Tiny Polaroid Magnets | { Ambrosia Girl } Hi there! It’s felt like forever since I’ve last blogged, and has felt like an eternity since I’ve done anything crafty and nifty. Since my morning sickness has gone into full speed (yes, we’re expecting our third this fall!) I haven’t felt like myself. I came across these DIY Pantone chip magnets on How About Orange and wanted to do something similar. You will need: Cardboard (mine was the backing of a sketchbook — much thicker than the back of a regular spiral bound notebook) or 2-3 sheets of white cardstock or poster board spray-mounted together to use as a sturdy backing to the magnetsOpaque white marker (necessary only if your cardboard is not white) Craft knife Metal straight edge/ruler Clear packing tape or frisk film. Step 1: Download a Photoshop file of the Polaroid frames below. Step 2: Print out photos onto photo paper. Step 3: Spray the back of your sheet of photos and also the cardboard with spray mount. Step 4: Trim out photos with craft knife. 487 Comments
Kool-Aid Playdough Recipe That’s right we are making some homemade Kool-Aid Playdough today! How fun is this? This is an awesome and easy recipe. Your kids will love it and it is a perfect activity for the weekends and school breaks. The colors come from the different Kool-Aid flavors and the playdough smells yummy. Here is the recipe! Kool-Aid Playdough Author: Desiree Campbell Recipe type: Playdough Serves: 6 Ingredients 1 Cup Flour ¼ Cup Salt 1 Packet Kool-Aid ⅔ Cup Water *You will end up using between ½ and ⅔ cup. 1 Tb. Instructions Mix the flour, the salt, and the Kool-Aid together. Notes *Don’t feel like you need to use the full ⅔ Cup water. I thought it would be fun to put the playdough inside of Easter Eggs for Easter. If you want to do this make sure to first add tape to the inside of the eggs. The eggs come with small holes and you want to cover them so they become air tight, this way the playdough doesn’t dry. I found these clear small 2 oz. containers in the paper plate aisle at Wal-Mart. I hope you give it a try!
6 Fun Science Experiments for Kids My kids love to work on science experiments so I’m always on the look out for simple kids science projects that we can do at home, using items we have around the house. These science experiments I found look like fun. Remember to provide supervision as needed and keep your kids away from harmful chemicals! Crystal Geodes Here’s one from Martha Stewart that is actually a great way to decorate eggs for Easter too. It does require some skill because you have to use empty egg shells, but the end result is just gorgeous, isn’t it? Learning about Absorption My twins came home from school once with a white carnation that had turned blue as a result of absorbing blue water. Mad Scientist Potion Not only is this great fun for kids, but it’s edible and a great addition to your Halloween recipes collection. Cell biology Here’s a fun one that the kids will enjoy eating too! Tye-Die Milk Baking Soda Explosion Baking soda experiments are usually hit around here.
Homemade Lip Balm | FIMBY You've stumbled upon one of my most popular posts. You might also enjoy let's talk lip balm. After making my own lip balm I will never buy it again. It's easy, cheap, 100% natural and good for your lips, especially this time of year. I tried to figure out the actual cost of this recipe but it wasn't worth counting up the pennies. Let's just say Burt's Bees makes a killing on lip balm! Ingredients 1/2 oz. Directions In a small pot over medium low heat melt beeswax, coconut oil, lanolin and vitamin E. This recipe makes enough for 3 - 3/4 oz tins (see photo for size) and one 1 1/2 oz jar. Notes I prefer to measure kitchen cosmetics with a scale but I included the approximate tsp. measurements for those without a scale. All ingredients can be found at a natural food store or ordered from an online store such as Mountain Rose Herbs. Some people are allergic to lanolin. I always use solid honey, that's just the kind of have.
