Kids boredom Busters...

Each day this summer I tried to do something fun & crafty for my kids. I usually made it about once a week!! oops....

I would assign a letter of they day & my girls were in charge f thinking that something that began with that letter that we could make...Here are the pics from our letter "B" day. (I forgot to take pics for the other projects...another oops!!)

This is our magnet Bumble Bee. We used plastic bags for the wings & Pipe cleaners for the Antoni & mouth. I also attached a close pin to the bad so they could hang their other projects from them.

We also made Butterfly puzzles. I printed off a cute pic of a butterfly off the internet & the girls each colored them. They then clus them to a piece of constuction paper & once the glue was dry we cut out the puzzle pieces.

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How to make a Keepsake Box

These Keepsake Boxes are easy and fun. Your child will love them. When I was a kid I had a box that I would keep under my bed and fill with all sorts of "special" things. Valentines, Birthday Cards, the special handkerchief that used to be my grandpa's, sea shells and rocks I'd collected, etc. I decided I wanted my kids to also have a special box that they could put their special things in, but why not dress it up a little?

What you will need:

• a box with a lid for each child - I found these 3 nesting boxes at my local craft supply store for 40% off
• Mod Podge
• paint brush
• scissors
• pencil
• cute scrapbook paper to match each child's personality
• embellishments

Trace each surface of the box and the lid onto the paper. Then cut out and make sure the paper fits on each surface.

Then start Mod Podging. First Mod Podge the blank surface, then stick the paper to the box and Mod Podge over the paper. Do this on all surfaces of the box and the lid and allow to dry. After dry, apply one more coat of Mod Podge over the paper. This will make it more durable and give it a really nice sheen. Allow second coat to dry.

Now it's time to add a name or a letter to each box (see below). Mod Podge a section of where you want the name to go, then stick the name to it and Mod Podge over the top of the name or letter. Let dry.

Last, but not least, EMBELLISHMENTS! You can find these pre-adheisived flower and jewels at any scrapbook supply store.

Give to your kids to fill with treasures and to put under their bed! :)

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This and That

Cool stuff I found at the D.I. Look forward to our "Meek to Sheek" posts!! Notice the adorable dessert dishes I found for only $0.50 each. Can't beat that! These pretties will basically stay the same besides a good scrub. I've always wanted cute dessert dishes for fun memories of eating ice cream and such. I love how they're all different too. Also stay tuned for white plate wall art and nifty jewelry holders.

Other stuff I'm working on: fabric velcro flowers and coffee filter garland. Tutorial coming soon.

My kids LOVE projects! What kid doesn't? Here are some fun and easy egg carton caterpillars.

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Eggimals!

Make some cute Easter Egg Animals for your kids!

Supplies needed:

plastic eggs

yarn

glue

felt

fine tipped marker

Glue your egg shut and then start glueing yarn around the middle working toward one end.

Continue wrapping and glueing until the egg is covered

Cut felt pieces to make heads and ears (I didn't use a pattern, just winged it!)

Draw faces on and then glue ears to head and head to body

And the finished product:

Cute little eggimals for your kids to play with

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Easter Egg Ornaments

Remember this Easter Tree? Well, I have some fun Easter Egg Ornament ideas for you! They're inexpensive, cute and your kiddos will love to help!

What you will need:

• 2-3 different colored or patterned Easter scrapbook paper, or just whatever you may have on hand.
• 5-6 styrofoam eggs (I found these at my local craft supply store w/the other styrofoam stuff)
• Mod Podge
• paint brush
• spring colored yarn
• straight pins
• ribbon
• scissors
• faux bird (optional)

1. Have your cute kids start by ripping up the colorful Easter paper into tiny pieces (the smaller the better).

2. Apply Mod Podge to the top part of the egg with a paint brush and then have your kids put their small pieces of paper on the Mod Podged part. Then brush the top of the paper with Mod Podge and allow to dry. When dry, Mod Podge the other side of the egg and apply more paper, followed by the Mod Podge over the paper. Allow to dry.

3. For the yarn eggs, Mod Podge half of the egg and start wrapping the yarn around the egg, starting in the center. When you get to the end of the egg, cut the yarn and allow egg to dry. When dry, Mod Podge the other side of the egg and wrap yarn, starting in the center. Cut the yarn and allow to dry.

4. Now you should have an array of fun egg ornaments of different colors and textures.

5. Cut 6" pieces or ribbon for all of your eggs. Make a loop with the ribbon and stick the straight pin through the ribbon and then through the styrofoam egg.

6. There ya have it.

I put some of the loops at the top of the eggs and some of them at the bottom of the eggs, because I wanted them to be hanging different ways on the tree. See above picture.

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