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Title:Two Liter Purse Supplies:Empty Soda Bottle (2 liter),string or ribbon for handle,paper to cover around bottle,hole punch, Instructions:An cuts the top off a plastic 2 liter soda bottle. Glue a piece of paper around the bottle. (we used an 8 1/2 x 11 scrapbooking paper, and ut it down to fit the height of the cut bottle)Use a hole punch, to cut a hole 1 \" down on each side of the top open edge, on the soda bottle. Tie ribbon to the holes, for a handle. From: Rebecca Huntley, Milwaukie OR Title:Sock Frog Supplies:Sock(washed),felt(some type of green and you'll need a lot),2 cotton balls,scissors,glue. Instructions:Roll the sock inside out then take some of the felt and cut two strips of felt then glue them to the back of the sock like an X.Then take your 2 cotton balls and glue them on the back of the sock and thre you go you have a sock frog and by the way what are you going to name it.From: Breanna, Lowell INTitle: Marshmallow snowmanSupplies: Paper,a pencil,marshmellows, and glue Instructions:first, Draw a snowman on your paper, then glue the marshmallows inside your lines. Finally, take your black marker and draw your eyes and your buttons, and theres your snowman! From: Molly, Syracuse NY Try our craft subscriptions starting at $12!! Title: String Phone Supplies: Two paper cups, a nail, two paper clips, a piece of string (5-10 feet long) Instructions: First poke holes with the nail in the bottom of the two cups. Next, push the string through the outside of the first cup and tie it to the paper clip on the inside. Tie the other end of the string to the second cup the same way. Your phone is ready to be used. Just make sure that the string is taut when talking - this makes it a better connection! Based on a Science lab project in my son\'s second grade class.From: Sonar, Santa Clara CA Title: My Body Supplies: large paper, marking paper, yarn, glue, crayons. Instructions:Put paper on floor then child on top of paper. Trace around the child. You can have the child put their eyes, nose, mouth, etc. on and they can put some clothes on it. Take yarn and put it on for hair. For older children you can have them put their organs on the body. This is an easy way for children to learn about their body. From: Donna Shelly, Caldwell IdTitle: Lava Lamp Supplies: 24oz pop bottle,baby oil,water,and food coloring Instructions: you rise the bottle then you measure 10 oz of oil and dye the oil u want it with the coloring then you pour it into the pop bottel. After that repeat with the water and then put the cap on tight and shake shake and wath it seperate again.you can also put beeds in the water or something to look neat.From: Mandi, Delphi INTitle: Stop Sign Supplies: Black cardboard, cardboard milk carton, plain piece of paper, felt pens, scissors Instructions: Cut the top of of the milk carton off, and cover with black cardboard. On plain piece of paper, cut out 3 circles that will fit onto the face of the covered milk carton. Colour each circle,one red, orange, green. glue onto face of milk carton. when finished can put it on stick or pole.From: tammy, roma ql Searching for ideas? Try our kids arts and craft kits!Title:String PaintingSupplies:Paper,Tempera liquid paint, String or yarn,Instructions:Drop some paint onto a piece of paper and let your child make a design by dragging string through the paint and around the paper. Try it again by dipping the string in the paint and dragging it across the paper. Use different types and lengths of string and yarn for varying effects. Title:Paint PenSupplies:Empty roll-on deodorant bottle,Tempera liquid paint, Instructions:To make a giant paint pen for your child, pry off the top of a roll-on deodarant bottle. Fill the bottle with liquid tempera paint, and snap on the top. Your child can use this tool to draw pictures, practice letters/numbers, or create abstract designs. Title:Rainbow FanSupplies:Paint sample cards,Hole punch,Paper fastener,Yarn or string, Instructions:Pick up some colorful paint sample cards from your local hardware store. Punch a hole in the center of the bottom and top of each card. At one end, join the cards with a paper fastener. At the other, lace yarn through the holes in each card to form the top of a fan. Title:Pop Up BooksSupplies:Five pieces of construction paper,magazine clippings, pictures or drawingsglue, scissors, etc Instructions:Fold all your consruction paper into halves.Cut different sized squares into each page.Write a small story in the middle of each page.Glue all of your assorted pictures around the page.Glue all the pages together and enjoy!From ALISE, HESPERIA CA Title:BinocularsSupplies:Two toilet paper rolls,Tape,Markers, crayons, stickers, etc Instructions:Tape two toilet paper rolls together side by side. Decorate!! Our kids arts and craft kits come with everything you need! Title:Bath PaintsSupplies:Shaving cream,Food coloring,Muffin tin,Spoon,Paintbrushes