How to Make a Snow Globe

Make It:

Ask listen learn show you how to make a snow globe using glass jars, glitter and virtually any small plastic object.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.asklistenlearn.com/blog/make-your-own-snow-globe

Design mom shares photo snowglobes.  She "laminates" the photos by placing them between clear packing tape before inserting and adds grated pvc pipe for the "snow."

Get the instructions here:
http://www.designmom.com/2010/12/diy-photo-snowglobes/

My so called crafty life uses plastic wine glasses and scrap booking paper for a pretty base.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.mysocalledcraftylife.com/2012/11/06/diy-vintage-inspired-bell-jar-ornaments/ 

Six in the suburbs uses glass jars, small trinkets, glitter, distilled water and glue.

Get the instructions here:
http://sixinthesuburbsblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/home-made-snow-globes.html 

Apartment therapy uses mason jars to make giant snow globes. The good thing about these is that you can fit a lot more items into them.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-make-mason-jar-snow-globes-apartment-therapy-tutorials-181673 

Babble dabble do calls her version winter terrariums.

Get the instructions here:
http://babbledabbledo.com/mini-winter-terrariums/

The pink doormat includes just snow using glitter glue and snowflake cut outs.

Get the instructions here:
http://thepinkdoormat.blogspot.com/2013/11/mason-jar-snow-globe.html

Buy It:

Paper Lantern for the Chinese New Year

Kiboomu has details on how to create a paper lantern for the Chinese new year.  It's tradition that the celebrations begin with a lantern festival.  Each color means something different.  

Red: Good fortune 
Pink: Romance 
Peach: Opportunities 
Orange: Money 
Yellow: Success 
White: Health 
Green: Growth 

Blue: Hope 

Purple: Idealism

Everyone chooses the color that shows their wishes and writes down a written message on the lantern itself.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.kiboomu.com/2012/01/19/chinese-new-year-paper-lantern-craft/

Squishy Balloon Birthday Party Favors

A cute send off for a ballooned themed party is to make squishy balloon people.  Simply fill a balloon with playdoh or sand and draw on some cute faces.

 We made that gives a step by step account and adds googly eyes to her version.

Balloon Birthday Present: Balloon Birthday Party

 Balloons make for a creative gift wrapping for a fun birthday present.

Choose craftiness has a really innovative idea for making balloons into a very special birthday gift.  She recommends placing dollars and special notes into blown up balloons and then tying and mailing them.  Kids will have so much fun receiving a box of balloons and even more fun popping them to find all of the gifts inside.

Get the instructions here:
http://choosecraftiness.blogspot.com/2012/01/birthday-balloons.html

Be different act normal has a similar idea adding confetti to the balloons as well.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/2012/05/money-balloons-gift-wrap.html

 11 cupcakes shares how to make the balloon packaging really cute.

Get the instructions here:
http://11cupcakes.com/2011/07/25/gift-wrapping-balloon-pop-2/

Increasingly domestic hangs the balloons up to be popped in the air.

Get the instructions:
http://increasinglydomestic.blogspot.com/2011/04/very-extra-special-happy-birthday.html

Balloon Filled Favors

The gunny sack fills balloons with candy and then blows them up and decorates with markers.  A really creative balloon favor idea.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thegunnysack.com/2013/03/easter-basket-filler-idea-balloon-egg-pinata.html

Balloon Favor Bags

Domestic goddesque simply ties a helium balloon onto the favor bags for a really pretty favor.

Get the instructions here:
http://domesticgoddesque.com/2012/03/rainbow-themed-birthday-party/

Another idea is to make hot air balloon favors placing goodies in the basket.

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Balloon Candy Favors

Turnstall times has a very cute way of turning a giant pixie stick into a balloon party favor by simply taping on a cutout balloon and writing a short note.

Get the instructions here:
http://tunstalltimes.blogspot.com/2011/08/classroom-pictures-part-2-d-o-n-e.html