Charm Bracelet Shrink Dinks

For Mothers Day at church Primary with about 30 kids we are making shrink dinks charm bracelets.  I purchased a kit with sheets of shrink plastic and punched 1 3/8 inch circles in the shrink wrap.  I also punched a hole in the circle to be able to attach to my charm bracelet.  I purchased chain and broke off in about 7" lengths.  I connected the chain with a jump ring.  I will also attach the shrink dinks with a jump ring after colored & shrunk per box directions.  I added a piece of 2"x4 1/4" (folded in half) piece of cardstock to each bracelet and stamped the woman silhouette on each piece of cardstock.  Each mother will get one bracelet with a charm attached

from each child.  Love how these turned out.

Doll House Furniture

This simple idea I came up with on my own.

To make doll furniture I cut chunks of 2x4 with a circular saw to make dressers, beds, couches, cabinets, refrigerator, stove (block), & grandfather clock. Just paint and use fine permanent marker for details.

For the headboard I used a piece of paneling with a jigsaw & nailed it to the bed.

To make the couch I used foam sheets to cover the block & wrap around back. I used a staple gun to attach.

Gingerbread/Foamcore Houses

I used gingerbread templates from bobvilla.com to create my fun houses out of foam core board. We colored them. fun project to make with the kids. We made mini ones for our ornaments on our tree. To make real gingerbread houses there is a great recipe here at Housefull of Homeade.

Here are Bob Villa's A-frame house templates.

Birthday Spider Poem/Song

 

 

Tune: Itsy Bitsy Spider Climbed Up the Waterspout

Lyrics:

The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the birthday cake.
Itsy bitsy quickly learned he'd made a big mistake.
He climbed up the candle before the cake was cut.
The itsy bitsy spider, he burned his little butt! pzzz!

 

 

FingerPrint Drawings

kokokoKids has lots of great drawings from fingerprints. Fun for cards or kids.

Handprint Peacock

Sweet & Lovely Crafts has this fun idea here.

DIY Snowcone Syrup

24/7 Moms have the recipe here. Easy

Kool-aid Lip Gloss

Meet the Dubiens has this simple great idea here with a printable sticker.

Wooden Slot Animals

Made by Joel has this great idea here and here. Can make from thin wood like paneling, or from foam core board.

Creative Movement Stretchies

Making Stuff has this great idea here.

DIY Dry Erase Book

For travel, church, long waits, etc. this simple dry erase book (made from sheet protectors)can be found here at Somewhat Simple. She has free printables. I've used sheet protectors with dry erase for years. It's an easy way to print your own.

BIG Bubbles

Come Together Kids has this great idea here. With drinking straws and string you can make huge bubbles. My kids had a great time.

DIY Paint with Water

Fun to make your own paint with water pictures. Inspired Ideas has directions here. Needed are water color paper and pencils.

Outdoor Scavenger Hunt Booklet

Print off a scavenger hunt pages for kids with directions here from Sun Scholars. My kids had fun gathering items at the zoo. Could also use in the yard, camping, hiking, etc.

I added pictures for my items for my preschooler. My 1st grader prefered to draw his own.

Feel free to copy these pages I created for your personal use.

Paper City Printable

Love this free printable from Made by Joel.

Paper City with People Paper City Vehicles Paper City Helicopter Sydney Opera House and Luna Park

Stone Dolls

Maya*Made has these beautiful stone dolls. They are beautiful. Can you imagine them made from fabric also.

in like a Lion out like a Lamb art

Don't know why these photo's wouldn't turn the correct direction. Start with childs hand print and let them embelish to make their own lion or lamb. My inspiration came from Meet the Dubiens here.

Flying Bee sound maker

With a popcicle stick, pencil erasers, rubber band, and paper you can make a buzz maker here at family fun.

Goodnight Routine Chart for Children

I made bedtime routine charts for my toddlers. We stick to it and they like it. They actually listen when we pull out the chart. I laminated it so they can mark it off with crayon and wipe off easily for the next night. Just use simple icons/photos to help them.

DIY Microwave Popcorn

We LOVE popcorn here. Easy. Did you know that with a plain paper lunch sack and some popcorn cournals you can make your own microwave popcorn. Well, I sure didn't. Under the Table and Dreaming has full directions here.