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In the summer, we try to balance our actual ice cream eating with some pretend ice cream eating. It keeps us slim (sort of)! My seven-year-old and I made these nifty ice cream cone replicas out of toilet paper rolls and tissue paper. Cut a line up the side of the toilet paper roll and curl into a cone shape-hot glue will hold the shape and make sturdy little cones. Then stuff with tissue. Voila. Here are the kids selling ice cream out the half door in our cottage.

kids crafts, Paper roll craft, recycled craft, Summer crafts for kids, Tissue paper

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In the summer, we try to balance our actual ice cream eating with some pretend ice cream eating. It keeps us slim (sort of)! My seven-year-old and I made these nifty ice cream cone replicas out of toilet paper rolls and tissue paper. Cut a line up the side of the toilet paper roll and...

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How to Make Ice Cream in a Bag - The Best Ideas for Kids [Video] | Recipe [Video] in 2020 | Making homemade ice cream, Homemade ice cream recipes, Homemade ice cream

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Jul 8, 2020 - You only need 5 ingredients to make this homemade ice cream in a bag. Kids will love seeing how quickly they can make their own ice cream!

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What’s Your Favorite Flavor Of Ice Cream? | Kids Songs | Super Simple Songs

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If you are looking for fun art and play recipes you are in the right place! From slime & dough to goop and goo, this list has playtime covered!

For all the best kids activities follow us on Pinterest & Facebook.

Here, you will find over 100 recipes for play. Most of these use common household ingredients and are very easy to make!
Note: We add new recipes to this collection often, so be sure to check for new activities here from time to time.

PLAY RECIPES FOR KIDS

Slime Recipes

Not enough slime for you?

Play Dough Recipes

For even more play dough recipes visit this play dough collection featuring some of our favorite ways to play!

Need more paint recipes for play? Check out this collection from our archives.

Clay Recipes

Sand Recipes

Snow Recipes

Chalk Recipes

Other Recipes for Play

Seasonal Slime Recipes

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Hello! Let's learn how to make this Ice Cream Craft for Kids today! I have a super easy puffy paint recipe for you, and it's perfect for fun paint projects like this one. Here's what you'll need.
You might also love our Ice Cream Party Printables! Ice Cream Craft for Kids Supplies:
Grab a medium sized bowl and put in your flour, baking soda, and salt.

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Slowly add in your cup of water, stirring as you go, until the mixture is about the consistency of pancake batter. You might need more or less than one cup, and don't worry if your mixture has little lumps in it. If the lumps bother you, you can always use a whisk to work them out.

Now take your mixture and divide it into three (or more!) small bowls. Then add 1-2 drops of food coloring to each bowl, and stir thoroughly to create your paint! Making puffy paint is super easy and I love any project that can be made from basic pantry staples.

Now let's work on making our ice cream painting! Take your piece of black construction paper and set it vertically. Ice cream cones can get pretty tall! Next you're going to cut a triangle out of your brown construction paper to make your ice cream cone. I took a brown marker and drew crisscrossing lines on it to make it look like a classic waffle cone!

Use your adhesive or glue stick to attach your cone to the bottom of your paper. Now get your paints and your brush all set up. I recommend doing this near a sink so you can rinse your brush in between colors, or use a different brush for each paint color. Dip your brush into your first paint color.

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And start painting your first scoop of ice cream! I recommend using a dabbing motion rather than a standard swiping paint motion. You want the paint to go on nice and thick. This project works best if you dry the paint in between each layer, so I'm going to show to how to speed dry puffy paint. Place your paper on a paper towel and set it in the microwave. Microwave it for 10-15 seconds, or until the paint begins to lighten and puff up. This is just enough to set the paint so we can add the next layer. When you'r all done with the painting, you'll want to let it dry overnight to fully cure.

Now you're going to add your next scoop of ice cream on top, and then set it in the microwave again.

Add one more layer, or as many as you have room for, and set that layer in the microwave too. When you're happy with how your ice cream cone looks, set in in a warm place to dry overnight.

You're all done! This Ice Cream Craft for Kids is such a fun introduction for kids to working with puffy paint, and I hope your kids enjoy it as much as mine do!

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Ice Cream Craft for Kids With Puffy Paint | Woo! Jr. Kids Activities

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Hello! Let's learn how to make this Ice Cream Craft for Kids today! I have a super easy puffy paint recipe for you, and it's perfect for fun paint projects like this one. Here's what you'll need. You might also love our Ice Cream Party Printables!

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Isn't this toddler-made lion mask just the cutest thing ever! Bee made it back in March, when she was 2.5 years old. This craft was her idea actually - she came up with the idea to make a paper plate lion mask, after we made a similar paper plate sheep mask a few weeks earlier.

These lion masks are super easy to make too. You only need a couple of things:

dinner-sized round paper plate

scissors

double-sided sticky tape

yellow and orange paper

1. Cut the centre out of the paper plate.
2. Stick double sided sticky tape all around the paper plate rim.
3. Cut the yellow and orange paper into strips. (I cut mine about an inch wide. If you're doing this craft with preschoolers or older kids, they may be able to do this part themselves.)
4. Encourage the kids to stick strips around the edge of the paper plate, so that they are sticking 'outwards' instead of 'inwards'.
5. Keep sticking until there is no double sided sticky tape left showing. Then have them hold it up, and say "Rawr!!"

Bee just randomly chose between yellow and orange strips. If you want a 'bushier' mane, then add another layer of double sided sticky tape on top, and keep sticking. (Which would also be a great way to use up the rest of the strips.)

