Felt Heart Keychain
I first came across these felted heart ornaments last year. You can see more intricate version of this ornament under the label of Mexican Felt Hearts. They are beautiful with intricate embroidery. I have seen them used as knapsack ornaments, to decorate bedrooms or given as handmade gifts. For this DIY, I wanted it to…
Bookmark 1: A DIY
My day job or rather, my income producing job, is as an after school instructor. So I am busy during the school year and not so much during the summer. So a few years ago, I agreed to help a friend of mine during the summer by being her primary childcare giver for her twin…
Mini Fairy Lantern: From Scratch
So I came across fairy lanterns just a few weeks ago. I fell in love with the idea right away. My main audience is girls between 5 and 9 and realized that this is the type of activity that they would love. So I set about trying to figure out how to make them. They…
Bead Person Puppet: DIY Kit
So the idea to make a bead person puppet came from a coupla different places. I was thinking about doing puppets for one of my summer camp classes but ended up pushing the idea to the side. And then last week I was looking for an activity to do at the Grand Bazaar Market I…
Fish Origami: A DIY
So for this origami project, I decided to take it a little bit further than most of the projects I’ve done thus far. While the body of the fish itself is all origami, I decided to add little cut out circles to hep further illustrate the scale effect that all fishes have. It actually came…
Piggie Origami
This is another in our installment for our series of easy origami animals. Today’s animal is … Piggie. Check out the simple tutorial below. Place your origami paper with the right side face down. Fold the paper in half diagonally and create a sharp crease by using a bone folder or running your nail along…
Adjustable Floral Crown
As promised, here is the tutorial for the adjustable floral crown. When I made my first floral crown, photo below and DIY here, my big question was how do you adjust per the differences in head sizes? Because of the way I made it, the answer was no, there was no way to make any…
Dancing Bear: DIY Kit
What I like most about this activity is that it is an action activity. In order to make the bear dance, your child will have to move it. It seems challenging but it is a fairly easy thing to do. I’ve included a video below to show how to make the bear dance. You will…
Whirligig: A DIY
So today I thought I would highlight an activity that I loved when I was a child: Whirligigs. For the first 8 years of my life, I grew up in Zimbabwe, a third world country towards the tip of the African continent. While I grew up primarily in the capital city of Zimbabwe, I did…
PLC Kit: Back Strip Bird
Our Paper Lantern Creature DIY Kits come with all the pieces you need to make your own whimsical bird. However, additional supplies like glue will be needed to facilitate the making of these whimisical birds. This kit is for the bird with the rainbow strip in the back. If you would like to purchase a kit,…