paper crafts

Get Creative with These Robot Valentines

by Amanda February 6, 2012

The best thing about robots is they can be tailored for both boys and girls. They are easy for little ones because you can construct them from simple shapes such as squares, circles, rectangles and ovals. Embellishing them a bit gives school age children a chance to express their creativity and give their robots character. [...]

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Crafting Winter Animals that “Shred”

by Marie January 23, 2012

I recently wrote a post for Momformation all about a Snowman that “shreds” and I thought it might be fun extend the paper shredding to create a couple winter animals. We’re recycling our shredded paper, straight from our electronic shredder. I could even see a few old bills in pile! But it does make for [...]

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We’re Scoping for Santa with our Paper Tube Binoculars

by Marie December 6, 2011

There’s a lot of Santa talk at our house lately. What cookies does he like, how many reindeer help pull his sleigh, how’s he going to fit through our fireplace? I thought it might be fun to make a few paper tube binoculars to help us scope Santa out and see if we can answer [...]

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Family Zig-Zag Thankful Book

by Marie November 11, 2011

I’ve come up with a fun way to display what my family is thankful for with this zig-zag thankful book. We sat down as a family and talked about what we are thankful for. I love how Thanksgiving helps give us a time to talk about what things we are really thankful for. And I [...]

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Easy Recipe Card Holder

by Little Birdies June 14, 2011

It’s wedding season! I love going to bridal showers and seeing all the fun and creative gifts for the happy couple. If you’re looking for an inexpensive yet thoughtful shower gift, here’s one that costs only about $1 and takes less than 30 minutes to make! This over-sized paper clip keeps your recipe card up [...]

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Twirling Paper Ladybugs

by Amanda June 6, 2011

Ahhh, summer breezes, playing outside, soaking up the sunshine and… ladybugs! These fun ladybugs are full of color and a great way to dress up a birthday party, a child’s bedroom, or even a back porch. Watch them twirl in the breeze on a warm summer day. To get the effect of these cute twirling [...]

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Hanging Paper Pockets

by Marie May 17, 2011

Fill these paper pockets with something sweet for spring. We’ve made these paper pockets before, but now we’re filling them with our tissue paper flowers and hanging them with ribbon. A perfect way to brighten up your home. Supplies for Hanging Paper Pockets: long rectangle paper, any size or style (this paper is from the [...]

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Crafty Inspiration from CHA

by Marie February 15, 2011

A couple of weeks back, I attended Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show. It’s a convention where all the craft companies gather to market their newest and most fabulous wares. I’ve probably said this enough on facebook, but I was really truly in crafters heaven. Here’s a few of the fun things I want to [...]

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Knock Knock Jokes for Your Valentine

by Marie January 24, 2011

Knock, Knock Who’s There? Pamela Pamela, Who? Pamela from Frenchknots Guest Posting today on Make and Takes My boys are soooo into Knock, Knock Jokes lately. In the car, at the dinner table, in the bath, they can’t seem to get enough of them. So, I thought what better way to get them involved in [...]

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Learning Some Paper Crafting Basics

by Marie January 4, 2011

I’m loving this series about The Basics from Patricia of A Little Hut. She shares all kinds of things that help with basic crafting needs, especially those surrounding paper. Scroll down her posts and you’ll find what supplies are the best, how to cut paper, bone folding, etc. A Little Hut’s ideas are so simple [...]

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