Kids Crafts & Activities

How to Make a Free Printable Paper Easter Bunny Candy Holder

Here is a free printable template that you can use to make an adorable Easter Bunny that holds candy in his mouth. This could be used as an Easter decoration or to give candy to your friends. Either way, it is simple enough to make with a little effort. Find the free printable template below as well as the instructions for putting it together.

Crafts Materials Needed:

Paper or Card Stock

Printer

(Optional) Cereal Box

Scissors

Ruler

Butter Knife

TEMPLATE

Click on thumbnail and then the template will open up. You can then save the image to your computer and print it out then.

Step 1

Firstly, Print out the template, found above. It works best if you can print it out on card stock, but paper is fine too.

Step 2

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Cut out all the pieces and then glue them onto cereal box cardboard. If you are able to print out the template on card stock, this step is not necessary.

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Step 3a

Use the back of a butter knife to score lines. You put a ruler up to the line and then drag the back of the butter knife along the line. This is called scoring and makes it easier to fold upon the line in a neat fashion. Do this, without the ruler, along the curved line at the top of the bunny’s head.

Step 4

Have your parents cut out the inside of the mouth… as well as the 2 slits that are needed on the head. If you are able to do this with a scissor yourself, then you may do it as well.

Step 5

Fold all of the tabs inward.

Step 6

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Glue all of the tabs together.

Step 7

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Push the ears into the slits at the top of the box. Also place candy inside of the box.

Step 8

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Now glue the head down and glue or tape legs to the back of the box like seen in the picture.

Step 9

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Now bend hands at the wrist and glue them on both sides of the box, so that the hands are over the mouth.

Finished Bunny Rabbit with Candy in His Mouth

There you have it – a paper foldable Easter Bunny – holding all of the candy in his mouth. I think anyone you give this too will love it!!! I hope that you had fun.

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How to Sew a “Lucky Cat” for Saint Patrick’s Day

This is a cute and funny toy made especially for St. Patrick’s Day! Do you want to learn how to make and sew a stuffed animal named “Lucky Cat” for Saint Patrick’s Day? This stuffed cat is covered in shamrocks and isn’t too tough to make. Learn how to make this kitty cat in the following craft tutorial.

Laura from Dacian Moon Handmade will show you how to make it, step by step.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

– white or cream-colored fabric
– light green and dark green felt
– filling material (I use some cotton pads broken into pieces)
– scissors
– needle and threads (white and black)
– black paint marker
– pen
– 3 small white beads
– pencil
– green beads (optional)

Step 1.

Fold the fabric in half.

Draw a cat outline, like this…

… and the tail.

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Cut them out, without unfolding the fabric. This way you will have two cats and two tails.

Step 2.

Place one cat over the other and start sewing them together. Start on the lower part.

Go up until you reach the ear.

Step 3.

Draw one big clover and some smaller on dark green felt. Also, draw them a little bit smaller on light green felt.

Cut them out.

Group one big dark clover with one big light clover, and the smaller ones in the same way.

Step 4.

Choose one place for the big clover…

… and sew it in place, using white thread.

Add one white bead in the middle. Be careful not to sew both cats when you sew decorations.

You can let it like this or you can make some decorative stitches with white thread and green beads

Like this.

Choose a place for the small clovers also.

I put two of them around the cat’s neck, just like a necklace. Don’t forget to add white beads in the middle and to sew only one cat.

Step 5.

Is time to decorate the head. Place a folded paper or a piece of cardboard between the two cats…

… and color the eyes and nose with black paint marker.

Like this.

Change the thread, and using the black one…

Sew the whiskers.

Like this.

Step 6.

Change the thread back to white and continue to sew the two cats together.

When you reach the neck is time to fill the head.

Tamp the filling to fill all the head and the ears. Like this.

Continue to sew until you almost get down. Here will be the tail, so we must prepare it.

Step 7.

Place the two tails one over the other…

.. and start sewing them together from the lower part.

Go until you reach the tip of the tail and start to sew the other part.

Stop when you make about 10 cm. Take a piece of filling and roll it between your hands.

Press it on the stitched part of the tail.

Continue to fill the tail while sewing the two sides together. It will look like this.

Step 8.

Place the tail between the two cats, like this.

Sew it in place.

Step 9.

Fill the cat’s body.

sew the two parts together…

And the cat is ready 😀

Isn’t this cat adorable!!! I hope you enjoyed the tutorial!