or sponge, Instructions:Squirt shaving cream into the individual sections of a muffin tin. Add a few drops of food coloring to each section and mix with a spoon. Title:Alphabet PuzzleSupplies:Index cards,Pen or markers,Scissors, Instructions:Print a capital letter on the left side of an index card and the corresponding lowercase letter on the right. Cut each card into two parts with a wavy or zigzag line to make two puzzle pieces. Mix all the puzzle pieces and have your child put them together again. Title:Pillow Quilt Supplies: one pillow case,yarn,batten(enough to fit the pillow case),fabric pant,sponges,needle,sewing thread,pencil,5 inches wide cardboard,Instructions:Place the batten inside the pillow case.then place the cardboard to the edge of the pillow case draw a line down, keep going across to the end, then turn and repeat, until you have squares. Next thead the yarn and on the lines where they make an x( + ) thread top to bottom and back. Tie off and repeat. Then make sponge designs. Sew the bottom closed, let dry. OPT. you can have family, friends, classmates...etc sign itFrom: S DeHaven, Bangor PATitle: Mooshy play dough Supplies: Elmer's glue(jug),food coloring,liquid fabric softener,large bowl,ziploc bags Instructions: Pour glue and fabric softener in bowl(measure as much as needed) mix with color to make pretty. The play dough should not be sticking to hands. When blended, put in fridge to keep cold (always put in fridge after using) have fun and "smile"From: coca, aurora ilTitle: Dragon Breath Supplies: cardboard toilet paper roll,construction paper,pieces of tissue paper, scissors, glue Instructions: cut construction paper to fit around the cardboard roll, and glue in place. cut thin, short pieces of tissue paper in the colors of fire and glue them inside the roll. once dry, push the ends of the tissue paper inside the roll. put to your mouth and blow very hard and then you will have fire breath.From: Sarah, Keokuk IATitle: Alligator Craft or Card Supplies: ScissorsPencilGreen Construction paper or plain white that the kids can color and decorate Instructions: 1. Fold a piece of green paper the long way. 2. Draw an alligator shape on one side of the paper. Draw a long snot, two legs, and long tail; the fold line will be the alligator\'s back.3. Cut about 6 small diagonal slits along the back of the alligator (along the fold line).4. Unfold the paper. Fold over each of the slits you cut forming little triangles. Then fold the paper back down the middle again.V5. Draw a big, toothy mouth and an eye onn the alligator. Cut out the teeth if you like. Decorate the alligator.*If you want to make this a card, simply open up the alligator and write your message in side.From: Virginia, Homestead FL Want a great idea? Check out our kids arts and craft kits!Title: piggy banks Supplies: news paper torn ; ponal glue; water ;balloons and 5 bottle tops 2 black circles Instructions: Start of by mixing the glue with some water; blow baloons up tie them dip the news paper in glue water and stick on balloons let it dry between every layer after 5 layers paint it any colour and let dry stick the bottle tops on for legs and a snout ; stick 2 black circles on for eyes and 2 triangles for ears From: Maritza, Pretoria SATitle: Yarn Dolls Supplies: lots of differently colored yarn, hard cover books of various sizes Instructions: Wrap yarn around the book about fifty times. Slide it off and tie the top with a smaller piece, to hold the circle together. Cut the yarn at the bottom. Tie Title: MY SECRET BOX Supplies: ANY BOX, PAINT (THINGS TO COVER THE BOX), SCISSORS, GLUE OR TAPE Instructions:1. CUT AN OPEN IN THE BOX BIG BUT ONLY SO YOUR HAND CAN FIT IN IT.2. COVER THE BOX BUT NOT THE HOLE3. HAVE FUN AND MAKE IT PRETTY!!From: KAITE, JUNITIA , NE Want a great idea? Check out our kids arts and craft kits!Title: Personally Designed keychains Supplies: key ring. leather string or wire or tanned hide that you cut into strips. Instructions: personalized key rings are great gifts or will add a trendy flair for your own key ring.simply cut strips of leather thin enough to fit pony beads into. fold leather onto key ring and pull evenly. You might start by using a larger bead so that you can thread both ends through the bead to keep it in place. you can then add pony beads in any fashion but not too many. then simply let the remainder of the leather to hang. Tie a knot at the end of your design or squeeze a smaller size bead or use a crimping bead to the end of your design.From: Kat Norris, Vancouver Title: Chocolate Lip Gloss Supplies: Cocoa(hersheys works best)vaselinesmall conatiner with lid Instructions: First you put the vaseline in the samll jar then yu put in the cocoa then you mix and you have cocoa lip glossFrom: Kelley, Hadley Ma Want a great idea? Check out our kids arts and craft kits!Title: Wishing Pyramid Supplies: 1 Sheet strong stiff paper(Brown paper bag works)ScissorsGluethings to decorate