Paper Towel Butterflies

School may have started but Summer is not over yet! Take time this weekend to make these fun butterflies. All you need are paper towels, food coloring, and pipe cleaners. Try using coffee filters if you find that the paper towels are tearing. Click here for the full instructions from Skip to my Lou.

Recycled CD Campfire

Sitting around a campfire is always the perfect ending to a late-Summer night. No fire pit? No problem! With a few simple supplies you can make your very own campfire.  Click here for full instructions for this great idea from Family Crafts.

Mike Wazowski Shirt

Monsters University has been ordered! The DVD is set to release on October 29 but holds are already being placed! Does October seem too far to wait? Show your love for monsters with this neat Mike Wazowski craft project from Thirty Minute Crafts. Drop by the Children's Room (wearing your new shirt of course) and get your name added to the hold list.

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Seashell Pencil Holder

Make this fun pencil holder to keep your Summer memories all year long!

Here is what you need:
Tomato Sauce Can
Air-drying Clay
Assorted Seashells (Or whatever else you wish to decorate your pencil holder with)

Step 1: Wash and dry the can.

Step 2: Wrap the can evenly with the clay. Make sure it's thick enough to press seashells, or other small objects, into.

Step 3: Press the shells(or other materials) into the wet clay and let dry.