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Using Legos to Learn Sight Words and How to Read and Sound Out Words

My youngest daughter is in Kindergarten and she is learning how to read. Her teacher sends home lists of sight words that she has to learn and although we use flash cards to help her learn them, using Legos / Duplo Blocks sounds a lot more fun to her. I saw someone else online use Legos to make sight words fun and I just loved the idea. Legos are also great for alphabet letters. The child can snap the Legos together to form and sound out words.

My daughter was getting bored with playing with these ‘little kid’ blocks as she now only wants to play with the little Lego blocks that older kids use. So this is a great way to recycle these Duplo / Lego blocks.

Crafts Materials Needed

Legos / Duplo Blocks

Labels (These are the ones I used … Avery Removable Rectangular Labels, 0.5 x 0.75 Inches, White, Pack of 525 -6737 )

Step 1

If you want to use the Legos to practice sight words and making sentences, then write sight words on the labels. If you want your child to practice creating words and sounding out letter combinations, then write alphabet letters on labels. I repeated consonants a few times and I repeated vowels many times.

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Step 2

I used the 4 peg Duplo squares for the Alphabet letter blocks. I put a letter on each side, so then the child can spin the blocks to make different words. My child loved forming words with the letters. I used blank squares to for spaces.

Step 3

Then I put sight words on bigger Duplo blocks. They would fit on the square blocks but I didn’t have any more left. I put a label on 2 sides of the blocks, but you can definitely put them on all 4 sides if you want to. I also added other words that my child knows. I also made several blocks with words such as ‘I’, ‘and’, ‘my’, ‘too’, and ‘the’. I also added labels for people and animals that she knows so that she can talk about specific people. She LOVES playing with these blocks now.

Pixelated Shamrock with Paper Weaving Craft for Saint Patricks Day

This is a great craft for Saint Patrick’s Day. Have you ever heard of pixel art…well it is drawing with blocks (pixels)…this is how graphic images that you see on the screen are made. Anyways, it is sort of like mosaics with tiles because tiles are square blocks as well. Even if you don’t understand what I’m trying to say, you can appreciate this craft for its coolness factor. This is an interesting form of paper weaving as you will see when you take a look at the steps. Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone.

Crafts Materials Needed:

White Paper

Green Paper

Scissor

Tape

Template to Print

Pixelated Shamrock Template — Click on Image and It Will Open Larger. Then Save Image to Your Computer.

Step 1

Firstly, cut strips of paper. You can cut them to any width, but I cut them each 1/2 inch wide. Cut about 15 of each color.

Step 2

Now lay strips of white paper down as seen above. Tape either the right or left side down. I taped it down on the right.

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Step 3

Then start weaving. You just look at the paper template provided and see how many green are needed on each line. In the pic above, 2 blocks are needed. (I taped too many white strips down and that is why the green starts 5 blocks away instead of 3 like in the template).

Keep Going

Keep going.

Until Completed

This is what the shamrock looks like when completed.

Step 4

I taped the white strips to the green strips on the bottom and top ( as seen in the picture ). Now that it is secured, you can turn it over and tape it in place on the back as well. You then have a really cool shamrock. I hope that this was fun for you.

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How to Make Lego Pinball Machines with Step by Step Instructions

This is a craft idea that my 14 year old son, Ben, came up with. He actually made a Lego pinball machine when he was about 11 and I was so impressed with it that I asked if he could build one for the site. I hope that you enjoy it.

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NOTE ABOUT THIS CRAFT: This craft is meant to push you into creatively thinking for yourself. As you probably won’t have the same Lego pieces that we have, you should push yourself to think outside the box and use trial and error to make the best Lego pinball machine for yourself from the Lego pieces that you have available. Have fun.

Step 1

Make a tall stack of one block-wide blocks. Make sure that you put a lot of blocks in that have the circle holes within them. You don’t need to exactly copy what is in this picture…you can use your creativity.

Step 2a

Now make a few rows of double width blocks (as seen in the pic below). One of these blocks should be a hinge block (circled in the pic). Soon we will place them on top of the single width blocks (from the last step).

Step 2b

Now put this type of block on the hinge block (as seen in pic above).

Step 2b

Now use this hinge Lego as the stand in the back of the Pinball Machine. This will give the Pinball Machine its downward slant.

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Step 3a

Find a long Technic Beam (as seen in pic above)…ours has 15 holes, but whatever you decide to use will be fine. Then connect the legos shown above to the Technic Beam.

