Craft Kits for Kids

Jun 11

DIY Animal Masks Craft Kit for Kids

Happy sum­mer vaca­tion! My kids still have a few weeks to go, but they’re dying to break out now. Of course, no mat­ter how much kids love beach life and fresh moun­tain air (we’re going to the Alps this year), bore­dom is sure to set in after the first month.

I’ve been scour­ing the web for unusual craft kits, just in case we need a lit­tle inspi­ra­tion. My chil­dren love invent­ing toys out of card­board, build­ing go-karts, and mak­ing col­lages from pressed flow­ers, but it can be equally reward­ing to fol­low a few instruc­tions. It’s a chal­lenge, and you’ll see big smiles all round when they present the fin­ished product!

Here’s what I’ve found so far…

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Stencil Week Wrapup

May 31

DIY Stencil Projects on Handmade Charlotte

We laughed, we cried, we sten­ciled, and now we’re clos­ing the cur­tains on Sten­cil Week. Ok, we didn’t cry, but it seemed to give our clos­ing sen­ti­ments a bit more drama :)

In case you missed it, we started the week with the Math Facts Sten­cil Dress, fol­lowed by the Chalk­board Cloud Mobile, and then fin­ished with a Sten­ciled Party Hat. We cre­ated all of the pat­terns for the DIY projects using our new Folk Art Hand­made Char­lotte Stencils.

You can pur­chase the sten­cils as well as all of the sup­plies needed to com­plete the projects at JoAnn.com. Thanks again for sup­port­ing Hand­made Charlotte!

DIY Chalkboard Cloud Mobile

May 29

DIY Cloud Stencil Mobile

Sten­cil Week con­tin­ues on Hand­made Char­lotte, and today we’re shar­ing one of our favorite projects. We cre­ated this lovely lit­tle mobile using the cloud tem­plate from our Folk Art Hand­made Char­lotte Sten­cils. Our lat­est obses­sion is apply­ing Folk Art chalk­board paint onto fab­ric, so we included a chalk­board cloud that you can use to per­son­al­ize the mobile with your child’s name or write a new mes­sage for baby each day :)

DIY Cloud Stencil Mobile

Down­load the instruc­tions here and make your own rainy day dreams come true! You can pur­chase the sten­cils as well as the other sup­plies you’ll need to make this mobile at JoAnn.com.

Happy craft­ing!

Blog Crush: Mr Printables

May 29

Blog Crush: Mr Printables

When you’re on the hunt for a quick & easy paper craft for the kids to tackle, it doesn’t get much bet­ter than Mr Print­a­bles. The freshly redesigned site is filled with col­or­ful and orig­i­nal print­a­bles that you can down­load for free when­ever you’re in a pinch or need to chase away the rainy day blues.

Here’s a quick peek at a few of our favorites…

DIY Printable Bird Finger Puppets (does it get any better than Mr Printables?)

Bird Fin­ger Pup­pets (down­load here)
A gor­geous flock of print­able fin­ger pup­pets, includ­ing a Tou­can, Flamingo, Eagle, and an undis­cov­ered species inspired by the birds of paradise.

Free Printable Rain & Rainbow Board Game by Mr Printables

Rain & Rain­bow Board Game (down­load here)
A free print­able board game—how cool is that? Game­play is based on the clas­sic Snakes & Lad­ders board game.

DIY Surprise Rainbow Party Invitation by Mr Printable

Sur­prise Rain­bow Print­able Party Invi­ta­tion (down­load here)
What could be bet­ter than send­ing a sur­prise rain­bow to all of your friends? Hand­made party invi­ta­tions may take a lit­tle more effort, but they’re totally worth it :)

DIY Math Facts Stencil Dress

May 28

DIY Math Facts Stencil Dress

Keep the learn­ing alive all sum­mer long with this dar­ling DIY dress pat­tern, avail­able for lit­tle ones sizes 4 to 6. Per­fect for play­dates or a trip to grandma’s house, the Math Facts Sten­cil Dress is based on a vin­tage dress pat­tern with super cute ruf­fled sleeves and candy stripes. You can pick up the sten­cils and all of the other sup­plies you’ll need to make the dress at JoAnn.com.

Let’s get started!

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