Your children will have a blast creating an alien out of a paper towel roll. This is a great recycle craft for kids as well as a space craft for kids.
Supplies Needed:
Paper towel roll
Yarn
Goggly eyes
Pipe Cleaners
Crayons
#1: Create your own paper towel alien by glueing items to the paper towel roll.
#2: Glue the yarn on the inside of the roll for alien hair
#3: Glue on the googly eyes for your aliens eyes
#4: You can poke holes in the paper towel roll and insert pipe cleaners for alien arms.
#5: Get creative!
Don't throw away those paper towel rolls turn them into a fun, creative kids sword!
Supplies Needed:
2 Paper Towel Rolls
1 Toilet Paper Roll
Tape
Scissors
Markers, Crayons or Paint
#1: Take the 2 Paper Towel Rolls and interlock them by placing one roll inside the other. Then tape them.
#2: Cut the toilet paper roll in half
#3: Tape a half of the toilet paper roll on either side of the long paper towel rolls
#4: Decorate your sword using paint or markers
Keep the earth clean by reusing a baby formula can! Turn an unused baby formula can into a great place to store your craft supplies.
Formula Cans
Paint or Permanent Markers
Storage Items
#1: Wash and dry the container
#2: Prepare your work environment by laying down newspaper or plastic
#3: Decorate the outside of your plastic wipe container. Make sure to write the name of the items that will be stored in your container on the outside of the container.
#4: Store items in your plastic containers.
Items such as:
markers, crayons, pens, pencils, paint brushes, sidewalk chalk, pom poms, beads,glue sticks, hair clips, small toys, puzzle pieces, game pieces, office supplies (paper clips, rubber bands), the possibilities are endless!
*Could also use baby wipe containers!
What did you place in your containers? Any tips on helping to stay organized? Leave us a comment and let us know
Have tons of extra baby wipe containers? Before you throw them out how about creating a time capsule with your family of the past year? That way you can take a trip down memory lane whenever you need
Plastic Continer used for baby wipes
Objects from to remind you of that year
Permanent Markers or Paint
#1: Wash and dry the plastic wipe container
#2: Prepare your work environment by laying down newspaper or plastic
#3: Decorate the outside of your plastic wipe container. Make sure to write the date some place on the container
#4: Inside the plastic wipe container place items from the past year.
Examples: favorite small toy, photos, messages to yourself in the future, list of fun things you did that year, newspaper clips, small craft projects and other favorite items from the year
#5: Place in a dry, cool place and store it there.
#6: Each year create a new time capsule and when your child gets older open them and return to memory lane!
What items did you place in your family time capsule? Where did you bury or place it? Leave us a comment and let us know
Turn that old magnet into a work of art. Give the magnet as a gift or use it to hold your art work on the refrigerator
Supplies Needed:
Glue
Old Magnet
Recycled Materials such as: buttons, silk flowers, bottle caps, beads, puzzle pieces, pom poms
#1: Take an old magnet and glue your favorite trash to treasure items on the magnet
#2: Use your custom magnet to hang your art work up on!
*Try cutting your old magnet into a cool new shape to go with your trash to treasure design!
How did you design your magnet? Send us a picture or leave us a comment and let us know!