How to Make Cool Stuff
Today I’m going to show you how to make an Origami Dreidel for Hanukkah. A dreidel is a spinning top toy that is played during the Hanukkah season. Each side of the dreidel has a different Hebrew letter on it. The children will bet each other which letter will be on top of the dreidel when the dreidel lands. The winner usually wins chocolate candy called gelt. Fun stuff!! So, let’s start today’s craft.
All week long I have been showing you how to make the characters for a Nativity Scene. Well, today you are going to set up your Nativity Scene complete with basket. You have been working hard and today you are going to get to see the results of all your hard work. If you need to still complete the Nativity character crafts…. not a problem. I have all the crafts for the Nativity characters below. So, let’s complete the Nativity Scene for Christmas, shall we….
Today we are continuing our Nativity Scene crafts… in this post I’m going to show you how to make Yarn Clothespin Donkeys for your Nativity Scene. This craft is very similar to the Yarn Clothespin Sheep we made yesterday…. and, this craft turn out just as cute too. With some cardboard and a few clothespins you can make this Yarn Clothespin Donkey…. so let me show you how.
All week long I have been showing you how to make a Nativity Scene that is practically completely Woven. Today I’m going to complete the Nativity Scene Tutorials with showing you How to Make Yarn Clothespin Sheep for your Nativity Scene. The craft is super easy, but will turn out perfectly for your Nativity Scene. And, don’t forget to do the rest of the Nativity Scene crafts: 3 Wise Men, Baby Jesus and Mary & Joseph. Everything to make your Nativity Scene a beautiful one.
For the past few days I have been showing you how to weave different characters for a Nativity Scene. First, I showed you how to Weave the 3 Wise Men. Next, I showed you how to Weave a Baby Jesus. Today I’m going to continue showing you how to weave a Nativity Scene by showing you how to Weave Mary and Joseph. So, let’s get started.
Yesterday I showed you how to Weave the 3 Wise Men for a Nativity Scene…. well, today I’m going to continue the weaving fun by showing you how to Weave a Baby Jesus and Cradle. Imagine how proud you will be to have made an entire Nativity Scene yourself… so proud!! So, let’s get started.
Today I have a great craft perfect for the Christmas Holiday Season. I am going to show you how to Weave the 3 Wise Men for a Nativity Scene. There are a lot of steps to this craft, but I don’t want you to be intimidated by that. The craft isn’t too complicated…. there are just a lot of steps because I wanted to be detailed in my instructions for you. And, keep an eye out… I will be showing you how to Weave a Baby Jesus for this Nativity Scene in the next day or so too.
I have a fun craft for you today….I am going to show you how to make Paper Circle Ornaments for Christmas. And, I’m not going to just show you one Paper Circle Ornament…. I’m going to show you five different ones. They are so creative and beautiful…. you could even decorate an entire tree with these ornaments…. how fun would that be? All of these ornaments are made of paper circles. To make drawing circles easy, you can use cups or tin cans or something like this. Draw around them, as illustrated. So, let’s get started.
My son loves magic tricks…. he loves watching them almost as much as he loves doing them himself. Today I’m going to show you how to do your very own Trick that will throw your friends for a loop. I’m going to show you how to step through a playing card. If you don’t want to use a playing card you can use a postcard or piece of paper the size of a playing card. This is one of those stunts that Sounds like a “trick” until you prove that “seeing is believing” by actually showing that it can be done. With some simple cuts in the card you will be able to actually step through a card. Let me show you how.
When I was a child I used to love making different paper snowflakes simply by cutting folded paper. Around my bedroom would be the snowflakes I made…. causing my bedroom to look like a winter wonderland. Today I’m going to show you how to make many different types of paper snowflakes. I have given you five different snowflake patterns in this tutorial…. all starting from the Basic Snowflake Fold shown below. Simply start with the basic snowflake fold and cut the folded paper as the patterns below show. Let’s get started.
Today I’m going to show you how to make a Paper Star Ornament for Christmas. This ornament is not any ordinary paper ornament…. the paper star ornament comes out looking crisp and beautiful. Make a few to decorate your Christmas tree this Christmas season. You can even use colored paper to make each ornament a different color.
I was roaming the internet this morning and came across some of the most creative ideas to wrap your gifts. If you are like me you wrap all your gifts basically the same. Maybe you add a different color bow here and there…. but basically the gifts look the same. Well, that can all change now.
Have you ever wanted to know how to make a fast Paper Airplane? Well, today I’m going to show you how to make one…. it’s fast enough that I even call them Paper Darts. The traditional Paper Airplanes are pretty slow…. boring. Make these Paper Darts and race them with your friends. You can even be creative and color them to give them an original look. So, let’s get started.
Today is the first of December. Now is the time to start decorating for the Christmas Holiday. I have a fun and easy Christmas decoration craft for you….. a Standing Paper Christmas Tree. And, guess what???… Not only is it easy, but it doesn’t need much in the way of materials. Sounds like the perfect Christmas decoration craft, doesn’t it? Let’s get started.
Today I’m going to show you three different ways to make your own Envelopes for the Christmas Holiday. Everyone loves to receive homemade drawings and paper gifts for the Holidays. But, instead of just handing them the drawings…. how about make your own envelopes to place them in. You don’t have to stick to the ordinary white paper envelopes either… Instead make many different envelopes out of different color paper.
December is just a couple days away. And, with December comes the countdown to the Christmas Holiday. What better way to count down to Christmas than to do it with an Advent Calendar. Today I’m going to show you how to make an Advent Calendar out of Bubble Wrap. What child doesn’t love popping the bubbles in bubble wrap? They love it!! So, a Bubble Wrap Advent Calendar just makes sense.