Things to Make and Do, Crafts and Activities for Kids

Architecture Printmaking

Visit New City Arts to see all the wonderful architectural
printmaking and get inspired to create your own.

05/21/2012 in 12+ years old, 6 - 12 years old, Art, Drawing & Illustration, Fall Crafts, Group, Homeschooling, Printmaking | Permalink | Comments (1)

Easy Silkscreen Tutorial

If you'd like to try your hand at silk screening,
Sweet Things shares an easy method using
sheer curtain fabric and Mod Podge.

05/16/2012 in 12+ years old, 6 - 12 years old, Art, Crafts, Family, Gifts to Make, Group, Printmaking, Wearables | Permalink | Comments (0)

Mother's Day Gift Idea: Butterfly Flower Sachets

In the third part of Scrumdilly-do!'s flower petal
butterfly series, she has made flower prints in the
shape of a butterfly then made them into sachets!
I love this idea for a unique Mother's Day gift.

05/09/2012 in 12+ years old, 6 - 12 years old, Animals & Bugs, Crafts, Family, Gifts to Make, Mother's Day Crafts, Nature Crafts, Printmaking, Sewing & Stitchery, Textiles | Permalink | Comments (2)

Fingerprint Lily of the Valley Card for Mother's Day

Here's a sweet Mother's Day card idea that
uses fingerprints for lily of the valley. You'll be
surprised how the leaves are made though!
Visit Léon, Pas Sur Les Murs for the tutorial.
English translation here.

05/03/2012 in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Card Making, Creating Keepsakes, Family, Free & Fun Crafts, Group, Mother's Day Crafts, Printmaking, Recycled Crafts | Permalink | Comments (0)

Creative Painting Experiments With Q-tips

Challenge your kids to see how many different
ways they can print and paint with Q-tips!
Today's Q-tip craft is all about experimentation!

What You Need:
Q-tips (regular and/or Precision Tip)
acrylic paint
painter's tape or masking tape
wood blocks in simple shapes (optional)
card stock
plastic lids for holding paint
newspaper or similar to cover work surface

What You Do:
Prep some Q-tip blocks and bundles:

Tape Q-tips around the blocks; make sure to adjust
them so that they will touch the surface evenly.

Tape bundles of 2, 3, and 4 Q-tips together.

Put a shallow layer of paint in the lid.

This is all about experimentation, so see how many
different kinds of marks you can make with a Q-tip!

Dip your Q-tip(s) into the paint. Use the tip and
the side, roll one end around then roll both ends
at the same time; try holding multiple Q-tips
together at the same time and do it all again.

If you find a print that you like create lots of them
to make interesting patterns.

What else can you do? Get creative and have fun!

Save your paper to use for collages
and other paper projects.

Visit Q-tips on Facebook and get a coupon for $1 off
any two Q-tips® products (170 count or larger;
excludes travel and trial size)!

Check out lots of funny videos featuring Q-tips
on their YouTube channel too.

This is a sponsored post. Q-tips® product was provided
by Unilever, the makers of Q-tips®; my tips and usage
suggestions are my own.