Crafty Critterz – Butterfly Dreams Super Bed
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Holiday Craft: Thumbprint Snowman Cards
Hi there! It’s me, Roberta, and this year I’m not going to be quite so ambitious and try to make ALL my gifts (was I ever exhausted after last Christmas!) but I do want to make SOME crafts. I mean, it is kinda my thing, right? So I am definitely making my own Christmas cards. I came up with these cute thumbprint snowmen (the same idea as the thumbprint bunny cards I made for my mom’s baby shower invitations). They’re so easy! What you need: - Colored construction paper (I used blue like the sky, but green or red or your favorite color would work too!) - White paint - Black paint - Orange marker - Black marker - Scissors - Glue stick - White cards or white paper What you do: Pour a little white paint onto a palette or a scrap of paper. Dip your thumb in the white paint and press it down on the colored construction paper. Then dip your pointer finger in the white paint and press it down on top of your thumbprint to make your snowman’s head. Leaving enough space to cut them out, make as many white snowmen as you’d like. When … Read more
Craft: Build Your Own Log Cabin
Have you tried the new Building Kits in Webkinz World? They’re so much fun to make, why not try creating some Building Kit-inspired pieces in real life? Here’s how you can make your very own log cabin. What you need: - An empty milk carton, rinsed - A package of drinking straws - Card - Glue - Scissors - Brown paint - Paint brush - An adult assistant What you do: Have your assistant help you cut a small door in front end of the milk carton (the side that makes a triangle at the top) and two windows on either side. Trace the triangular top end of the milk carton onto a piece of card and cut out two pieces. Cut about 40 drinking straws to the width of the milk carton. Cover the sides of the milk carton with glue and stick the straws to the sides, leaving a gap where the windows are cut out. Cut enough straw pieces of about 1” to cover the walls on either side of the windows. On the front of the milk carton, measure the space on either side of the small door, … Read more
Craft: Button magnets
Roberta here with a super-easy, super-cute craft: button magnets! My mom sews, so we always have LOTS of buttons around. She lets me do whatever I want with them, so I decided to make some really cute magnets. Here’s how I did it! What you need: Buttons, strong craft glue OR cool-temperature hot glue gun, round magnets What you do: 1. Put a blob of glue on the back of your button. 2. Put the magnet onto the button. 3. When the glue is dry, put your button magnet on the fridge. 4. Super easy and super cute!
Back to School Craft: Fancy Pencil Box
Roberta here with an exciting new craft! My mom bought me a pretty plain looking pencil box for back to school, but I decided to jazz it up a bit. So check out my brand-new, totally awesome, totally unique pencil case! This is how you make one of your own! What you need: Cardboard pencil box, sequins, craft glue, glitter, scissors, scrapbooking or fancy paper, markers What you do: 1. Decide on a design for your pencil case. There are so many different options! You could: a. Cut out the fancy paper and cover the box with it, then decorate b. Cover the box with sequins c. Cover the box with glittery designs d. Draw on the box 2. Make sure to put your name somewhere on the box so that everyone knows it’s yours!
Paint Chip Notebook
Roberta Rabbit here with a really simple craft for you to make. Here’s what you need: Paint chip, stapler, small pieces of paper, stickers Here’s what you do: 1. Fold your paint chip in half. 2. Make sure the small pieces of lined or plain paper fit into the folded paint chip. 3. Staple the paper into the paint chip at the top to make a note pad. 4. Decorate the front of your note pad. You can use sticker letters to spell “Notes” or “Ideas” or anything you like! 5. Make one for yourself, and one for a friend!
Back to School Craft: Personalized Notebook
Roberta here with a fun back-to-school craft: a personalized notebook! You can take a plain notebook and make it your own. Here’s what you need: Notebook, craft glue, buttons, sequins, glitter, scrapbooking paper, scissors What you do: 1. Cover your notebook’s cover in the scrapbooking paper. Measure and cut carefully and then glue the paper in place. 2. Add buttons, sequins, glitter – whatever you like to really personalize your notebook. 3. Write your name somewhere on the cover – not that anyone will mistake your book for theirs!
Back to School Craft: Door Sign
Hey there! Roberta here with a fun (and useful) craft! Now that I’m back at school, sometimes I don’t want to be interrupted in my room. When I’m studying or doing homework (or just talking on the phone to Cowabelle), I don’t want anyone to come in and bug me. Solution? Door sign! Here’s how to make one of your own! What you need: 4 wooden pop sticks, paint, pretty paper, craft glue, scissors, marker, masking tape, yarn What you do: 1. Glue your craft sticks together so they make a frame. When the glue is dry, paint your frame any way you like. 2. Cut a piece of pretty paper out to fit the frame. 3. On the paper, write “Genius at work” or “Please do not disturb” (whatever message you want to get across). Glue your paper in place (with the frame in front). 4. Cut an 8-inch piece of yarn. Tape either side to the back of the frame. This will allow you to hang up your sign. 5. Next time you’re hard at work, hang your sign on your door.
Back to School Craft: Bookmark
School is back in session and you’ll probably have a few books to read this year, so why not make yourself a bookmark or two? What you need: Cardstock in different colors, markers, scissors, hole punch, yarn or wool, stickers What you do: 1. Cut your cardstock into an 6-inch by 2-inch rectangle. 2. Decorate your bookmark. 3. Punch a hole near the top of the rectangle. 4. Cut 8, 5-inch pieces of yarn or wool. 5. Slip the yarn through the hole and tie it all into a knot to hold it in place. 6. Your bookmark is done!
Summertime Craft – Beanbag Toss
Molly is going to have to babysit Millie for a few weeks this summer, and she was trying to figure out some fun games to play with her. This is one of my favorites – beanbag toss! What you need: Large piece of Bristol Board, markers, scissors, felt, needle and thread, small sandwich bags, dried beans To make the beanbags, cut out two five-inch felt squares per bag. Sew around three sides of the square (leave one side open). Fill a sandwich bag halfway with dried beans. Seal the sandwich bag. Put the sandwich bag into your felt square. Sew up the last side. Now you’ve got a beanbag! To make the target, draw circles on the Bristol board, using a marker. You can make one big target, or several smaller ones worth different numbers of points. When you’re all ready, stand back and toss that beanbag. If you get it onto the target, keep track of how many points you scored. Whoever has the most points after five throws is the winner!
