Paper Plate Swan

A  paper plate is cut into a swan shape and given colorful feathers with my bored toddler.  She then adds a paper orange beak and orange feet and googly eye to complete the look.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://myboredtoddler.com/paper-plate-crafts-for-toddlers-swan/

DIY Luggage Tags

A leather fabric swatch or remnant is transformed into a diy luggage tag with every day dishes.  She glues on a pretty decal and adds on a twine tie.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/diy-luggage-tag/

Yarn Crown

Pastel yarn is braided to make a pretty summer crown with origami mommy.  She then twists on felt flowers.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.origamimommy.org/2010/04/tutorial-may-day-crowns.html

Plastic Bottle Trucks

An empty laundry detergent bottle makes a fantastic truck with laughing squid.  She adds bottle cap wheels and makes all kinds of trucks from ones for circus animals to the  pizza delivery kind.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://laughingsquid.com/truck-cans-plastic-bottle-toy-vehicles-by-martine-camillieri/

Toilet Paper Roll Air Fresheners

Toilet paper rolls are covered in color paper and stuffed with oil infused tissue paper.  Twitchetts next ties colorful yarn around the tube for decoration.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://twitchetts.blogspot.com/2015/04/toilet-paper-roll-air-fresheners.html

Finger Print Sharks

Jamie from frogs, snails and puppy dog tails turns white finger prints into sharks using grey, red and black markers.  She even has them swimming in the a paper blue ocean with some birds flying overhead. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://frogsandsnailsandpuppydogtail.com/fingerprint-shark-art/

Juice Box Monsters

Felt is glued onto a juice box and then used to make a monster with crafts by amanda.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/juice-box-monsters/