Category: Kids

Children’s Art onto Tea Towel

All you need are thin flour sack towels, copy of childrens art, a fine point sharpie, and a couple of pins to hold art to back of towel. Trace over the artwork onto the towel with Sharpie. Makes a darling gift for a grandparent, or from preschool students to parents. Idea via

 

Tracing Hint: If you are having trouble seeing through the towel – use painters or masking tape to tape onto a bright window. the sun shining through will help you trace!

Momma and Me Notebook

Grab a notebook, decorate if desired. Write questions, thoughts, requests, notes, etc… slip under pillow back and forth between you and your child. Great for little ones comfortable with writing and reading. Even better for pre-teens that have embarrassing questions!

UPDATE: See comments: Teachers – use this for idea and call it a “Dialogue Journal”. Thanks Pillowsalamode

Craft Clay Ornaments

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Great for those too hot summer days – make decor for your rooms or get a head start on Christmas gifts.

Here’s what you’ll need…

• 1 box baking soda (about 2 cups)
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 11/2 cups water
• Sauce pan
• Bowl
• Spoon
• Plastic wrap

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Here’s how you make it…

1.Mix all the ingredients in a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring consistently, until it is too thick to stir with a spoon.

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2. Cool for 15 minutes, or until the dough is cool enough to touch. Knead it for about 5 minutes, or until smooth. Keep dough wrapped in plastic.

Once you have molded it, it will take 1-2 days for the clay to dry. The length of time depends on how thick your craft is: If it is a flat ornament, it may only take 1 day, if it is thick it will take much longer. This clay can be painted with either Tempera or acrylic craft paints.