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Peanuts Movie Craft: Flying Ace Goggles and Scarf

November 6, 2015 by Carolina 2 Comments

The Peanuts Movie comes out in theaters today! I had a chance to take my family to see it earlier this week, and we really enjoyed it. All the classic story lines those of us who grew up reading Peanuts in the Sunday Comics expect to see. Lucy’s therapy, Charlie Brown’s sincere attempts, Kites, and of course Snoopy the Flying Ace, chasing after the Red Baron.

My Three-year-old LOVED the scenes where Snoopy, dressed as the Flying Ace, flew his doghouse as he chased down the Red Baron. So, I created a fun Peanuts Movie craft using the 3D goggles from the theater, and a few other supplies. This way, he can dress up as the Flying Ace, and chase after his own Red Baron!

Supplies:
3D Glasses (adult sized)
Flying Ace Goggle Printable (click here to download)
Scissors
Double-sided Tape
Red Fleece

Cut out the printable. Cut the tabs on the sides. Fold in.

Use double-stick tape to secure the tabs to the back.

Tape to the 3D glasses.

Cut an 8″ piece of your red fleece.

Trim off the ends (the selvedge).

Cut the ends into a fringe, about a finger-wide.

Your Peanuts Movie: Snoopy the Flying Ace costume is complete! If you would like, you can add a green beanie.

And go watch the Peanuts Movie – it opens in theaters today!

Filed Under: 30 minute crafts, edible, fabric, kids, paper Tagged With: costume, movie

Simple Shadow Puppets

October 31, 2015 by Carolina Leave a Comment

Making these shadow puppets is as simple as cutting out your favorite shapes and attaching them to wooden skewers! Your kids will love how easy they are to make… and have fun creating stories with their shadow puppets!

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Supplies:
Black construction paper
Wooden Skewers
Hot Glue
Cutting Machine for shapes (I used my eClips2, if you have a Silhouette or Cricut, that would work as well)
OR scissors and stencils or animal print-outs
Flashlight
Optional: Book “Shadow Play”

Cut your shapes from the black construction paper using whatever technique you prefer.

Use a line of hot glue to secure them to the skewers.

Allow the glue to cool, then create fun stories using a flashlight to project the shadows onto the wall!

This was a fun craft for us to do after we read the beautifully illustrated children’s book “Shadow Play.” A fun way for children to use their imaginations with very simple toys.

Filed Under: 30 minute crafts, easy, fast and cheap, kids, paper Tagged With: book, puppet

Alligator Paper Puppet

October 28, 2015 by Carolina Leave a Comment

We’re doing a lot more reading around this house, and I love to include some crafting time in with our reading. Making puppets, like this alligator puppet, is a fun way to do this. Earlier I showed you how to sew a bunny puppet. This paper alligator puppet is even easier – with lots of ways for little hands to help!

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Supplies:
Green 12×12″ Paper
White and Black Markers
Alligator book – we went with “There’s an Alligator Under My Bed”

Fold the green paper into thirds.

Fold in half.

Fold each flap back.

Draw in the details.

Put your fingers in the top and bottom, and your puppet is complete!

You can make your puppet either before or after reading you Alligator book!

Filed Under: 10 minute crafts, easy, fast and cheap, kids, paper Tagged With: book, puppet

Scarf Turned Simple Top

October 27, 2015 by Carolina 1 Comment

I love simple sewing projects. Like this lovely, flowing top that Petro over at Creative Homemaking whipped up, using a scarf! She was able to use a lot of the existing construction of the scarf to make her top, which certainly looks like it should take more than 30 minutes to make! Check out her step-by-step over on her Creative Homemaking site.

You’ll want to pin this to your “need to make” board – but be sure to pin from the original source!

Filed Under: 30 minute crafts, easy, fabric, fast and cheap, feature, simple Tagged With: clothes, low sew, Sew, shirt

Fast and Easy Lego Crafts

October 24, 2015 by Carolina Leave a Comment

Do your kids love Lego as much as mine? Try these fun, fast and easy Lego crafts! These are great Lego Party crafts and Lego Playdate Crafts… but you could also use them as a fun afternoon to hang out with your child and indulge their favorite toy – the Lego!

Filed Under: 30 minute crafts, easy, feature, kids Tagged With: craft, fast, lego

Candy Lightbulb

October 23, 2015 by Carolina Leave a Comment

I was at the craft store, and found this adorable light bulb jar in the jars aisle. It was so fun and quirky, I knew I had to make something with it! So I filled it with yellow candies, and added a label (check out the free printable below). This would make a great lightbulb favor for a wedding or party.

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To make this lightbulb favor idea, you’ll need:

Lightbulb jars
Yellow candies
Paper
ribbon
hole punch
iCraft Decofoil
Laminator
Free printable printed using a laser printer

Heat up your laminator, and print out the printables.

Cover with a sheet of the foil, and run through the laminator.

Allow to cool, then peel away the foil.

Cut out the circles, and punch a hole in the top.

Fill the jar with candy.

Cut a length of ribbon, tie around the bottle.

Tie label in place. Your light bulb favor is complete!

Filed Under: 15 minute crafts, easy, edible, printable, simple Tagged With: favor, foil

Unicorn Headband

October 22, 2015 by Carolina Leave a Comment

Looking for a simple costume accessory you can wear to a party (or to work) that is easy to remove (so you don’t have to be dressed up the whole time)? This unicorn headband is perfect! Whip one up, wear it with your favorite dress (or just jeans and a tee!), and you’ll have the simplest costume accessory!

You’ll want to pin this Unicorn Headband to your “Awesome Ideas” Pinterest board – but be sure to pin from the original source.

Filed Under: easy, feature, quick Tagged With: costume, headband

C3PO Inspired Jewelry

October 19, 2015 by Carolina 1 Comment

Earlier this month I went to Disneyland, and put together a “Disneybounding” outfit. Disneybounding is when you take inspiration for your outfit from a Disney character. I put together a C3PO Disneybounding outfit, along with some DIY C3PO custom jewelry!

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To make these you’ll need:
Gold Earring wires
Small Gold Beads
Large Gold Beads (similar – try these or these)
2″ Gold Head Pins
Impress Art Metal Stamps
Impress Art Brass Stamping Blanks
Round-nosed Pliers
Gold Necklace
Sharpie

Stamp the necklace. I did not use Impress Art blanks. I wish I had! This was a last-minute project, and I ran to the craft store. They didn’t have the Impress Art brand blanks, so I grabbed what they had. Which were terrible to stamp into! The Impress Art blanks are so lovely to stamp on, I really noticed the difference. If you have a choice – absolutely choose the better Impress Art blanks for your stamping.

This is C3PO inspired, so I went with “Oh Dear!”

Use the sharpie to ink in the stamped area, and rub off the excess.

Use a jump ring to attach it to the necklace.

For the earrings, string the beads onto the headpins.

Bend the tops of the headpins, then attach to the earring wires.

I made a vest out of a golden fabric (repurposed from the no-sew toga costume), and made a quick Mickey shirt using DecoFoil. I paired it with Jeans and a gold belt from Target to complete the C3PO look!

Filed Under: 30 minute crafts, easy, jewelry Tagged With: Disney, disneyside, Star Wars

Fast and Easy Costume Ideas

October 17, 2015 by Carolina Leave a Comment

Need some fast and easy costume ideas? Here are some great ideas that you can make in plenty of time for Halloween! Each costume or accessory can be whipped up in 30 minutes or less, making a DIY costume attainable. It might even be easier to whip up a costume than to head to the store and buy one.