There are many ways to build a castle with children. Once I already made a small cardboard toy castle with my kids, but this time we wanted something more impressive. For our castle we collected cardboard boxes of different size, and toilet paper tubes. Using those building blocks, paint and some colored paper, we created this castle with floors, round towers, windows and a cone-shaped roof. This project is very easy and straightforward. Reverse the boxes, stack them one onto another, put the toilet paper rolls at the corners, paint. Place towers also at the top and around the gate. I showed how to make a cone in my post about gigantic pencils, the cone-shaped roof can be made the same way. A flag from a toothpick and piece of paper is the final touch. I think you may enjoy the Cardboard castle by Ann Wood. It's more of a piece of art than a kids craft project. Take a look.
We're already heading into the fifth week in January, and I've come across some amazing weekly assignments people are posting online. If you aren't familiar with the weekly collage-art challenges, I provide 5 prompts and a bonus prompt every week, and people look for those things in their paper
Recreating an Irish classic & celebrating another, combining the two with our Tayto chicken fillet roll! Click through for this Irish recipe
Our theme for the fall 2019 postcard swap is "books and authors". Who is your favorite author or book title? Is there imagery or a feeling you particularly like? Maybe you don’t have a favorite but you love books in general. What kinds of ideas could inspire you to make a collage? The th
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Storybook Summer post by Sara of Creative Jewish Mom Hi, I’m Sara from creativejewishmom.com, and we are so excited to share with you one of our cutest ever craft projects! Thanks so much to Marie for inviting us to participate in her Storybook Summer Series which is how this project came about. This is the … Continued
Hi! My name is Maike. I'm a plush artist and doll maker from the Netherlands and I design all kinds of cuddly critters in my home studio. Ever since I can remember I've been creating things, mostly cute and funny characters.
I'm a Danish artist Thomas Dambo. Everyday I scavenge wood and other materials in my home city Copenhagen, and create different sculptures. I truly love working with scrap wood.
A school holiday activity with my son, two nephews and mum. All three boys picked their own fabrics and even used the sewing machine. We love the way they turned out and plan to do more as we have lots of other ideas. Post Update: Several people have asked for a pattern for these fish so I have made one. It is listed on Etsy. I hope that you like it!!!
Taking a nod from Craft the Rainbow, we're showing a spin on our paper weavings, which are perfect for stay at home projects!
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A few days ago I finished another Pippi Longstocking doll. I made the first amigurumi Pippi for my daughter as a gift before our family trip to Sweden and Astrid Lindgren's world. New Pippi doll travelled to USA as a gift for a little girl with Swedish origin. The pattern for the Pippi doll is also a heavily modified version of Rudy the Readhead pattern designed by lilleliis. The pattern calls for a 3.5 mm crochet hook and I made my first doll using the suggested yarn and hook. My daughter has played with the Pippi doll a lot and taken it everywhere with her. The doll has lost its shape a bit and does not want to hold its head anymore. I crocheted the new Pippi doll with much tighter stitches and with a 3 mm hook. It is a little smaller and a bit firmer but hopefully will stay in shape after heavy cuddling as well. I really like lilleliis' doll pattern and my own modifications to it so I might crochet some additional Pippi dolls in the future as well. *** Mõni päev tagasi sain valmis oma teise Pipi Pikksuka nuku. Esimese Pipi heegeldasin ma oma tütrele kingituseks enne perereisi Rootsi ja Astrid Lindgreni maailma. Uus Pipi reisis Ameerikasse kingituseks väikesele tüdrukule, kellel on Rootsi juured. Ka selle Pipi nuku jaoks kasutasin lilleliisi disainitud Punapea Ruudi heegeldamise juhendit, millele tegin palju muudatusi. Juhendis soovitatakse kasutada 3.5 mm heegelnõela ja esimese nuku tegingi juhendis soovitatud lõngast ja selle heegelnõelaga. Mu tütar on oma Pipi nukku igale poole kaasa vedanud ja sellega palju mänginud ning nukk on seetõttu natuke vormi kaotanud ega taha enam hästi pead hoida. Uue Pipi heegeldasin palju tihedamalt ja väiksema - 3 mm - heegelnõelaga. Nukk sai pisut väiksem ja veidi kõvem, kuid loodetavasti püsib vormis ka peale väga kõva kaisutamist. Mulle väga meeldib lilleliisi nuku heegeldamise juhend ja mulle sobivad ka muudatused, mis sellele ise olen teinud. Ilmselt heegeldan mõne Pipi nuku ka veel edaspidi. Thank you for visiting! Aitäh, et läbi astusid!
