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20 Spring Flower Crafts for Kids

Posted on March 26, 2017 | Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, DIY, Mother's Day, Spring | Leave a Comment

Now that spring is here, it’s time to jump start your creative juices and make some colorful flower crafts for kids! What do you imagine when you think of spring? I think of flowers, oh the fresh smell. And April showers too. The hope of a rainbow. And of course, caterpillars, butterflies, bunnies and Easter eggs.

Keep reading to see 20 of our favorite flower crafts for kids you can do this season!

Happy Crafting!

Jilleen

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15 Minute Dollar Tree Easter Wreath Tutorial with Pictures

Posted on March 20, 2017 | Filed Under: DIY, Easter, Spring | 1 Comment

The other day I got the crafting itch and decided to head to my local Dollar Tree to pick up some art supplies. While roaming the store, I came up with an idea to create a 15 Minute Dollar Tree Easter Wreath. With only a few cute supplies and a glue gun, you can make it too! Here’s how!

15 Minute Dollar Tree Easter Wreath Tutorial:

1. Gather your supplies. You will need a foam wreath, colored tulle or decorative mesh, plastic eggs, a glue gun and a pair of scissors.

2. Cut approximately 5 feet of decorative mesh for each color. I prefer to use decorative mesh for this Easter craft because it has a little more stiffness in it. But tulle works just as well.

3. Fold the mesh horizontally in half and add hot glue to hold it in place.

4. Hot glue one end of the mesh on to the bottom of the foam wreath.

5. Wrap the mesh around the wreath adding spacing as you go.

5. Add a second layer of colored mesh around the wreath by repeating steps 4 and 5. I decided to use pink and white mesh for my wreath because we are quite girly in my household!

6. Next add a dot of hot glue on the first Easter egg. Hold the egg together for a few seconds in your hands so that the glue will cool down. Otherwise, the plastic egg will pop right back open because of the pressure.

7. Glue the Easter egg on to the bottom of the foam wreath.

8. Glue each additional Easter egg one by one around the wreath. Space them out accordingly as you go. I decided to do a pink, white and green pattern, because it looked so pretty! Do whatever inspires YOU!

9. Finally attach a pony tail holder on to the back of the wreath with hot glue. Hang it up and enjoy!

Check out our new Easter Activities & Craft Pinterest Board for some spring inspiration!

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Happy Easter!

Jilleen

Disclosure: This post is for informational purposes only. All points of view are my own.

Easy Yarn Easter Egg Craft Step-by-Step Tutorial with Pictures

Posted on March 12, 2017 | Filed Under: DIY, Easter, Spring | Leave a Comment

Yesterday my daughter and I made these very easy Yarn Easter Eggs. We had previously done this craft with my mom’s group when my kids were younger. So I thought this Easter I would bring it back out again. Yarn Easter Eggs also make great hostess gifts or presents for extended family members like Grandma or Auntie Jill.

Here is how to make your own Yarn Easter Egg:

1. Gather your supplies. For this craft you will need yarn, a balloon, white glue, scissors, a glue gun, a variety of Easter decorations and Easter grass. The possibilities are endless as to how you want to decorate your unique egg!

2. Blow up a balloon about the size of a small water balloon. Do not blow it up too big or it will pop.

3. Cut approximately 5 feet of yarn of any color of your choosing. Thin yarn works best. Next drench the yarn in white glue. Sometimes I will also add a few drops of water to thin out the the glue a bit if needed.

4. Begin to wrap the yarn around the balloon.

5. Next wrap a second layer of yarn around the balloon. In fact, you can add as many layers of yarn as you want. I prefer to add 2 to 3.

6. Allow the balloon to dry in a cup for approximately 24 hours. Just want to make sure that the string is completely dry before moving on to step #7.

7. Cut the tip of the balloon with the scissors and allow it to shrink and pull away from the string slowly. Next pull the balloon out of your newly formed Easter egg.

8. Cut a hole out in front of the Easter egg. Make sure it is large enough to accommodate all of the Easter decorations that you want to put inside.

9. Use the hot glue gun to glue grass into the bottom of the Easter egg.

10. Finally, hot glue any Easter decorations that you want inside the Easter egg. I randomly made three different Easter egg scenes using supplies I already had at home.

What is your favorite Easter craft for kids? Check out our new Easter Activities & Crafts Pinterest Board for some inspiration too!

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Happy Easter!

Jilleen

Mother’s Day Paper Flower Craft Step by Step Tutorial with Pictures

Posted on April 15, 2015 | Filed Under: DIY, Mother's Day, Spring | 2 Comments

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Mother’s Day is only two weeks away! Have you started shopping for that perfect gift yet? This year I have decided to make save some money and make a few homemade presents instead.

Last night, I made two Mother’s Day Paper Flower Crafts for two very special mothers in our family. This is a wonderful craft for preschoolers to preteens alike. The older the child, the more decadent they can make theirs.

Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to make a Mother’s Day Paper Flower Craft:

1. Gather up your supplies. All you will need for this craft is a doily, flower printed craft paper, green construction paper, white glue, scissors and ribbon.

2. First, fold in both sides of the doily.

3. Glue the back of the folded doily down onto a sheet of craft paper.

4. Next cut out some green flower stems using the green construction paper. Glue the stems inside the doily.

5. Cut out several different flowers patterns and glue them onto the green flower stems. Fold in the sides of the doily and glue them down.

6. Finally, add a ribbon and enjoy your beautiful handmade Mother’s Day Paper Flower Craft!

Here’s a picture of another Mother’s Day Paper Flower Craft that I made for my mother-n-law. I hope she likes it!

Who do you plan to make a Mother’s Day craft for this year? Need some ideas? Check out our Mother’s Day Craft Board on Pinterest!

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Happy Crafting!

Jilleen

Recyclable Flower Vase Craft Step-by-Step Tutorial with Pictures

Posted on March 4, 2015 | Filed Under: DIY, Products, Spring | 2 Comments

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Spring time is here! It’s time to roll out the craft cart, enjoy some beautiful weather and make some spring-inspired crafts with your little ones.

Two years ago, I did a recyclable flower vase craft with my son’s kindergarten class. We made 32 Mother’s Day vases out of recyclable plastic bottles and tissue paper. The kids had a blast!

It was so much fun that I wanted to do it again with a few leftover SunnyD bottles that I had on hand.

Last week, I went to my local Sam’s Club and picked up a pack of SunnyD 24ct. 6.75oz. bottles in Tangy Original flavor.

SunnyD was on Rollback for only $5.38. Score, I thought. I always love a good deal! I found the SunnyD located on an end-cap near the refrigerated section. This was a new place for me to find them.

Do you remember when you were a child and your parents gave you a nice cool SunnyD on a hot summer day? That’s how I felt standing in the refrigerated aisle!

When I got home, I immediately cracked open a bottle of SunnyD, and started preparing for my afternoon craft session.

Here’s how I made a fun SunnyD Recyclable Flower Vase Craft:

1. For this craft you will need the following items –

a SunnyD bottle
colored tissue paper
Matte Mod Podge
Mod Podge Extreme Glitter
paint brush
any type of artificial flowers

2. Wash out an empty SunnyD bottle with soap and water. Take off the label, lid and blue rim and discard them.

3. Cut the tissue paper into approximately 1 inch x 1 inch individual squares. You can make as many squares as you want. I made about 30 of them.

4. Glue one piece of tissue paper at a time onto the bottle using the Matte Mod Podge. The purpose of this step is to layer individual sheets all over the bottle. Don’t worry about overlapping. It’s fine.