Step 3b

Now stick a Lego connector in the other end, as seen above.

Step 3c

Now we will stick this one one side of the Pinball Machine base. Make one of these for the other side too.

Step 4a

Now we will finally stick the double width blocks (from step 2a) on top of the single width blocks.

Step 4b

Now connect the tower (#1) to the Legos that are connected to the Technic Beam (#2) with a 4 length block (#3).

Step 4c

Now it Looks Like This.

Step 5

Now use connector pegs to attach Technic Beams to the bottom of the Pin Ball machine base.

Step 6

Now use connector pegs to put barriers in the way…be creative and use trial and error to create best pinball machine for you.

More Trial and Error

I like to add spinners and other barriers.

Change it Up Some More

Or just change things around to make your older brother mad. My older son made this pinball machine and wasn’t too happy that his younger brother was adding to it. 🙂

To play with the Pinball machine…find a bead that is the right size and use the levers at the bottom to make the ball go. Have fun.

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How to Make a Woven Leprechaun Beard with a Cardboard Loom for St. Patricks Day

Today we are making a woven yarn Leprechaun beard and we are doing it with a simple cardboard loom. I have seen some crafts online for making crocheted or knitted bears and I figured I would show you a way that you, as a child, can make a fabric beard. This is something you can do, just by making a cardboard loom. This will be a great homemade Saint Patrick’s Day craft that I know you will have fun making.

Crafts Materials Needed:

Yarn

Scissors

Cardboard

(Optionally) Packaging Tape

Sewing Needle

Rubber Bands or Hair Rubber Bands

Step 1

Cut a sturdy piece of cardboard that is about 9 inches wide. The height depends on how long you want the beard to be.

Step 2

If your cardboard isn’t very sturdy and bends easily then you will want to strengthen it by wrapping it in packaging tape. Otherwise, skip this step.

Step 3

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Cut slits, 1/2 inches apart, along the top of the cardboard. Then cut diagonally downwards to make a beard shape. See the picture above.

Step 4

Now cut a slit across from the slits that you made in the previous step.

Step 5

I used red yarn, but if you have orange yarn this would probably be better for a Leprechaun. Tape yarn in the first slit as seen in the picture above.

Step 6

I wrapped the yarn in a slightly different way then illustrated here. I then decided this way would be easier so that is why I had to draw the yarn in the picture above. Anyways, this is easy so don’t make it harder than it is. You are simply just wrapping the yarn around the cardboard, and each time inserting the yarn in the slits.

Step 7

Thread yarn thru a needle.

Step 8

If you haven’t ever woven anything, you will need to know that you are just putting the yarn under the first thread, then over the next one, under the next one, and so on. Do this now.

Step 9

Pull yarn thru until there is just a tiny tail of yarn hanging out, as seen in the picture above. To push yarn up, you can use a fork.

Step 10

When you get to the end of the row, you just turn around and go the other way. If you ended by going over the yarn, then on the next row you will go under the yarn. If you ended the row going under the yarn, in the next row you will go over though.

Step 11

When your yarn runs out, you will want to push the needled up thru some loops and then cut the yarn loose.

Step 12

Now you can start a new piece of yarn, just weave it exactly the way you did previously.

Step 13

Remember we will need a hole in our beard so we can talk thru it and show our mouth. To do this, you just weave back and forth along a few of the outside lines like I did in the picture. After you do a few rows (maybe about 5-6 rows), then you can start weaving along the entire width of the cardboard loom again.

Step 14

This is what your beard should look like when you finish the entire length of the loom.

Step 15

I want you to know sew around the border of the mouth. Nothing fancy, just loop around the outside border of the mouth. This will ensure that the yarn won’t come loose. After this cut the inside lines of yarn that you see inside the mouth.

Step 16

Next cut in half all of the yarn lines in the back of the cardboard loom.

Step 17

Now you will see that there will be free threads of yarn. Tie them together into knots so your woven beard doesn’t come apart.

Step 18

Now your beard will look like this.

Step 19

Now you will need rubber bands. I couldn’t find any normal rubber bands so I used hair bands. However, I believe that normal rubberbands would work better.

Push a rubber band thru the top corner of the beard.

Step 20

Now push one end of rubber band thru the loop of the other end and pull.