it with Instructions: Make a triangle template with a ruler. Whatever size you want. Trace it onto the paper so that there is a square in the middle of four triangles. Now add tabs down the edge of the triangles so you can fold them down and use them for gluing the pyramid sides together after. Cut out. Fold on all the lines. Now get the children to write down a prayer or a wish and put it in the centre. Fold and glue the sides up and decorate the outside of the pyramid. If the paper is not that stiff do not put anything too heavy on it. We did fine coloured sand patterns they turned out good. The kids wanted to give it to the person they prayed for.From: Alex, Minneapolis MNTitle: colored bubbles Supplies: paper,bubbles,and paint Instructions: Take the paint and put a few drop\'s in the bubbles stir it up then let them blow the bubble onto the paper and now u have colored bubble. From: Amanda, Hogansville GA Want a great idea? Check out our kids arts and craft kits!Title: me and my bud Supplies: paper,picture,glue,somethingto cut with Instructions: draw a picture of a flower bud cut it out...like a rose ect.take a picture of a child and there close play mate..after you got the picture glue it on to the flower bud... and write on the flower me and my budFrom: Rachael, Salol MN Want a great idea? Check out our kids arts and craft kits!Title: Fall Tree Supplies: Leaf shaped Paper punches.Construction paper(FallColors)Brown paper bag (tree trunk &branches.)Glue stick Instructions:Cut out the tree trunk with bare branches.Have children punch out leaf shapes from different colored construction paper.Have children glue the leaf shapes to the different branches of the tree. From: Patti, Portland ORTitle: tracks Supplies: paint large piece of paper sissors Instructions: take the paint and paint your childs feet with it. then on the large piece of paper have them walk on it. after it drys cut them out and place them around your house. the kids never stop steping on them.From: , Title: Hair Ties Supplies: Cloth,Hair Tie,Sissors Instructions: Cut some cloth about 2inches apart.Then tie it onto the hair tie and tie it again.Keep fillingn up the hair tie as much as u want it.Thats how your make a hair tie.From: Alison, Gridley ILTitle: Boat Supplies: milk carton,markers,coloredfome paper,Popsicle stick,staples,glue, decorations, Instructions: put the milk carton on its back and cut the other side out. put the foam paper on the milk carton(so the milk carton dont get soggy thateasy) staple it. glue the popsicle stick to the botten of the boat(for a flay pole). cut out some of the foam paper and staple it onto the popsicle stick for a flag. you can color on the flag w/ your markersFrom: Paige, Canada abTitle: Marble Painting Supplies: Marbles or small balls, abox similar to a shoe boxlid, tape, paper and paint. Instructions: Tape the piece(s) of paper down inside the shoe box lid. Dip a few different marbles in different colours of paint. Put the marbles in the box and shake the box back and forth letting the marbles roll all around.It makes a really neat painting.From: Liz, Thunder Bay, Ont. Canada Want a great idea? Check out our kids arts and craft kits!Title: Play-Doh Supplies: -flour-water-oil(canola,vegetable,oliveor other oil like that)-salt-bowl()for mixing)-plastic sandwich bag Instructions: First you add the flour and water into the bowl.Next you add the oil and salt into the bowl.Then you mix it together with your hands. If it is too watery,add some more flour and salt. If it is too dry, add some more water and oil. Make sure you keep it in a plastic sandwich bag and seal it properly. Have Fun!From: Brittany J., Thunder Bay CATitle: Kleenex Ghosts Supplies: two kleenex, black marker one samll elastic or piece of string. Instructions: Bunch up one kleenex. Place it in the center of the second kleenex and fold around the balled up one. Then use the elastic to hold the seond kleenex around the first making the ghost shape. Use the amrker to give your ghost a face.From: Amber, Sault Sainte Marie ONTitle: snowflake stencil Supplies: crayons, 2 peices of white paper & sissors. Instructions: with the first sheet of paper cut out a snowflake, place your snowflake on a flat sufface. Put the second peice of paper ontop of your snow flake.Rub the side of a crayon on the sheet of paper.Voila! you now have a colorful image of a snowflake. From: AnonymousTitle: straw paintings Supplies: different size straws, paint and paper Instructions: put a dot of the paint on the paper then give your child the straw to blow through at the paint. the paint will go different ways and if you use a variety of colors and different sizes of straws it will look cool.From: Amanda, Yuma AzTitle: zigger zagger Supplies: bottle 24oz,string,tape,foodcoloring,water,pen Instructions: take the bottle and tape the pen to the side then put the string on the back and tape it and fill it with water ands add food coloringFrom: Kylie, Marriotsville MDTitle: Chinese Lanterns Supplies: Construction paper,scissors, string, anythingto decorate Instructions: Fold a piece of construction paper the long way. Cut zig-zags or straight lines from the fold. (do not cut all the way to the end) Then unfold and staple or tape the ends together after decorating. Tie a string onto the top ends and you have a chinese lanternFrom: Sara, Glenwood IaTitle: Silly Putty Supplies: Liquid starch,Glue(Elmer\'s works best),large bowl Instructions: First dump two teaspoons of glue in the large bowl.Next,add one teaspoon of liquid starch.Mix with a fork until it clumps and start working with your hands.If it is to stringy add more glue.If it is to sticky add more liquid starch.