Things to Make and Do, Crafts and Activities for Kids - The Crafty Crow

Gelatin Plastic Butterflies

Try something different - make gelatin plastic
and use it to create the wings for butterflies! 
Dilly-Dali Art shares how it's done.

Make Alcohol Inks From Old Markers

Alcohol inks can be very expensive but Crafting A Green World
shares a way to make alcohol inks from old markers!
(Make and use with caution around children.)

Doily Bleach Print Heart T-Shirt

You'll be surprised how easy it is to make this doily
heart printed t-shirt with a bleach pen. This is best as
a gift for younger kids, but older kids that can handle
a bleach pen will think this is really cool! The nice
tutorial is at A Childhood List.

Papier Maché Animal Finger Puppets

Art For Small Hands has a great tutorial for
making papier maché finger puppets.
Love this little elephant!!

Homemade Scented Watercolors DIY

Find out how to make your own scented watercolors
with this simple idea at Play Create Explore.

Make Pretty Frosted Windows

Playful Learning shares a tutorial on how
to make frosted window designs by painting
with a mixture of epsom salts!

Snow Dough Recipe

The Imagination Tree shares a recipe for snow dough
that uses only two ingredients plus a little glitter.

Monster Glitter Slime

Monster glitter slime makes a great Halloween
party favor! Details at The 36th Avenue.

Salt Dough Skulls

Make salt dough skulls for Halloween or Day of
the Dead! Directions are at Pinta La Lluna.
English translation here.

Make Your Own Liquid Watercolors

Save those dried out markers and make
your own liquid watercolors with this
tutorial at Crafting A Green World.

Growing Crystals With Bluing

I remember doing this when I was kid and it is still
just as fascinating! Visit We Made That to find out
how to grow crystals with bluing.

Kool-Aid Pumpkins

Housing A Forest shows you how to use
Kool-Aid and spray starch to make
these easy scented pumpkins!