Tie Dye Ice Pops

Regular colored ice pops are broken into pieces and then put into glasses in random order to make a tie-died version with the party animal blog.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thepartyanimal-blog.org/tie-dye-ice-pops/

Firefly Jars

Plastic grass is attached to mini white pompoms to make fireflies.  by stephanie lynn then places them in a jar.  She suggests painting the pompoms with glowing paint to make a nifty lantern. 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2010/07/catching-fireflies-the-faux-decor-version.html

Dragon Kite

Tissue paper is cut and glued onto wooden skewers in the shape of a dragon with fave crafts.  Next, she adds on they eyes, nose, and teeth.  She adds a string for fun flying.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.favecrafts.com/Outdoor-Crafts-for-Kids/firey-dragon-kite

Outdoor Twister

Colorful circles are spray painted onto the grass into a twister board.  Sassy style redesign then makes strips of paper for all of the different combinations and has the caller pull them out one at a time.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sassystyleredesign.com/2011/07/homemade-outdoor-twister-game.html

Ice Pop Holders

Felt is cut into strips and glued together into a pocket to hold a frozen ice pop and keep fingers from getting cold.  Crafty soccer mom then glues on button eyes and funky mouths.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftysoccermom.blogspot.com/2011/06/monster-popsicle-snuggies.html

Pipe Cleaner Lizards

Green pipe cleaners are twisted and turned to make a cute green lizard with panda hall.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2496-easy-craft-for-children-tutorial-on-how-to-make-a-small-lizard-toy.html

Paper Mache Frogs

Cardboard cones and newspaper balls make the basis for these colorfully painted paper mache frogs from mollymoo.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://mollymoocrafts.com/papier-mache-crafts-for-kids-frogs/