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What do you need to make a Paper Plate Monster?

• Paper plates
• Scissors
• Paint
• Paint brushes
• Paper
• Googly eyes
• Pipe cleaners
• Glue

How do you make a Paper Plate Monster?

• Cut a hole out of the center of a paper plate. This will create a big open “mouth” for the monster. Take this time to cut out any teeth, ears or other monster accessories that you think will be fun.
• Then paint the paper circle. Have the kids go wild with colour choices and designs!
• Paint any horns, ears or accessories.
• Glue on the googly eyes.
• Glue on the teeth, horns and other monster accessories.
• Hang them on the wall or mantel and enjoy!!

Easy to follow photo tutorial!

First, cut a hole out of the center of a paper plate. This will create a big open “mouth” for the monster. Take this time to cut out any teeth, ears, horns or other monster parts that you think will be fun, for example, one of our little ones decided to put some hearts on the ends of pipe cleaners to create antennas.

Then paint the paper circle. Have the kids go wild with colour choices and designs!

Add any fun details with the paint. One of our kids decided to add fingerprint “spots” onto their monster.

Paint any horns, ears or accessories. Set all painted pieces, including the monster, aside to dry completely.

Glue on the eyes. We suggest using a hot glue gun (with adult supervision). If you have very young children you can use kids-safe glue, but remember to set it aside to dry completely.

Once all paint has dried, glue on any arms, horns and teeth.

We hope you loved this Paper Plate Monster easy kid’s craft! If you’re looking for more Halloween crafts or recipes, check out our other Halloween DIY ideas.

More Halloween Crafts and DIY

• Easy Creepy Spider Planter
• Countdown to Halloween Blocks
• Simple DIY Cork Pumpkin
• Easy Macrame Pumpkin Cover

Halloween Recipes

• Easy Creepy Quesadillas
• Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes
• Scary Caesar Cocktail
• Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

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This craft is some much fun and we think it’s one of the cutest we’ve shared! Watching your children create their own leprechaun house is fantastic. Younger kids will enjoy finger painting their house while older children will enjoy adding unique details like windows or roof designs. A great activity for the classroom.

What do you need to make a cute Kid’s Lucky Leprechaun House?

• Miniature birdhouse
• Wood circle
• Paint
• Paper, silk or felt flowers
• Glue gun
• Gold sequins
• Black marker

How do you make a Fun Kid’s Lucky Leprechaun House?

• Paint the birdhouse
• Paint the wood circle light brown
• Attach the birdhouse
• Draw on tiny footprints with a black marker (littles might need help with this part)
• Glue on flowers and other decorations
• Glue on gold pieces (golden sequins)

Easy to Follow Photo Tutorial!

First, paint the birdhouse. Since our helper is young he used his fingers to paint the birdhouse! Finger painting is a great activity to help develop fine motor skills. It’s fun to see what each child paints, how much detail they add and what colours they choose.

Next, paint the wood circle light brown. Set it aside to dry completely then attach the birdhouse using glue.

Draw tiny footprints onto the wooden base with a black marker. Littles may need help creating the footprints.

Then, glue on the flowers. Add as many as you or your child like!

Finally, glue on the gold pieces (gold sequins!)

We hope you loved this cute Lucky Leprechaun House as much as we do! If you’re looking for more St. Patrick’s Day crafts or recipes, be sure to check out our other St. Patrick’s Day ideas!

St. Patrick’s Day Crafts and DIY:

• St. Patrick’s Day Clover Canvas Decoration
• St. Patrick’s Day Kids Crafts Ideas
• Rainbow Shamrock Finger Paint Kids Craft
• Lucky Signboard Decor

St. Patrick’s Day Recipes:

• Lucky Green Smash
• The Galway
• Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting
• Rainbow Truffles Recipe

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What You’ll Need:

• Ice Cream Cone Template
• Plain apron
• Felt in Tan, Blue and White
• Iron on adhesive
• Embroidery thread in Brown and five other bright colours
• Iron
• Scissors
• Needle
• One pink pom pom
• Glue
• Pencil and/or marker

How to Make an Ice Cream Cone DIY Apron

Firstly, print and cut out the ice cream cone template, separating the ice cream from the cone.

Secondly, trace the cone template onto the tan felt…

And the ice cream templates onto the blue and white felt and then cut out the traced shapes.

Use the brown thread to make waffle cone lines on the tan felt. Start by marking the lines on the wrong side of the cone with a marker and then sewing lines, following the dotted pattern.

Make coloured sprinkles in the white felt by sewing small double lines in random places all over the ice cream dome.

We made 3-5 sprinkles per colour.

Trace and cut out each piece of felt from the iron-on bonding paper.

Follow the directions of the bonding paper. Usually, the first step is to iron the clear, ‘bumpy’ side of the bonding to the wrong side (the side without the embroidery) of the felt. Hold an iron (do not use steam) over the felt and press and hold until the bond has taken.

