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Watercolor Snowflake Craft
Baby, it’s cold outside! Normally that is something you just hear in the northern states, but today it seems to be cold all over the country! Going with that old adage… If life gives you…
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Watercolor Painted Fabric Tutorial Leaf Embroidery
The kids and I have had fun making our own watercolor painted fabric this week. We took ordinary flour sack towels and turned them into beautiful hand painted fabric squares that we are now been busily…
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Valentine Craft Tissue Paper Stained Glass Heart
Here is a fun and fast little Valentine craft project to do with the kids: Tissue Paper Stained Glass Hearts. They are fun to make and will brighten up your window even on a gloomy winter…
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Punched Tin Can Lantern Directions
One of the projects in our Winter Wonderland unit is to create a punched tin can lantern. My kids loved this project when they were little, Bug especially enjoyed hammering holes all over his can.…
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Barn Stars / Hex Signs
Creative Commons Photo available here Throughout the Pennsylvania countryside, you will notice round designs painted on the sides of barns. These Barn Stars or Hex Signs became popular as paint became more affordable in the…
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Clay Pot Plant Markers Garden Project
By flipping a small terracotta pot upside down, painting it and adding a knob, you can make these colorful clay pot plant markers. They are practical and add a touch of whimsy to your garden.…
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Winter Birch Trees
Have you ever been to Art Projects for Kids? If not, run there, right now, but be prepared to stay for a long, long time. Kathy Barbro is an experienced and gifted art teacher, and she shares over 600 projects on her…
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Paper Poinsettia Wreath Directions Kids Craft
Any child that can hold a pair of scissors can help make this Paper Poinsettia Wreath. Even younger children can help with the gluing. The end result is lovely and would make a special…
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Yarn Color Wheel Project
The Yarn Color Wheel project is a project this kids and I did last fall. It was originally post on Wee Folk Activities Oct 12, 2009. We used yarn but scraps of tissue paper or construction paper…
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Roman Gladiator Shield
Bug decided that he really wanted to make a Roman Gladiator Shield. I cut out cardboard rectangles for the kids. They then looked at images of roman shields and painted their shields. After the shields…
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Tie Dye T-Shirts Take One
Follow along as we make tie dye t-shirts. This is a great outdoor, summer activity. This is a project I have wanted to do with the kids for awhile now… a great summer project (to…
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Wax Paper Stained Glass Window Leaves
Follow along learn how to make wax paper stained glass window decorations. We are using this method to make leaves, highlighting the colors of fall. This is a pretty standard melted crayon/wax paper stained glass project.…
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Homemade Wood Folk Farm Animals Directions
Make some of your very own handmade wood folk farm animals for your play farm set. This is a project that even my youngest kiddo was able to participate in and enjoy. For this week’s Unplugged Challenge theme hard we…
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Handprint Sand Candles Handprint Craft
Here is a fun, quick handprint craft project that can add to your spooky Halloween decor. Make your own recycled wax handprint sand candles. This afternoon we made handprint sand candles using the kids…
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Freezer Paper Stencil Leaf Shirts
This week’s Unplugged Challenge theme was Trees. I had been wanting to try the Freezer Paper Stencil style shirts for awhile now and leaves seemed like a fun inspiration for the design. So this week…
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