Hi everyone, I have some exciting news! I’m going to be writing a monthly column for the Totally Tots blog called “The Crafty Corner”! Here you will be able to find TONS of great craft ideas from mom’s all over the web-o-sphere, and at the main site, more ideas then…
We made fun beaded snowflake ornaments today. They were fun, and we even made patterns with our beads so I felt like it was semi-educational ;o) Supplies: Craft Glue Sparkly Fake Snow Beads Corsage Pins (Can be found at Michael’s) Small Styrofoam balls or corks Instructions: 1. Making a fun…
Supplies: 1 Sheet Blue Construction Paper: For base White construction paper: cut in wave for snow base Orange Construction paper: cut in triangle for nose Black construction paper: hole punch for eyes and buttons, trace hat shape and cut out Brown Construction Paper: Cut twig arms 2/snowman Several Cotton Balls…
As part of our Advent activities we made these fun paper snowflakes to decorate our school room. Using plain copy paper, fold over one corner to make a triangle, and cut off the excess. Then with that still folded in a triangle, fold over 1/2 to make a smaller triangle,…
Every year we try to fill shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. (All thanks go to my mother-in-law, without whom we might not have done it this year!) It’s a wonderful ministry that gives the boxes as Christmas gifts to kids in need all over the world. Since 1993 Samaritan’s…
Whatever would possess me to mop my floor before doing our edible Christmas Trees I’ll never know, but just fyi…not a wise choice. And might I just add that I doubt my kitchen will ever fully recover from the glitter after this year’s Christmas Craft month. Anyhow, with the potential…
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Make this fun Christmas Window Hanging! Supplies: Crayon Shavings, I suggest lighter colors like yellow, orange, red, pink. Darker ones tend to get ‘muddy’ Wax paper cut to approx. 6″ x 9″ (you’ll need 2 sheets per student) Construction Paper for frame Yarn and Hole Punch Iron and Newspaper Instructions:…
I’ve seen this idea on a couple of blogs and originally intended on giving them away as gifts, but after making them, I don’t think I can part with them! Supplies: Plain bulb ornaments (I used clear ones from Michael’s, but metallic red would be just as cute!) White acrylic…
Thanks to Barnes & Noble offering a storytime with “The Polar Express”, we decided to do “The Minivan Express” night tonight! We started off with a make your own pizza night: Getting ready for the ride, we used our Plastic Cup Rudolf craft to hold the popcorn, and I did…