(I usally end up adding a little more glue then a little more liquid starch).From: tamir, andover MA Want a great idea? Check out our kids arts and craft kits!Title: THE STRING PHONE Supplies: 2 paper cupsSharped pencilStrong stringPaper clip Instructions: Use a pencil to punch a hole in the center of the bottom of two paper cups. Put one end of a peace of string through the hole in one cup and tie it around a paper clip do the same thing on the other cup.From: maryam, Title: stawberry lipgloss Supplies: two fresh stawbrerrys coco butter cream vanilla small jar Instructions: tear the leaves off of the stawberrys squeez the jucie into the jar add coco butter cream vanilla.From: Ataya, new york okTitle: Aluminium Box Card Supplies: box,aluminium foil, marker pen,consruction paper,glue/double sided tape,penknife/scissors,glitte r pen (if needed only) Instructions: Wrap the box with aluminium foil by using the double sided tape or selefon tape,then use up the construction paper to paste and write something on top of it by using the marker pen / glitter pen. U can do this aluminium box card 4 father\'s day, mother\'s day or birthdays. Hope u\'ll like it.From: Abigail, Malaysia Title: Finger Knit Supplies: Yarn and 4 fingers Instructions: Take yarn (any color)Weave it around your first, middle ring and pinkey fingers. keep doing this untill there are 2 loops on each finger. Then take the bottom loop and bring it over your finger. do this with all your fingers. then weave the string through the same fingers again and repeat the other steps. keep doning this untill it is at the length you want.From: Nikki, Libertyville ILTitle: No cooking Play dough Supplies: You will need:1 cup of cold water1 cup of salt2 tsp. of vegetable oil3 cups of flower2 tbsps corn starchTempera paint OR foodcoloring Instructions: This is a great craft for when it\'s too hot to cook, or you\'re babysitting, and it\'s not a good idea to use a stove. Mix water, salt, vegetable oil, and enough food coloring or paint for the colors you want. Then work in flower and corn starch gradually, until the mixture is the consistency of dough. Enjoy!From: Ambrielle, Canandaigua NYTitle: Masks Supplies: scissors, paper plates, hole punch, markers, colored pencils, crayons, yarn, and stickers. Instructions: you cut eye holes in the paper plate then use a hole punch to punch holes in edge of paper plates on two sides then color it however you want it and put stickers on it then put string in holes and tie in knots. then put on headFrom: Alysha, kincaid ks Want a great idea? Check out our kids arts and craft kits!Title: mask Supplies: scissor,elastic,paints and paper. Instructions: Draw any character on paper.Cut it down.Cut the two holes on side of mask.Fasten the elastic in the holes. Decorate the mast with paints.Enjoy wearing the mask on your head.From: Erum Fatima, KARACHI PKTitle: Elf Poop Supplies: Colored candies like Easter egg candies or smartiesPost-it notes, or a smalll piece of paperPlastic bag Instructions: On your piece of paper or post-it note, write this poem:I heard you\'ve been naughty,So here\'s the scoop,I\'m running short on coal, So I\'m giving you \"Elf Poop\"Put the candies in the plastic bag, and tape or stick your poem to the bag. From: Madisen, Palatine ILTitle: No mess fun! Supplies: Cling filmPaintShaving Foam Instructions: Cover two tables in cling film On one table, spray shaving cream all over the cling film On the second table put paint. Covered the table again with another layer of cling film making sure it is sealed tight on each side. Let the children have fun making shapes letters and numbers in the paint and foam. They can compare the different textures and which one holds the shapes better.Best of all there is no mess. You just pick up the cling film and throw it away.From: Vicki, Title: fishy,fishy Supplies: 20 oz. bottle or 2 litter.stapler,glue,gift tissue paper,all colors.markers.pipe cleaners,contact paper,(clear).yarn,any color. Instructions: Cut bottom off of pop bottle,pick color to put inside of fish.put small hole in top,for yarn,long enough to hang by. staple end shut.cut paper into small peices,mix colors to glue onto bottle.shape pipe cleaners into fins,put small peices of paper