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Dress Up As A Book Character Ideas

Dress Up As A Book Character Ideas

Dress Up As A Book Character Ideas

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Through books, children create enchanting worlds of angels, fairies, wizards, witches, and superheroes in their imaginations. A child’s imagination can run like a wild horse. Check out these easy book week costume ideas for 2022 children's book week theme: Just note that harry potter is one of most popular book characters to dress up as, so don’t go for this if.

Tiktok's product overload trend is dangerous. How to care for your money tree plant. See more ideas about book characters, costumes, favorite books. Little red riding hood. This costume, available on amazon, includes a red dress styled as a vest, skirt, and apron over a blouse. It also includes a cape and a tie. Alice in wonderland by lewis carroll is one of the most classic of books—so it's safe to say that this is one of the most classic book character costumes! Dress up as one of the story's most memorable characters, the queen of hearts, with this dazzling red outfit. Get the tutorial at good housekeeping.

DIY Book Character Costumes - Desert Chica

DIY Book Character Costumes - Desert Chica
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38 Book character costumes ideas | book character costumes, character costumes, book character day
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World Book Day Costume Ideas

World Book Day Costume Ideas
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Favorite Book Character Dress Up Day March 24, 2021 | Wildwood School

Favorite Book Character Dress Up Day March 24, 2021 | Wildwood School
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Book Character Day: Simple Costumes for School - Shann Eva's Blog

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IMPORTANT! Wednesday is Storybook Character Dress Up Day- see ideas

IMPORTANT! Wednesday is Storybook Character Dress Up Day- see ideas
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Delicious Reads: Book Character Costume Ideas for Halloween

Delicious Reads: Book Character Costume Ideas for Halloween
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Favorite Book Character Costumes for Kids on Halloween

Favorite Book Character Costumes for Kids on Halloween
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Mother's Day Hand Print Keepsake

Mother's Day Hand Print Keepsake

Fun and simple craft for a loved. Great keepsake to make with your little one to see how they have grown over time as well.

The message I placed on this for my keepsake was
"My heart belongs to mommy"

Materials:

  • Wooden heart from craft store ($1.00)
  • Paint for the hand print
  • Paint brush
  • Sharpie marker for message
  • Mod podge to seal the paint and message.
Mother's Day Coloring Card

Mother's Day Coloring Card

Every festival and event needs to be celebrated with all and when it is Mother's day, the celebration increases. All little kids and children enjoy their playfull activities of coloring. Surprise your momy with your beautiful art of coloring. Present her your own hand colored mother's day coloring card ready to get print.


Handmade picture flowers in a pot - Mother's Day Crafts

Handmade picture flowers in a pot - Mother's Day Crafts

Every holiday we are always making fun keepsakes for meme, grandma and other special family members. Two years ago we made these special flower pots and placed baby pictures of the kids in them .

The are very easy to make. For the flower part we used cupcake holders and for the stem we used popsicle sticks. Then to hold the special picture flowers in the flower pot we used styrofoam. This craft is fun and easy for all ages. You can get all the supplies from the Dollar Store and have enough supplies to make several.

If you like to make handmade gifts for that special someone in your family or life be sure to check out the links below.

Thanks for stopping by to see what fun stuff we are doing.
Funny Mothers Day Cards

Funny Mothers Day Cards

Mothers day is about bringing smile on your mom's face and feel honored to be remembered on mothers day. Every mother hope to get due respect, honor and love in return to her kind blessings showered on her children. This year try something different with your mother. Present these funny mothers day card to give her chance to feel happy and laugh a lot.

I Love You Much Card and a Kid Canvas

I Love You Much Card and a Kid Canvas

Mother's Day ideas continued... I decided to show you the things Harvey and I made to give to Justin. First up...

I Love You This Much Card


How to:

It's super easy...


1. Trace your child's hand, then cut out two copies. My paper was double sided so I made sure that when the thumbs match up - the yellow side would be inside, and the blue side would be outside.

2. Cut out a strip of paper and fold it accordion style. Use letter rub-ons or stickers to add the words "I Love You" on the outside, and "This Much" on the strip of paper.

3. Glue the ends of your accordion strip on the insides of the hands and your card is done. :)

Kid Canvas


Then Harvey and I made a little canvas (4 inches x 4 inches) to hang on the wall in Justin's office at work. I purchased small ones so we could add to them each year and hang them in one grouping.

