Fun With Boxes: Cardboard Crafts for Kids
Don't Toss That Cardboard!
What do you picture when you hear the word "recycle"? If you associate recycling with hours of separating paper, cans, and glass, think again. Recycling can actually begin at home, in the classroom, or wherever groups of children meet. This Squidoo lens focuses on ways to re-use everyday cardboard items. Adapt these ideas to fit your homeschooling or family crafts needs and your definition of recycling will change. When you pour your last bowl of cereal, you'll save the box and think CRAFTS!...

Fun And Practical Uses For A Laminator
Lamination Creations
Laminators can be used for a variety of applications. Many times a laminator brings to mind pictures of a large machine often used in elementary schools or small devices that make ID badges, key cards, and name tags. But laminators have much more to offer than only these two functions. While there are a wide range of business applications for a laminating machine, home use is much more fun. Here is a short compilation of potential uses for a laminator at home.

Fun With Cans: Creative Crafts for Kids
So Many Cans, So Little Time!
Most households have plenty of cans: soup cans, fruits and veggie cans, spaghetti sauce and so on. Add to the list other canned products--pet foods & coffee, for instance, and you have enough cans to start a small crafting supplies corner. Cans are a great starting point for fun kids' crafts, as well as a family recycling project. This lens explores common and not-so-common ways to turn trash into creative arts and crafts New to Squidoo? Make your own lens today!

Using Shaving Foam To Create Marbled Craft Papers
What Is Marbled Paper?
Marbling paper can be very easy and uses stuff that you may have in your kitchen. Marbled paper is probably familiar to everyone, even if you are unsure of what it is called. Those swirled and patterned end papers in books are probably the best examples but it is used in many applications. This lens shows you how to achieve such patterns with ordinary shaving foam. Have you ever marveled at the patterned paper (known as marbled paper) often used for the end-papers of books? There are many me...

Pipe Cleaner Crafts ~ Animals, Flowers, Rings, Creatures, Monsters, Reindeer
Pipe Cleaner Crafts - Animals, Art, Rings, Butterfly, Creatures, Flowers, Turkey, Dinosaur and more
Pipe Cleaner Crafts ~ Animals, Rings, Flowers, Snowflakes, Creatures, Reindeer, Butterfly, Turkey, Reindeer, Monsters, Horses, and more pipe cleaner craft projects. Pipe Cleaner crafts are a lot of fun both for kids and adults. Pipe Cleaner craft projects can vary from easy enough a young child can make them, or more complex like this pipe cleaner turkey. My mom made this is a pipe cleaner turkey decades ago and it has been our family's Thanksgiving dinner centerpiece every since. It's made...

Animal Perler Bead Patterns
Cute Animal Perler Bead Patterns
If you love making perler bead crafts and you love animals, you will enjoy these animal perler bead patterns. Click on the pictures to get a printable version of the pattern, including how many beads of each color you will need to complete the project. Note: All the perler / fuse bead patterns featured on this page were all created using this fuse bead pattern software, some my own designs and some based on public domain clipart available from clker.com. Download this cute triceratops perle...

Directory of Crafts from Reused Items
Simple and Easy to Make Crafts from Reused Household Items
This directory holds links to pages which are collections of crafts from reused household items. For each holiday and season, there is a separate page with collection of easy and cheap crafts. These pages are intended for parents as a craft project for their kids but also for teachers as a directory of reused crafts for art class projects. Image credite: "Live GREEN" - Magnet by SharonKMoore

Fun with Foam: Creative Crafts for Kids
Gather Your Materials
Foam crafting has grown into a popular crafts for kids because it's affordable and fun. Sheets of colorful foam can be purchased at most crafts stores, as well as online. From there, you'll simply choose ordinary objects most households already have on hand: buttons, adhesive stars, googly eyes, beads, popsicle sticks, beads, pipe cleaners, sequins, cardboard cutouts ribbon, yarn, and of course--glue. This lens will explore ways to craft and recycle at the same time. Crafting with foam is a ...

Weaving for Kids - Teach Your Children How to Weave
Weaving for Kids - Kid Looms and Weaving Kits
Weaving for kids is a fun craft that you can do together. Get your kids weaving with a kids weaving kit, kids loom, and weaving books. Weaving is a great craft to do with your kids. Weaving can help develop your child's fine motor skills. It can be used as a tool to teach your kids about counting and patterns. Weaving also teaches your children patience, a very important skill to develop into today's fast paced, plugged-in, instant gratification society. Weaving is a fun and educational craf...

Blues Clues Arts and Crafts
Fun Blues Clues Crafts for Kids
Are you looking for fun Blues Clues arts and crafts to do with your kids? This is the place. Find a huge list of Blues Clues arts, crafts, activities, coloring pages, and activity books right here. Blues Clues is a great kids show on Nick Jr. As a mom, I love the wholesome entertainment Blues Clues offers. As I certified teacher, I love how educational each episode is. Blues Clues arts and crafts are not only fun to do with your kids, but they are also an opportunity to teach your child many...