Recycled Cardboard Tube Crafts
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DIY Castle Centerpiece Recycling Craft
A fun DIY castle centerpiece made from recyclables is truly up my alley, and so this project from the past is still one of my very favorites. Come to think of it, this castle centerpiece is really a quick project, so what am I waiting for…..with Purim in just a week now would be the…
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Recycled Cardboard Tube Logs, A Fun Craft For Lag B’Omer!
Here’s a fun recycled cardboard tube craft, in this case I used paper towel tubes, that is perfect just about any time really……though of course with the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer coming up, that is what I have made them for. Lag B’Omer involves bonfires, generally really huge ones in our neck of the…
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Toilet Paper Tube Butterfly Craft Plus Doodling Equals Fabulous!
Yesterday was Holocaust Remembrance Day, and it turns out that the butterfly is actually a symbol used in Holocaust Education (check out my previous post, here) and a yellow one turns out to be even more timely…….and so you see the craft that I was thinking was just too cheerful to post yesterday is actually…
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Recycled Paper Towel Tube Palm Trees For Passover (Or Anytime, Of Course!)
Passover (or more correctly “Pesach” as it is said in hebrew) starts on Monday night, and the only way I have found time to post this little craft is that the husband and kids are out doing some grocery shopping for the holiday, meaning there is no one who thinks that there may be more…
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A DIY Paper Plant That Is Simply Lovely: Agave!
Paper plants are all the rage, and understandably so as they are so simple to make and look amazing. Not to mention great for those who don’t have time to take care of the real thing! i happen to have a virtual jungle both indoors and out, but I still appreciate the paper plant idea…
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Popsicle Stick Playground Craft For Kids
If you are looking for a fun craft to help kids build creativity, look no further! Creating a little park or playground using popsicle sticks and recycled cardboard tubes (for starters) is so much fun, and afterwards the kids can actually use their creation as a playscape for Playmobil people or any another little dolls…
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DIY Paper Plant: Flowering Bromeliad
A DIY paper plant can be the perfect solution if you need an inexpensive and festive party centerpiece (especially if you need a bunch) and best of all they can be made in any size that works for you. Not all the paper plants that i’ve seen in blogland have been quick to make, so…
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Castle Centerpiece From Recycled Cardboard Tubes
Purim is just around the corner and I’m thinking about castles — castles made out of recycled cardboard tubes and a shoebox, of course! I’ve always wanted to make a castle, and realized that a colorful castle crafted by mom or the kids or both, could be a fantastic centerpiece for the Purim sueda (meal).…
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Textured Rolling Pin DIY
Here’s a simple DIY for a textured rolling pin that you can use in so many ways: to texture clay of all kinds, for play dough and salt dough and maybe even as a printing tool for painting some wrapping paper, though don’t take my word for it, haven’t tried it! I made this one…
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Hanukah Menorah From Recycled Cardboard Tubes
Here it is dear readers, a fun Hanukah menorah kid’s craft, or adult craft or any age craft that’s just plain cute and can be customized in so many ways. You could make this Hanukah menorah from tp rolls or cardboard tubes that the kids decorate first, or you could cut them and then give…