I prepainted the canvas in green, then set Harvey in the bathtub with blue paint and a brush and let him paint his own "picture." I did the footprint when he was about 9 months old. Then I wrote his name and age right on the canvas with a colored marker.

Every year I'll have our kids paint their own picture on a matching canvas to add to the collection.

Cute Wooden Handicraft: Make a String of Hearts

Cute Wooden Handicraft: Make a String of Hearts

Everyone loves heart-shaped decorations.  This cute wooden handicraft can be hung over a doorway or as part of a wall display.  Paint the hearts red, pink, and white, and you will have a decoration for Valentines' Day.  Paint them red and green for Christmas, or red, white, and blue to display love for America.  You can leave it plain for a natural look.  The string of hearts wooden handicraft fits well with country style furnishings.

To make the string of hearts, you will need 5 wooden heart cut-outs approximately three inches wide, a drill with an eighth inch bit and a quarter inch bit, a small amount of raffia, two yards of 1 -1/2 inch wide soft ribbon, two large wooden beads, and acrylic paints in the colors you want.  The ribbon and the beads should match the color sceme you desire.  Plaid ribbons are particularly effective.

The string of hearts has five hearts side by side tied together with small raffia bows.  The first and last hearts have the wide ribbon strung through a hole on each side and a bead strung on the ribbon.  The ribbon is knotted at the very ends, making a loop of ribbon on each end which can fit over a nail for hanging. 

The first step in making the wooden handicraft is to drill a small hole on each side of the hearts.   The two outside holes are made with the quarter inch bit, and the other holes are made with the 1/8 inch bit.  Now paint the hearts with the acrylic paint in the colors you desire.

Acrylic paints are the small bottles of craft paint that are sold in 2-ounce bottles in a wide variety of colors.  They can sometimes be purchased very inexpensively.  Tempera paint will work if you can't get acrylic paints.  Another idea is to spray paint them, especially if you want to use a metallic color.

When the paint is dry, tie the hearts together with the raffia.  To do this, cut four 10-inch lengths of raffia.  Thread the raffia down into one hole and up through the hole on the next heart so that they lay side by side.  The raffia should be tied in a neat bow on the top of the arrangement.  Do the same between the rest of the hearts so that all the small raffia bows are on top.  Trim the raffia ends if necessary.

Through each of the outside holes, thread one of the ribbons.  Pull the ribbon through until the ends are even.  Thread the large bead over both ends and slip it up close to the heart.  Trim the ends of the ribbon decoratively and knot them.

Repeat the process on the other side to complete the wooden handicraft.  Now hang the string of hearts wherever desired for a cheerful decoration.  A wooden handicraft like this makes a nice gift for someone special.
How to Make Toy Insects from Pompoms

How to Make Toy Insects from Pompoms

There's a simple technique for creating cute toy insects from pompoms. For example, for such a honeybee you will need pompoms, colored paper, and a wooden toothpick or cocktail stick.

Bee


First, cut out three pairs of V-shaped paper legs. That is, every pair of legs is joined together to form a V shape. Similarly, make a pair of cellophane wings. Then thread the legs, wings and pompoms onto the toothpick in the following order:

  1. A pompom, so that the tip of the toothpick is left sticking out behind for the sting (remove its sharp tip for safety);
  2. A pair of legs and another pompom;
  3. Another pair of legs and a pompom;

A pair of legs, the wings and the last pompom for the head.
Apply some glue on the toothpick between the pompoms when assembling the toy. Glue two paper antennas, a mouth and wiggly eyes onto the head. Bzzzzz...

Wiggly eyes can be easily made from an empty blister pack: put a small black paper circle into a blister and seal it with glue and a round piece of paper.

Here are other insects that were made using the same technique: a spider, an ant, and a dragonfly.

Spider


For a spider take two pompoms of two different sizes, push one end of a toothpick into the smaller pompom (put some glue on the toothpick beforehand). Wind four pieces of pipe cleaner around the toothpick for the legs. Then, thread the larger pompom onto the toothpick and remove its protruding end if needed. Finally, attach a pair of eyes and mouth cut out of paper.

Ant


An ant can also be made using a toothpick, four pompoms, paper legs and wiggly eyes. Just cut out three M-shaped pairs of legs and thread them between the pompoms onto the toothpick. Apply some glue onto the toothpick as you go to hold the parts in place. Attach the wiggly eyes, a paper mouth and antennae to create a cute face.

