Kids’ Crafts Week in Review: December 3 – 9

I’m really getting excited about Christmas, aren’t you? My kids are going to have their Christmas play next week, and then they’ll be off school for Christmas vacation. I bet your Christmas vacation will be starting soon too! I hope the crafts in this section will help you keep busy and have fun while you’re off school. There are some things to do just for fun and there are also some ideas for making gifts and holiday decorations. I hope you like them. Here is the list of this week’s ideas, just in case you missed anything: Easy Candy Cane … Continue reading →

Kids’ Crafts: Week in Review November 27 – December 2

Hey! It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here! It’s only a few weeks away, so we’ll squeeze in a few more weeks of crafts, but it’s going to be here before we know it. If you missed anything this week, take a quick peek below for a rundown of this week’s articles: Let’s Make Christmas Stockings! This article includes an image that can be used to make a pattern for making your own simple stocking. There is also a link to eight great patterns for fun stockings that you and your family can make together. It’s Time … Continue reading →

Kids’ Crafts: Week in Review Nov. 12 – 18

Thanksgiving is getting close, so you don’t have much time left to make cool crafts and holiday decorations before the big day gets here. This is a rundown of the past week in case you missed anything. Turkey Table Topper Want to make a turkey table topper? You can make a large one to add to a table-scape or centerpiece, or you can make smaller ones to use beside each place setting. This idea turns out cute, but it does require adult supervision and assistance. Holiday Crafts: Better than Place Cards Here is a really neat idea that your family … Continue reading →

Kids’ Crafts: Week in Review November 5 – 11

Here’s your weekly rundown of what we covered in Kids’ Crafts starting with November 11th (officially Veterans Day), and working our way back to the beginning of the week. How to Get Involved for Veteran’s Day Here we talked a little about what Veterans Day means and some ways people can actively get involved in honoring our heroes, from going to parades, to visiting Veterans, sending cards and making pictures, or donating time or money to a Veterans organization. For those that want to do something at home, I suggested displaying your flag and working on some patriotic projects (listed). … Continue reading →

This Week in Kid’s Crafts: Week ending Nov. 4th

I’m going to change the way I list the articles for each week. I’m going to start with Sunday and end on Saturday from here on out. Since I already covered Sunday in last week’s weekly rundown, I’ll start with Monday this time. Monday was October 30, and I was covering last minute ideas and costumes for Halloween, including the article More Easy Costumes with Sweats. This post covered simple and quick costumes to make from sweatpants, sweatshirts, and hoodies, along with a few other materials. Included were ideas for a pumpkin, tomato, apple, banana, and tree costume. On Tuesday, … Continue reading →

Kids’ Crafts Week of Oct. 23-28

If you missed anything, most of this week’s ideas of course had to do with Halloween and Harvest Day. From quick and easy costumes and last minute costume ideas to party stuff and cakes, there should be enough here to get you into the holiday mood. There was also an article by Tristi Pinkston, reviewing a craft book. See: Great Stuff: 100 Fun Projects for Kids – Susie Lacome. Read on to learn more about this week’s crafts, projects, and ideas. The title pretty much says it all for Simple Halloween Cakes that Anyone Can Make. It includes easy ideas … Continue reading →

Kids’ Crafts Week of Oct. 16-22

Check out this week’s crafts at a glance. This week was a little lean on inspiration, but I hope you will like and can use some of these ideas: More Costume Ideas and Some Resources If you haven’t figured out a Halloween or Harvest Day Costume yet, you only have a couple weeks left! Maybe some of these ideas or resources will help. Harvest and Halloween Party Ideas Are you and your kids ready to party? What about games? If you could still use a few ideas, check out some of these: Party Games: *Tricks and Treats *Take a Wild … Continue reading →

This Week’s Crafts at a Glance: Oct 9-15

I hope you like this week’s ideas. Costume Tips Making costumes is fun but it can be challenging sometimes, depending on how elaborate you want to make it. As our family expanded, I began opting for quicker, easier ideas and things I could pull together rather than creating from scratch… Styrofoam Ball Pumpkins You can use any size Styrofoam balls for this project, and if you mix and match different sizes, that’s even better. You will also need some orange and green construction paper, black if you want to cut out eyes and stuff, scissors, glue, and some straight pins… … Continue reading →

This Week’s Crafts at a Glance (Oct. 2-7)

Halloween or Harvest Day? Some people celebrate Halloween, while others don’t much care for it. Some celebrate Harvest Day instead, especially many people of faith. Whichever one you prefer, or even if you celebrate both, October 31 means treats and fun for kids. I’ll try to include projects and ideas that can be used for both… Lunch Bag Pumpkin Craft This project is incredibly simple to make and you can make a bunch of them for just a few dollars. Pick up a package of brown paper lunch bags, and you can make more pumpkins than you know what to … Continue reading →

Kid’s Crafts Week in Review: Sep. 25-30

If you missed anything, here are this week’s projects at a glance: Fall Crafts: Hand Print Projects You have probably seen hand print turkeys and hand print Christmas trees, which we can go over further as we get closer to these holidays. You may have even seen plaster casts of children’s hand prints. What other image can you make from a hand print? How about an autumn leaf or a whole bunch of them? Craft Ideas: Make a 3-D Cookie Jar This idea works great for an everyday cookie jar or special ones for holidays. You can make them for … Continue reading →