School/kids crafts

Bubble Painting

09:05 Natalie Karine 0 Comments

Wanna create amazing paintings with bubbles! It's so easy... and fun! We made fun bookmarks at school last week and the kids went crazy! They LOOOOOVED this craft. Eventhough two of our 3 yr olds actually drank the purple paint (make sure it's non toxic!) This was easily one of our best crafts. Check out the instructions on this great Bubble Painting Tutorial I found!

Materials
❍ dish soap
❍ cups
❍ straws
❍ tempera paint **NON TOXIC
❍ thick with paper or cardstock

Beautiful abstract masterpieces!

SO MANY BUBBLES!

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I ♡ You Monster Cards!

08:49 Natalie Karine 0 Comments

Hi! We had a busy week making some awesome crafts for Father's Day at school and getting ready for the end of the school year! Look at these adorable I love you cards! The "I" is a hole that shows an eye ball  and when open it... BAM! A MONSTER! Adorable and Silly: what every card should be.

Materials
 ♥ white cardstock
 ♥ black marker
 ♥ red construction paper
 ♥ coloring pencil
 ♥ scissors
 ♥ letter stamps & ink pad (optional)
Instructions: Fold a piece of cardstock in half and trim to desire card size. Cut out a circle in the middle/left side of the card front. Fold and trace the "hole" on the inside of the card. Draw in an eye ball with a black marker. Open your card and draw a silly creature around the eye! Then decorate the front! Cut and paste a little red heart and stamp the work "You". Ta dam!

Pretty cute on the outside.....

BAM! Look at these MONSTERS inside!!!

Perfect for father's day or any occasion where you wanna tell someone I LOVE YOU! Check out the inspiration for the project.

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DIY Foam Letter Stamps

20:43 Natalie Karine 0 Comments

Hi there! Want a way to create cheap letter stamps you can use with kids?! I bought some adhesive foam alphabet letters from my local craft store (about 1" tall) and mounted them on a piece of foam core (thick cardboard would work too! think cardboard box thickness). They were perfect for our "I ♡ you" monster cards!

Materials
✰ adhesive foam letters
✰ foamcore or thick cardboard
✰ glue
✰ ink pad

I ended up doubling the foam letters to make them extra  thick and squishy!

Sewing

DIY sunglasses case!

19:54 Natalie Karine 0 Comments

Hi there!
It was my friend Julia's Birthday today and I decided to include a handmade goody in her gift bag  She's always throwing her expensive sunglasses in her purse, so I figured a nice padded case would serve her good! I found this awesome blog post that explains how to make a fun little zippered case. I just made it slightly smaller and added some quilting batting. Next time I'm gonna try the fun design with the fabric paint & stencil!






Materials
✂ Two 7.5"x 4.5" rectangles of fabric (exterior)
✂  Two 7.5"x 4.5" rectangles of fabric (lining)
✂ Two 7.5"x 4.5" rectangles of batting or felt
✂ 7" zipper
✂ Sewing machine

Instructions here