Step 21

It should now look like this. Do the same exact thing on the other top corner of the beard. If your beard doesn’t fit, you might need two rubber bands looped together on both sides. You basically just put a second rubber band thru the first rubber band…then you loop one side thru the other side (like you did in the last step) and pull. This is called a rubber band chain…find out how to make one here.

Like in the above picture…

Wear Your Leprechaun Beard

Now just loop the rubber bands over your ears. Perhaps you would like to put a Leprechaun hat on your head and really play the part. Perhaps make a goofy face like my son did. 🙂 Have a Very Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!!!

How to Make Leather Eye Glasses Cases with Etched Design

Here on this page you will find instructions for a beautiful eye glasses case to make. This is a leather craft, so you will need leather crafting tools. Also, if you are new to working with leather, you will want to refer to our article about Working with Leather! This craft instructional will also guide you through etching a design into the cover of the case. When this craft is complete, it would make a great gift for mom, dad, or someone else that you love. This craft requires adult supervision and assistance!

How to Make Leather Eye Glasses Cases with Etched Design

Crafts Materials Needed

2 Pieces of tooling leather 3″ x 61/2″

4 yards lacing

Steel angle and board

Spacing wheel

#0 punch

Water and sponge

Tracing paper

Pencil

Modeling tool

How to Make This Etched Leather Eye Glass Case Craft

Step 1

Round off corners of both pieces of leather, as shown by broken line in Figure 1.

Step 2

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On strong tracing paper, draw pattern to fit eye glass ease, allowing 1″ all around for lacing. Draw design within pattern. Put a dab of rubber cement to hold design in place on leather, and transfer design to right side of leather with tracer, as in Figure 2.

HOW TO TOOL LEATHER (Etch Design into Leather)

Step 3

Moisten leather on both sides with a sponge and water, until leather becomes dark. Place leather, face up, on work board. Deepen the outline of the design with the tracer, using a ruler for straight lines (as in Figure 3 above) If leather puckers while in work, dampen all over again, and deepen outline again with tracer. Holding spoon end of modeling tool sideways, follow outline of design. The edge of the tool should rest in the dent. Press down and away from outline towards the center of the background. Go around the entire design this way to throw design in sharp relief. To stipple background of design, use tracer end of modeler.

Step 4

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Trim edges. Run spacing wheel on three sides of case. Skive leather where it is to be joined. Cement skived areas and make holes for lacing. Lace pieces together with whip stitch, as in Figure 4.

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Turn a Deck of Cards into a 52 Reasons I Love You Book for a Valentines Day Gift

I am sure that you can think of way more than 52 reasons that you love someone. However, it will only take those 52 reasons to make your loved-one break down into tears of happiness. Take the time to tell your Mom / Dad / Sister / Brother / Grandparents etc how much you love them with this special project. Versions of this craft are all over the Internet…each a little different from the other, and I am not sure who was the first craftster to come up with this idea…but it is super cool. So know that I didn’t come up with this idea, however, it isn’t exactly the same as others.

Crafts Materials Needed:

A Deck of Cards

Glue or Paste

Jump Rings

Paper / Printer (or you can write out by hand)

Hole Puncher

Templates

template 3 - 52 ways i love you template 1 — Click on Pic and Save Pic That Opens Up

template 1 - 52 ways i love you template 1 — Click on Pic and Save Pic That Opens Up

template 2 - 52 ways i love you template 1 — Click on Pic and Save Pic That Opens Up

template 4 - 52 ways i love you template 1 — Click on Pic and Save Pic That Opens Up

Step 1

Download and then print out the 4 pages of templates. Then write something for each number. Each thing should be something you love about the person you are writing the book for.

Step 2

Cut each number rectangle out.

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Step 3

Paste each number rectangle on a playing card.

Step 4

Now take a hole puncher and punch 2 holes in each card. Line cards up so holes are in about the same place on each card.

Here is what the holes look like on the other side of the cards.

Step 5

Open jump rings and thread it through all the cards…2 this for both holes.

Now Your Loved One Can Flip Thru Pages

This might be the most special gift you ever give any one. Your loved one will cherish this book forever.

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How to Make Valentines Day Cards with Fist Holding Lollipops

I saw somewhere a handmade Valentine’s Day card with a little girl or boy holding a lollipop and I thought it was so cool. It stuck in my mind and I decided to try it out for my daughter’s Valentine’s Day card that goes out to her classmates. This is a great way to personalize your child’s Valentine’s Day card … as it display’s your child within the card. Now in a perfect situation, I would have printed this card out with colors, but of course I ran out of ink. And, I also would have printed this out on white card stock, however Walmart only had card stock in bright colors. So, decided for yourself which elements you want your card to have. Have fun.

