Today I'm sharing how to make an adorable tin can windsock! It would be a cute decoration for the 4th of July! First, rinse out a tin can. Then spray paint it. (I tried adding stickers before spray painting and it didn't work too well, so I would recommend putting stickers on after you paint it) Then add some stickers. Next you'll need to cut 15-20 pieces of ribbon. Attach them to the can using a hot glue gun. (I recommend YOU doing this, not your child) Then, make two holes in the top … [Read more...]
Bowling Game for Kids {Using Coffee Creamer Bottles!}
Glad you are here for day 3 of my series on upcycled crafts! Today I'm sharing how to upcycle a coffee creamer bottle into bowling pins. To get started, just take several old coffee creamer bottles and rinse them out. Then for fun, wrap colored tape around the bottle. I'm sure you could paint the bottles or wrap paper around it, too. I only had 3 empty bottles, but you could have as many as you'd like. I liked having 3 because it made this game simple for my little ones. I put a piece of … [Read more...]
Upcycling a Candle Jar
Welcome to day 2 of my series on upcycled crafts for kids! As you probably remember me sharing a few weeks ago, I have an obsession with candles! Well, a while back I was thinking of how I always just throw away the glass jars when they are gone. I started thinking of ways I could upcycle these jars to make them into something useful. I came up with upcycling a candle jar into a coin jar for kids. My oldest loves putting money into his piggy bank. When he finds a penny, he makes sure to … [Read more...]
DIY Key Wind Chime
This week, I'm starting a 5-day series on upcycled crafts for kids. You may already know what upcycled means, but for those of you who don't, it is taking something old and recycling it into something new! Today, I'm sharing with you a perfect summer kids project--making an upcycled key wind chime. This is a very simple project. My 3.5 year old loved it and is so proud of his wind chime hanging in our garden. To start, you'll need 5-10 old keys. I found mine at the hardware store. Some were … [Read more...]