Octopus Sock Doll

Turn a colorful sock into an octopus with the help of kix cereal and colorful shoe laces. 

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.kixcereal.com/kix-cereal-kids-craft-sock-octopus-socktopus/

Paper and Tissue Wind Sock

This is an easy craft to make and fun to see the windy spring weather.  The crafting chicks have kids color a piece of paper and tape it in a circle, adding colorful crepe paper streamers to the bottom.  They also add a paper handle to hand it from a tree.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://thecraftingchicks.com/2014/04/paper-windsock-kid-craft.html

True aim education makes one completely out of tissue paper:

Get the instructions here:
http://www.trueaimeducation.com/homemade-windsock-kites-for-kids/

Wine Cork Photo Frame

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 the instructions here:
http://twoshadesofpink.blogspot.com/2014/04/all-you-magazine-confetti-cork-frame-diy.html

Wooden Dowel Jewelry Holder

Vibrant twine and wood dowels come together to make this nifty jewelry organizer from style by emily henderson.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://stylebyemilyhenderson.com/blog/customize-it-jewelry-organizer/

Shoe Box Stick Puppet Theater

Turn a shoe box into theater for a fun puppet show.  Purple twig takes stickers, paint, colorful paper and markers to make a theater for stick puppets.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://purpletwig.blogspot.com/2013/10/making-puppet-theaters.html

Flax and twine adds a fabric curtain and castle printouts.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.flaxandtwine.com/2011/07/1001-peeps-playhouse/

Painted Stone Garden Markers

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

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.evermine.com/blog/diy-painted-garden-rocks/

Squish ideas for preschool leaves the stones unpainted and just paints on the label name and a picture of the fruits and vegetables.

Get the instructions here:
http://squishideasforpreschool.blogspot.com/2012/04/garden-insects.html

Stick Building

Colorful toothpicks are used to create on sticky contact paper with a little learning for two.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://alittlelearningfortwo.blogspot.com/2010/11/sticky-window-art.html