Crafts for Kids
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Miniature Swing Set Craft From Recyclables For Creative Kids
Summer is here, which means longer days and more time to spend on creativity, yippee! This summer I am buckling down and getting the kids involved in the kind of creative activities that we've been missing over the past six or so very busy months. We're starting with this fun miniature swing set craft made…
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Rubber Band Fishtail Jewelry Crafts Are Perfect Summer Take Alongs!
Summer is here, and it is time to get crafting, us included! Things have been lacking in the creativity department around here, I'll admit, so it is time to get back to doing the things we love, like basic crafts with recycled materials, drawing, painting and other simple yet so satisfying creative endeavors! My ten…
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Tin Can Robots Recycling Craft!
Here's a super fun recycling craft for the kids (or for the kid in you) that is a great way to encourage creativity: a tin can robot character made not just from tin cans but from a wide assortment of recyclables.Yes, I did use batteries, but PLEASE DON'T when you make your robots, as in…
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Park Sculptures Made By Kids To Encourage Recycling!
Last summer during our 4 days on the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia, Canada, we went to a very nice park called Shirley May Park, that had a frizbee golf course in the middle of a redwood forrest! It was very beautiful and I was truly caught by surprise when we came across this bottle…
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Crepe Paper Flowers With Pom Pom Centers (Perfect For Shavous!)
Here is a fun crepe paper flower craft that is done in two steps, and produces great results. Make these flowers in a bunch of sizes, and affix them to a large board, or hot glue a string to the back for hanging. Or how about some on your front door? Whatever you decide to…
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Summer Crafts For Kids: A Recyled Milk Carton Roof Garden!
Spring and especially summer are the perfect time to work on fun crafting projects that you may not have time for during the school year! And whether or not camp is a part of your kid's summer experience, you can certainly have fun doing the kind of projects that one might very likely do in…
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A Free-Form Hama Bead Cloud Mobile Craft For Kids
How about giving your kids some hama (perler) beads and teaching them how to make a free form hama bead cloud and raindrops mobile? This project does require an iron, so adult or young adult supervision is required, but the results are truly wonderful, and the few minutes that you'll need to help with the…
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A Super Simple Crocheted Necklace That Even Kids Can Make!
Colorful jewelry is certainly all the rage, and I love the idea of matching jewelry to an outfit, so knowing how to make some super simple crocheted beaded necklaces certainly comes in handy right about now! Just grab some beads, yarn or string, and a crochet hook, and you're good to go!
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Wooden Clothespin And Popsicle Stick Rocking Chair Craft!
Isn't this clothespin and popsicle stick rocking chair craft just the cutest? My daughter made this in school, and it was one of those projects that everyone just copies a sample (sigh) so I can't really give you specific instructions, but I thought I'd share it with you as at the very least you'll be…
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Clown On A Stick Craft, For Purim Or A Circus Themed Birthday Party!
What do you do when the Purim party is about to start, you've committed to some centerpieces and all you have are some stuffed paper hearts you made a few years back filling the vases that you need to fill with something new? Well, you decide to use those stuffed paper hearts to make the…
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A Paper Fish Mobile Craft For Kids: Perfect For Adar, Purim and Shabbat!
It is now the month of Adar on the Jewish calendar, which means it is the perfect time to make a fun stuffed fish mobile, as the fish is the astrological sign for the month of Adar. And of course this would be a great little project to do as a shabbat craft as well,…
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An Imaginary iPhone Kid’s Craft, Designed By A Kid!
My nine year old has been creating electronic devices from paper for years, and now introducing his latest creation: a play iPhone, made from paper, kleenex, string and tape! Not to mention that it was created totally from memory, as there weren't any iPhones anywhere in sight! His little illustrations of icons are just the…