Vintage Paper Dolls

Paper dolls are a great free way to play.  Casita de papel shares several vintage dolls and outfits including hats.

Get the templates here:
http://casitadepapel.wordpress.com/2010/05/10/vintage-paper-dolls/

Sugar sticks parties has vintage baby paper dolls.

Get the templates here:
http://blog.sugarsticksparties.com/?p=1307

Cancion de la vida profunda includes boy dolls in their collection including on named Skippy.

Get the templates here:
http://canciondelavidaprofunda.blogspot.com/2011/02/paper-doll-vintage.html

 

Take a break with me shares older women dolls that are in the public domain on their flickr account.

Get the templates here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/takeabreakwithme/3267505294/in/set-72157615319803320/

Miss fumes shares a couple of more retro dolls on her site.

Get the templates here:
http://missfunes.wordpress.com/2012/07/22/vintage-paper-dolls-diy-easy-project-home-decor-in-minutes-paperdoll-for-framing-quick-cheap-and-unique/

Plastic Cup Wind Chimes

A paper or plastic cup makes a cute wind chime enhanced with beads hanging from threads and colorful drawings.  She knows shows you how.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/984757/spring-crafts-for-kids

Origami House

Make these adorable three dimensional paper folded houses good for playing with little figures from Leyla Torres.

Post It Note Holder

Card stock, pretty scrap booking paper and ribbon turn ordinary post it notes into really pretty stationary with this tutorial from emily giovanni.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://emilygiovanni.com/?p=67

Lady Bug Jar

Kids can repurpose a glass jar with some paint, googly eye and pipe cleaner to collect ladybugs as they fly by.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.creativegreenliving.com/2013/04/how-to-make-recycled-ladybug-bug-jar.html

DIY Tooth Fairy Box

Kids will love having a special box to hold their teeth while waiting for a visit from the tooth fairy.  Spoonful creates this one out of an empty matchbox and felt.

Get the instructions here:
http://spoonful.com/crafts/tooth-fairy-box

Wild olive has a felt version too but makes a pouch instead of a box.

Get the instructions here:
http://wildolive.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/project-tooth-fairy-pouch.html

At one point oriental trading sold a paper box kit.  They no longer have it but the image shows how to make a similar one out of a cardboard box and paper cut outs.

Fairy coloring pages shares a free cut and fold version.

Get the template here:
http://fairycoloringpages.blogspot.com/2010/10/tooth-fairy-paper-craft-tooth-box.html

March hare cards also shares a free printable box cut and fold tooth fairy box.

Get the template here:
http://marchharecards.blogspot.com/2012/06/exploding-box-for-tooth-fairy.html

Life songs of a busy mom use an empty Altoids box and paints it with glitter paint adding stickers and a cute poem.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.lifesongsofabusymom.com/2013/03/altoids-tooth-fairy-box.html

Busy moms helper uses an Altoids tin as well but glues on scrapbooking paper instead of painting the box.  She adds the message on the outside.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.busymomshelper.com/2014/02/tooth-fairy-box.html

Arty kat uses a matchbox as well and a stamp seal.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.artykat.com/artykat/?page_id=403

Bug Pots

Clay pots are painted and turned into a ladybug, bumble bee and butterfly with jewelry wire and paper and these details from heck fridays.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructns here:
http://heckfridays.blogspot.com/2011/03/makin-crafts-spring-bugs.html