Looking for a cheap kids craft activity that is easy to make, simple, and quick with little mess? Try my DIY Kids Craft Spring Decoration DIY jar idea. It requires only a few supplies and the shine and sparkle it gives off will bring smiles of joy to kids' faces. This post contains affiliate links to products. If you purchase through the links I receive a commission at no added cost to you. This helps me run my site. Please see my disclaimer for details. My boys made these jars in about ... Continue Reading...
DIY Pool Noodle Float Ring
My family loves pool noodles for swimming but they tend to wear out and crack with time. I'm sharing an easy cheap craft that reuses those worn out pool noodles. Do you have noodles with bite marks and cracks in them at your house? Instead of tossing them out continue to use the noodles by making them into a DIY Pool Noodle Float Ring. After awhile they just wear out and start to fall apart, but often only some of the noodle wears out and the rest is still good. Cut up the good parts of the ... Continue Reading...
DIY Pool Noodle Float Raft
I love pool noodles! They are so versatile and many things can be made with them. I designed this DIY Pool Noodle Float Raft using cut sections of pool noodles. This raft is easy and cheap to make plus you can customize it to your own design and color tastes. Kids can help too and plan out their own rafts so everyone in the family can have their own personally styled noodle raft. Using new noodles works best for this project. I bought mine at Walmart. This post contains affiliate links. ... Continue Reading...
DIY Cheap Fun Family Trip Souvenir Tradition
DIY Cheap Fun Family Trip Souvenir Tradition This DIY Cheap Fun Family Trip Sounvenir Tradition using vials and a shadow box is fun for the whole family. It is an inexpensive and easy way to accomplish family vacation souvenirs. This post contains an affiliate links including one to a product we used to accomplish this DIY project. Please review my disclaimer for details. Opinions here are 100 % my own. Several years ago, we started a fun souvenir collecting tradition in our family. My ... Continue Reading...
Easy DIY Valentine’s Ice Cream Sandwiches
Valentine's Day is coming! The fun treats we can make for the holiday makes it even more fun for us all, especially kids. I am sharing a recipe for Easy DIY Valentine's Ice Cream Sandwiches that is so easy older kids could easily make it on their own. The younger kids would need some help, but this is seriously so easy. These ice cream sandwiches are so yummy and perhaps a little healthier given they are made with graham crackers rather than chocolate cookies. These ice cream sandwiches are made ... Continue Reading...
Easy Two Ingredient Make Your Own Fresh Butter
Easy DIY Butter Have you ever tried making your own fresh butter? It's really so easy with only two ingredients. I accidentally made my own butter one day when I was mixing heavy whipping cream for a cookie recipe. I was making prune tarts at Christmas time and as a busy mom I got interrupted. Unheard of, right? Yep, I went too far and mixed the whipping cream too long. But that was OK because I realized I had just made butter. (This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through the ... Continue Reading...
DIY Fort in a Bag Gift for Kids
Building a fort is such a basic yet enjoyable activity for kids. My DIY Fort in a Bag for Kids is perfect because all the ingredients for a great fort are together in one bag. All the components are stored in the bag so the child can simply grab the bag to build the best fort ever. This homemade DIY Fort in a Bag is a great gift for Christmas or a birthday. Fort making is a favorite activity at my house. My kids often would go hunting around the house for the components to make a fort. The ... Continue Reading...
DIY Mason Jar Chalk Craft
DIY Mason Jar Chalk Craft: Kids are so creative. My kids have been making these DIY Mason Jar Chalk Craft decorations. The have been having so much fun creating these jars and I love their creativity. I enjoy seeing them outside working on a project of on their own volition. The jars are so pretty when they are done and the kids get the fun of picking the layers of colors. I love to see them do a kids craft even if they destroy a whole box of chalk making this one, it's worth it to get them ... Continue Reading...
DIY Craft Bin with STEM Focus for Boys Ages 7-11
This post for DIY Craft Bin for Boys with STEM focus contains affiliate links and the views expressed here are 100% my own. Crafts for kids are a great hobby and past-time. My boys love to make crafts, but only certain types of crafts. My DIY Craft Bin for Boys ages 7-11 is perfect for boys, or girls, who like to make crafts with more of a STEM focus. One of my sons is constantly creating inventions and crafts. He always makes a giant mess and I call him my tornado mad-scientist kid who loves ... Continue Reading...
