We have compiled a list of our favorite kids’ crafts perfect for days spent indoors. Keep their minds active while inspiring them to be creative. A fun craft is a great way to spend time while doing something productive that they will enjoy. Crafts are meant for children age 6 and up. Read more down below!
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Best DIY Activities For Kids
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Our Top Valentine’s Card Kits for Crafty Kids
Who doesn’t yearn for the blissful elementary school days when Valentines were passed out and candy grams were delivered? Kids love having the opportunity to give their friends little cards and candies (as well as getting them in return).
When the classroom Valentine’s party looms near, make sure your child is ready with cute and crafty Valentines. Here are our top 8 DIY kits that will make sending love to friends extra special. Your child will have a blast personalizing these cards for all their school yard pals. Read More
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Valentine’s Day Card Mailbox DIY
DIY Moments: Vol. 17 No. 1
Spreading love and kindness this Valentine’s is what we’re all about this year. There’s no better way to spread love than creating an adorable fringed-out and pompom-bordered Valentine’s Day card mailbox! This mailbox is the perfect gift for your sweetie (fill it with love notes and treats) or for your kids to take to school.
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Paper Source How-To: Chalkboard Pencil Box
Claudia, a member of the Paper Source Design Team, creates many of our terrific kits. Today, she offers up a project that is perfect for back-to-school. Learn to make an extra-special Chalkboard Pencil Box using one of our paper maché boxes.
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Back to School Bookmark
Head back to school (or the office) in style. Use pretty paper to mark your place and accentuate your love for all things paper. Follow the steps below to create a customizable bookmark like the one shown on the left.
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Rainy day crafts for kids
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Crafts for kids: New kits for boys and girls
Being the mom/stepmom of three boys, the thought of hosting twelve boys (ages 7-11), at the Evanston store terrified me! How would we keep these boys engaged in the crafts we wanted them to test? (Especially since we planned to sugar them up with donuts during the hour they were with us!) As it turns out, the boys LOVED to craft!
Quiet and hard working, they started by testing our Ninja Kit concept. (Due in stores this Fall thanks to the overwhelming response from the boys!) This interactive kit creates puppet-like ninjas with jointed arms and legs for action-packed battles!
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How-to: Lamb treat bag
Decorate your Easter table or start an Easter project for the kiddies with these lovable little lambs! This idea is great for baby showers too!
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The Big Easy Masks
As a Midwesterner, I have trouble celebrating Mardi Gras. It’s usually cold. It’s usually gray. And the voodoo around here just isn’t the same.
Sure, I honor the holiday with a batch of étouffée. I even go as far as accepting my father-in-law’s usual Sazerac offer, despite not yet developing a taste for this potent cocktail. Still, it never feels like I do the Carnival justice.