Dragonfly


The dragonfly is a combination of the pompom technique and paper quilling. For this simple project you'll need a toothpick (cocktail stick), pompoms of different sizes, a peace of wire for the legs, wiggly eyes, and red and white quilling strips. Assemble the dragonfly by threading the pompoms and wire legs onto the toothpick. To create a wing, join a red and white quilling strips together, roll them so that the white part goes inside, then shape a quilling "teardrop". Make all four wings using this method and attach them to the body. Glue the eyes, mouth and nose onto the head.

Mike Wazowski


For those who don't know, Mike Wazowski is a character from "Monsters, Inc.". He's not an insect, but a very cute and funny one-eyed monster. In any case, he can be made using pompoms, too. You will need only one pompom, one wiggly eye and some construction paper.
How to Make a Ladybug and Dragonfly Collage using Craft Sticks

How to Make a Ladybug and Dragonfly Collage using Craft Sticks

Very special crafts can be made using wooden craft sticks (a.k.a. popsicle sticks or lolly sticks), like this ladybug and dragonfly collage. Find a simple picture for your design and color the sticks according to it. Then let your kids arrange and glue the colored sticks on a piece of construction paper.

Using other supplies along with craft sticks and combining different techniques can be a good idea.

For example, I used also black round stickers, a pipe cleaner and wiggly eyes for this simple project. Wiggly eyes can be easily made out of discarded tablet blister packs, or just purchased at a crafts store.
Vintage egg styling | Crafts for Kids

Vintage egg styling | Crafts for Kids

morning all from the gorgeous Australian coast...

we're bathing in almost Easter sunshine here...Autumn at it's coastal best...clear, blue & warm...




as it's nearly Easter, i thought to day we could share a some of the *Make-It-Monday* goings on 

in our little beach house...

an Easter-Make-It-Monday that is sweet enough to have in the house over this holiday whether you have bambino's or not...

a bit of egg styling...



this is a little idea we came across via Martha- some times she strikes on a bit of lovely that is right up my doily-loving alley...

lace-printed eggs for Easter...

they are stylish enough for the mama's in the house & bright enough for the kiddos in the house...

thank you Miss.Stewart...

with simple pantry ingredients & a carton of fresh eggs- this was an after HW project in our house...

  
tools of the Egg styling trade here are:

carton of eggs hard boiled
food colouring
white wine vinegar
doilies or old lace off cuts
elastic bands
egg carton to hold the dyed eggs till they dried

{Martha actually suggested a piece of wedding gown if, you know,...it hadn't quite worked out as
 you expected!}  


 ok...this is the simplest, most satisfying of little projects!

wrap the hard boiled eggs in small doilies or scraps of lace {or your wedding dress!}...& secure at back of the egg with an elastic band...

it is essential that this is done as snuggly as possible- the tighter the lace, the clearer the pattern on the
finished egg... 

dunk the eggs in a ceramic bowl consisting of the food colouring, a good dash of white wine vinegar & water to cover the egg...




we left ours for a good 15 minutes to play with the dog...turn on the bath...unpack the school bags blah blah blah....




& we returned- we simply snipped off the elastic bands...gently unwrapped the eggs...


& just sat back looking at these...



gorgeous doily printed Easter eggs...


i'm not sure who was more delighted Miss.Audrey at 6...or me!






a little bit of country inspiration by the coast...

what d'ya think?

beats store bought run of the mill decorations for us...
Get ya Easter Craft On - Day 1

Get ya Easter Craft On - Day 1

OK...Easter Crafting... If you were around here at Christmas, you'll know that I love me a good month of crafting before a holiday!


Easter, being late this year...gives us all plenty of time to share ideas and a little *Cool Craft* together.

I'm blessed with two of my kids having birthdays around Easter- my eldest was born on Easter Monday and we remind her each year that she's *even better than eggs* !

So...I get to share *Cool Crafts* for Easter and birthday's!

Yep...happy days here!


Righto...

*Cool Craft For Easter- Day 1*

These little gift jars are *da bomb* for all ages!

They are simple, inexpensive and soooo flipping cute!

They take no more than an hour or two to sort, glue and spray paint...and then you get to fill them- the really fun part...and just stand and look and love them!

I've seen them on a few pinterest boards- and decided to give it a go with my girls at home- we winged it, and they were super easy on the wallet and the skill level...but were soo divine when we finished!



