How to Personalize the PlanToys Toy Chest with a Monogram
Kids love personalized stuff.
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Crafts for Kids
DIY Halloween Costume: Monster Headband
Turn an old headband into a quick and easy DIY Halloween costume using items you already have in your crafts stash.
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Sew a NICU Smock for a Preemie Baby: The 2nd Annual Craftsy Charity Sew-Along
If your fingers are itching to get started on your holiday sewing, there’s still time to participate in Craftsy’s 2nd Annual Charity Sew-Along by sewing a NICU smock for a preemie baby.
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How to Upcycle Tights into Arm Warmers
Outgrown tights don’t have to be destined for the trash, especially not in the autumn, when there are chilly bare arms to cover!
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DIY Tombstone from Your Kid’s Old Kickboard
From Minnie Mouse to HAUNTED HOUSE! These DIY Halloween tombstones take you from pool to ghoul with just a few zaps of craft magic.
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DIY Graffiti Art…from the Heart!
Graffiti art from the heart makes the perfect birthday present from two adorable and creative craft monsters!
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13 Upcycled Fall Crafts to do this Weekend
Here are some of my favorite upcycled fall crafts that you can make right now.
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17 Recycled Halloween Crafts
Here’s my list of the best recycled Halloween crafts, ones you can make just from your recycling bin, the junk around your house, or a Freecycle search.
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13 Halloween Nature Crafts to Make with Your Kids
Whether you want to try for a completely plastic-free Halloween, or you just want to include a few natural components in your overall Halloween decorations, check out this list for some great Halloween nature crafts.
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How Do You Engrave Rocks? You Use a Dremel!
How DO you engrave rocks? With a power tool, of course!
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Hands-on History: Make an Upcycled Cardboard Model Ship
There’s a kind of knowledge that you get only when you’re wrist-deep in the guts of a subject, not just watching it and scribbling about it from the edges.
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How to Make Prayer Beads from Recycled Materials
Have you ever made a Rosary out of roses? Pope Francis’ visit to the US is a perfect time to have some faith and learn how to make prayer beads!
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My 18 Favorite Fall Nature Crafts for Kids
Whether or not you’re as obsessed with fall nature crafts as we are, I hope that you’ll find many ideas to delight you in the following list of our favorite projects.
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Make a DIY Pet Tag from an Old Bottlecap
A one-of-a-kind, super-glam DIY pet tag is the perfect way to get your kitty or pooch into a DIY groove.
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Upcycle Crayons into a Good Cause with the Crayon Initiative
Did you ever wonder what happens to those restaurant crayons when your meal is done?
One guy did, and the answer that he got is changing lives.
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15 DIY Building Block Sets to Build or Embellish
Create a brand-new DIY building block set for your kid from scratch or embellish and personalize a set of blocks that you already own!
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Make Dyed Popsicle Stick Bracelets with Kook-Aid!
These popsicle stick bracelets are a Kool-Aid craft. They’re a popsicle stick craft. They’re a totally COOL craft.
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Make Outdoor Building Blocks from Upcycled Wooden Pallets
Make your kiddos a set of outdoor building blocks, using nothing more than the ubiquitous wooden pallet.
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Make a Play Blender for Your Kid’s DIY Play Kitchen
Turn an old coffee container into a DIY play blender for your kid’s play kitchen. Then kick back, and watch the pretend play unfold!
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Stop Making Crayon Candles
Pro tip: There is more than one way to make a crayon candle. Here, I’ll break down which method for making crayon candles works and which one doesn’t.
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Make Miniature DIY Flower Pots from Old Bottle Caps!
You’ve seen bottle caps turned into all sorts of cute things. But what about those bigger caps? Turn them into miniature DIY flower pots!
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How-to: DIY Wooden Children’s Toys Made from Pallet Wood
Upcycle old pallets into wooden childrens toys. It’s actually a lot easier than you might think!
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20 Eco-Friendly, DIY American Girl Doll Clothes and Accessories
You don’t have to spend a ton of money on clothes for your kid’s American Girl dolls. Make these DIY American Girl Doll clothes and accessories instead!
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DIY Spooky Ghost Garland from Old Dryer Sheets
It’s not too early to start planning for Halloween. All you need is a little dryer sheet craft inspiration! (And some glue.)
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How-to: No-Sew American Girl Doll T-Shirt
You might think that you have to sew to be able to make cute American Girl doll clothes, but you don’t!
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Rock Painting Ideas and Beyond: Summer Kid Craft Fun!
Rock painting is just the beginning when it comes to choosing natural materials for your summer painting fun. Nuts, sticks – you name it – are all inspiration for some awesomely-creative summer crafts for kids!
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How-to: Postage Stamp Doll Skirt Tutorial
Doll clothes are great for busting those teeny-tiny fabric pieces in your stash, and this postage stamp doll skirt is an especially good stash-buster.
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Kid Mosaic: Dyed Beans in an Upcycled CD Case
If you’ve got a kid who loves art projects, then this dyed bean kid mosaic is going to be a rainy day hit!
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20 DIY Backpack Tutorials for Back to School
School will be in session before we know it! Create your own (or your child’s) backpack this year with these amazing DIY backpack tutorials.
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15 DIY School Supplies from Recycled Materials
If you’re sending a kid to school this year, you’re probably spending over $100 on school supplies for that kid.
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Homemade Kool-Aid Watercolor Paints
Gen-Xers, remember that jug of Kool-aid in the fridge? Well, we’re remixing those powdered drinks into homemade watercolor paints! Oh yeah!
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15 Fairy Garden Decorations that You Can Make
While the fairies could make all the following projects themselves, why don’t you help them out and add a couple to your own fairy garden?
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Firefly Craft: Build A Recycled Firefly Hotel
Catching fireflies is something we all do as kids. But we can both admire and respect these creatures without harming them. So let’s make a firefly craft!
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Craft Book Review: Fairy Gardening and Fairy Gardening 101
Fairy gardening is a great kid craft, but fairy gardens aren’t just for kids; they’re for anyone who has an imagination and a desire to grow something green.
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12 Upcycled Art Journals
Here are art journal tutorials that look like they will absolutely work, and that 100% use upcycled materials, and that seem, you know… really good!
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Prepare for Pluto: Telescope Craft for Kids
It’s time to prepare for Pluto by making a DIY telescope for the kids. And here’s something awesome, we’re using an old craft project to whip this thing up.
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