Toy Car: DIY Kit
I’ve been wanting to do a car DIY for a while now. But the challenge was what materials to use. My first thought was to use cardstock like I did for the boat diy but since I wanted to make a toy that actually worked, that was out. Then I thought I could use toilet…
Embroidered Heart Hoop
Here is another craft for Valentines Day. Right now I am going through a hoop embroidery mini obsession. The idea to do embroidery initially came up as I was looking for activities for our Craft Market class. I’ll post an example of what the kiddos will be doing in the coming weeks. Each term I…
Spinning Heart Card
So the inspiration for this craft is from this site: Easy Peasy and Fun. When I first saw it, I knew that I wanted to make my own version of it. And with Valentines Day just around the corner, this is the perfect time to highlight this craft. It is a very easy craft and…
Fairy Pencil DIY
Here is another DIY from our Fairy theme: a Fairy Pencil. I would say that about 80 to 90 percent of the activities we do in my classes are for things that our students can actually use when done. So as I was thinking about this whole Fairy theme, I knew that I wanted them…
Flower Pencil DIY
For the school term starting in January, I decided to use Fairies as the theme for our projects in my after school class: Craft Market. It’s been a while since I have used a theme in class but thought it was time to do it again to encourage enrollment. When using a theme for this…
Paper Lantern Snowman
So for this DIY, the idea came from a FB group I’m a member of: The Best Ideas for Kids. Basically they are doing a six week holiday craft challenge and I signed up for it. So this challenge was from the week of November 25. Check out the DIY below. Supplies: 6″ paper lantern,…
Train Card DIY Kit
Since I had started to buy the wood shapes in bulk, I started thinking of other ways I could use the shapes that was not related to bugs. It took me a while but I eventually came to trains as my first non-bug idea. That was quickly followed by flowers and then robots. What I…
Unicorn Headband DIY Kit
So I first got into unicorn headbands about 2 years ago. As with most activities I feature on this blog, I first came across the DIY while looking for an activity for class. Since I work at an all girls school, this seemed like a good choice. The photo above is one of my earliest…
Flower Card DIY Kit
This is another one of our easy crafts and is perfect for kids as young as three, with a little help from an older sibling or adult of course. The kit comes with with wood shapes that can be arranged into any pattern, floral or not. I often encourage my student to think outside the…
Bugs Galore: Caterpillar DIY Kit
Another insect from our Bugs Galore collection. This is a great activity for our youngest customers. The idea came about several years ago when trying to come up with an activity for my youngest customers. What I like about this activity is that it continues to build on a child’s fine motor skill. I also…