Connie's Crafts 4 Kids

March 5, 2011

St. Patrick's Day Ideas and Instructions

Amazon.com Widgets

Candy or soap molds are the perfect solution for holiday crafting projects... use plaster of paris to create shamrocks, rainbows or top hats for your kids to paint or color with markers. You can use them to make plant pokes, refrigerator magnets, pencil toppers or accent pieces for a festive, holiday bookmarker. Need more ideas of how to decorate with plaster crafts? Just ask your own little wee folk... rest assured, they will be filled with lots of clever ideas for St. Patty's Day decorating options!

Visit my lens at Squidoo for more great craft ideas, recipes and decorating ideas... it's a compilation of the best projects created by Squidoo lensmasters. It's St. Patty's Day fun for the entire family!

PLEASE NOTE
Once you use your candy molds for plaster crafting, be sure to label them as NO LONGER SAFE FOR FOOD PREPARATION! I use a black sharpie to label the molds I have used for crafting... then just be sure to keep them out of the kitchen!

September 5, 2010

Accents & Accessories For Christmas Tree Banner

I used puffy fabric paint to write out the words on the banner!

Christmas Tree Banner

Christmas is the perfect time to teach your kids about sewing basics. Banners for the holiday are simple projects that allow your children to explore their design skills. The fabric in my Christmas banner has metallic thread accents that give the finished banner the extra sparkle and shine that is the hallmark of Christmas decorating!

The tree and apples are cut from felt, glued on, then hand stitched for highlighting. Simple beads, a gold star and a hand painted snowman complete the accent pieces. Loops on top of the banner are for mounting on a wooden dowel rod. That's it.. a simple project that will keep your little ones busy during their holiday vacation! Busily crafting children means more time for you to wrap those last minute surprises and fill those empty spaces under the tree at YOUR Christmas house!

DID YOU KNOW?

September is National Sewing Month!

September 2, 2010

Penguin Christmas Ornaments & Decorations

Connie's Penguin Ski Instructor

Here are a few more penguin projects to fuel your passion for holiday crafting. These projects will keep the kids busy during their holiday break from school, and when they're finished crafting, they'll be happy to help you decorate!

http://www.claraschristmascrafts4kids.com/

Clara's Christmas Crafts 4 Kids

I know, I know... I can hardly believe it either, it really is time to start thinking about your plans for Christmas! It takes time and lots of planning to prepare your home for the holidays, so I'm getting a head start this year.

The fact that it's still 106 degrees right now makes it easy for me to fill my mind with dreams of the cooler temperatures that come with the holiday season!

Clara's new Christms site is up, and I'm working on filling it with craft projects, patterns and ideas to help you keep the kids entertained during their holiday breaks from school. Drop by the website for some crafty Christmas ideas from yours truly, Clara and all her little peeps!

http://www.claraschristmascrafts4kids.com/

Thanks for visiting!

October 10, 2009

Paper Football Players

Football season is time for family fun! This project will help keep everybody happy while the big game is on. Kids can get bored when the game goes into overtime, so a crafty backup will keep the entire family on top of their game!

Paper football players can be used for a variety of projects. You can create a colorful scrapbook layout, create a set of one-of-a-kind greeting cards, or your own customized party invitations.