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Bottle Cap Magnets

Our refrigerator is just about covered with bottle caps. The boys and I had great fun making these bottle cap magnets over the last few days. You will need: Metal bottle caps (from soda or beer, or buy plain ones from the craft store) Magnet sheets (the ones that have an adhesive on one side make this extra easy) Glaze (Mod-Podge or Diamond Glaze or what we used – Krylon Clear Glaze) Tacky Glue Pictures, Paper, or Drawings Cut out small circles from magazines, postcards, photos, or plain paper. If the kids want to they can make their own drawings … Continue reading →

Cute Refrigerator Magnets

You and your children will have fun making these cute refrigerator magnets. They are great for hanging up other masterpieces made by your little artists. Flower Magnets If you liked the Craft Your Own Pool Toys and Bath Toys projects, you might like this one as well. Have your child cut out a flower shape from felt or construction paper. Glue a soda bottle cap (paint it first if desired) to each cutout. Attach a magnet or magnetic strip to the back. You may need to attach the paper or fabric to poster board to make it more sturdy (you … Continue reading →

Soap Carving

Soap carving is one of the classic summer camp and Scout crafts. We tried soap carving today, and it’s much harder than I remember. Ivory soap is the soap of choice; it’s soft and not too expensive, especially when you buy a large pack. We used orange sticks (the kind to push back cuticles) to etch in our designs, and to make marks on our finished work. For carving we used clay tools and knives. For older children this can be a great first instruction on how to handle and use paring knives or pocketknives, with correct instruction and supervision … Continue reading →

Jello Box Puzzles

Don’t throw away those jello boxes! They make great puzzles and toys. Take the empty box and stuff it with a little newspaper. This isn’t absolutely necessary, but it does help the puzzles last longer. Tape the box closed. For a puzzle, pick out your paper. You can make puzzles from scrapbook paper like I did here, or from an old calendar picture, an enlarged copy of a photograph, printed clip art, or even a child’s drawing. Cut the paper into rectangles. I find it helpful to arrange my jello boxes and lay the paper on the top of them. … Continue reading →

Fuse Bead Fun – Easy Crafts

I boxed up all our “melty beads” last week. That’s what we called the fuse beads made by Hama or Perler beads. We have done so many projects over the years with these beads. We’ve made refrigerator magnets, items for mobiles, package tags, Christmas ornmanets, and much more. If you’ve never used these beads, you should give them a try. They come in all sorts of colors, even clear, sparkly and glow-in-the-dark. You place the beads flat on a form. Some of the forms are shaped like baby chicks, children, dogs, dolphins, or rainbows. Other forms are just large circles … Continue reading →

Pencil Cups – Easy Craft Idea

Pencil cups is a very easy craft project to help ease into the coming school days. You will need empty metal containers and paper. We used empty circular tea tins, a can of nuts, and a can baking soda can. As for paper, it can be anything – construction paper, scrapbook paper, a design you’ve printed off your computer, a plain sheet of paper the children colored, or even gift wrap. I like the sturdiness of scrapbook paper, they don’t fade like construction paper, or rip easily, but the others do work. Make sure the paper will wrap around the … Continue reading →

Family Fun Week in Review

Need some quick easy ideas for summer fun? Make any day a celebration with ideas for Ice Cream Fun – Options for National Ice Cream Day. Traditional Tie-Dye can be an involved project. Visit Easy Tie-Dye T-shirts for a new twist that is fun and easy. Bottle Cap Magnets is a cheap, fun and easy craft idea for summer afternoons. Keep these ideas handy for Harry Potter parties and for next Halloween. See Last Minute Harry Potter Costumes for easy to pull together ideas for last minute costumes.