How to Make Cool Stuff
You can make this Autumn themed doll or figurine to celebrate fall, using an acorn cap for the hat and making a leaf out of felt for the “wings” of this little Autumn Fairy. This is a great Autumn-time craft that you will enjoy.
Learn how to make zipper pulls that look like miniature doll figures. Be creative and make them in all shapes, sizes, and colors. These zipper pulls are perfect for decorating your backpack as you go back to school.
You can make a whole dance studio filled with boys and girls who will jump and dance about as if they were really alive. The trick is causing enough static electricity to make these little guys jump and dance.
I be you will want this miniature puppet playhouse and its tiny dancing puppet for a pocket toy or to use in your doll houses. This is a mini yarn puppet that is controlled with a matches box puppet theater. Find out how to make this little mini toy here.
Do you want to create an adorable companion for your time back at school? Here is an easy-to-make doll that can be stored on the top of your pencil.Learn how to make it with the following step-by-step tutorial.
Here’s a Father’s day gift that guarantees hours of fun. Make a set of thumb puppets for your dad and yourself, and play thumb wrestling. The simple illustrated instructions to make the thumb puppets follow
When I was a little girl I would have so much fun dressing up paper dolls. You know…. the paper dolls you buy in a book at the store where you cut out the clothes to put on them? I loved them. I used to spend hours dressing up the paper dolls and changing their clothes over and over again. Well, today I’m going to show you how to make with your children a stand-up dress-up doll. You are going to make the doll out of cardboard… it is much stiffer and will hold up to many, many clothes changes. Also, in this craft you will find 4 different template sheets of different accessories for your dress-up doll. That means hours of fun for you and your children dressing up the doll. So, grab the few materials needed and let’s get started.
I have a fun craft for you today that you can make out of any kind of wooden clothespin. In this post I’m going to show you how to make a Clothespin People Figure. Grab a few clothespins and you can even make an entire clothespin family. Simply use your imagination to make each figure a little bit different. The kids will love this craft because it is so much fun and you will love how your children use their imagination to create their clothespin figures.
Today I’m going to continue with another Christmas Craft. This one will be a Pine Cone Christmas Figurine Ornament. It is super cute and will look terrific on the Christmas Tree. Let each of the kids make one of these figurine ornaments…. they will love hanging something up on the tree that they made themselves. Plus, it is so much fun. So, grab the materials needed and let’s get started.
One thing you see at most houses at Christmas time is a Nativity Scene. But, the problem with the store bought Nativity Scenes is that they are usually very delicate…. too delicate for the children to actually play with. And, the thing about that is…. children love to play with the Nativity Scenes. I mean, what’s not to want to touch…. there are small people, animals and a manger. There is an entire scene for the kids to want to act out with the characters. Well, why not make a Nativity Scene craft ….. put together a Nativity Scene of your very own that the children can actually play with. So, today I have put together a bunch of Fun Nativity Scene Crafts that I have found around the internet. All are a ton of fun…. and they are all meant to be played with.
I have a special little Christmas craft for you older kids and adults. Today I’m going to show you how to make a Christmas Fairy Ornament. This cute fairy even has a crystal light she is holding. The crystal will look as it is really lit when the Christmas tree’s lights shine through it. This Christmas Fairy Ornament will be sure to get you in the Christmas spirit…. after all Christmas is less than a month away. So, grab the materials needed and let’s get started.
Yesterday I showed you how to make a Glue Stick Man out of your recycled glue sticks. Today I’m going to continue showing you how to make toy figures out of recycled materials. In this post I’m going to show you how to make Cardboard Little People Figures. Just simply use pieces of used cardboard boxes. This craft is a great way to recycle those cardboard boxes that you would normally throw away. These Cardboard Little People Figures are fun to make…. almost as much fun as they will be to play with. So, let’s get started.
With all the crafts that I do I go through a lot of glue sticks. I always hate the idea of throwing them away…. I always try to find crafts that I can make out of recycled items. And, glue sticks are no exception. Here is a great craft you can make with your used glue sticks. Today I’m going to show you how to make a Glue Stick Man out of your recycled glue sticks. You will see what a great feeling you get from making something out of recycled materials. Plus, you get a very cool toy man.
Today I have a fun and festive Halloween craft. It can be either a spooky Halloween decoration as well as a fun Halloween toy for the little ones. In this post I’m going to show you how to make a Trick-or-Treat Paper Toy. Using the 4 templates included in this craft you are going to make a little town with people that you can actually pretend they are going Trick-or-Treating. Kids love pretending and even more than that they will love pretending to trick-or-treat with this toy because they made it themselves. Let’s get started.
Halloween is later this month. It is coming up quickly….. so now is the time to decorate your house for Halloween. Today I’m going to show you how to make Clothespin Witches. The craft calls for a wooden clothespin. My suggestion to you is to use the old-fashioned clothespins…. not the “pinch-to-open” ones. Make a few of these Clothespin Witches to decorate your whole house. Grab the materials needed and let’s get started.
I have a fun craft for you today. In this post I’m going to show you how to make a Sock Baby Doll. That’s right…. it’s a baby doll made out of a sock. This craft is a great way to put to use those socks that no longer have a match. Plus, you probably have all the materials needed for this craft in your house… so no need to buy any more materials. Give this sock baby doll to your best friend…. or better yet keep it for yourself. The choice is yours. So, let’s get started.