Also, this is a craft that has to be mostly done by and adult…as a craft knife is needed. Also, you need to prepare the image on the computer…so if you have an older child and they know how to do this, then by all means, let them help.

Crafts Materials Needed:

Computer, Printer, Card Stock, Lollipops, Scissors, Craft Knife (for Only Mom or Dad to Use)

Step 1

Ask your child to hold out their hand in a fist. Do a better job than I did. I am an awful photographer. Oh well.

Step 2

I too k my picture into Adobe Photoshop. I then cut her cute little arm off and made it bigger so the hand looked closer / larger. This is NOT a necessary step if you are a better photographer. 🙂

Then make 4 of them so they are the right size for a Valentine’s day card.

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Step 3

Cut into 4 separate cards.

Step 4

(For Parents / Adults Only). Take a craft knife. and cut on the left AND right side of the fist. Then put the lollipop thru like this.

Step 5

Once you get the hang of it, they are really easy to make. Make sure to make enough for all of your child’s classmates.

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How Mommy and You Make Spaghetti Octopus Dogs

Do you want a fun cooking craft to make with your kids? Here is a super easy and tasty edible craft to make. You can call these Octopus or Squid Dogs – Either way, they are super cool to look at and super yummy to eat. Find out how to make these below. This is a craft that the parent / adult does most of the work.

Crafts Materials Needed:

Hot Dogs, Spaghetti or Linguini, Large Pot, Water, Stove

Step 1

Cut up each hot dog into quarters.

Step 2

Now you can stick spaghetti or linguini into the hot dogs. To make a squid, just push the spaghetti thru the center. To make an octopus (like we did), push the spaghetti in both directions (2 one way and 2 the other).

A View of All of Them Done

Step 3

Have Mom or Dad put them into large pot of boiling water. Take them out when spaghetti is finished.

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Step 4

Place them on a plate and eat them … yummy.

OR Eat Them on a Hot Dog Bun

Or eat them in a hot dog bun and call it an Octopus Sandwich or a Squid Sandwich. Yummy.

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How to Make a Stand-Up Dress-Up Doll

When I was a little girl I would have so much fun dressing up paper dolls. You know…. the paper dolls you buy in a book at the store where you cut out the clothes to put on them? I loved them. I used to spend hours dressing up the paper dolls and changing their clothes over and over again. Well, today I’m going to show you how to make with your children a stand-up dress-up doll. I got the idea from a post I saw on another site ( ikatbag.com). You are going to make the doll out of cardboard… it is much stiffer and will hold up to many, many clothes changes. Also, in this craft you will find 4 different template sheets of different accessories for your dress-up doll. That means hours of fun for you and your children dressing up the doll. So, grab the few materials needed and let’s get started.

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Materials Needed

Printer & Paper

Scissors

Black Marker

Cardboard

Paste or Glue (optional)

Glue Dots

Click on template images below to open and to print off.

Accessories Template 1

Accessories Template 2

Accessories Template 3

Accessories Template 4

Stand Up Dress Up Doll Template

Step 1

Print out template. Cut it out. Then trace it or paste it onto cardboard.

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Step 2

Draw a face with ovals for eyes. A letter “C” for the nose. A curved line for the smile.

Step 3

Cut around the figure.

Step 4

Cut two cardboard rectangles out. Then cut the following slits out…. On one cardboard cut a slit on the top and a slit on the bottom. On the other cardboard rectangle cut two slits on the top.

Step 5

Now put the cardboard rectangle’s slits into the doll’s feet slits.

Step 6

Turn doll around. Put these two slits into each other. One rectangle has a slit on the bottom and one has a slit on the top.

Like this.

Here is a different view.

Step 7

It should stand.

Step 8

Print out accessories.

Step 9

Cut them out.

Step 10

I used glue dots to stick the clothes on the doll. They stay sticky time after time of changing clothes.

Here are some examples of how to dress up your new stand up dress up doll.

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

Example 4

Example 5

I bet you and your children had fun making these stand up dress up dolls….. but wait till you see the amount of fun they have dressing them up too. They will love it. I gave you 5 examples of ways to dress up your doll…. How many other ways can your child come up with? Have fun!!