Then peel the paper backing off and lay it onto the apron. Press with the iron until bonded. Try not to rub the iron back forth too much.

Finally, glue the pom pom in place on the top of the ice cream cone.

And it’s done – ready to wear for some BBQ fun! Hosting a party to show off your new Ice Cream Cone DIY Apron? Certainly try some of these summer long weekend recipes – Strawberry Rhubarb Cocktail, the Ultimate List of Summer Dessert Ideas, and the Ultimate List of Summer Dinner Ideas.

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It’s super easy to make this Christmas bucketlist and all the materials are found at the dollar store, making this an inexpensive Christmas craft too. All you need to do is paint some popsicle sticks then write the experiences you wish to have this Christmas! Place them in a tin bucket, which can also be found at the dollar store, fill with some tissue paper or Christmas wrapping paper and your set.

Once the finished popsicle sticks are in the bucket, draw a different popsicle stick activity when you’re looking for a break from the busyness of Christmas and need a Christmasy tradition!

What you’ll need to make a Christmas Popsicle Stick Bucketlist

• Popsicle Sticks
• Paint
• Paint brushes
• Fine point permanent marker or paint pen
• Tin bucket
• Tissue paper or wrapping paper as filling if needed

How to Make a Christmas Popsicle Stick Bucket List

Firstly, paint some popsicle sticks with acrylic paint, then set them aside to dry completely.

Once dry, using the permanent marker or paint pens (fine point) write an experience or tradition on the end of the popsicle sticks. One experience per popsicle stick.

Finally, place them in a decorated tin bucket. If the bucket is big, fill the bottom with tissue paper or even some Christmas wrapping paper, just enough so the popsicle sticks pop out of the top!

Lastly, enjoy a Christmas experience or tradition once a day, once a week or any day you want to feel a little extra Christmas cheer!

Christmas Tradition and Experience Ideas

Need some popsicle stick bucket list ideas? We’ve got some to share!

• Have some hot chocolate
• Watch a Christmas movie
• Make snow angels
• Make a Christmas ornament
• Check out the neighbourhood lights
• Christmas baking
• Christmas tree “I spy” ornaments
• Make a gingerbread house
• Listen to Christmas music/carols
• Decorate sugar cookies

We hope you loved this Christmas Popsicle Stick Bucket List as much as we do. Looking for more Christmas fun? Certainly check out our fun Ice Globes, Christmas Lights in the Snow a fun science project for kids or these cute Pipe Cleaner Christmas Trees by Two Kids and a Coupon.

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These Christmas handprint ideas are very easy to make and great for kids of all ages. Students, toddlers and preschoolers will all have fun creating and decorating their handprints. Younger children may need a little help cutting their handprints out but can revel in their independence when decorating Santa, trees and penguins.

What do you need to create these Handprint Christmas Kids Craft Ideas?

• Construction paper in red, white, blue, green and yellow
• Glue Stick
• Stick on gems, stickers and small decorations
• Markers
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Ribbon for creating a garland
• Popsicle sticks for creating puppets
• Card stock for creating Christmas cards

It’s easy to put these Christmas kids’ crafts together. Simply trace your child’s hand, cut it out (they may need a hand – see what we did there?) and decorate!

Firstly, the Christmas Tree needs decorations and a star made out of yellow construction paper. A brown stump can be glued to the back of the handprint, also made from construction paper.

Secondly, the Santa is made by tracing your child’s hand on some white construction paper. Glue a red Santa hat with a white pom-pom and trim to the top of the Santa’s head. His face can be drawn with markers.

Finally, make the penguin by tracing your child’s hand on blue construction paper, add a white “belly” and red scarf. Create their cute face with markers.

Lastly, decide what you want the Christmas characters to be!

If you would like to make a garland for the mantel or a doorway simple tape them onto some string or ribbon.

Create puppets by adding a popsicle stick to the back of the character using glue.

Or personalize the handprint characters by making them into Christmas cards. Simply glue the handprints onto card stock folded in half. The cards can be the same size as the characters or smaller if you want some of the handprint to pop out!

We hope you love these Christmas Kids Craft Handprint Ideas. If you’re looking for more Christmas fun, check out our Christmas Movie Checklist with Free Printable or our Photo and Card Display Boxes – perfect for Santa photo’s and gifts for family, friends or teachers gifts! Lastly, don’t forget to check out these cute Christmas Windsock Crafts by I Heart Crafty Things.

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What You’ll Need:

• Plain coasters (a great dollar store find)
• Colourful, bright paints
• Paint brushes
• Masking Tape
• A fun decal or sticker
• Varnish

How to make Colour Pop Coasters:

Begin by using the masking tape to divide the coasters in half diagonally.

