Beaded Flower Necklace

Tiny beads are strung onto jewelry wire and shaped into flowers with panda hall to make a flower necklace.

Good for ages 11 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2604-pandahall-s-free-seed-bead-flower-necklace-patterns-and-instructions.html

Glass Pebble Lanterns

Glass pebbles are glued onto a jar to make a fun textured lantern with everyday dishes. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/glass-pebble-lantern/

Plastic Bottle Jump Rope

A rope is tied to the bottom of two small plastic bottles which are turned into jump rope handles.  A pretty silk flower is stung before the knots to make a pretty embellishment. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

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Planet Mobile

Styrofoam balls are painted to look like planets and hung from string to make a nifty planetary mobile with mad in crafts.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://madincrafts.com/diy-star-wars-planet-mobile/

We are scout uses pompoms.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.we-are-scout.com/2015/10/make-a-pom-pom-solar-system-mobile.html

Paint Stirrer Chewbacca

A paint stick is covered in brown fur and given arms, googly eyes and a pompom nose to make a nifty Chewbacca.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/chewbacca-craft-star-wars/

DIY Bubble Solution

Bubble solution is easy to make at home, plus you can color and scent it as well.  Simply mix soap, dish washing liquid, and corn syrup to make the solution.  Add your favorite color with food coloring or scent and there you have it.  Everyday dishes shares the recipe.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/homemade-bubble-solution/

Moving Street Toy

A cardboard box is turned into a conveyor belt by adding wheels and paper designed to look like a street.  When the wheels are turned the cars move along the street.  Hello wonderful shares the details.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/diy-cardboard-car-conveyor-belt

DIY Double Helix

Colorful pompoms are strung onto strings and twisted to make a scientific model of a double helix with crafts n coffee.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsncoffee.com/2015/04/24/science-fair-salvation-how-to-make-a-double-helix-dna-model/

Tissue Paper Tassel Garland

Colorful tissue paper is cut into strips and tied together to make tassels with kids craft room.  She then hangs them onto a string for a festive decoration. 

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kidscraftroom.com/mini-tissue-paper-tassel-garlands/

Styroafoam Doll House

Styrofoam is cut into rounded squares and painted brown to look like an Adobe style house for a New Mexico inspired dollhouse with crafts n coffee.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsncoffee.com/2015/07/17/for-summer-fun-or-for-school-diy-a-model-of-a-southwest-adobe-house/

Pipe Cleaner Flower Hair Tie

A regular elastic hair band is turned into a flower simply by twisting pipe cleaners around and through it.  Panda hall shares the details.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
lc.pandahall.com/articles/2607-how-to-make-a-flower-hair-band-with-chenille-stems.html

Sponge Kitty Cat

A yellow sponge is turned into a kitty cat by cutting it into a circle for the face and giving it cut out ears as well.  Next maijos joy adds a felt and button nose and button eyes to complete the look.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://meijosjoy.blogspot.com/2015/08/easy-kids-craft-tie-cat-bear.html

Cup and Ball Game

A paper cone is used as a ball catcher with a tied and painted foam ball to make this classic game with tikkido.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://tikkido.com/blog/snow-cone-ball-cup-toy-favor-tutorial

Handprint Peacocks

Green paper is cut into hand prints to make feathers for this paper based peacock.  The paper is glued to a CD along with green feathers and a blue paper peacock body.  I heart crafty things then adds a paper orange beak, googly eyes and clothespin legs.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.iheartcraftythings.com/2015/06/recycled-cd-peacock-craft-for-kids.html

Rock Dolls

Rocks are dressed up to look like dolls with yarn and markers to draw on smiles, rosy cheeks, and eye lashes with hello wonderful.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/kid-made-cute-face-dolls

Paper Bag Peacock

Paper bags are given yellow beaks, googly eyes, real feathers and paper green feathers with sparkly stickers to make a peacock with i heart crafty things.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.iheartcraftythings.com/2014/08/peacock-puppet-craft.html

Jewelry Picture Frame

A pretty picture frame is turned into a fun way to hold and display jewelry with sue eldred.  She uses pretty scrapbooking paper and pretty push pins to hold the pendants.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://sueeldred.com/2015/07/29/creating-a-decorative-display-board-for-all-my-little-pretties/

Minecraft Cubes

Wooden cubes are decorated with green paper to make creeper cubes with one artsy mama.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.oneartsymama.com/2015/08/minecraft-cubes.html

Beaded Headband

A t-shirt is cut into long thin strips with beads strung on to dress it up.  My very educated mother then ties it together on the bottom

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.myveryeducatedmother.com/2015/07/beaded-t-shirt-headbands.html

Paper Peacocks

Strips of paper are folded to make looped feathers for the peacock with a cut out body, feet, beak and googly eyes.  Highlights kids then ties it to a string of yarn to hang.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
https://www.highlightskids.com/crafts/peacock

Star Wars Perler Beads

Perler beads are made into popular Star Wars characters including Yoda, Luke Skywalker, Hans Solo, R2D2, a light saber and Darth Vader.  Frugal fun 4 boys shares the patterns.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the templates here:
http://frugalfun4boys.com/2015/06/18/star-wars-perler-beads-patterns/

Handprint Dragonflies

Kids start by painting paper with water colors, next trace their hands, and then cut them out to become the wings for this dragonfly craft.  Raising little superheroes then adds a popsicle stick body, googly eyes and pipe cleaner antennae to complete the project.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://raisinglittlesuperheroes.com/dragonfly-craft/

Juice Box Balloon Cars

Straws with bottle cap wheels are attached to juice boxes and powered by a balloon and straw to make a fun moving car with hello wonderful.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/make-a-balloon-powered-recycled-juice-box-car

Make Your Own Crayons

Paper is removed from crayons and broken to fit into muffin tins and melted down to make homemade crayons with engineer mommy.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://engineermommy.com/2015/diy-rainbow-crayon-discs/
 

Hands on as we grow makes solid colors.

