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Tween Crafts: Cool for School

Your tween can start a trend with cool stuff for school. If other kids ask where they got this cool stuff, your son or daughter can say, “I made it.” Your child can have fun showing friends how to make these items, or they may want to make extras to give away. Hot Stuff for Cool Storage Pick up a clear plastic pencil case. Let your child cut a picture from his or her favorite pop culture magazine. A band, a celebrity, anything that’s hot right now, will work. Slip the picture into the pencil case (if you can turn … Continue reading →

Surprise! Here’s Your New Room

Okay, this was a really fun surprise I gave my oldest daughter a few year’s back, and the whole family was in on the secret. Keeping a family secret can be fun all by itself. My daughter had been asking to have her room redecorated and asking to have friends over for her birthday. She wanted them to spend the night and do the whole slumber party thing, but her room was rather plain at the time, since we had recently moved here and didn’t really have the resources to do much with it. So, Mom got inspired. I decided … Continue reading →

More Crafts to Decorate Your Child’s Room

Kids have their own taste and their own ideas. What better way to express their creativity than to use it to help decorate their bedrooms or playrooms? Ask your child about projects he or she would like to do, or try some of these: Artwork Your child can draw or paint pictures in colors that coordinate with his or her room décor. Then, simply have your child paint a plain wood frame to match. Another alternative is to make one or more of the picture frame projects in this section and use those to frame artwork or favorite photos. Make … Continue reading →

Tiny Origami Stars

Origami is always a fun project. It’s so fun to take paper and turn it into something totally different. Children love tiny things. Origami Wishing Stars are tiny, cute, and colorful. You might even say enchanting. I guarantee that either adults or children can pass by a few of these stars without picking them up. Wishing Stars from KLUTZ is a mini-sized kit that makes 100 tiny brightly colored origami stars. The kit comes with 100 paper strips and directions. The directions are simple and easy to follow. What is extra great is that you actually lay out the strip … Continue reading →

Mobiles – Craft Project Fun

I like to make mobiles with kids because they are such a versatile craft project. You can use just about anything to make one. You can adapt them to fit any room theme, the kid’s favorite character of the week, or a mixture of all the child’s interests. All mobiles will need string or thread. But what goes on is completely up to you. For sticks you can use wooden dowels, chopsticks, kabob sticks, wire hangers, tinker toy sticks, metal strips from erector sets, or even sticks from the yard. For a miniature version you can even use toothpicks. The … Continue reading →