Button Rings!

 
Do you have buttons lying around your house? Button rings are a great craft to make with the kids for themselves, for the dress-up box, or for Christmas presents!
For full directions, follow this link: http://www.pinkstripeysocks.com/2014/10/button-pipe-cleaner-rings-kids-craft.html

Fold-A-Fir!

Decorating for Christmas? These little origami trees have a lot of steps, but the pictures following each step makes it easy to create lots of them in any size you like! Make one or many for decorating windowsills, desktops, and more!



Click the link for full instructions on how to make your own! : http://krokotak.com/2013/11/fold-a-fir-tree/

Shamrock Bell Pepper Print

St. Patrick's Day is a little less than a week away! You'll surely have the luck o' the Irish with this fun craft! It is so simple but SO much fun (and so yummy to snack on the extra pieces)!! For Shamrock bell pepper prints you only need a few green things...
follow the link for a full tutorial!: Shamrock Bell Pepper Prints

Glitter Paint Snowman

Snow is in the forecast yet again!  Making a glitter paint snowman may not sound all that interesting, but wait until you see what you use to paint with!! You could also use beads and googly eyes to give this sparkly snowman some 3D features! Just follow the link to find out how to make this shimmering snow guy or gal! Glitter Paint Snowman

Ice Mandala

Here is a really "cool"  craft that takes a little bit of patience, but the end results are really fun to see! To make ice mandalas you can use a disposable pie plate and almost anything you can think of for decorations. Follow the link to a brief tutorial and lots of great pictures for some ideas!

Ice Mandalas

Painted Acorn Jack-O-Lanterns

Halloween is just around the corner! Here is a fun, versatile craft that perfect for boys and ghouls!

Collect some acorns and get some orange and black paint. (You'll probably need a small, pointy brush for the faces.) You could use these miniature jack-O-lanterns to decorate a doll house or put a glue dot and a small, round magnet on the back and display them on your fridge!

Follow the link and scroll to the bottom of the post for a short tutorial here: Acorn Jack-O-Lanterns

Creating Terrariums!

Terrariums are easy for kids to create, make great gifts, and are cheap, too! 

Choose a succulent plant, some gravel or sand, and a few plastic animal decorations for fun! 

You can add all kinds of different things to your terrarium - be creative! 

You can get the full instructions here!

  

Family Sign

Create your own family sign to hang outside the door with colorful leaves, twigs, acorns, leaves, and pebble! Full instructions can be found here!  Have fun decorating!

 

Mason Jar Lanterns

The weather is cooling down, but you can still have a warm lantern for those sweater-weather evenings out on the porch! These easy-to-make lanterns are fun for kids to do with a little Mod Podge and tissue paper! Full instructions here!