Giant Paper Rose Flower If you loved the beautiful DIY wedding this morning and Nata’s gorgeous paper flower bouquets, you are in luck as Nata is sharing how she crafted them with us! She was inspired by a template created by Morgan Levine on Martha Stewart (as was I in the flowers I created for this styled shoot). I just love that this basic idea has inspired different brides to create their own version of giant paper flowers – you might remember these equally awesome giant paper flowers from this wedding I shared last year. :) Thanks so much Nata for sharing how you created your giant pink paper rose + special thanks to Studio Castillero for the photos of the DIY + her wedding! Materials (to make one giant rose) Step 1: Cut the petals Cut 5-6 teardrop petals and 15-6 heart-shaped petals from the petal colored crepe paper. IMPORTANT: Crepe paper is directional so it matters which way you’re cutting the paper. Repeat until all of your petals are cut Step 2: Cut the leaves + calyx Step 3: Make the rose stem
Color Changing Milk We Were Blown Away “I just tried this with my 4 and 6 year old. We were blown away. I can't believe I have never tried this before. I will use this with my first graders this year.” – Review by Angela Francis (Posted on 7/9/10) Experiment Materials: Milk (whole or 2%) Dinner plate Food coloring (red, yellow, green, blue) Dish-washing soap (Dawn brand works well) Cotton swabs Naked Eggs & Flying Potatoes Not your ordinary book of science experiments - unforgettable experiments that make science fun! Fire Bubbles & Exploding Toothpaste Steve Spangler's latest book of unforgettable experiments that make science fun! Steve Spangler Book Set Two books featuring amazing hands-on science experiments that you can do at home! More Free Experiments Can't get enough of our hands-on science experiments and videos? Experiment Procedure Pour enough milk in the dinner plate to completely cover the bottom to the depth of about 1/4 inch. How Does It Work? Additional Information Science Fair Connection
Homemade Holidays: Crock Pot Candles Growing up in my house, we always made our own holiday gifts. We were pretty poor, and I suppose it was our only option. But it was never presented to me like that (I didn’t even know what ‘poor’ was, really, and I had a stupendously fabulous childhood full of ‘thing finding’ and ‘government cheese’. But that’s another story.) It was all about crafting our caring into something unique, something personal. My mom and I made play-doh ornaments, or baskets of baked goods, or clay coffee mugs. The first holiday season that Damian and I spent together, I was a starving college student. Last year we made all our gifts together – our attempt at canning. Anyway, there I go reminiscing. How To Make Candles In A Crock Pot All you need is some wax, some wicks + wick bases, and some candle-holders. Optional additions include color (candle dye is available at the craft store) and smell. 1) Spoon the pieces of wax into your candle holders and arrange them in the bottom of the crock pot.
The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly: Upcycled Puppet - Twodaloo Last updated Tuesday, April 15, 2014 Hi friends! Today I’m sharing a fun puppet set that I made to go along with the classic rhyme “The Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly.” This rhyme is one of our favorites, and I’ve had the idea for this puppet floating around in my head for ages. The twins go to a cooperative preschool two days a week and I am lucky to be able to lead their classroom in activities pretty frequently, so when their sweet teacher said that this book was on the agenda, I volunteered to make this puppet to share with the class. Coincidentally, this rhyme was also a favorite of mine for speech therapy sessions because of the opportunities for sequencing, vocabulary development, and other great language targets. Thanks to my ridiculously large stash of craft materials (I might be a bit of a craft hoarder), I was able to create this puppet and all of the pom pom animals from bits and bobs that I had on hand. “Old Lady” Puppet Pom Pom Animals More Great Stuff For You
Mad Scientist Potion When I was in Kindergarten, I remember our Halloween party so clearly. One of the room moms brought apple juice and dry ice for a witch’s brew and it has stayed with me to this day (I say that like I’m not 30…and if you think 30 is old, then I am sad and hope no one calls you old when you’re 30. Or maybe I do…) Even though it was just apple juice and a black plastic cauldron, we were all blown away. Fast forward 17 years to my senior year of college when I was doing a presentation on Frankenstein and I brought the same magic potion to a room full of college kids. This year, I decided the witch’s brew is fun and cute, but we should up the ante. There are lots of misconceptions about dry ice (who knows, some of them may be true in some places), but these are my experiences: -Dry ice is not outrageously expensive. -It’s not sold everywhere, but it’s not terribly hard to find, either. -It doesn’t keep for very long. -It will hurt you if you’re not careful. Serve immediately.
How to Decoupage Decoupage can sometimes be deceptive. By looking at a finished project, you would think this craft technique would be complicated, but it isn't. It is actually quite simple. If you can cut and paste, you already know most of the techniques involved. Basically, you cut out pictures; you glue the pictures onto an object; and then cover the object and pictures with a few coats of glue/decoupage medium to protect it. Go gather together your supplies and start crafting... Supplies You Need Of course, you can buy supplies and other items that are made specifically for decoupage, but you can also use supplies that you probably have lying around the house right now. Step-By-Step Instructions Follow these step-by-step instructions to make your masterpiece. Free Craft Projects If you want to try your hand at decoupage, but you aren't exactly sure what to make, try one or more of these projects. Decoupage Tips and Hints Make your next project more successful using these tips and hints.
How to... Make Blossom Fairy Lights (from Egg Cartons)! If you're new here, you may want to join us on Facebook or Google +. Thanks for visiting! Well well well, this week’s “how to” is a little early in the week (no how to on Friday) AND my kids helped me make it – egg carton blossom fairy lights! I love love love Spring – in particular blossoms – so thought a blossom egg carton craft would be perfect! I thought that they looked so pretty even those amongst us without children may enjoy having a go at them, hence a “how to” and not “kids craft”.. They are now proudly strung up in the entrance to our “family/ kitchen area”, so pretty much all our visitors see them, when they first come in! Please note: Never leave Fairy Lights on unattended. {If you LOVE crafts and you want to keep up to date… I would LOVE YOU to subscribe to e-mail notifications and come and to join me on Facebook !} So. We made these as part of Tinker Lab’s Egg Carton craft challenge. 1. 2. (I love that Pip Squeak’s are not a uniform colour…) (…whilst Red Ted’s are “perfect”!)