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20 Craft Stick Crafts

Red Ted Art — Fri, 24 May 2013 03:55:24 +0000

Well, the Craft Stick Crafts says it all – call them Lollipop Sticks or Coffee Stirrers or Tongue depressors or Pop Sticks.. or simply CRAFT STICKS… what ever “they” are, “they” are great fun to craft with. We decided that the childhood classic Craft Sticks would make a great “Hangout Challenge” – i.e. a great [...]

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25 Great Artists for Toddlers

Red Ted Art — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:09:12 +0000

Today, I share 25 fantastic Art Projects for Toddlers. We have been looking at “Kids Get Arty” for over a year now on Red Ted Art and every two months I have ADORED seeing everyone’s chosen artists and relating art projects! To “celebrate” a whole year’s worth of great artists projects, I am collating our [...]

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Craft Sticks Bookmark Gift

Red Ted Art — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:05:23 +0000

So.. I had dinner to cook for the kids and I had a handful of craft sticks. So I gave these to the kids, a bunch of pens and some googly eyes, whilst I sorted their dinner. And we got.. these adorable Craft Sticks Bookmarks. They would be a FABULOUS little gift for Father’s Day [...]

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Flower Crowns & Flower Play

Red Ted Art — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:20:59 +0000

Well… it really IS that time of year – the the trees are blooming, the daisies are sprouting and flowers and blossoms are appearing everywhere – and my little girl, simply cannot resist PLAYING WITH FLOWERS and this weekend we made some easy peasy Flower Crowns for her teddies. It all started many moons ago [...]

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Bubble Recipe – Simple & Fun!

Red Ted Art — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:08:49 +0000

Well, we are slowly gearing up to Summer.. and thought it was about time we had a go at making and testing some Bubble Recipes. The kids love love love blowing bubbles. And invariably some of the bubble mixture always lands on the floor to much tears and commotion. I thought it was about time [...]

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20 Classic Summer Crafts

Red Ted Art — Sat, 18 May 2013 08:52:53 +0000

We do love the Seasons and we love how the crafts vary through the seasons too – Summer Crafts to me are all about lazy afternoons with plenty of time to finish your work, outdoor games and garden crafts and playing with water. It is about hanging out with friends, making your own lemonade and [...]

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Crafting with Felt

Red Ted Art — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:41:11 +0000

Our series of “Hangouts” – recorded videos, where several crafters get come together to share their craft ideas – continue. This week, we are looking at Crafting with Felt. Felt is a super versatile material and comes in so many bright colours it really should form part of any crafty stash. Buy it in “scraps” [...]

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Kids Get Arty: Paul Klee for Kids

Red Ted Art — Wed, 15 May 2013 02:11:44 +0000

Well, this Kids Get Arty project, was driven by Red Ted’s homework – he was “doing” Paul Klee at school, which came in rather handy for our Kids Get Arty session. I love Paul Klee myself (his Red and White Domes where one of the first “Art posters” I owned as a Teenager), I thought that [...]

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Very PINTERESTing

Red Ted Art — Sun, 12 May 2013 02:25:50 +0000

Pinterest is indeed INTERESTING. It has taken the world (!) by storm since it was launched about 3 years ago. In the US it is already BIG BIG BIG, many bloggers and non bloggers use it on a regularly basis to “book mark” websites and ideas they like and love in a highly visual and [...]

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Need Help with The Summer? Camp Mom! is Here…!

Red Ted Art — Sat, 11 May 2013 13:24:49 +0000

With the Summer Holidays starting in only a couple of weeks time in some parts of the world, some of us may already be fretting about the long long weeks stretching away ahead of us, as well as worrying about any learning regression that may occur during the holiday season. To help you through the [...]

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10+ Puzzle Craft Ideas

Red Ted Art — Fri, 10 May 2013 02:31:52 +0000

Well…. I think you can safely say that we all “have one” – a puzzle with one infuriating little piece MISSING! Argh. So annoying and making the puzzle is just no fun when you know something is missing. So what to do with the remaining pieces? Just throw them away? NO! The crafty bloggers got [...]

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Easy Pinata – Paper bags and Post-Its

Red Ted Art — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:54:44 +0000

I made the EASIEST PINATA ever at the weekend. I am sharing an Owl Pinata, a Monster Pinata and a Lion Pinata. All you really need are some Post-its from 3M and a brown paper bag. The Post-it Brand from 3M challenged me to decorate a ready made pinata (see our lion below) and I that gave me [...]

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Puzzle Pieces Crafts: Snowflakes

Red Ted Art — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:30:58 +0000

So.. I was challenged to come up with some Puzzle Pieces Craft ideas.. we all have puzzles with the odd pieces missing. Rather than throw away that puzzle, think of all the puzzle crafts you could make! A tricky one at first, but the more you get into it, the more ideas come to you! [...]

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