We love Paper Mache, or Papier Mache depending on your preferred spelling! You can make your own Papier Mache Paste quickly and easily – and above all environmentally friendly and inexpensive. Our simple paper mache recipe only requires two ingredients – yes that is correct – flour and water. It is the most traditional method […]
How to make a Willow Wreath (Easy)
Today, learn how to make a Willow Wreath. Whether you are making a willow hoop for crafts such as DIY Mermaid Dreamcatchers or a willow wreath as Autumn or Christmas Wreath decorations, this method remains the same (and really is super easy!!). My daughter decided to give one our Willow wreathes to the gerbils.. who […]
How to make a Cootie Catcher Step by Step Instructions
Cootie Catchers come by many names and yet are made by children ALL OVER THE WORLD. I remember them as “Himmel and Hoelle” in my (German) childhood.. and as an adult have come across cootie catchers, fortune tellers, chatterbox, salt cellar, whirlybird, buffalo shakers, tipi tipi tap and paku-paku. We love this classic of all Paper […]
How to Make Paper Straws
We love recycling and we love Newspaper Crafts for Kids! It is great for the environment.. inexpensive and can be lots and lots of fun. One material that we particularly like are newspapers – Newspaper DIYs and Toilet Paper Roll Crafts really are great mediums to work with kids. Especially if working in large materials […]
How to make a tassel
Here is a little post from our “craft basics” series!!! There are something that you just “need” to know how to do.. right? Like how to make a pom pom (well there 7 different ways hahaha) or how to sew basic stitches… today’s “need to know”, is howt o make a tassel. Tassels are super […]