By Noreen Doll. Little boys love cars! They seem to start finding cars fascinating before they can even walk. A Hot Wheels Necklace is very quick and easy, and would be loved by most little boys. It would be a fun stocking stuffer or a great party favor. Just be sure the kids who receive them are old enough to safely wear something around their … [Read more...] about Hot Wheels Necklace
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Shark Attack!
By Noreen Doll. Shark Attack! can be used in a swimming pool, bathtub, or a bubble tub. Shark Attack! is easy and fun to make and lots of fun to play with. Have a pool party and let everyone make their own Shark Attack! Materials. Black Craft Foam Pool Noodle Board or other flat foam board 2 Plastic Drinking Straws Black Duct … [Read more...] about Shark Attack!
How to Make a Peep Stamp
By Noreen Doll. Peeps are so popular, and it's fun to craft with them, too. Here's an easy way to make your own Peep Stamp, which you can use over and over for many different projects. Supplies. 1 Candy Peep Cereal Cardboard or other Cardboard Craft Foam Tacky Glue Double Sided Tape or Aleene's Tack-it Over & Over Hard Plastic Item … [Read more...] about How to Make a Peep Stamp
Pet Vampire Bat Bracelet
By Noreen Doll. What could be more fun than having your own pet vampire bat! Kids can make this clever project as a craft at a party or just for their own creative fun. It could also be a great favor for kids at a Halloween party. Stanley is modeling his pet vampire bat bracelet for us. Materials. Black Craft Foam 2 Red Sequins (or punched … [Read more...] about Pet Vampire Bat Bracelet
Pool Noodle Jack-O-Lantern
By Noreen Doll. If you are lucky enough to have an orange pool noodle left over from the summer, you can make several super easy Pool Noodle Jack-O-Lanterns. Preschoolers will have so much fun with this project, and even toddlers can scribble a face on their pool noodle pumpkin. And little ones can decorate and re-decorate the house with their Jack-O-Lanterns, … [Read more...] about Pool Noodle Jack-O-Lantern
Beauty Shop Theme Party for Kids
By Noreen Doll. A beauty shop party would delight the hearts of little girls from 4 or 5 to about age 10. Teens might enjoy the makeup and nail polish aspects, too. It could be for a birthday party, slumber party, or just a summer fun party. Visit the Dollar Store for party supplies: nail polish, multi-colored packs of eye shadow and blush, and lip gloss or … [Read more...] about Beauty Shop Theme Party for Kids
Paper Plate Pop Up Firecrackers
By Noreen Doll. Paper Plate Pop Up Firecrackers are a fun patriotic craft for kids to make for Memorial Day or 4th of July. They can be made as decorations or as a 4th of July craft for kids. Supplies. Paper Plate Sparkly Pipe Cleaners Transparent Tape Packing Tape (optional) Red and Blue Markers Scissors Ruler Pencil How to Make Paper … [Read more...] about Paper Plate Pop Up Firecrackers
Fun Zebra from a Garment Tag
By Noreen Doll. Craft a fun zebra from a garment tag. A garment I bought came with this tag on it. On the other side it looked like this. The minute it was seen by a little girl who was staying with me, all she could think of was that it was a zebra. And she had to make it into a zebra. So we put our heads together and came up with this totally … [Read more...] about Fun Zebra from a Garment Tag
Easter Egg Games for Toddlers
By Noreen Doll. Use these fun Easter egg games and activities to keep your toddler happily occupied. They would even be a great idea for a toddler's Easter basket. Supplies. Colored Plastic Eggs Scraps of Colored Craft Foam Scissors Ruler Pencil How to Make the Parts for Easter Egg Games for Toddlers. 1. Make a craft foam base to hold the … [Read more...] about Easter Egg Games for Toddlers
Hatching Chick
By Noreen Doll. Create a cute Hatching Chick to sit among the eggs on your table. This could be an easy project for kids to make at an Easter party. Adults need to supervise poking holes in the egg. Or make the holes ahead of time and eliminate that step when working with kids. Supplies. Plastic Egg Large Yellow Pom Pom 2 Small Wiggly … [Read more...] about Hatching Chick
Paper Plate Pop Up Bunny
By Noreen Doll. Create this fluffy paper plate pop up bunny with your kids. Get a bag of cotton puffs at the Dollar Store and cut them in half to make the bunny. Or use the puffs whole and make the bunny really fluffy! Toddlers would be able to help, as they can add the cotton balls to the bunny. Supplies. Paper Plate Cotton Puffs (Cotton … [Read more...] about Paper Plate Pop Up Bunny
Peep Pouch
By Noreen Doll. It's always fun to have creative favor ideas for holidays. This cute Peep Pouch can be used for kids' parties, as a classroom project, or just for kids to have fun making. It's very simple to do and uses paper plates, tissue paper, and other things you probably already have. Supplies. 2 Paper Plates Tissue Paper: Yellow and another … [Read more...] about Peep Pouch
