http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog How to Make Cool Stuff Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2009/09/how-to-make-a-school-supply-box-craft-idea-for-kids/ http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2009/09/how-to-make-a-school-supply-box-craft-idea-for-kids/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:20:49 +0000 admin http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/?p=586 Get your kids excited about going back to school with this cute and functional organizer. From crayons to calculators, this sturdy box will keep supplies handy for your busy youngsters. This is an affordable craft so it can be totally customized each year according to their current interests and ever-changing style.]]> http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2009/09/how-to-make-a-school-supply-box-craft-idea-for-kids/feed/ 4 http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2009/09/how-to-make-a-school-book-cover-out-of-a-decorated-gift-bag/ http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2009/09/how-to-make-a-school-book-cover-out-of-a-decorated-gift-bag/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:05:15 +0000 admin http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/?p=570 How to cover your child's book with book cover made from a decorated gift bag. I will detail how I turned a gift bag into a homemade school textbook cover in the tutorial / article below.]]> http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2009/09/how-to-make-a-school-book-cover-out-of-a-decorated-gift-bag/feed/ 0 http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2009/09/how-to-make-a-comics-covered-school-book-cover-with-a-brown-grocery-bag/ http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2009/09/how-to-make-a-comics-covered-school-book-cover-with-a-brown-grocery-bag/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:00:30 +0000 admin http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/?p=542 As my kids get older and older, there seems to be more and more books that we need to cover. I have become a pro at turning brown grocery store bags into neat little school book covers. I decided to turn my son's Math book cover into a fun comic book cover. I covered the book cover with contact paper to protect the comics. I also put a word search on there, which can be done over and over again since the contact paper can be used as a wipe-able surface for washable markers.]]> http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2009/09/how-to-make-a-comics-covered-school-book-cover-with-a-brown-grocery-bag/feed/ 1 http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2009/08/how-to-personalize-your-school-bags-draw-on-and-paint-your-backpacks/ http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2009/08/how-to-personalize-your-school-bags-draw-on-and-paint-your-backpacks/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:58:17 +0000 admin http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/?p=494 You don't have to be a an artist to paint and or draw on your backpack, but if you or your child loves to draw, then this book bag painting craft will be even more fun for you or your child. Nobody else will have the same exact knapsack as you...it will be a great keepsake to keep for years to come. It would also be neat to make a different personalized backpack every year so that you can put all of your special projects from that year in your personalized book bag from that year.]]> http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2009/08/how-to-personalize-your-school-bags-draw-on-and-paint-your-backpacks/feed/ 2 http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2009/08/personalize-decorate-your-school-book-bags-backpacks-with-sharpie-markers/ http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2009/08/personalize-decorate-your-school-book-bags-backpacks-with-sharpie-markers/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:34:10 +0000 admin http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/?p=488 My daughter, Sarah, wanted to make her school backpack to look extra special this year. As a Mom who loves to draw, I figured that I would put my talents to use and brainstorm with her to find out what sort of pictures I should draw on her backpack.You don't have to be a an artist to put together a personalized backpack, but if you or your child loves to draw, then this book bag decoration craft will be even more fun for you or your child.]]> http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2009/08/personalize-decorate-your-school-book-bags-backpacks-with-sharpie-markers/feed/ 3