Get the instructions here:

http://handsonaswegrow.com/art-diy-upcycled-crayons/

Paper Ferris Wheel

Paper is cut and folded to make a unique and working ferris wheel with cindy derosier.  She even sticks in paper smiling faced riders.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cindyderosier.com/2015/08/project-cat-challenge-7-ferris-wheel.html

Abstract Paintings

Paint is squished into different blobs on a flat surface.  Next a blank sheet of paper is placed onto the paint and moved around to make these super simple abstract paintings.  Alisa burke shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://alisaburke.blogspot.com/2015/08/marbled-acrylic-painting.html

Box Creatures

Cardboard boxes are given googly eyes as well as pipe cleaner legs, pompom hats, washi tape mouths and more to make unique little creatures with hello wonderful.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/kid-made-quirky-tinker-toy-creatures

Sand Dough

Sand is mixed with flour, oil, salt and water to make a unique sensory substance for kids to play with in a sensory bin.  Engineer mommy shares the recipe.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://engineermommy.com/2015/sand-play-dough-recipe/

Sand Paper Sand Castles

Sandpaper is cut into castle shapes to make a nifty summer inspired picture with cindy derosier.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cindyderosier.com/2015/08/project-cat-challenge-5-sandpaper.html

Cardboard Arc de Triumph

A cardboard box is cut into a nifty tunnel and colored to look like the Arc de Triomphe with non toy gifts. 

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://nontoygifts.com/cardboard-arc-de-triomphe/

Birthstone Pendants

A simple colored stone is added to a jewelry pin with the 11 other tiny birthstones surrounding it.  Panda hall shares the details.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/390-particular-theme-necklaces-designs-mother-and-daughter-necklaces.html

Paper Cup Telephone

Paper cups are used to make the classic diy telephone with hello wonderful.  They even thread colorful beads onto the strip for fun.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/diy-paper-cup-tin-telephone

Paper Rockets

A stencil is the secret to making this textured paper rocket which is glued on outer space scrapbooking paper with one artsy mama.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.oneartsymama.com/2015/08/framed-stencil-art-for-kids.html

Doll Lacing Cards

Russian matryoshka nesting dolls are cut outwith holes punched around the edges to make lacing cards with hello wonderful.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/matryoshka-nesting-dolls-free-printable-lacing-cards

Magnet Painting

Blobs of painting are placed onto a paper with magnets on either side to make a nifty painting experience for kids.  Emma owl shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.emmaowl.com/painting-with-magnets-moving-art-activity/

Clay Coasters

Clay is shaped into flat disks to make a simple coaster that little ones can make too.  Everyday dishes shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/oven-baked-clay-coasters/

Superhero Clothespin Dolls

Red, yellow and blue markers turn an ordinary wooden clothespin into a superhero Superman or Wonder woman.  Art projects for kids even adds brown yarn hair.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://artprojectsforkids.org/super-clothespin-heros/

There's a Dinosaur in my Tubby

Plastic dinosaurs are added to the bathtub for a roaringly good time.  Emma owl has the details.

Good for ages 1 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.emmaowl.com/a-dinosaur-bath-with-paint/

Jelly Sensory Play

Want an easy and silly sensory bin the kids can eat?  Emma owl lets the kids play in jelly.  They'll love the sticky, sweet, squishy feel.

Good for ages 1 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.emmaowl.com/baby-sensory-play-with-jelly/

Paper Flower Lanterns

Flower patterns are cut out of paper and rolled into a lantern to make pretty nighttime display with a piece of rainbow.

Good for ages 11 and up.

Get the templates here:
http://www.apieceofrainbow.com/make-paper-lanterns-3/

Foam Dough

Shaving cream is the secret to making this foam dough which has a unique consistency kids will love to play with.  Everyday dishes shares the recipe.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/foam-dough-recipe/

Clay Crab Pendant

Red clay is shaped into an oval to make the tiny crab body with claws added as well as eyes to make  a cute little crab.  Hello wonderful then adds a necklace loop to turn it into a necklace.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/how-to-make-a-cute-clay-crab-necklace

Paper Cup Bird Feeders

Paper cups are filled with bird seed and hung from string with a wooden dowel stuck inside for the birds to perch upon.  Everyday dishes share the details.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/diy-bird-feeder/

Face Jars

Labels from plastic containers are removed and faces are drawn with markers to make these unique plant pots. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/kid-made-funny-faces-painted-plant-jars

Button Elephants

A button elephant is created by gluing buttons onto an elephant outline with busted button.  She then adds green button grass and red button balloons.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://bustedbutton.com/2012/06/04/buttonelephant-tutorial/

Sun Prints

Leaves and flower petals are placed onto construction paper and placed in the sun to make sun prints as the sun fades the color of the paper.  Purple twig shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://purpletwig.blogspot.com/2015/05/celebrating-sun.html

Cement Vases

Cement is placed into molds to make these nifty bud vases and then painted with horizontal strips with plaster and disaster.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.plasteranddisaster.com/modern-cement-bud-vases/

Etched Bottles

Etching cream and a stencil are the secret to turning a glass bottle into a work of art with a moms take.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.amomstake.com/2015/04/how-to-etch-a-glass-bottle-love-is-in-bloom-printable/