Shwew! The temperatures around here definitely have been screaming “SUMMER!” What better fun than show the kids just what the heat can do…by melting our old crayons into new, star-shaped ones! (After all, you need star crayons for the 4th of July!) Start the process by having the kids peel the paper […]
3 Dimensional Cardboard Tube Pictures
Toilet paper tubes are a cheap and simple start to some cute recycled crafts. After all, you always seem to have an empy cardboard tube somwhere! Your child will have fun creating 3-dimensional pictures with toilet paper rolls. Cardboard Tube 3 Dimensional Pictures Start by cutting a few empty toilet paper rolls (or paper […]
Cardboard Tube Flowers Craft
Looking for a fun spring or summer craft for the kids to do that’s inexpensive and fun to make? Recycled crafts are always fun and easy on the wallet. And when it comes to spring crafts, you just can’t beat flower crafts. These cardboard tube flowers are bright and colorful and make a cute homemade gift […]
Using Those Old Magazines
Magazines. Advertisements in the mail. Old cards. These are the things that pile up on our kitchen table, and yet I hesitate to just toss away. After all, they may hold some use, even if the ads are for things we don’t want… When the pile starts to spill over, and I have a few […]
How to Make a Tissue Box Vehicle for a Stuffed Animal
My son loves cars. No, let me rephrase that, he is obsessed with cars. Toy cars litter our living room at all times, the sheets on his bed all have cars, and every shirt he owns has a vehicle on it. (We even did a full year of ABC’s with vehicles for preschool.) The […]