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How to Make a Pen Holder by Weaving Magazines Together

Each of us have at home a lot of magazines that we do not need anymore, how about you recycle them by making something useful out of them. This is called upcycling. Here’s a useful way to use them…this would make a great gift for Mom or Dad on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. It would also be good for your desk when you are doing your homework

Tutorial offered by Laura from Dacian Moon Handmade .

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

– Magazines
– Transparent tape

Step 1

Open the magazine on the middle and take one (double) page.

Start folding it at 1.5 cm …

… until you have this band.

Repeat until you have about 11 – 12 bands.

Step 2.

Place some of them on the table, like this. Initially I started with 6 but I took one out because my support would be too wide. So you can start directly with 5.

Bring another band and place it perpendicular to the others, putting it over a band, then under the next … and so on… like in the picture.

Add another two, in negative. Where the first band is over, the second band will be under.

It will look like this.

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Step 3.

Bend up the remaining part of the bands…

… and put another band through them…

… form the corners…

… and where the band is ending, place a little piece of tape to keep it in place.

Continue adding bands until you reach the top.

Step 4.

Add tape on the upper edge to keep it in place…

… and you have a new pen holder 😀

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Cool Candy Valentine’s Day Card Ideas for Kids

Valentine’s Day will be here before we know it. Kids love handing out Valentine’s Day Cards…. they just love it. Plus, they love receiving them as well. I don’t know about you, but every year I try to help my kids come up with different Valentine Card ideas than the year before. It gets difficult after a while to keep coming up with unique ideas. Well, I thought I would help you with that by showing you some really cool Candy Valentine’s Day Card Ideas for Kids. I found them all while scrounging the internet for you. Each are unique and a ton of fun to make. I’m sure you and your kids will find something here that they will enjoy making and giving to their friends and family. So, let’s get started.

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Cool Candy Valentine’s Day Card Ideas for Kids

(1) Now or Later Valentines Cards

Better Homes and Gardens shows you how to combine these tasty treats with a clever written label to make a wonderful Valentine’s Day Card. “Will You Be Mine Now or Later?” How clever is that?! The receivers will love it.

(2) Dynamic Duo Valentine Cards

We’re two of a kind. That is the saying you can use when you are putting together this tasty Valentine Card. I found this cool candy Valentine’s Day card over at Spoonful. They also offer some other clever sayings to use on other Valentine Cards so you don’t say the same thing to everybody.

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(3) Candy Doggy Card

Made with Tootsie Rolls this Candy Dog Valentine Card is sure to be a big hit in the classroom this year. This is one of our fun crafts. It is an easy craft and is inexpensive too…. gotta love that. Check it out to find out how to make this Candy Doggy Card.

(4) Candy Rings

Here is a fun Candy Valentines craft that the children will love…. both the receiver and the giver. These are Candy Rings…. perfect for Valentine’s Day. I found this over at Kaboose. Here they use a chenille stem per ring plus a wrapped candy. These are so cute!!

(5) Cupcake Goodies

These are simply brilliant…. and I’m sure absolutely delicious. Made with cupcake liners and your favorite candy these are sure to be a big hit with your family and friends. Add a special Valentine’s note to add a loving touch. Check out this craft at Martha Stewart.

(6) You Rock Valentines

Show somebody how much you love them with this unique Valentines idea. Made with Pop Rocks candy this Valentines sends out an awesome message…. that the receiver “Rocks”. I found this Candy Valentines Card at Fiskars. Check it out for yourself.

(7) You Make Me Snicker

This Candy Valentine’s Day card is just simply adorable. I found this craft over at Craft-O-Maniac. Here she uses pictures of her daughter with the words, “I Like You, You Make Me Snicker!” on it. Add a snicker candy and you have yourself a Valentine’s Card.

(8) Valentines Critter

Here is another one of our very own Candy Valentine’s Day Cards. It is an adorable little critter holding a yummy lollipop and a heart that reads, “Happy Valentine’s Day”. That pretty much says it all, right? Check out our How to Make a Valentines Critter for yourself.

(9) Butterfly Valentines

This butterfly is so super cute!! And, it is really a fun and easy Candy Valentine’s Day Card to make. You can find the craft details at Skip To My Lou. At that site they offer a printable template that you can print off on card stock. Do a bit of cutting and add a lollipop. You will be good to go.

