Little Free Libraries are a great way to swap books and they make a great surface to customize using Testors paint and airbrush kits with images that share your interests. Can you guess what theme I went with?
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Cardboard circle weaving tutorial
Weaving is really hot right now. I’ve seen a lot of cool wall hangings especially the ones on sticks. This circle weaving on recycled cardboard is really interesting. Perfect for all those scraps of yarn I can’t get rid of. … Read More ...
How to use your coloring pages to make jewelry
If you have colored pages or your kids do then you know how pretty they can come out. Now what? Well this idea to transform the art into jewelry could be just the project you are looking for. This includes … Read More ...
Letter Art Projects For Kids
Letters are a great starting point for art making. If you are the type of person who likes art prompts I think the alphabet is a great jumping off point. Over at the blog Playdough to Plato there is a … Read More ...
Recycled bottle cap lady bug magnets
Is it possible to look at anything with wiggle eyes and not smile? And really lady bugs are so darn cute. Combine the two and you have one cute recycled craft project. Pop on over to the blog Suburbia Unwrapped … Read More ...
Recycled book page letters – Dr Seuss
If your kids have out grown their favorite book but still love the art in the pages why not recycle them into a bit of letter art? Pop on over to the blog Money Saving Sisters for the tutorial on… Read More ...
How to make paper plate stitched yarn hearts
Big and bold fun projects are perfect for kids and adults alike. This easy stitched heart is perfect for the little kids but I am going to put my thinking cap on to use this technique to make a bit … Read More ...
How to make recycled trophy place card settings
I have a question for all of you parents with kids that have grown up through the “participation trophy” era, do you have a huge stash of trophies that you are looking to do something with? I don’t happen to … Read More ...
How to make acorn bells
I’m am just a little bit obsessed with acorn crafts and this one kind of combines a fall craft with a Christmas craft. I bet it will be fun to paint the acorn caps before attaching them to the jingle … Read More ...
How to make nature fairies
It’s acorn season!!! That means it’s crafting with acorn season! Well, this little fairy is the perfect project to make with kids and adults. Pop on over to the blog The Pinterested Parent for the easy step by step tutorial … Read More ...
How to make a recycled cardboard knight costume
I am so tickled to see the fun costumed crafters are coming up with to make for their kids. Julia sent in a link to her blog Everyday Mom Ideas where she featured an easy tutorial on how to make … Read More ...
How to make glow in the dark slime
Are you looking for a fun project to do with the kiddos that then they can play with? Well this glow in the dark slime could be just the project. Slide on over to the blog Do It Your Freaking … Read More ...
Technique: Use recycled styrofoam as ink palettes
Ink pads come in all sorts of beautiful colors but if you want to paint with them all you need to do is grab yourself some styrofoam from the recycle bin and you are all set. Pop on over to … Read More ...
How to make a toy airport
Now this is fun thing to make for the kiddos who like to play airport. I think it’s a great to show kids that they can make things they want to use in their playtime. Fly on over to the … Read More ...
Recycled Halloween Pumpkin Turned Into a Pokémon Ball
Halloween crafting season is always such a fun excuse to pull out the glue, tape, paint, and all those half-forgotten plastic pumpkins hiding in the cupboard. And this clever recycled Halloween pumpkin idea is perfect if you have a little … Read More ...