If you have a baby, you certainly go through dozens of jars of baby food every week. Instead of filling your trash can with those empty jars, why not put them to good use? A great way is to turn them into these nifty planters – decorate the jar with ribbon and buttons, fill ’em…
Felt Flower Rings
These felt flower rings would make for a great Mother’s Day craft, but would also be fun any time of the year, both for moms and non-moms alike! The kids can whip up some of these very pretty flower rings, and then dad can follow up with some of the “real stuff”!
Jar of Reasons I Love Mommy
Such a great yet simple craft – have your kids write reasons they love mom on pieces of paper, then put them in a jar (decorated however you like), then watch mom’s face light up on Mother’s Day as she pulls out and reads each reason. Tip for dad: put a piece of jewelry on…
Magnetic Picture Clothespins
Creating these great magnetic picture clothespins is as simple as printing out some pictures of the kids, gluing them to one side of the clothespins, then gluing magnets to the other side. But just because they’re simple to make doesn’t mean mom won’t love to receive them as a Mother’s Day gift! The best part…
Milk Jug Ball Catch Game
Making a fun game for the kids to play in the yard is as simple (and cheap) as cutting up some milk jugs and making a ball out of newspaper and tape! You can decorate your jugs as they are in the picture, but really you can decorate them however you like! Note: the tape…
Earth Cake Pops
What’s a better way to show you love the Earth than by eating tiny, cake-filled sculptures of the Earth itself? Well, that’s a little strange, but that doesn’t make these great Earth cake pops any less fun to make (or tasty)! Make some cake balls (with one of these cake pop machines), whip up some…
Marshmallow Catapult
With an empty tissue box and a few other simple items, you can turn any room in your home into a confectionery war zone! Most of this craft is pretty self explanatory – the only tricky part is attaching the rubber band to the back of the tissue box (which is what makes the catapult work), and…
