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Kid’s Crafts – Faux Stained Glass Suncatchers

Kid’s Crafts – Faux Stained Glass Suncatchers

A few weeks ago I was in Dollar Tree and purchased a few packages of the plastic suncatchers that you can find in their arts and crafts aisle. They come in various designs and are made out of a clear plastic material. Depending on the 

How to Make Colorful Sidewalk Chalk

How to Make Colorful Sidewalk Chalk

My kids enjoy playing outside and will often create artwork, holiday messages, and make a hopscotch on our front sidewalk using homemade sidewalk chalk. Making your own sidewalk chalk is easy and you can make only the colors that you need. Once it’s mixed up 

Hand Painted Strawberry Seashell Refrigerator Magnets

Hand Painted Strawberry Seashell Refrigerator Magnets

These strawberry refrigerator magnets are super cute and made with a scallop seashell. You’ll need just a few basic craft supplies to make them. A great project for older kids and adults. Once completed you can place them on a metal file cabinet, school or work locker, refrigerator or freezer…any metal surface!

Prepare the seashell first. Wash and dry it. It needs to be thoroughly dry before painting on it. Use pliers or tile nippers to snip off the flat hinge on the base of the shell. You would it to be triangular in shape like what is shown in the photograph. Love crafting with seashells? You’ll find 150+ seashell craft projects right on our blog!

Hand Painted Strawberry Seashell Refrigerator Magnets

Hand Painted Strawberry Seashell Refrigerator Magnets

Scallop Seashell
Pliers or Tile Nippers
Red and Green Acrylic Craft Paint
Paint Brush, Paper Towels, Water Dish
Heavy-Duty Magnet
Clear Acrylic Spray Sealer – Glossy Finish
Black Paint Marker – Fine or Medium Tip
Gorilla Glue

Base coat the front of the seashell with 2 coats of red acrylic craft paint allowing for 30 minutes of drying time between coats. Once dry, use green acrylic craft paint to make the leaves at the top. They should be zig-zag in shape. Use a black paint pen to randomly add the strawberry’s seeds. Let everything dry until the paint is no longer tacky, about 75 minutes.

Take painted seashells outside and spray with 1-2 light coats of Clear Acrylic Spray Sealer in a glossy finish. Let dry for 2-3 hours or until no longer tacky.

Shells are semi-weighty, so you need to use a strong commerical or industrial strength magnet on the back. I recommend adhering that magnet with Gorilla Glue…hot glue doesn’t work well on seashells. Let dry until firmly in place.

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Scrap Wood Painted Easter Bunny Shelf Sitter

Scrap Wood Painted Easter Bunny Shelf Sitter

This hand painted Easter Bunny shelf sitter is easy-to-make! We made them with a group of 13 year old Girl Scouts using inexpensive art and craft supplies. My husband cut all of the wood blocks ahead of time from his scrap wood pile. They can 

Craft Stick Spring Bird House Refrigerator Magnet for Kids

Craft Stick Spring Bird House Refrigerator Magnet for Kids

In honor of the first official day of Spring we have a great Kid’s craft project to share with you today. This project will cost less than $1.00 to make. It’s made with basic craft supplies and they can be decorated any way that the 

Dollar Tree Tumbling Tower Blocks Easter Bunny Refrigerator Magnet

Dollar Tree Tumbling Tower Blocks Easter Bunny Refrigerator Magnet

These Easter Bunny refrigerator magnets are made with almost all supplies purchased at the Dollar Tree. The one shown in my photograph was made by my 13 year old granddaughter who did a great job! You can make several of them in one weekend. Below you’ll find a list of supplies and the how-to’s.

Dollar Tree Tumbling Tower Blocks Easter Bunny Refrigerator Magnet

Dollar Tree Shopping List – Tumbling Tower Wood Blocks (kid’s game aisle), white acrylic craft paint, black acrylic craft paint, pink acrylic craft paint, paint brushes, roll of burlap ribbon and a roll of pink satin ribbon.

If you want to make these refrigerator magnets with a group of younger children assemble the 3 blocks together and glue with Gorilla Glue ahead of time. You can pre-make the ears too. Then let the kids paint and assemble the magnet. You need to use commerical-grade craft magnets because of it’s weight once completed. You don’t want it sliding down every time the refrigerator door is open and closed.

Dollar Tree Tumbling Tower Blocks Easter Bunny Refrigerator Magnet

3 Tumbling Tower Wood Blocks
Acrylic Craft Paint – White, Black and Pink
Paint Brushes, Water Dish, Paper Towels
Roll of Burlap Ribbon
Roll of Pink Satin Ribbon
Gorilla Glue (use with adult supervision)
Hot Glue Gun and Glue Stick
Scissors
1 Piece Metal Florist Wire
Commerical-Grade Craft Magnets

Glue the 3 wood blocks together using Gorilla Glue. Let dry for 1-2 hours. Don’t use hot glue because it doesn’t hold as well. While it’s drying you can work on the bunny’s ears.

Cut tear-drop shaped ears from the burlap ribbon. Cut pieces from the pink satin ribbon to fit inside. You’ll need 2 pieces of metal florist wire slightly smaller than the burlap ribbon ears in length. Use hot glue to adhere the florist wire between the burlap and satin ribbon on each ear. This will help the ears to stand up and to be poseable. Let dry.

Paint the wood block with 2-3 coats of white acrylic craft paint allowing for 30 minutes of drying time between coats. Once the paint is dry add the 2 oval-shaped black eyes, pink heart-shaped nose, the black whiskers and mouth. Let dry for 30 minutes. Dot on the white paint for the inner eyes. Let dry until the paint is no longer tacky.

Use a hot glue gun (with adult supervision) to glue the pre-made ears to the top of the block. We slightly folded under a tiny bit on the bottom of each ear so that they would stand up. Cut a piece of pink satin ribbon and glue that around the neckline of the rabbit. Cut another piece of pink satin ribbon and tie it into a bow. Glue that into place.

Flip the entire thing over and use Gorilla Glue or a hot glue gun to glue on 2-4 commerical grade craft magnets. Let dry thoroughly. We can typically use 2 or 3 magnets for the majority of our Tumbling Blocks magnets.

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Organize Kid’s Nerf Toys with Plastic Laundry Pod Containers

Organize Kid’s Nerf Toys with Plastic Laundry Pod Containers

My 7 year old son has a ton of Nerf guns, footballs, and other toys. The Nerf guns shoot foam bullets or darts. Those pieces get all over my house and backyard. He’s always losing them and I’m always the one finding them and picking 

Dryer Lint Catch-All Made from Plastic Milk Jug

Dryer Lint Catch-All Made from Plastic Milk Jug

Last weekend I was complaining to my teenage daughter about all of the dryer lint being left on the laundry shelf, the floor, and other areas throughout my laundry room. I get really tired of going in there with a bag and cleaning up all