Bits & Bobs- what you need:

-clean, dry jars- {we used Mason jars, but up-cycling from your fridge/ pantry is an awesome idea!}

-a packet of plastic animals {we bought both woodland animals and african animals...both The Lion King and Frankie Magazine are in high rotation here!}

-a hot glue gun

-Rust-oleum Ultra Cover Paint & Primer {I tried to use the no-name spray paint brands here and they just didn't cover like they needed to...but you may have more luck!}



The Fun Bit- what to do:

1. Remove all the lids and put your clean, dry jars to one side. On each lid sit an animal ready to be glued.

2. Glue the feet of each animal in the centre of each lid, and allow to dry for a half hour if you can- I'm pretty sure you can give it ten minutes if you're on a roll and cannot wait to spray!

3. In an open space, with lots of fresh air, {we do ours on our covered balcony- outdoors but not weather dependent} lay out a plastic drop cloth/ craft cloth, and lay out the lids in small groups if you are painting them in a few colours {we do this to avoid spray spots of colour on them all}.


4. Spray the entire jar lid and animal in your chosen colour- you may need to come back when they are a little dryer and spray the underneath of the animals if you missed any spots {our monkey had a brown butt for a while, whilst the rest of him was pristine white!}

5. Leave to dry overnight - the smell of the Rust-oleum also needs to subside before you fill your jars with goodies- especially edible Easter goodies!

6. Fill jars and tag with a little message...we made brown tags and used washi tape in Easter colours, {I'll be blogging Easter tags another day}, as these will be the take-home party jars/ sweet bags for Audrey's Easter birthday party in a few weeks.

7. Stand and stare for as long as it takes- as these are crazy super cute!!

 


I'd love you to join me here in the weeks leading up to Easter!
There will be plenty of pretty cool Easter crafts 
&
a heap of fab birthday ideas as well...
If home-schooling was like this all the time,
I'd be soooo onto it!
Pinch & a punch for the First of the Month!
A Rain Drop Cushion | Craft for Kids

A Rain Drop Cushion | Craft for Kids

With the school hols coming up in a week in my neck of the woods, and with many of my friends up in the Northern Hemisphere on Summer hols- I thought it perfect timing to share a quick lovely kids craft or two.


{Perfect is over-rated with kids craftiness!}

Simple fun projects that you can build on depending on the age of your child.
Basing them on the age of our youngest {she's primary school age} I'm sharing crafts that I do at home with the kids, and crafts that our eldest {year 10 High School} takes to a whole new level.

This *Rain Drop Cushion* takes no time at all- and is SUPER cute!
It can be easily sewn by hand, or on a machine {depending on the age of your kids}.

You can add sleeping eyes...a sweet little yawning mouth- or leave it as is.

The less perfect it is, the more your child has actually worked on this lovely project- us mama's who love a little craftiness ourselves, really truly need to let imperfect be the catch cry on this one!
Believe me,  your babies will love you more for letting them achieve at this...



{Wonky is super cute...in a true kids project}


what you need:


fabric swatches
needle & thread / sewing machine
toy stuffing
scissors
pencil
paper



what ya need to do:

1. Draw a raindrop shape on your paper free hand and cut it out as your pattern.

2. Turn your chosen fabric/fabrics right side together and lay flat. Pin your pattern to this.

3. Cut around your pattern - it doesn't need to be perfect! {My year 10 of course will differ greatly in opinion to this- but she's yet to have children of her own! Bless her!}


4. Hand sew {or machine sew if your child is old enough. My 9 year old likes to do both- but for this project snuggling on the sofa and hand sewing together was pretty lovely!} around 4/5 of the tear drops edges, leaving a gap to *stuff* your sweet shape.

5. Turn your rain drop right sides out and iron flat. Stuff with toy stuffing {alternately we often cut open larger craft cushions to make smaller projects such as this}.

6. Hand sew the opening together and cut off all your threads {9 year olds have random threads I can assure you!}

7. Throw love and amazement on your child for such crafty-cleverness, and cut out as many as their little hands or friends can manage...you will want many - they are so divine!


The first tear drop may be the favourite, but you could sew enough to make the sweetest mobile for your child's room, a wall hanging of rain, or a larger one with a sleepy face for their beds.

It's a simple, achievable project that could be done in a morning...
Please introduce me to a mother who doesn't like that kinda project!
Happy crafting kiddos!

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