summer crafts

  • Tie Dyed Tissue Paper

    Here’s a great craft activity that you’re gonna love! Large sheets of tissue paper are folded into little triangles, the corners are dipped into full strength food coloring and voila! All you need besides these basic supplies is just a little patience, and you can make some gorgeous tie dyed papers to use as gift…

  • Paper Plate Flowers

    Flowers from paper plates? Well why not, right? And very often one has a few plates left over which is the perfect excuse to make some festive flowers…..great for a birthday party or outdoor entertaining, or a fun gift topper. As you can imagine, it’s possible to use a paper plate in many ways, three…

  • Summer Crafting: Painted Stick Snakes. SSSSSSSSS!

    Here it is, the perfect summer craft for the snake lovers in your life! Isn’t this great? I can say that since I didn’t make it. All you need is some acrylic craft paint and a good eye for finding perfect sticks! The sticks you’ll need should just be sling-shot shaped— you can break or…

  • Make Beads From Sand! A Great Summer’s End Project.

    Above Left: String your beads on lanyard cord and you can make keychains, zipper pulls and backpack charms, as well as necklaces and bracelets. Above Right: With elastic cord and a single bead, that’s flat on one side, you can make either a ring or a ponytail holder. With elastic cord and an assortment of …