between,cover with contact paper.leave enough to fold onto fish.let dry,add eyes,and your done.From: Veronica Casto, Ripley WVTitle: frisbees! Supplies: 2 paper plates and a stapler Instructions: put 2 plates together (make sure the big part is on the outside)staple then enjoy!From: jeannie, cresco paTitle: Balloon puppet Supplies: balloon,Construction paper,1 buttons,2 google eyes,ribboon,yarn,glue,scisors Instructions: Frist blow up the balloon and tie the balloon then tie the yarn to the end!Someone else hold the string and someone else glue the google eyes on the top and the button as the nose under the eyes!then cut the ribbion with scisors ad then glue the ribboin on under the button!And you have a wonderful new puppet for your kids!From: Lauren, Manchster NHTitle: book holder Supplies: an empty cereal box,a nice wrapping paper or coloured sheets for a colourful design Instructions: cut the top pf the cereal box and then cut a quarter part down diagonally from top.wrapthe outer side with some tape or glue it and put your childs books in it.make the child do finger painting on it or make the child cut a coloured paper in different shapes and paste on the book holderFrom: maira, rawalpindi puTitle: pillow case Supplies: fluff,material,sissors.needle.threed. Instructions: firts cut the size that you want with material then cut the material out sow up 4 sides then leave one size not sowed up and then fill with fluff the sow up the hole then you have your own pillow case....From: gorega, melbourn viTitle: pommy pom poms!! Supplies: a dohnut shaped piece of cardboard,colored wool of your choice & sissors Instructions: grab ur piece of dohnut shaped cardboard and tie a piece of wool on the cardboard and just put string in hole and wrap it around untill there is no hole in the middle nemore(u can change colour string by tieing the string in a knot and doing the same with the otherpiece of string)wen ur finished take ur sissors and cut right around the outside and tie string in the middle where u have cut.From: chanelle, perth wa Want a great idea? Check out our kids arts and craft kits!Title: Circle Lantern Supplies: 4 peices of paper, markers, pencil, glue scissors, something circular, hgole puncher, string Instructions: First take the circular item and trace around it on the sheets so they all look like large circles on the paper.Draw/print whatever you like on the circles on the paper. Cut them out and fold them each in half the long way. On each side glue one or the other peice of the other circles. Then punch a hole at the top of your circle lantern, and tie a string to it, then hang it up, and you\'re done!From: Vee, Houston TXTitle: Guitar Rolls Supplies: You need: 1. Paper towel roll (optional)2. Tisue box3. 3-4 rubber bands4. pencil (not mecanical)5. anything to decorate with Instructions: 1. Take the tisue box adn cut a oval in the top if not already there.2. Put the 3-4 strings on the box.3. Put the pencil in on the left side of the box under the rubber bands.4. If this is for little kids this would be way funner for them. What you do is take the toilet paper roll and tape it on to the end so it looks like a guitar.5. Then decorate the box if you want to use paint then do that first and let it dry then do every thing else.HAVE FUN!!:)From: Anonomous, Anonomous NDTitle: jewellery box Supplies: any empty cardboard bokx with cover...lovely coloured felt paper....lots of knick knacs like shells, pebbles, buttons and feviglue Instructions: cover your box and cover individually with nice attractive felt paper. Now apply glue on the shells and adorn them on the box in a pattern that u desire. When it is dry, you could apply a shine or glitter over it to make the jewellery box look attractiveFrom: dionysia, mumbai Title: Circlilies cards Supplies: coloured thin paper,punching machine,thick white paper,glue,colouring pens,glitter glue Instructions: punch holes in the cloured papers[as many as you like].then take out the little paper circles inside the punching machine [by pulling the plastic cover under the machine].draw a nice picture in the white paper and paste glue all over the picture.then pour the little circles on the whole picture.let the glue dry and then shake out the excess circles.now you can decorate it with pens/glitter.these are GREAT cards. From: sreyashi, dhaka,bangladesh Title: My Box Diary Supplies: A shoe box,scissors,glue,construction paper,anything to decorate Instructions: 1.cut a hole in the box to were your hand can fit through 2.glue construction paper to cover it 3. decorate it with pics and decorations. 4. write diary entrys and fold them and put them in there.have funFrom: makayla Send us your craft ideas and we will share them with other Moms who are looking for fun things to do with their child. Title Supplies Description First NameCityState Please Check back regularly for new ideas, projects and activities! 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