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07/03/2018

15 Simple Paper Crafts to Do With Your Kids

15 Simple Paper Crafts to Do With Your Kids

Here are some simple paper crafts for kids that don’t require you to take a trip to the store! And the kiddos will have so much fun! High fives all around.

I’ve been on a journey of simplifying my life.

I’ll be homeschooling preschool and kindergarten starting September. So, my life can easily gets packed full of things to do. And my home, well let’s just say, it gets so messy in such a short amount of time because of all the clutter.

It’s time to simplify everything.

Including crafts.

And that’s perfect!

Why?

Because as a mom of 3 kids, I don’t have time to do elaborate crafts and activities. I don’t have time to visit the store.

How do we simplify crafts?

We use the things we already have lying around the house. And, if we have to use craft supplies, we use just the basics that we can keep in a medium-sized bin.

Easy Peasy. Lemon Squeezy. LOL.

The simpler the better, am I right?!

Today, I want to share with you crafts that you can make with your kiddos using paper and basic supplies.

Just to share with you a few basic supplies I keep handy at all times, here is a small list:

  • construction paper
  • scissors
  • glue
  • glue sticks
  • tape
  • wiggly eyes
  • feathers
  • pom poms
  • empty cereal boxes
  • cardboard tubes
  • pipe cleaners
  • craft sticks
  • paint (various colors)
  • foam brushes
  • colored pencils
  • crayons

I have these supplies handy; because, you can make almost anything with them.

If you can think it up, you can create it.

Now, here are the paper crafts you can make with your kiddos:

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04/15/2018

Star Wars Craft for Kids – X Wing

Star Wars Craft for Kids – X Wing

We made this Easy Star Wars Craft for Kids! I love that my kiddos can play with an X Wing Fighter with their Star Wars toys. So fun! Make one too. Plus, enjoy a Princess Leia and R2D2 coloring page.

We are big Star Wars fans in our house.

Don’t believe me? We have done some pretty cool crafts on Instagram. We have made:

  • Cardboard Tube Light Sabers,
  • Darth Vadar Shirts,
  • a Millennium Falcon out of a cardboard tube and cereal box
  • and a Darth Vadar Card.

We build legos into Star Wars ships all the time. We have Star Wars books in our mini library. Movies. Puzzles. Toys. We love it!

So, of course, we had to make another Star Wars craft.

My son still is playing with the Millennium Falcon we made almost a year ago. So, he took pretty great care of it.  When I asked him what we should make, he said an X Wing Fighter.

I had to use some brain activity for this one. But, I came up with a simple solution. All you need is a cardboard tube, jumbo craft sticks, paint and a knife. BAM! X Wing Fighter.

Read on for the instructions and a FREE Star Wars Coloring Page.

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05/25/2017

Stencil Cat Art for Toddlers

Stencil Cat Art for Toddlers

We’re making cat art today  (made mostly by my daughter)!

She loves cats. She has a leopard blanket she carries everywhere and a little Meow (as she calls it) that she cuddles with. It’s really cute! Every time she sees a cat, she says, “Meow, Mommy! Meow!”

So, I thought it would be fun to make a stencil out of cardboard and do some art! She was all about the paint. She did, however, end up painting her face. So, there’s that. But, that’s to be expected with a two year old.

It washes right off with water. So, it’s really not a big deal. My only suggestion is to wear clothes you don’t care about getting paint on because it doesn’t come out of your clothes. But, it comes right off of skin.

Read on to see how to make the Stencil Cat Art:

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Meet Ludavia. She loves making crafts for kids, early learning, and playtime, fun and simple at The Mama Workshop!

Hi Mama! I’m Ludavia! I love making crafts for kids, early learning activities and pretend play ideas fun and simple for moms and their kids.

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