends together with Valentine's Day ribbon.
Good for ages 7 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.momontimeout.com/2012/02/valentines-day-bracelets-craft/
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Tissue Paper Heart Wreath
A heart shape is cut out of cardboard and red, pink and purple tissue paper crumples are glued on top to make a pretty wreath for Valentine's day. Happy hooligans shares the details.
Good for ages 3 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://happyhooligans.ca/tissue-paper-valentine-wreath/
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
XO Bracelets
Hugs and kisses are strung together as beads to make a nifty bracelet with panda hall.
Good for ages 10 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2223-seed-bead-bracelet-tutorial-make-your-own-simple-beaded-xoxo-bracelet.html
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Wax Resist Valentines
Hearts are drawn with a white crayon and then painted with Valentine's Day color watercolors with scrumdilly do.
Good for ages 4 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://scrumdillydo.blogspot.com/2012/02/be-my-valentine-irresistable.html
Monday, February 8, 2016
Puffy Paint Hearts
Hearts are taken to a new dimension with puffy paint. Happy hooligans shares the details.
Good for ages 5 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://happyhooligans.ca/puffy-paint-valentines/
Sunday, February 7, 2016
3D Paper Heart Collage
Colorful construction paper is cut into strips, bent into heart shapes and glued onto paper to make a fun collage for Valentine's Day with teach preschool.
Good for ages 4 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.teachpreschool.org/2012/02/making-a-3d-paper-heart-collage-in-preschool/
Saturday, February 6, 2016
Sweater Hearts
Heart shapes are cut out of old sweaters and sewn together to make little heart pillows for Valentine's Day with maker mama.
Good for ages 9 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.makermama.com/2013/01/upcycled-puffy-hearts.html
Friday, February 5, 2016
Valentine's Day Lollipop Recipe
Pink and red jolly ranchers are melted onto a lollipop stick and decorated with heart shaped sprinkles with the decorated cookie.
Good for ages 6 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://thedecoratedcookie.com/2015/01/easiest-ever-diy-valentines-day-lollipops/
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Toilet Paper Roll Heart Necklace
Toilet paper rolls are cut into small strips, painted red and bent into a heart shape to make decorative Valentine's Day necklaces. Filth wizardry then adds pretty beads and strings them onto red yarn.
Good for ages 5 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.filthwizardry.com/2010/02/toilet-roll-tube-valentines-necklaces.html
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Heart People
Scrapbooking paper is cut into heart shapes and given pipe cleaner legs and arms and smaller paper heart hands and feet to turn them into people. The hybrid chick then gives them googly eyes and a smile to complete the look.
Good for ages 6 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.thehybridchick.com/2011/01/a-little-heart-person/
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Embossed Jars
Baby food jars are decorated for Valentine's Day with glue and then painted over to give them a nifty embossing effect with about family crafts. She then fills them with heart shaped lollipops.
Good for ages 4 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://aboutfamilycrafts.com/i-love-you-embossed-jars/
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Snowmen Lanterns
Glass jars are painted white, given black marker eyes and mouth and an orange paper triangle nose with one womans haven. She then adds an electronic candle to make a pretty luminary.
Good for ages 5 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://onewomenshaven.blogspot.com/2011/11/easy-peasy-mason-jar-snowmen.html
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Glitter Snowflakes
Paper snowflakes are covered with glitter glue with mess for less.
Good for ages 2 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.messforless.net/glitter-snowflakes/
Friday, January 29, 2016
Snowman Juice Box
Juice boxes are covered in white paper and given black paper circle eyes, mouth, an orange triangle nose and a red ribbon scarf. The wilson world shares the details.
Good for ages 6 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://the-wilson-world.blogspot.com/2011/12/snowman-juice-boxes.html
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Puffy Snow Paint
Shaving cream and glue make a thick snow-like texture for kids to paint onto snowflakes with mom endeavors.
Good for ages 2 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.momendeavors.com/2011/01/snow-paint.html
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