Egg Carton Caterpillar Craft

This is a super easy spring craft that is great for school age children ages 4-8. Best of all, the end result is cute caterpillar!

What you’ll need:

cardboard egg carton

scissors

green craft paint

6 small yellow pom-poms

pipe cleaners

2 small green pom-poms

2 stick on eyes

Instructions:

With an adult’s help, remove the lid of the egg carton and cut the bottom in half. Trim away excess. Paint the egg carton green and let it dry completely. Glue small yellow pom-poms to the top of each of the six egg cups. Cut two 2-inch strips from the pipe cleaner. Glue the pipe cleaner pieces to the top of the first egg cup to create the antennae. Glue the 2 small pom-poms on the front of the egg cup for the eyes. Finally, glue the eyeballs to the green pom-poms.

Rainy or Snowy Day Crafting

When rainy or snowy weather has you indoors and the kids start going stir crazy, you may begin to wonder what to do. Filling a box with craft supplies is a great way to liven up these boring days. If you’re not sure where to start, check out this craft starter kit by Land of Nod. It’s great for ages 3 and up and is sure to get your child’s imagination going!

Photo Wreath Craft

Take your pictures out the box and create a fun holiday decoration. The wonderful thing about this craft is that it can be themed to any holiday season. All you have to do is change up the craft decor for an instant personal and seasonal wreath!

What You’ll Need
12- or 14-inch Styrofoam wreath form
Colored card stock
3-inch circle template
Pencil
Scissors
Glue stick
Decorative-edge scissors
4-x-6-inch black-and-white photos
Craft glue
Ribbon
Jingle bells
2 T-pins

Make It
Use circle template to cut circles from card stock; cut faces from black-and-white photos into slightly smaller circles. Use a glue stick to attach the photo cutouts to card stock, then trim the card stock with decorative-edge scissors. Glue the photos to the surface of the Styrofoam wreath form with edges overlapping. Thread ribbon through jingle bells and tie bows. Glue the bells in between the photos as desired. Attach a loop of ribbon to the back of the wreath with T-pins and hang.

Easy Advent Calendar

Make a tree by stacking 25 decorated envelopes to a corkboard — a month full of surprises! Get creative with your kids and decorate each envelope with scraps of colorful paper, ribbon and other easily applied craft decor. To make the tree you will need to line up the envelopes in this order: Top row-2 envelopes, next row-3 envelopes, middle row-5 envelopes, next row-6 envelopes, bottom row of tree-7 envelopes, last row (bark)-2 evelopes.

Simple Scrapbook

This is a great gift idea for Father’s Day or Mother’s Day or just for fun!

Sharp Mom Supplies:

• 8×8 Scrap Book Pages
• yarn
• scissors
• glue
• decorations such as stickers, ribbons, etc.
• copies of favorite family photos
• Black Marker
• hole punch

Sharp Mom Steps:

1. Stack scrapbook pages so that each page is lined up.
2. Punch two wholes near the top and bottom of one edge of the paper.
3. Lace yarn through wholes and tie to keep the pages together.
4. Let your child decorate each page and caption the pictures.

3D Drawings

Sharp Mom Supplies:

• Crayons or Markers
• paper
• glue
• scissors
• misc. art decorations (fabric, buttons, scrap paper, etc.)

Sharp Mom Steps

1. First let your child draw the picture.
2. Use embellishments to bring the picture to life (use real fabric for clothes, blue buttons for raindrops). Let your child’s imagination run the project!

Sparkling Art

Sharp Mom Supplies:

• Sturdy tag board or poster board
• permanent markers
• tin foil
• saran wrap
• an easy picture to trace (from a favorite coloring book or story book)
• tape

Sharp Mom Steps:

1. Cut board into 9×9 squares and cover with foil so that one side is completely smooth.
2. Tape picture down to work surface so it can not moved.
3. Tape saran wrap over the picture.
4. Let your child use the markers to trace and color the picture.
5. Lift saran wrap and place over tin foiled board. The foil will give your child’s artwork a sparkling look!

Decorative Mint Tins

Sharp Mom Supplies:

• Empty mint tin
• acrylic paint
• paint brushes, sponges
• decorative items such as buttons, ribbons, pom-poms, glitter glue, family photos, scraps of wrapping paper…the list could go on and on!

Sharp Mom Steps:

1. First coat the tin with acrylic paint.
2. Next, begin decorating your tin with your decorative items. Moms, you may want to use a glue gun, but kids can apply the decorations using craft clue or glue dots.
3. Once your tin is decorated, you can use it for a first aid kit, gift card box, barrette holder, etc. Use your creativity and imagination!