HOW TO – Make a PVC Pipe Loom
Find out how to make a PVC pipe loom in this project excerpt from the book, Kids Weaving by Sarah Swett. Related: DIY Weaving Loom
Kids & Family
HOW TO – Make an “Eddie Cap”
Thimble recently linked to this adorable step-by-step tutorial from the Mushroom Villagers blog, showing how to make this stylish “Eddie Cap” for a kidlet. These would look great in all sorts of fabrics and colors! If you make one, be sure to add a pic to the Eddie Cap Flickr Pool.
Print Your Own Temporary Tattoos
Collin @ MAKE writes: Run-of-the-mill tattoo designs are easy to fake and therefore easy to doubt. But forging a believably atrocious design with some inkjet tattoo paper could definitely turn some heads. I loved temporary tattoos as a kid, but I can’t imagine how much more I would have loved them if I could design […]
HOW TO – Easy Puff Paint
Melissa Goodsell put up a tutorial for this easy and safe puff paint for children using flour, food coloring, and a microwave.
Kids’ Paper Scroll Table
Martha Stewart shows you a great way to create a kids’ paper scroll table, perfect for a constant supply of doodling and coloring. Forget the kids, I would love to have this for myself for jotting down constant ideas or taking notes! [ via Apartment Therapy ohdeedoh ]
The Crafty Crow – New Kids Craft Blog
Cassie at Bella Dia has a new blog called The Crafty Crow dedicated to collecting kids craft projects. The fun projects collected so far include: crayons & hot rocks, and papier mache stick puppets. I can’t wait to see what else Cassie finds!
I-Spy Mini Quilts
Make and Takes stitched up a pair of these fun “I Spy” mini-quilts for her kids. Each quilt features 30 quilt squares, two in each fabric pattern for playtime fun. I love the idea of a snuggly, portable quilt that’s also a game. I Spy Mini-Quilts Related: Jek-in-the-Box’s Pop Memory Game
