DIY Hand Scrub

Make your own hand scrub using just dish soap and sugar with creating and co.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.creatingandco.com/2014/01/diy-sugar-hand-scrub/

Duct Tape Wallet

Interesting pattern duct tape is folded together to make a nifty wallet with lisa liza lou.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lisalizalou.blogspot.com/2014/09/duct-tape-accordion-wallet-for-artist.html

Paper Coasters

Scrapbooking paper is cut into circles and used to make pretty coasters with hello wonderful.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/easy-diy-paper-coaster-gift

Flower Magnets

Flowers are made out of five paper circle petals and rope centers with parents.  They then add magnets to the back.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.parents.com/fun/arts-crafts/kid/yarn-crafts-kids-can-make/?page=6

Tie Dye Dish Towel

Dish towels make a great platform for tie dye and a great idea for a gift.  Instead of another t-shirt, give kids dish towels with organized 31.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://organized31.com/2015/05/diy-tie-dyed-dish-towels.html

Super Hero Banks

A plastic bottle is painted, given a superhero logo, and a slit is cut into the top to make a super hero bank with fireflies and mud pies.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.firefliesandmudpies.com/2014/09/14/mason-jar-superhero-banks/

Washi Tape Coasters

Small strips of wood are cut and glued together and then decorated with washi tape to make coasters with chica circle.  For a more kid friendly version popsicle sticks would work too.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://club.chicacircle.com/washi-tape-mini-pallet-coasters-diy/

DIY Luggage Tags

A leather fabric swatch or remnant is transformed into a diy luggage tag with every day dishes.  She glues on a pretty decal and adds on a twine tie.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/diy-luggage-tag/

Toilet Paper Roll Air Fresheners

Toilet paper rolls are covered in color paper and stuffed with oil infused tissue paper.  Twitchetts next ties colorful yarn around the tube for decoration.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://twitchetts.blogspot.com/2015/04/toilet-paper-roll-air-fresheners.html

Wine Cork Trivet

Wine corks are painted and glued into a nifty geometrical shape to make an upcycled trivet with everyday dishes.

Good for the ages of 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/wine-cork-trivet/

DIY Ring Dish

A wooden dowel and bowl are painted and glued together to make a very simple ring dish with everyday dishes.

Good for ages 65 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/ring-dish/

Monogrammed Mugs

Letter stencils and sharpie markers turn an ordinary mug into a personalized monogrammed mug with organized 31.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://organized31.com/2015/01/easy-sharpie-dot-mug.html

Fabric Bookends

Styrofoam blocks are wrapped in fabric to make super simple bookends from chica circle 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://club.chicacircle.com/easy-homemade-fabric-wrapped-bookends/

Crayon Picture Frame

Colorful crayons are glued to a picture frame to make a great frame for a kids photo with paging fun mums.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://pagingfunmums.com/2013/05/29/crayon-photo-frame-jenni/

Comic Book Picture Frame

Comic book pages are cut out and glued onto a picture frame to give it a fun flare perfect for a Halloween or birthday party photo with crafts by amanda.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/comic-craft-decoupage-frame/

Wine Cork Board

Wine corks are glued onto a tray to make a diy cork board with everyday dishes. 

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/wine-cork-corkboard/

Embellished Hand Towels

Plain hand towels are given flair with scraps of colorful and patterned fabric.  Leigh laurel studios sews on these simple blocks and strips.  Could make a good first sewing project or you could try a washable glue as well. 

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.leighlaurelstudios.com/my-blog/2013/08/easy-diy-decorated-hand-towels.html

Picture Frame Memo Boards

A glass picture frame and dry erase markers make a quick and easy memo board.  All you need to do is print out the free schedule from a moms take.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.amomstake.com/2014/09/diy-memo-board/

There's a snowman in my tubby

'Tis the season to make some snowmen soap.  Find a bunch of tutorials below.  One is sure to be right for you.

With a grater white soap can transform into an indoor snowball.  Alpha mom then takes these snowballs and makes snowmen giving them googly eyes, sequin buttons and even a soap hat.  A recipe for a great time in the bath. 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://alphamom.com/family-fun/crafts/diysnowman-soap/

Kix cereal finds a cute way to use the Ivory soap after it blows up in the microwave.  They push it into a flat pan and then use a circle cookie cutter or lid to make round disks.  Next they add orange food coloring to a small batch of the soap, smooth that into a smaller flat pan and cut out carrot shaped noses.  Finally they use a toothpick to add food coloring eyes.

Get the instructions here:
http://kixcereal.com/kix-cereal-snowman-soap-experiment/

Keeping it simple crafts uses a liquid hand soap container and sticks on a vinyl eyes, nose and mouth.   She next adds a washi tape scarf.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.keepingitsimplecrafts.com/2012/12/snowman-soap-neighbor-gift.html

Crafts and crap uses hand sanitizer.  she glues on buttons, ties on a red ribbon scarf, and glues on a foam eyes, nose and mouth.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsandcrap.blogspot.com/2010/12/snowman-hand-sanitizer.html

Family go round grates Ivory soap and forms it into balls to make her snowman.  She adds 2 colored Q-Tip arms.

Get the instructions here:
http://familygo-round.blogspot.com/p/arts-n-craft-new-project-every-day.html

Craft elf grates soap too and uses a tooth pick and food coloring to paint on buttons and a face.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftelf.com/Winter_Soap_Snowman.htm

How do I make soap uses professional soap supplies, but you could simply melt a clear soap instead and uses vinyl cut outs of the face, hat, arms and scarf.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.howdoimakesoap.com/2013/01/03/melted-snowman/

Signature creations uses a bottle as well.

Get the instructions here:
http://signaturecreationsllc.blogspot.com/2012_12_01_archive.html

A mom blog gets really colorful adding beads and gems.

Get the instructions here:
http://amomblog.com/snowman-tutorial/

Toddler approved makes the snowman on paper adding buttons and felt and then ties it onto the soap bottle with a ribbon double serving as a scarf.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.toddlerapproved.com/2014/01/gifts-made-by-kids-snowman-soap-bottles.html

Jamie over at frogs snails and puppy dog tails draws a rectangle snowman using markers and glues it onto the bottle.

Get the instructions here:
http://frogsandsnailsandpuppydogtail.com/2014/01/decorated-snowman-soap-bottles.html

Craft int interrupted uses the Ivory soap after the microwaving experiment too but molds her version into a three-dimensional soap snowman.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftinterrupted.com/2013/01/fun-jar-31-snowless-snowman.html

Egg Carton Fire Starters

Every nothing wonderful turns egg carton containers into mini fire starters adding dryer lint, shredded paper and small twigs.  She holds everything in place with melted wax.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.everynothingwonderful.com/2011/06/firestarters-useful-reuse-for.html