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…
Bugs Galore: Butterfly DIY Kit
Another insect from our Bugs Galore collection. Butterfly. This may be the prettiest of all bugs. Is it any wonder that both kiddos and adults love them? As with all our kits, this one is fairly easy to put together. And great for our youngest students. Check out the DIY below. Kit Supplies: 1 wood…
Bugs Galore: Ladybug DIY Kit
Here is another insect from our Bugs Galore collection. This time we are dealing with maybe the cutest of all bugs: Ladybug. In the early days of using this craft, I did my research to find out that ladybugs come in colors other than red and black. I was so happy to hear that and…
Bugs Galore: Dragonfly DIY Kit
This dragonfly is part of my Bugs Galore collection. I created them several years ago as part of my Craft Market classes. At the time I was working with nursery through kindergarten students and wanted an easy activity where the kiddos could use their creativity as well as continue to build on their fine motor…
Penguin Origami
So I am going to start off today’s tutorial with an apology. I have not posted any DIY’s in the last two weeks because I moved: mostly by myself. So its taken me this long to do the move and get my living and working space to such a place that I can actually work…
Pumpkin Yarn Art
So yesterday, Monday September 23, 2019, was the first day of autumn. While I love autumn because of the cooler weather and changing of the leaves, I have not really been into fall crafts. But I had created the following DIY especially for this day and had planned to post it then. But as you…