(10) I’ve Got a Crush on You

I just love this Valentine’s Day Card idea…. I just couldn’t pass up adding it to this post. It is not quite a Valentine Card, but it is definitely an adorable Valentine message to give to a special someone. Use Crush soda along with a special message…. “I’ve Got a Crush on You” They will surely love it. Check out all the details at Design Aglow.

(11) M&M Tic Tac Toe

This Candy Valentine’s Day Card is really awesome. And, it is sure to be so much fun for anyone who receives it. I found this great Valentine idea at Shim & Sons. Here they used 2 different color M&M’s and placed plenty in resealable bags. They also used card stock to create the Tic Tac Toe Valentine Cards. These are sure to be a ton of fun.

(12) Lip & Mustache Lollipops

This is an awesomely clever idea. Here Blonde Designs shows you how to use craft foam to trace some mustaches and lips. Add them to a lollipop with a Valentine note and you have a fun Candy Valentine’s Day Card. Watch how silly everybody looks sucking on the lollipop… they will look like they have mustaches and funny looking lips. It is sure to get a lot of laughs.

(13) Valentine Mice

I know what you are thinking…. when you think of Valentine’s Day you don’t think of mice. I understand that. But, take a look at these delicious mice made from Hershey Kisses and think again. The receiver of this special Valentines gift will surely love it. So much so that they probably will not want to eat it. Check out Floral Showers for all the details.

(14) Valentine’s Fuzzy Cake Balls

I found this yummy Valentine’s Day treat at Hungry Happenings and just had to share it with you. Here they use shaved coconut to make these adorable creatures. But, as they share with you if you do not like coconut feel free to use shaved chocolate instead. Add a cute and loving message to your fuzzy cake ball and you have yourself the perfect Valentines.

Top photo by StuartWebster

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Awesomely Cool Valentine’s Day Mailbox Craft Ideas

Valentine’s Day is next month. Now is the time to start getting your Valentine’s Day Mailboxes ready for February. Valentine’s Day mailboxes are a great way to collect your Valentine’s Day cards from all your friends and family members. I have searched the internet and found some really wonderful and awesomely cool Valentine’s Day Mailboxes. Surely, out of all the Valentine’s Day mailbox crafts I have listed in this post you will find one that fits your needs…. plus, it promises to be tons of fun for you and the kids.

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Awesomely Cool Valentine’s Day Mailbox Craft Ideas

(1) Valentine Stick Box

Here is a super cute way to hold all your Valentine’s Day cards this year. Made from 65 skill sticks this Valentine’s Mailbox will surely be a ton of fun to make. I found this craft over at Making Friends…. check it out for yourself.

(2) Cardboard Box Valentine Mailbox

Now, isn’t this Valentine Mailbox super cute? It really is. Spoonful shows us how to take a rectangular cardboard box and make it into something very useful…. collecting your Valentine’s Day cards. Sounds like a lot of fun to me.

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(3) Robot Valentine’s Day Box

Oh boy…. this Valentine Mailbox is outrageously adorable. I found this craft at eHow and I just love the idea. Here they use recycled materials… like shoe boxes and toilet paper rolls to make this mailbox. Gotta love that!!

(4) Crepe Paper Flowers Valentine Box

Wow…. what girl wouldn’t just love this Valentine Box. Plus, it is so much fun to make. Using crepe paper streamers of different shades of pink Todays Fabulous Finds shows you step-by-step how to make this beautiful Valentine Mailbox.

(5) Valentine’s Day Suitcase Mailbox

Here is a unique Valentine’s Day Mailbox craft…. and it is one of ours from a previous year. In this post we show you how to take a recycled cereal box and transform it into this functional suitcase Valentine Mailbox to hold all your cards. Check out How to Make this Valentine’s Day Suitcase Mailbox for yourself.

(6) Valentine’s Day Card Holder

Here is a great way to make a Valentine’s Day card holder using a couple of plastic plates. Plastic plates are very durable and a great way to hold all of your Valentine’s Day cards. Plus, this craft is not only easy, but also a lot of fun to make. Check out Free Kids Crafts for all the details.

(7) Card Stock Mailbox

Wow, this mailbox is really beautiful…. and perfect for holding your Valentine’s Day cards. Splitcoast Stampers shows you how you too can make this Card Stock Valentine Mailbox. Check out the site to find the link to her very own template to make one for yourself.

(8) Conversation Heart Mailbox

Here is another Valentine Mailbox that is made from a cereal box. I love the crafts that use recycled materials…. it just makes me feel so good. Kaboose shows us how to make this adorable Valentine Mailbox that promises to be not only easy, but a lot of fun as well.

