Things to Make and Do, Crafts and Activities for Kids

Dollmaking

Halloween Softies to Make!

felt pumpkins
Forest Fairy Crafts

bat softie
Hello My Name Is Heather

black cat softie
Etsy Blog

mummy doll softies
5 Orange Potatoes

zombie softie
Diana Schoenbrun
Check out Diana's newest book, Beasties,
for more mischievous monsters!

felt ghost, monster, and bat softies
Activity Village

10/24/2011 in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Animals & Bugs, Crafts, Dollmaking, Fall Crafts, Family, Felt and Felting, Gifts to Make, Group, Halloween Crafts, Needlework, Parent Made, Sewing & Stitchery, Textiles, Themes | Permalink | Comments (0)

Alphabet Paperdolls

Journey Into Unschooling shares this great
idea to make alphabet paperdolls!

09/19/2011 in 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, ABC's, Crafts, Dollmaking, Family, Free & Fun Crafts, Group, Homeschooling, Inside | Permalink | Comments (0)

Simple Cloth Doll Tutorial

I love these wonderfully personalized cloth dolls
at Rummage. You could make blank ones to give
as gifts with a set of fabric markers!

09/15/2011 in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Crafts, Dollmaking, Drawing & Illustration, Family, Gifts to Make, Homeschooling, Parent Made, Sewing & Stitchery, Textiles, Toys to Make | Permalink | Comments (0)

Pioneer Crafts for Kids

easy covered wagon model

little bit harder covered wagon model

rag doll

stick or hobby horse

weaving

berry ink

quill pens

tin can lanterns

dip candles

beginning whittling

homemade bread and butter

woven paper baskets

homemade taffy

braided rag rug

corn husk dolls

quilting

soap carving

09/07/2011 in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Building/3 Dimensional, Candles & Lanterns, Crafts, Dollmaking, Edibles, Fall Crafts, Family, Gifts to Make, Group, History, Homeschooling, Inside, Outside, Paper Crafts, Parent Made, Sewing & Stitchery, Textiles, Thanksgiving Crafts, Themes, Toys to Make, Yarn Crafts | Permalink | Comments (5)

Spoon Puppets

Krokotak shares a great collection of spoon
dolls - there aren't any instructions but these are
simple enough to figure out on your own.

08/25/2011 in 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Crafts, Dollmaking, Family, Free & Fun Crafts, Group, Inside, Puppets, Recycled Crafts, Toys to Make, Wood Crafts | Permalink | Comments (2)

A Book & A Craft: "This Is London" and Queen's Guard Peg Dolls

Please welcome today's guest blogger, Abbey of
Aesthetic Outburst! She chose This is London by
Miroslav Sasek for her favorite children's book and made
the cutest Queen's Guard peg dolls to go with it!

Queen’s Guard Project

Materials:

wooden clothespins
black acrylic paint
red acrylic paint
pink puff paint
gold puff paint
paintbrush
black pom poms
tacky glue

Steps:

1. Use your red paint to paint a shirt on the upper
half of the clothespin.

2. Use your black paint to paint pants on the
bottom half of the clothespin.

3. Using your gold puff paint, make small dots
on the shirt. Voilá! Buttons.

4. Once the shirt and pants are dry, use the
white paint to paint a belt around the center
of the clothespin.

5. Paint a thin red line down each “leg” to make
pinstripes (make sure the black paint is dry).

6. Use the pink puff paint to make cheeks and the black
puff paint to make small dots for eyes.

7. Put a dollop of tacky glue on the head
of the clothespin.

8. Center the black pom pom on the glue and push down.

9. Allow your guard to dry.

Artist and blogger, Abbey Hendrickson, is the voice
behind Aesthetic Outburst. She lives in a little house just
outside of Owego, New York with her husband, their two
babies, and a fish called Blowhole.

Thank you, Abbey! To see the rest of the books and
crafts in this series click the button below!

06/17/2011 in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, A Book & A Craft Series, Crafts, Cultural & World Crafts, Dollmaking, Family, Gifts to Make, Group, Homeschooling, Inside, Literature Based Projects, Paint, Parent Made, Party Ideas, Pretend Play, Tutorials | Permalink | Comments (8)

Sock Owl

Get the directions to make this
cute sock owl at Whimsy Loft.

05/25/2011 in 12+ years old, 6 - 12 years old, Animals & Bugs, Crafts, Dollmaking, Family, Gifts to Make, Group, Inside, Parent Made, Recycled Crafts, Textiles, Toys to Make | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tissue Paper Dolls

Journey Into Unschooling has made beautiful
and colorful dolls from tissue paper!

05/12/2011 in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Building/3 Dimensional, Crafts, Dollmaking, Family, Group, Paper Crafts | Permalink | Comments (1)

The Owl and The Pussycat Acorns

Find out how to make this famous couple
from acorns at Curly Birds!

04/06/2011 in 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Animals & Bugs, Building/3 Dimensional, Crafts, Dollmaking, Fall Crafts, Family, Group, Homeschooling, Inside, Pretend Play, Puppets | Permalink | Comments (0)

Softie From A Child's Drawing

I love the results of this project at
5 Orange Potatoes! A child's drawing turned
into a softie is one of my favorite crafts and
if the child does both the drawing and the
artwork, even better!