Homemade Microwave Puffy Paint DIY paint that puffs up in the microwave? Sounds like a surefire hit to me! I saw this idea on Mommy Labs awhile ago and filed away for a rainy day. We started with one cup of flour and mixed in 3 teaspoons of baking powder, 1 teaspoon of salt and enough water to make it the consistency of pancake batter. Rubber band the baggies like you would if you were icing a cake and snip off the teeniest little bit of the tip. Paint away! We made about ten paintings this morning, and we still have plenty of paint leftover so that Sawyer can have a chance to try it when he gets home from school too.
Homemade essentials - DIY crayons, play doh, baby wipes & more Via: sueniosencantados.com Crayons, play doh, bubble mix, baby wipes … if you feel like you’re constantly refilling your toddler consumables, why not save yourself a trip to the shops and make your own? Here are 15 ideas for cheap and cheerful everyday essentials. (Above: recycle old crayons into fun shapes. Get the tutorial here). Via: havingfunathomeblog.blogspot.com Easy peasy bath paints: combine shaving foam with food dyes. Via: rustsunshine.blogspot.com Play doh is a kiddie winner every time, so why not whip up this homemade recipe on a rainy day. Via: blog.wantingwhatyouhave.com If there’s one item that gets a daily workout more than any other, it’s the humble baby wipe. Via: instructables.com Fun for craft, and yummy for eating! Via: greenkitchenstories.com These DIY fruit roll-ups put supermarket snacks to shame! Via: smashedpeasandcarrots.blogspot.com This simple bubble mix recipe makes the ambitious claim of creating the BEST BUBBLES EVER! Via: ohmyhandmade.com Via: theberry.com
12 Easy Image Transfer Methods for DIY Projects The Graphics Fairy is a resource for Home Decorators, Graphics Designers, Crafters, Collage Artists and Junk Journalers. Find over 7,000 FREE Vintage images, Illustrations, Vintage Pictures, Stock Images, Antique Graphics, Craft Clipart, Vintage Photos, and Printable Art, to MAKE craft projects, collage, Mixed Media, Junk Journals, DIY, scrapbooking, etc! DIY and Craft Tutorials, and Home Decorating Ideas are offered as well. Looking for our ad free PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP site? Sumo walking water Another terrific and very simple science experience our children find interesting is what we call ‘walking water’. For this experiment all you need is paper towel, a couple of glasses and some water . We prefer to colour the water to make it easier for the children to see what is happening. Fill one of the glasses with the water and raise it up higher than the other glass. Place a strip of paper towel from the top glass, ensuring it touches the bottom, down to the lower glass. Now watch what happens as the paper towel absorbs and syphons the water through the paper into the lower glass. It will take a little while … but eventually the entire glass of water will empty into the bottom glass. Oh … and on the advice of our children, next time we won’t use yellow water.
MY DIY | Neon Rope Hanging Planter I was wandering around the hardware store (one of my favorite pastimes) and spotted some hanging plant holders. After studying it for a minute, I realized it was totally DIY-able! With some rope and a few knots you totally can create a one in 15 min flat. Then, take it a step further by custom dying the rope to match your décor. I partnered up with Bing on this project, using the search engine (available on iOS) to find some inspiration and research the knotting process. After browsing, I cashed in the reward points I received from clicking to score some rope on Amazon. What you need:RopeTie DyePots PlantsHooks Spraypaint (pink & yellow) What to do:-First cut 8 pieces of rope (length depends on how low you want the plant to hang and size of your pot) -Knot all for pieces at the bottom. This post was created in partnership with Bing.
Free printable preschool worksheets to help prepare your child for school. Our preschool worksheets are great for busy teachers, parents, and homeschoolers. Welcome to preschool at TLSBooks! The following pages offer a variety of free printable preschool worksheets promoting early childhood education. Teachers love using these fun preschool worksheets to supplement their early childhood education programs. Parents appreciate the easy access and variety of preschool materials available for helping their child practice basic skills. This ever-growing collection of fun, printable, preschool worksheets includes material which introduces various concepts, reinforces color recognition, improves fine motor skills, and introduces numbers and letters. All of these preschool worksheets are intended to enhance your child's skills and introduce new concepts in a fun, stress-free manner. Each child learns and develops according to their own timeline. You may print these preschool worksheets for your own personal (includes printing materials for your classroom), non-commercial use only. Find us on Google+ All worksheets created by Tracey Smith.
HOME DZINE Home DIY | Turn a bought door into a fold-down worktable Turn a bought door into a fold-down worktable Hollow-core door 2 of 20 x 94 x 2032mm PAR pine - shelf / front rail 1 of 32 x 67 x 2032mm PAR pine - mounting cleat 2 of 20 x 67 x 100mm PAR pine - leg blocks (adjust this to accommodate the folding leg brackets) 2 of 44 x 44 x 860mm PAR pine - legs* Pack of 4 x 30mm pockethole or wood screws 3 of butt hinges, 100mm and 16mm screws 2 of folding leg / flap brackets and 25mm screws 4 of Fischer wall plugs and 6 to 8 x 90mm long screws Spirit level Drill / Driver Kreg pockethole jig Orbital sander Tape measure and pencil *Adjust height of legs for height of worktable. You can buy hollow-core doors and all the supplies for this project at your local Builders Warehouse. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. back to top
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Make Your Own Tree Swing Our first house in Springfield had a huge Oak tree in our wild, rambling backyard so I made Sebastian a tree swing once he was big enough to enjoy it. We were so sad to leave it behind when we moved, especially since our second house had absolutely no trees large enough to support even a family of squirrels much less a toddler. Our new place came with a good-sized apple tree right in the middle so as soon as the weather warmed up I decided it was time for another swing. 1. The kids and I love having a swing again and it adds a lot of charm to our backyard.
Tech Now: Genius things to do with an old smartphone Contributor Jennifer Jolly shows you some ingenius ideas for re-purposing an old smartphone. It's not you, it's me. I love you, I'm just not in love with you. Just because you're swooning over the newest smartphone doesn't mean you have to just ditch the old one. Here are five fantastic ways to repurpose that trusty gadget so it can go on faithfully serving you for many years to come. 1. Just download the free Presence app on your old iOS device, pair it with your new fancy iPhone, and voila! 2. Take that spare phone and turn it into a high-tech baby monitor with an app like Dormi for Android phones. 3. Want your old smartphone to do something you can really be proud of? 4. Your phone is probably already your favorite navigation tool, so if you replaced it with a new gadget, why not let it continue its GPS duties in a whole new way? 5. Just because you have a fantastic new smartphone, that doesn't mean your old gadget has to stop doing the work it's been doing all along.