(9) Paper Doily Heart Valentine Box

Here is another Valentine Mailbox that came from our site last Valentine’s Day. Here we show you how to take some paper doilies that you can get at a dollar store or discount store and also use our printable template to make this fully functional and adorable heart mailbox. Check out How to Make a Paper Doily Heart Valentine Box for all the craft details.

(10) Valentine Card Holder Purse

Okay, I know that most girls are just going to love this Valentine card holder. Made from a half gallon ice cream container this card holder purse is simply adorable. I found this craft over at AllCrafts.net and it is amazing. What a great way for any little girl to hold on to her Valentine’s Day cards.

(11) Crazy Card Carrier

Here is a wonderful way to carry your Valentine’s Day cards to and from your Valentine’s Day party destination. Made from card stock and a gift bag this Valentine’s Day Mailbox Craft is just simply adorable. Check out Spoonful for all the fun details.

(12) Bear Valentine Bag

This bear is a cutie patootie and will surely be helpful carrying your Valentine’s Day cards back and forth. Made from a small brown gift bag it will surely be a lot of fun to make. The kids can use their imagination to decorate the bear bag as they wish. Check out All Kids Network to see the craft for yourself.

(13) Tin Valentine Boxes

Here are some Tin Valentine Mailboxes…. a craft I found at The Dating Divas. They are super cute and perfect to have for each one of your family members to collect their Valentine’s Day cards. Make one for each of the members in your family. They are durable enough to use every Valentine’s Day.

(14) Kleenex Box Valentine’s Day Mailbox

Here is another fun and easy Valentine’s Day Mailbox that you can make with your kids. Made from an empty tissue box it is another great way to make something from recycled materials. Education.com shows you how to make this adorable Valentine’s Day mailbox step-by-step.

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How to draw a Valentine Dragoness Valentine’s Card

Today I will show you how to draw a fantasy style Valentine’s Day Card…. specifically a Valentine Dragoness Valentine’s Day card. You can use regular paper for this craft or if you would like something more durable feel free to use Card Stock. Whatever you have in your house is fine. I will show you how to make every detail of this Valentine Dragoness perfect for your someone special. So grab a paper and pencil and let’s get started.

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Laura from Dacian Moon Handmade will show you step-by-step how to make this.

Materials Needed

Paper or Card Stock

Pencil

Black Pen or Thin Marker

Step 1

Let’s start with one simple circle (is not necessary to be perfect). Now draw the X’s below.

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Step 2

We’ll draw the basic parts of her face: eyebrow, jaw and snout.

Step 3

Now outline the head, over the new added parts, and then add the neck.

Step 4

Now we will sketch the nose…

And the mouth.
The mouth should be from the edge of the snout to the jaw.

Step 5

Let’s give her life: add the eye.
It should be drawn keeping the shape of the eyebrow.
Add definition to the nose, the jaw and the mouth.

Step 6

The basics are done so we can start adding details. Let’s give her horns and a little crest.

Step 7

Her head is ready but feel free to add as many details as you want – this will make your dragoness one of a kind.
It’s time to sketch the heart she is holding…

… and the hands.

Step 8

Let’s complete her with some wings. We draw it the same way we drew the crest, just bigger.

Step 9

Of course, she has claws. So, we draw them. Also, draw her crest to go down over her back (between the wings), and add the last details.

Now our sketch is ready.

Step 10

Clean the unneeded lines. If you want you can copy it on a new paper (by placing it up against a window and tracing it).

Step 11

You’ll see that after cleaning… the lines are too thin… so outline and emphasize the important features, especially the eye.

Step 12

Apply shadows with thin and light lines.

Step 13

Now, with a little piece of paper, smudge the shadows.

Step 14

Add “Be my Valentine” on the heart and our dragoness is ready.

Give this handmade Valentine Dragoness to someone special this Valentine’s Day. They will love it.

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How to Make a Fast Straight Paper Airplane

I have a wonderfully fun craft for you today. And, you only need one material for this craft…. paper. I’m going to show you how to make a fast straight paper airplane. It’s so much fun and it will give you hours of enjoyment well after you are finished making it. Here I will show you step-by-step how to make this paper airplane. Also, if you scroll down to the bottom of the steps you will see there is a video on how to make this paper airplane as well. So, grab a piece of paper and let’s get started.

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