Here’s are some fun freebie printables that will keep the kids busy this week! If you go to the Crayola website you will be able to print out Easter coloring sheets, word games, crafts and more! My daughter is busy right this moment working on this Easter wreath for our front door!
Here’s a fun guest post from our friend Amanda over at Crafts by Amanda:
It’s almost Easter! Kids will love making this darling little bunny from recycled materials. You can use any cylindrical container like a Pringles can, oatmeal container, or make a mini version with a Crystal Light container. This is a fun easter craft for the kids, so sit them down on one of those rainy spring days to make this cutie!
You will need:
potato chip canister (or any other can you have)
Liquitex Basics Gesso OR white acrylic paint
bag of cotton balls
3 feet of white twisted paper (ears)
1 chenille stem, any color
4 large white pom poms (cheeks and hands)
1 small pink pom pom (nose)
2 medium wiggle eyes
2 lilac colored foam flower shapes (feet)
6 small white foam circles (toes)
1 large white foam circle
1 pink foam flower shape
1 green medium foam circle
2 rectangular foam shapes (teeth)
pink acrylic paint
6-8″ colorful ribbon
White craft glue
scissors
What you do
Completely wash and dry potato chip canister. Paint outside of canister with one coat or Gesso. This does not have to look nice, it’s just a thin coat of medium to help the glue stick better. Let dry completely.
Glue cotton balls onto canister, completely covering the surface. Start at the bottom, glueing cotton balls next to each other until your finish the row, ending at the one you started with. Repeat this pattern all the way up the can until the canister is completely covered in cotton balls.
Cut the twisted paper in half so that you have two equal lengths of 18″ each. Open the twisted paper and stretch it out to make a wide ribbon. Fold in half, end to end to create the an ear. Cut chenille stem in half. Holding the ends of the ear together, start about 1 inch above the bottom of the end and secure them together by twisting the chenille stem around them. Repeat this for the other ear as well. Glue the ears to the inside of the top of the canister.
About 1/3 of the way down the can, glue 2 white pom poms on for the cheeks. Glue the pink pom pom just above and in between the two white ones. Glue wiggle eyes on above the nose.
Using the lilac colored flower foam shapes, cut all but three of the petals off. Glue small white foam circles onto each remaining petal for the toes. Repeat for other flower. Next, cut two small ovals from the large white foam circle. Glue onto lilac flower below the toes for the footpads. Glue the feet at the bottom of the canister as pictured.
Glue the small green foam circle into the center of the pink foam flower. Glue the remaining two white pom poms onto the bottom of the flower. Glue this whole thing onto the front of the rabbit above the feet. Flower should be sticking out above the hands.
Lay the bunny on its “back” and glue the teeth in place, underneath the cheeks. Tie a colorful ribbon into a bow and glue at the base of one ear.
Paint the center of the twisted paper with pink acrylic paint for the center of the ears.
Leave bunny in the lying down position, check for items that may have slid around. Put any wandering pieces back where they belong and let dry completely.
Visit Crafts by Amanda to find more fun easter crafts and spring crafts for you and the kids!
Have fun!
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Here’s a fun and easy craft idea for the kids this Easter… this would make a really fun gift for a grandparent and/or classroom project!
You will need:
A small pot
Wooden Egg (you could also do this with a blown out egg…depending on how brave you are)
Easter Grass/Paper
Paint
Brushes
QTips (makes it so much easier for little hands to paint with!)
Ribbon for Bow
Have the kids decorate their eggs and then stick the Easter Grass and Egg into the pot. Hot glue works great or you can leave it removable.
I always like to write their name and date on things like this so that I can remember who made it and when.
Thanks for my friend Shannon (Art Mom extraordinaire) for helping me with this idea!!
Here’s a fun (and easy!) craft for you do to with your little ones this Easter! My four year old and I just finished making a few of these, and we had a ball!
All that you will need is an empty milk jug, paper for the ears, a cotton ball tail and a few pipe cleaners and googly eyes. (or you could just draw the whiskers and eyes on). Just cut the top off of a clean milk jug (an adult will have to do this part) and decorate! Fill with Easter grass and this makes for a fun way to recycle a used milk jug into a darling Easter basket!
Added bonus! This makes for a great bin to store your plastic Easter eggs in!
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Guest Post: Trish from Mom on Timeout created another fun craft to share with us….
When I think of St. Patrick’s Day I immediately think of rainbow and pots of gold. This craft is fun to put together and looks great too!
Materials Needed:
terra cotta pot
black and green paint
gold chocolate coins
colored popsicle sticks (or paint regular ones)
floral foam
cotton balls
card stock or small paper plate
glue
Instructions:
1. Paint the pot black.
2. Push the foam down into the pot. Stick the popsicle sticks in at an angle so it looks like the rainbow is ending in the pot. Make sure there is enough foam in the pot for the gold coins.
3. Fill with gold coins.
4. Cut out a cloud shape from card stock or paper plate.
5. Glue cotton balls to make the cloud. I pulled the cotton balls apart to get the cloud nice and fluffy.
6. Glue the cloud onto the popsicle sticks. You can add more cotton balls on the back if you like.
I finished off the pot by painting a shamrock onto the front and adding a ribbon.
About Trish: Trish is a very blessed Mom (self proclaimed!) to two darling little boys ages 5 and 3. She loves sharing her favorite recipes, DIY projects, and fun crafts for the kiddos with her readers. If you get a chance, enjoy your timeout with her on her blog, Mom on Timeout!
