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Tumbling Tower Blocks are wood game blocks that you can buy at Dollar Tree for $1.25 per box. They’re smaller in size compared to the name brand Jenga Blocks and you get 77 mini blocks in the package. The Tumbling Tower Blocks are all the …
Coastal and beach themed Christmas decorations can be on the pricey side. Not only do they traditional cost a lot…they can be hard to find depending on your location. Even if you find something in your price range…it most likely isn’t the color or style …
Last weekend we made these Grinch themed Christmas tree ornaments with the grandkids and they turned out adorable. You can make several of them in just one afternoon and guess what? They’re affordable to make! The ones shown in my photos were made by a child age 7 and a teenager age 13. They did a great job!
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We picked up the green glitter plastic ornament balls from our local Dollar Tree store. We got 6 in a package for $1.25. The acrylic paint pens we purchased from Amazon (medium tips). That’s all you need to make them!!!
Kids can be messy when they paint. Lay down a sheet of aluminum foil or an old plastic placemat/table cloth to protect your surface. Kids should wear old T-shirts or a crafting apron. To keep the newly painted ornament balls from rolling around…we used paper cupcake liners to hold them in place until the paint was done drying.
If you do a Google image search you can find oodles of FREE images to give you an idea on how to paint on the Grinch’s facial features. The kids selected one they liked and just copied it in their own style. You don’t have to be a talented painter or artist to make these ornaments!
You’ll want to start off by using the yellow acrylic paint pen first to make the eyes. Paint directly onto the green glittered ornament ball. Once the yellow paint is dry outline the eye with the black acrylic paint pen, add the eyebrows, nose, and mouth. It will take 1-2 hours for the acrylic paint pens to dry.
Note: If the kids have some experience using regular acrylic paints and a paint brush…they can use those instead of the paint pens. I found that when working with younger children the paint pens gave them better control.
Once they’re dry…you can hang them up onto the Christmas tree!
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This hand-crafted ribbon coastal theme Christmas tree was made in one afternoon using a lot of craft supplies that I picked up at my local Dollar Tree store. Below I’ll list the craft supplies and where I purchased them. If you don’t live nearby any …
This adorable snowman was made with mostly upcycled items. He was made in one afternoon and can be decorated for the Christmas holiday or just decorated in a classic winter theme like mine. I plan on letting mine out for most of the winter as …
This hand painted snowman family set of shelf sitters was made out of scrap wood (pine wood) from my husband’s scrap pile. I made this set for my daughter who was loves displaying snowmen throughout the holiday and winter seasons. All four of the figures are a different size to represent a Dad, Mom, Daughter, and a Son…her family size.
What’s nice about this craft project is that you can make each figure any size that you want. The Dad measures 12″ tall and then each one is smaller in size in the set that I made. You can make them smaller or larger depending on your decorating needs.
The body is one pine board of varying heights. The snowmen have squared-off top hats while the snow women have rounded corners on their hats. The bases (so they will stand upright) are made out of scraps of wood too! The bases are about an inch thick and stick out an additional inch on each side. Tiny nails were used to secure it to the base of each figure. The hat brims are made out of 1/4″ thick pine wood with varying lengths depending on the width of your figure (the body) and attached with tiny nails. A little wood putting was used to cover up the nail holes and then sanded smooth.
I used 2 cans of white spray paint to make all four figures shown as each one got 2 coats of paint with 30 minutes of drying time between coats. Once they were dry I did the rest of the painting by hand with acrylic craft paints. She wanted each one to have a different colored hat and scarf and selected the colors.
Take them outside and spray them on all sides with 1-2 light coats of a clear acrylic spray sealer. This will protect the painted finished. Real buttons were used on all of the snowmen (opted to leave the buttons off for the girls) and homespun fabric was used for the scarves.
Overall, I’m really pleased with how the snow family turned out! I used scraps of wood, fabric, buttons, and acrylic craft paint that I already had on hand. The ONLY things I had to go out and buy were the 2 cans of white spray paint and the 1 can of clear acrylic spray sealer. I love frugal craft projects like this!
If you want to personalize them you can take a paint pen and write the names and dates on the base of each figure or underneath the platform base that they stand on. Cute!
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When I was a kid every holiday season we would sit down to make a batch of homemade cinnamon applesauce holiday ornaments. They’re easy-to-make and add a country-touch or primitive flair to your Christmas tree. Use them as holiday ornaments, package tie-ons, napkin rings, hang …
Last weekend the grandchildren came over for a Crafting with Nanny play date. We sat down and decided to make these adorable Christmas refrigerator magnets from upcycled puzzle pieces! Don’t throw those old puzzles out, they can be used in all kinds of different craft …