New Teddy Bear PDF Pattern: Lucas the Teddy I have made one Amigurumi Teddy Bear Pattern before and I wanted to make another as well, with legs and hands that could move easily. It all started quite a long time ago with teddy´s legs that came out really big and a bit fat. I liked them, then they waited a couple of months to have the rest of the body. Lucas the Teddy pattern is available in my Etsy shop and in Ravelry I have great news about my pattern shop. I´m using a new feature that gives an instant download to the buyer just after payment. Now you don´t have to wait for my email, Etsy will send you an e-mail with the link to the pattern download. It helps to avoid the waiting process because there are different time zones... It´s really convenient for a buyer. Making the pattern As to legs and hands, I didn´t use joints, because I wanted to make a version where no joints are needed. Making these teddy bear hands was also fascinating because I wanted hands with lovely curves - in the end, I was successful. According to the body, it was something really odd, because I have to stick with the saying that the first feeling is right. I made one version and wanted to try several ones, still stayed with the first version. I used 6 mm safety eyes, put them really close to each other and near to nose - gives a really cute look. The teddy bear is just the perfect size for children, for illustrating you can see photos. I used Austermann Bambou Soft yarn: 65% merino, 35% bamboo, and 2mm crochet hook. Briefly, I´m really happy about the pattern. Just have to crochet the pieces separately and then join them together. And as one little girl said to me, teddy has to have a tail too. So I made one. Usually, I don´t make tails :) But it fits perfectly. Here you can only change colors and have a different result. I hope you enjoy it! Thank You for visiting and welcome back! Getting to know each other! My son was really happy to get this bear. Lucas the Teddy is named after him. We have quite many amigurumi toys at home and I think this is the best way to have toys - to make them by yourself and not to buy plastic ones :) - all handmade toys are the best toys, in my opinion.
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In this easy DIY maracas craft, you'll learn how to make your own musical instruments with inexpensive items and in less than 30 minutes with your little one! Step by step instruct
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Our school has an Outdoor Learning Committee that I am a part of. We all feel very strongly that the environment where the children play outside is just as important as the environment inside our school. We have worked hard to make our playground an area where the kids can run, exercise explore and yes...learn! Outside play plays an important role in children's development! They are working gross motor muscles and getting must needed exercise. They learn how to solve problems such as when social disagreements arise. They learn empathy as they help friends who get hurt. They learn to take risks and see where their limits are and feel empowered as they take those risks and succeed. They create games and role play. They learn science concepts as they discover things in nature and learn to look closer and ask questions about what they see as they discover new things. They learn kindness as they try to save an insect in danger or nurture a plant. They are literally learning about life and life skills as they play outside, so we knew the environment needed to support that. We had an area that we were having some problems with in the middle of our asphalt area. We wanted to turn it into something all of the kids could explore and benefit from and decided to create a Barefoot Sensory Path. We came up with a design and my husband figured out how to make it so that it would be sturdy and last. Our amazing PTO gave us funds to purchase the materials and we had fun shopping at Lowes for items that would provide the sensory experiences we were hoping for. Our team came in on a Saturday and went to work. Our maintenance team had dug the area down four inches so that it would be even with the asphalt. We put down a layer of paver sand, and then the 4x4's. We glued some materials to 2x2 pieces of plywood. The sections were all 2x2. We filled the sections with paver base and tamped it solid. My son even came and helped! Here is the finished frame. Of course, we had to test it out! Here is the finished path!! We were so excited for the kids to try it! It was a huge success!! The kids absolutely loved walking on it with bare feet, crawling on it and feeling with their hands and even laying in it enjoying the warmth radiating from it from being in the sun. Another new area we created was an area to create roads, ramps, etc. using scrap wood, cars, signs and other loose parts. This lovely lady below had the vision for this area! We also added an area to really work those gross motor muscles. Mr. Doyle created a boundary to keep it all contained to one area. We filled it with stumps, logs, and large branches. The kids have created obstacle courses and love lifting these up to show how strong they are! They jump, balance and create here. They collaborate and problem solve. They use both critical and creative thinking skills. This is a great area to develop 21st Century Learning Skills as they play! For our nature lovers, we have an area with plants for them to explore and observe. Some are edible such as peppermint and fennel. We have cone flowers, milkweed, irises, sunflowers and more. This area is a great place to explore and observe insects also! Here are some other things on our playground where they can let lose and have fun! Our playground is still a work in progress! We have many more ideas that we want to implement some day! One step at a time!
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I love this craft!!!! You can make these adorable sheep from wool yarn, and even shear them! You can make a whole little flock for the kids to play with. You can even make them out of recycled ba…
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Dixie Cup Windmills My daughter often comes up with the ideas for our projects together. Sometimes her inspiration comes from seeing something in a book or something from school or sometimes like with today’s craft, it just comes out of nowhere. We were playing restaurant together when she stopped & very confidently said, “Mama, I […]
Nature art frames are really simple to make, fun to play with and create some wonderful images. They also encourage creativity and fine motor skills in children of all ages and abilities. You just …
Kids can learn so much when taking part in weaving activities and crafts. Keep on reading to find out how to make your own popsicle stick weaving looms! Follow our Creative Play Pinterest board! Weaving provides a wonderful opportunity for kids to discover patterns and textures and to encourage growth in fine motor skills and eye …