Felt Button Coasters

Buttons and glue turn a square piece of felt into a great and colorful coaster with buttons galore.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://buttonsgaloreandmore.net/felt-button-coaster-fun-aleenes-adhesives/

Flower Paints

Flowers, leaves and grass make natural finger paints for kids from the toddler set on up.  Give kids a white canvas (paper) and colorful leafy objects.  Then have them rub them on the white paper and see how the colors appear.  This is also a good activity for fine motor skills. Mini monets and mommies shares all of the details and more after photos. 

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://minimonetsandmommies.blogspot.com/2014/05/kids-nature-art-activity-painting-with.html

Plastic Bottle Watering Can

An empty plastic bottle becomes a watering can simply by poking holes in the lid.  A journey to dream share all of the details.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://ajourneytoadream.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/helpful-yet-simple-diy-for-spring.html

Fishing Sensory Box and Game

Water beads make a great sensory experience.  Simply place these cool beads into water and watch them expand.  Kids will love to feel the difference.  Just make sure to use only with kids who know not to eat them.

Once the novelty of the beads themselves wear out you can create a fun game adding colorful plastic fish hugged by a metal paper clip and float them in the beads.  Then give kids fishing poles made from popsicle sticks, a string and a tied on magnet such as a borrowed letter O from an alphabet set and let the kids go fishing.

Frozen Toy Chest

A super fun way to wrap one or a twenty one new toys -- freeze them in a huge chunk of ice.  Kids will have as much fun getting the toys as playing with them once they get them free.  Counting coconuts shares all of the details.

Good for ages 1 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://countingcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/07/frozen-fun.html

Hot Air Balloons

A helium filled balloon turns into a hot air balloon with the addition of ribbon and a cute basket.  Kids can place a note in it for when it lands.  Bkids shares all of the details.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://bkids.typepad.com/bookhoucraftprojects/2011/05/project-84-hot-air-balloon.html

Plastic Bottle Water Fall

Plastic bottles are arranged against a fence to make a cascading waterfall with tinkerlab.

Good for ages 12 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://tinkerlab.com/diy-water-wall

Playing by the book uses hoses, canisters, jugs and trays in her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.playingbythebook.net/2010/08/05/waterfall-water-wall/