Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – a sparkly fun light. When I was making my scary candle holder for Halloween, five-year-old Goddess said she wanted to make a jewelled candle holder. I explained that jewels and beads would be practical as we cover the whole thing with tissue paper, so the
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – Christmas ornaments that are so easy you can make them yourself. This week’s projects include a cute little sled out of paddle pop sticks, a wine cork tree, photo blocks to hang on your Christmas tree and little stars the kids can decorate.
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – spooky art for Halloween. This is actually a collage and a great project to teach kids how to achieve balance in an artwork. I cheated when I did this project with my art students, many of whom do not have the fine motor skills for
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – easy to make mummies and monsters for Halloween. These fun crafts are the perfect way to help your little ones get into the spirit of Halloween. The mummies are so easy even the three-year-old Goddess enjoyed the fun. Who doesn’t like making scary monster faces? This
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – a collage that shows the story of the butterfly’s journey from humble caterpillar to spectacular flying insect. In last week’s project, Making these Fairy Furniture Projects is a Walk in the Park, I shared a park adventure that resulted in many nature treasure finds, and
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – a magical moon mobile. There really is something magical about the moon and the stars and they make the perfect object for a mobile, especially in a kid’s room. This one is super sweet, ridiculously easy and requires only a few materials, all of which you
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – easy Father’s Day gifts to make. For us here in Australia, Father’s Day is celebrated on Sunday, September 4. I know my American readers have already celebrated this one in June, but if you like these crafts, why not bookmark them for next year? This week’s
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – a colourful bird made from newspaper. There are so many fun crafts that can be made with newspaper and one of my favourites is newspaper sculpture. Unlike paper mache, there is no need to make loads of glue and wait for it to dry before adding
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – a terrific turtle and her hatchling. One of the Goddesses was watching a television show about turtles the other day when she said; “turtles don’t have eggs.” I explained how turtles come to the shore to dig a big hole in the sand and lay their
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – great recycling projects using things you already have. A few weeks ago I gave instructions for a really cool train desk caddy, How to Make a Starlight Express Desk Caddy. While this one is really fun and uses recyclables, it may not be big enough for
