Tag: kid’s crafts

Kid’s Crafts – Decoupage Bottle Vase for Mother’s Day

Kid’s Crafts – Decoupage Bottle Vase for Mother’s Day

Twice a month I like to get together with my almost 8 year old granddaughter for crafting with Nanny play dates. We’ve been hosting these play dates for the past 4 years and it’s a great way for me to bond with her and to 

Black Cat and Bumble Bee Rock Painting Craft Projects

Black Cat and Bumble Bee Rock Painting Craft Projects

Twice a month we try to feature a crafting with kids project here on Two Classy Chics blog and we’re ready with our next installment. Even though this project is geared towards children, adults can make them too! Matter of fact, adults who have some 

April the Giraffe and Giraffe Craft Projects for Kids

April the Giraffe and Giraffe Craft Projects for Kids

April the Giraffe and Giraffe Craft Projects for KidsFor the past 3 1/2 weeks we’ve been watching the April the Giraffe live cam on YouTube waiting for the beautiful giraffe to give birth to her 4th baby. If you haven’t heard the buzz, April is a 15 year old Giraffe who’s expecting a baby (any day now) with her partner Oliver who is 5 year’s old. The couple resides at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville New York.

Over the past few weeks I’ve enjoyed watching the Live Cam with my 7 1/2 year old granddaughter. We’ve been learning a lot about giraffes by attending the evening chat and by doing our own research online. In addition to learning about giraffes, we’ve been working on various arts & crafts projects too.

You can learn more about April the Giraffe and get all of the official links to the live cam, souvenir & gift store and get more info on Animal Adventure Park by visiting the official April the Giraffe website.

April the Giraffe and Giraffe Craft Projects for Kids

Here are several FREE printable giraffe coloring pages:

ColoringWS – Numerous free coloring pages

Best Coloring Pages for Kids – several free printable pages

Coloring Pages for Kids – Cute pages!

Paint the World Super Coloring

Looking to get crafty? Check out all of these FREE giraffe craft projects that the kids can make!

Folded Paper Giraffe – Inexpensive Paper Project

Brown Paper Lunch Bag Giraffes – These would make cute paper puppets

Giraffe Sock Puppets – Super Cute!

Clothespin Giraffes – Great way to use up wooden clothespins!

Paper Plate Giraffe Craft – Another cute idea!

Printable Paper-Piecing Giraffe Craft – Love this idea!

Cardboard Giraffe Craft – Cute and inexpensive project!

Giraffe Handprint Painting – Nice project for preschoolers!

Cardboard Tube Giraffe – Frugal craft idea!

Play-doh and Modeling Clay – Give the kids some of their favorite-type of dough and let them sculpt their own giraffes!

April the Giraffe Coloring Page

Check out this adult coloring page that I colored that features two adult giraffes and a baby. The page is from the “How to Color Like an Artist” book that I featured right here on the blog. The book focuses on how to use colored pencils, but I personally colored in my page using glitter gel ink pens. I love, love, love that particular page and it totally reminds me of April, Oliver and the new baby!

If I find any more cool giraffe craft projects and/or coloring pages online, I’ll update this page as we go along.

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Kid’s Craft Project: Painting Seashells and River Rocks with Sharpie Markers

Kid’s Craft Project: Painting Seashells and River Rocks with Sharpie Markers

Spring is finally here and that means frequent spring showers. During those rainy days when my grandchildren are stuck inside, I get out our arts and craft supplies to entertain them. We always keep a great supply of Sharpie markers on-hand as they’re great “painting” 

Free Make-and-Take Wood Craft Classes at The Home Depot

Free Make-and-Take Wood Craft Classes at The Home Depot

Every month we try to feature two Crafting with Kid’s Craft Projects here on The Classy Chics blog. Over the past year, I’ve noticed that many of our readers have been enjoying those posts and have been trying out the featured craft projects with their 

Sticker Swaps: High-Quality Stickers from Around the World

Sticker Swaps: High-Quality Stickers from Around the World

Sticker Swaps: High-Quality Stickers from Around the WorldWhen my granddaughter turned 3 years old we started holding bi-monthly “Crafting with Nanny” play dates. During these special play dates we will work on various art & craft projects and I use these times to teach her educational and life skills. They’re also a great way to bond with any child.

As you can imagine, we go through a lot of arts & craft supplies during our play dates and one of those supplies happens to be stickers! We use stickers in our scrapbooking, paper collages, handcrafted greeting cards, bookmarks, to decorate gift bags & gift wrap, to make laminate refrigerator magnets and all sorts of different things.

Recently I was introduced to Sticker Swaps which is a monthly sticker gift subscription service. You sign up for Sticker Swaps and every month you or a child will receive an envelope full of high-quality stickers from all around the world.  They even offer FREE worldwide shipping!

It’s a great service to treat a child, a school teacher (they always use stickers) and for parents who want to use stickers as a “reward” tool. Heck, even an adult crafter like me can use a pile of stickers!

Sticker Swaps: High-Quality Stickers from Around the World

How do you get started? First, you sign-up and choose your payment plan. You can select monthly, every 3 or every 6 months. Subscriptions start at just $9.99 per month. Next, the company will source out some of the best stickers from around the world, package them into an envelope and send.

Once our envelope arrived, we found our featured sticker pack which includes 5 featured high-quality stickers along with 7 additional stickers. What’s really cool is that these are NOT stickers that we find in our local stores around here, nope…not at all.

Next, they’re not microscopic small-sized. The sizes of these stickers are perfect for all kinds of different crafting needs. I would consider them to be “medium” sized and the quality is pretty impressive too! Not into crafting? Don’t worry, this club was originally set-up for sticker collectors, but crafters enjoy them too.

You can learn more about the fun service that Sticker Swaps has to offer by visiting their site online. You can connect with them on Facebook too!

Disclaimer: Shelly received a complimentary product as featured in this blog post. No monetary compensation was received. Shelly’s thoughts and words are 100% her own unbiased opinion on the company & products being featured today. The Two Classy Chics are not responsible for prize shipment or fulfillment. This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase an item through an affiliate link, we may receive a small commission which helps to support this site.

Kid’s Craft Project: Easter Egg Garden Rocks

Kid’s Craft Project: Easter Egg Garden Rocks

This year the Easter holiday comes late…during the month of April which I prefer. When the holiday falls in April the weather is warmer and I can leave my Easter decorations out for about 6 weeks. When it falls in March…well, we have Valentine’s Day, 

Kid’s Crafts: Fairy Garden Stamp Set

Kid’s Crafts: Fairy Garden Stamp Set

Kid’s love arts & crafts projects and as parents and grandparents, it’s our job to give them the creative tools to make them. As a grandparent, I hold bi-monthly crafting sessions with my granddaughter which is a great way to have bonding time with her and