Paint the un-taped half of the coasters and then let dry before removing the tape.

Paint the other side of the coasters with a complimentary colour and then let dry. The painted side can be taped to make it easier, just be sure the paint underneath is absolutely dry or it can be peeled off when the tape is removed.

Finally, add a fun, summery sticker. We found these gold pineapples – which we love! Other inspirations could be flowers, flamingos, Popsicle’s, watermelons, a sun….really anything and everything summery. Finally, finish with a coat of varnish to seal everything in place.

Sit back, relax and then enjoy a drink resting on fun new colour pop coasters, happy crafting!

We hope you loved these Colour Pop Coasters as much as we do! If you’re looking for more summer long weekend crafts, recipes and DIYs, certainly check out our Easy Breezy Pineapple Garland and DIY Ice Cream bowls.

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What You’ll Need:

• Four bowls
• Paint pens in white and gold
• Graphite paper
• Template – get it here
• Scissors
• Masking tape
• Ballpoint pen

How to make DIY Ice Cream Bowls:

Print out the template, you may have to resize depending on bowl size. Cut out each of the labels, cutting close to the words on the top and bottom.

Cut out a piece of graphite paper about the same size as the labels.

Lay the first label on top of the graphite paper and then use some tape to secure it in place on the front of one bowl.

Take a ballpoint pen and then draw on top of each of the letters which will leave a pattern behind. Remove the label and then the graphite paper.

Cover each of the graphite lines with the white paint pen. Don’t worry if you don’t cover all of graphite lines, they easily will rub off after the paint is dry.

Draw small dashes all over the bowl with white and gold paint pens to make sprinkles and then repeat the same steps on the rest of the bowls.

We hope you enjoy these easy, adorable ice cream bowls, happy crafting!

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What You’ll Need:

• A plain lazy Susan. If you can’t find one, you can make your own with instructions from The Shabby Creek Cottage
• Sandpaper
• White paint
• Green paint (or orange or yellow)
• Tissue paper
• Mod Podge and a foam brush
• Sealer

How to make your own Citrus Lazy Susan:

Sand the finish off of the old lazy Susan (skip this step of you have made your own).

Paint the entire surface white and then let dry. This may take a few coats so be sure to let the paint dry in between.

Paint the edge of the lazy Susan green (orange or yellow), coming up onto the top about 1/2”.

Cut out eight triangles, about an 1” smaller than the radius of the lazy Susan. Mod Podge the triangles into the centre of the green circle and then let dry. Don’t worry about wrinkles forming, they give the paper a citrusy texture which looks great! Carefully (too much glue will make the tissue bleed) add a layer of glue on top of the tissue paper.

After the glue is dry, finish with a thick layer of varnish to seal it and then let dry.

We hope you have a great time hosting a fabulous long weekend BBQ with a new Summer Citrus Lazy Susan, happy crafting!

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What you’ll need to make Galentine’s Day Wine Glasses:

• Wine glasses
• Paper doilies
• Mod Podge or other sealer
• Paint in pinks and reds (optional)

How to make your own Galentine’s Day Wine Glasses:

Paint the doilies in a variety of pinks and reds, you can leave some white as well. Be sure the paint is completely dry before moving onto the next step. You could also pick up some coloured doilies from a party store if you can find some. Trace the base of the glasses onto the lace sections of the doilies and then cut out the circles.

Glue the cutouts to the bottom of the glasses, letting each layer dry thoroughly between applications so the glue will dry clear.   

We hope you have an amazing night with your best gal pals, drinking and laughing the night away in style with Galentine’s Day Wine Glasses. Happy crafting!

Looking for some DIY decor for your ladies night? Check out our yarn and felt wreath, our heart puzzle art and our heart canvas triptych and more for some more Galentine’s Day inspiration.

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What You’ll Need:

• 12” Wood clock base
• Paint brushes (one broad and one fine tipped)
• White and Black paint
• Gold sparkle ribbon or ribbon tape
• Clock kit
• White transfer paper
• Pencil
• Free printable template (click here)

Paint face of your clock black. 

Cut your template out, following the black circle outline. This will allow you to align the template to the outside edge of your clock base. Lay a sheet of the transfer paper out onto your clock base and then place your template on top of the transfer paper, aligning the edge of the paper with the clock base.  Use a pencil to trace over each letter which will leave a chalky outline.

Following the pattern you made with the transfer paper, use the white paint and your fine tipped brush to fill in the letters on your clock face. A paint marker would work well for this too.

Attach ribbon or ribbon tape around the outside edge of the clock.

Add the clock hands and motor, while most kits include threading the motor shaft through the centre of the clock and attaching the hands with the bolts provided, follow the directions on your kit.

Finally, add some batteries to the countdown clock and party the year away, happy crafting!

Liked this project? Try another of our New Year’s ideas here.

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