Inside: How to make a simple upcycled Denim purse from old jeans pants. We love recycling old stuff to craft and create around here. This is a kid made product. My 5 and 9 year old helped me make this cute little bag.
Junk Play
Pompom Monsters Using Scrap Fabric
A few months ago, we made T-shirt yarn out of old Tee shirts. We had lots of scraps remaining from the project that we made. My kids found it amusing to tie these fabric scraps and play with them. We came up with a craft that all three of my kids enjoyed. Using just the…
Kite Craft using Gift Wrapping Paper
Here is a gift wrapping paper collage and a Kite craft that you can make by upcycling the gift wrapping paper that came with presents. Don’t you just hate throwing away all that prettiness?
Paper Sloth Crafts to Celebrate International Sloth Day
Inside: Three quick and easy sloth crafts that are simple enough to do with even toddlers and preschoolers if not older students. Find out how to make sloths out of paper. The reason for my making these crafts with my kids was to introduce them to these little creatures. We don’t have sloths in our part of…
How to make Plarn from Grocery Bags
My latest addiction today is to crochet with Plarn. Do you know what that is? I am talking about plastic bag yarn. Don’t worry if you don’t because today I am going to show you how to make plarn from grocery bags or plastic bags at home in just a few minutes. You know how we love to play with…
How to Make Super Simple Puzzles From Old Calendars
Playing with our children doesn’t have to be all about toys and store brought craft materials. There are so many items that we use around the house that can be incorporated into play. Things that are considered as ‘junk’, we can recycle for our children to play and craft with it. When you have little children in the household, entertaining them…
Games to play using old Calendars
Build Your Own Glider
My son build a Glider out of craft sticks, two bread bag tie-ups and wheels from an old toy. It was 100% his idea and I am so proud of him! He came to me holding two sticks with a bread tie-up rolled in the middle and said, ‘Mom please I need hot glue. Can you…