Munchkins and Mayhem
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A Kids Crafts Blog
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Ribbon Wrapped Bracelets
Yellow black bird has a beautiful way to enhance bangle bracelets using ribbon to make a cute chevron pattern.
Good for ages 9 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://yellowblackbird.blogspot.com/2011/06/chevron-bangle.html
DIY Car Race Track
Shoplet has a really fun inside idea for kids - making a masking tape race track. Kids will have so much fun running masking tape throughout the house. And then thy have a place to drive all of the cars. Fun too will be cleaning it up and making big balls of sticky tape.
Good for ages 3 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://blog.shoplet.com/office-supplies/best-of-office-weekend-roundup-68/attachment/masking-tape-race-track/
Le jardin de juliette uses washi tape to take the car track to a whole new level of cuteness complete with parking spaces and a bridge.
Get the instructions here:
http://lejardindejuliette.blogspot.be/2012/09/washi-tape-car-track.html
Brilliant beginnings preschool utah has a lots of fun racetrack model where kids need to circumvent the zigzags.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.brilliantbeginningspreschoolutah.com/2011/05/z-is-for-zig-zag-track.html
Make do and friend uses flags and white marker on hers. (Site no longer available).
The mother huddle adds a whole bunch of tape to make mini lakes.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.themotherhuddle.com/masking-tape-race-track/
Blogging in the moments adds a whole town.
Get the instructions here:
http://bloggingthemoments.blogspot.com/2011/08/masking-tape-town.html
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Heart Wire Ring
Maize Hutton shares a cute way to make a heart shaped ring out of colored jewelry wire. Definitely a project for older girls since it might be hard to get the perfect heart shape though and difficult to sand down the cut edge so it doesn't scratch the skin.
Good for ages 10 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://maizehutton.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-make-wire-heart-finger-ring.html
Panda hall makes a silver and gold version.
Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/157-jewelry-making-for-beginners-a-pair-of-valentine-s-day-ring-for-couples.html
Tissue Paper Petal Cards
Etsy has a very cute way to make a a card out of tissue paper petals. The nice thing is the tissue paper won't wilt or brown. All you need is tissue paper, glue and a blank card.
Good for ages 6 and up.
Get the instructions here
http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2012/how-tuesday-petal-card/
Monday, January 28, 2013
Lego Maze Ideas
Lego quest kids has great idea for a lego project that doesn't require one of those tedious kits and lets kids design something themselves. Lego mazes. Sounds just as fun playing with them as putting them together.
Good for ages 5 and up.
Get some ideas here:
http://legoquestkids.blogspot.com/2011/03/maze-or-labyrinth-photos.html
Kids Science - How Fast Will it Flow?
Science sparks has another great science experiment. This time hypothesizing and testing how fast different liquids will flow compared with each other. You'll need a stop watch and tape measure to record the kids observations.
Good for ages 4 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.science-sparks.com/2012/04/23/viscosity-races-investigating-the-flow-of-liquids
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Pacifier Certificate
Sesame street has a free Elmo you gave up the pacifier certificates for toddlers who finally graduated from its use.
Get the template here:
http://www.sesamestreet.org/cms_services/services?action=download&fileName=Pacifier%20Certificate%20PDF&uid=a3a0be80-9029-4ab1-8c8e-8aaeda65f0da
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