Guest Post: Trish from Mom on Timeout created this darling craft, and I am so excited to have her here to share it with you!!
Leprechaun Hats are the perfect craft project for St. Patrick’s Day. Easy to make and so cute too!
Materials Needed:
Styrofoam plate and cup
green and black paints & paint brush
gold coins (optional)
pipe cleaners – various colors
hot glue
small pom poms (optional)
Instructions:
1. Cut out a circle from the plate. Paint the cup and plate green. It takes several coats and is great practice for the kids.
2. Paint a black stripe around the cup and glue the cup to the plate to make the hat.
3. Form a rectangle out of gold pipe cleaner and glue to the hat OR glue on a gold coin.
4. To make the flower, twist the pipe cleaner to form one petal and then twist the ends. Shape another petal and then twist the ends again. Keep repeating until you have your desired number of petals.
5. Use green pipe cleaner for the stem and wrap the ends of the pipe cleaner that you used for the flower around the green pipe cleaner.
6. Glue a small pom pom to the center of the flower and then glue onto the hat.
They turned out so cute and were quite easy. I love how the flowers brighten these little Leprechaun Hats up!
About Trish: Trish is a very blessed Mom (self proclaimed!) to two darling little boys ages 5 and 3. She loves sharing her favorite recipes, DIY projects, and fun crafts for the kiddos with her readers. If you get a chance, enjoy your timeout with her on her blog, Mom on Timeout!
Thanks for stopping by Trish!
This Ombre painted bag is so cute and is perfect to carry along! To make it you need:
Head over to Blog Her to find the instructions!
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We have been pretty busy today, the kids and I. It’s a rainy/snowy no school day so we have been having a little craft fest, so I thought I would share our creations!
Last fall, I ordered this fun book: Chicken Socks: How to Make Pompom Animals by Klutz ($9.95 shipped with Amazon Prime) and it comes with everything you need to build everything that you see in my photo. It is packed with lots of darling ideas and it honestly provided hours of good old fashioned kitchen table craft fun!
Of course, you might have supplies on hand to make some of these fun creatures and even if you don’t, a quick trip to the craft store for a bag of pom poms, a bunch of googly eyes and a bit of glue is all you need! Anyway … we had a ball. . . sometimes it’s the little things, you know?
I have to admit, while I love to celebrate almost anything, Valentine’s Day is one of the holidays that I feel gets very commercialized. (Could it be that I am a bit bitter about the fact they my son’s Valentine’s cards came withOUT envelopes, thus 2 rolls of tape later we got a bunch of *sticky* candy taped to the back of them… sigh…what happened to the darn envelopes anyway?)
Anyway… I DO loveany chance to show my family how much I love them, and for that, I will jump right on in and celebrate the LOVE of this day. I thought I would share with you a few of the ways that I usually do every year to get us in the festive spirit of this LOVEly day!
First of all … I started the day off by making my family heart shaped (pink!) pancakes… my kids got a big kick out of this:
I also filled the kitchen canisters with candy hearts and marshmallows. (those canisters, btw, are 
in my top 10 garage sale finds to date!)
I also wanted to share with you a really neat gift that I made for my hubby last year. My good friend Jaycie over at CouponGeek shared with me this neat idea for a photo gift. I decided to give it a try, and I LOVE how it turned out. I took a photo of my wedding band in an open page of my bible, and followed her instructions to let the light come in and create a natural heart shape just below my ring…I must say, I am SHOCKED that it work, and it turned out wonderful! It now hangs framed in our room.
How to do you celebrate Valentine’s Day?
Guest Post: Here’s another fun creative product from our friend Trish over at Mom on Timeout ! My kids and I are making these today … they look so yummy!
Ingredients:
1 bag of marshmallows (approx. 10 oz)
1/2 c butter (1 stick)
1 tsp vanilla
popped popcorn
food coloring (optional)
1 c M&Ms or other candy
non-stick baking spray
Directions:
1. Gather up your ingredients and preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Pop enough popcorn to fill a 9×13 baking dish. Pop a couple extra cups so you can add to the mix if needed. Place the baking dish and popcorn in the oven to keep warm.
2. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick spray or coat with butter.
3. Melt the marshmallows and butter together in a large pot. Once the marshmallows have fully melted, turn off the heat and add in the vanilla and food coloring. Start with a couple drops of red and then add more as needed.
4. Pull the baking dish full of warm popcorn out of the oven. Carefully drizzle the marshmallow and butter mixture over the popcorn.
5. Combine the popcorn and marshmallows with your hands or a wooden spoon. If using your hands (I do), spray your hands with baking spray or cover them in butter. This protects your hands from the heat AND keeps the marshmallow mixture from sticking to you. After the popcorn and marshmallow mixture are thoroughly combined and cooled slightly, add in the M&Ms. It is important to wait for a few minutes before adding in chocolate candy or it will melt.
6. Recoat your hands and grab a handful of popcorn and start forming it into a ball. You will need to squeeze firmly while making the balls. Make them any size you want to but make sure they are pressed together well or they will fall apart.
7. You can leave the popcorn balls unwrapped or you can put them in cute bags or wrap in plastic wrap. Super delicious!
About Trish: Trish is a very blessed Mom (self proclaimed!) to two darling little boys ages 5 and 3. She loves sharing her favorite recipes, DIY projects, and fun crafts for the kiddos with her readers. If you get a chance, enjoy your timeout with her on her blog, Mom on Timeout! She is a great source for creative and unique things to do with the kids!!
Thanks for stopping by Trish!
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