Munchkins and Mayhem

A great gift for older kids.  Money is glued into notebook form with fave crafts. Good for ages 7 and up. Get the instructions here: ...

A cardboard tube is painted and decorated to house and store dollar bills for a fun paper money dispenser.  Cindy derosier cuts a slot in...

Creative ways to turn a box into an animal with markers and some extra paper from mr. printables. Good for ages 8 and up. Get the ins...

Thumbprints come alive as reindeer with splash of something's homemade wrapping paper.  She draws on eyes, antlers and glues on a red...

Gifts in a nutshell.  A walnut shell.  Break a full walnut open, clean the inside and paint with glitter and wrap with a cute ribbon.  Br...

A white cardboard box transforms into a hungry monster thanks to markers, tissue paper and handmade charlotte. Good for ages 6 and up. ...

Every nothing wonderful turns egg carton containers into mini fire starters adding dryer lint, shredded paper and small twigs.  She holds...

Everything is pink has a fantastic idea for a year end teacher's gift.  She creates a pocket album and  has each child write notes to...

Crafty moods shares the cutest and pretty simple gift idea for teachers.  She takes little clay jars, paints them red, and adds a clay st...

Wine corks get cut, colored and glued to make this fun and unique picture frame from two shades of pink. Good for ages 3 and up. Get ...

Painted pebbles make super cute labels for plants, vegetables and herbs in the garden.  Evermine shares all of the details on her blog. ...

A mini air plant adds a nice touch to the traditional zen garden.  Ruffled blog shares their favor version. Good for ages 4 and up. G...

An egg carton gets upcycled to make an adorable sewing kit with better homes and gardens adding a pin cushion, scissors, buttons, thread,...

A cute idea for a Mother's Day gift are these sweet glittered wood spoons from something turquoise.  She makes them for wedding favor...

A really simple and functional gift that even the youngest toddler can make - these hand painted mugs make great containers or drinking c...

Download these free black and white wrapping paper printables from pickle bums for kids to color in for the next time you need to wrap a ...

A really pretty idea from camille styles.  She shows you how to make the bowl itself and how to fine paint it with shiny gold paint using...

A sheet of foam is the main item you need for a do it yourself mouse pad.  You just need to glue on a pretty picture.  Design sponge shar...

Watercolors are a nice way to introduce little ones to paining with a brush. Kristen tool has a cute idea for making a water color bookma...

Have a bunch of Legos all around your house?  Dad vs wild creates a colorful picture frame out of Legos.  A great gift and project for ki...