If you didn't want to make a lion, then I reckon this could easily work as a sunshine mask instead. Speaking of which, if you are after sunshine crafts, you should check out this sun face mask I made for an 'S' party a few years back. We still have this sun mask actually - it was hanging up on my daughters' bedroom wall for a few years, and now it is attached to their bedroom ceiling light - so when the light is turned on, the sun really shines. 🙂

Or if you are looking for other paper plate animal ideas, we made some super cute paper plate pandas a little while back too. I think I may becoming addicted to paper plate animal crafts - they are just so adorable!!

xx Danya

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Isn't this toddler-made lion mask just the cutest thing ever! Bee made it back in March, when she was 2.5 years old. This craft was her idea actually - she came up with the idea to make a paper plate lion mask, after we made a similar paper plate sheep mask a few weeks earlier.

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Sometimes the easy and classic preschool crafts are the best. Today I'm sharing a super easy paper plate craft for all reptile-loving kids. We're crafting some beautiful paper plate snakes!

Watercolor Paper Plate Snakes

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This weekend our preschool is holding its annual fall fundraiser. We're serving all-you-can-eat pancakes (yum!), offering face painting, showing a whole bunch of reptiles, and making these fun paper plate snake crafts. I made a couple with my son a couple of days ago just to try the craft out. It was a complete hit! So I'm excited to make them with other kids this Saturday.

Here's what we did!

First, I cut out the snake shapes from paper plates. (It was super simple swirl!)

Then, we drew "secret designs" with white crayon. (He loved doing this part.) And then we painted them withthese paints to reveal our secret snake designs. (We love our liquid watercolors, but we also love using these really affordable watercolor cakes too!) Of course, we also added googly eyes too!

Once the paint dried, we added finishing touches with glitter glue. (I bought a huge bottle of gold glitter glue from Michaels. But you could also get glitter glue from Amazon too.) My son really enjoyed smearing the sparkles everywhere with a paint brush. (FYI- Glitter glue will smear your liquid watercolors. But we didn't mind too much. Also, glitter glue tends to muck up brushes. So, I have several brushes that are dedicated "glue brushes" so we don't ruin our nice watercolor ones.)

I think the kids on Saturday are going to have a blast making these snakes!

4 More Colorful Paper Plate Art Projects:

If you love colorful paper plate projects, you'll love these other awesome ideas:

Even More Creative Paper Plate Crafts!

Here are some more fun paper plate crafts from some of my favorite kid-craft loving bloggers!

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This month's challenge was to create something with pasta! A lion was the perfect idea :-) It is pretty easy besides gluing the noodles down. Make sure to buy the mini bow tie noodles as they don't weigh as much!
Supplies Needed:

Mini bow-tie pasta noodles

Spaghetti noodles

White/yellow paper

Orange and black sharpie/or paint

Glue

Googly eyes

Cut a circle out of yellow paper and draw the lion's face on it. Glue it to a piece of white paper. Take an orange marker and cover every other noodle with it. Glue them around the face and add some skinny spaghetti noodles for the whiskers. Rawr!
Check out more pasta craft ideas...
Colored Pasta and Clay Craft | Artsy Momma

Pasta Fish Craft | I Heart Crafty Things

Pasta Peacock Craft | I Heart Arts n Crafts

Mr. Pasta Head Kids Art Project | hello, Wonderful

Hello Kitty Craft Bookmark using pasta | Artsy Craftsy Mom

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This post may contain affiliate links, read our Disclosure Policy for more information. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, thank you! This month's challenge was to create something with pasta! A lion was the perfect idea :-) It is pretty easy besides gluing the noodles down.

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Nov 24, 2019 - 10 Crafts For Toddlers That Won’t Make A Huge Mess 10 Easy Crafts For Toddlers -Arts and Crafts Ideas for Toddlers Age 2-3

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Craft Stick Camping Tent - Summer Camp Craft Idea

Today's Wood Craft Stick Tent kid craft idea is absolutely PERFECT for a summer boredom buster and family camping adventure!

We are going to make a craft tent that is simple for all ages and it's going to be a cinch for YOU to pull together within minutes! PLUS you can customize your wood & paper tent however you like or maybe even add a photo to the center of it, to turn it into an instant summer keepsake!

So what are you waiting for? There are so many possibilities on this one. No more waiting! Let's grab those supplies and get to work on making your own special Popsicle Stick and Paper Tent piece with your child today {maybe even make a whole campsite set for the family, if you like!}

Happy crafting my friends! Please don't forget to share pictures of your craft stick camping tent pieces with us, on our Facebook page to see! I can't wait to see how awesome you make your camping pieces turn out! #gluedtomycraftsinspiresyou
PAIR OUR TENT CRAFT IDEA WITH -> Popsicle Stick Camping Mug

Jumbo Popsicle Sticks {3 per tent craft}

School Glue

Colored Cardstock Paper {we used dark blue/white/brown/orange}

Craft Paint {we used dark blue}

Foam Paint Brushes

Kid Friendly Craft Scissors

optional materials - embellishments like glitter, rhinestones etc.

First grab three popsicle sticks {three per camping tent craft} and glue them together to look like a triangle.

Set aside to let it dry completely. Repeat.

While those are drying, grab your cardstock and cut a triangular shape that will be placed within the popsicle stick design and be the "fabric" of the tent.

At this time, you should also cut out a white piece for the tent opening and a small campfire for the front.

To finish off the Popsicle Stick Tent - have children paint their popsicle stick design however they like, as well as gluing the paper pieces in place and adding any other embellishments they like.

Once done, set aside to let it dry completely before displaying proudly!

PAIR YOUR FINISHED CRAFT WITH OUR -> Happy Camper Keepsake Craft Idea
We think this Popsicle Stick Tent kid craft idea is perfect for summer camps and camping season! #gluedtomycrafts

If you are looking for even MORE easy summer themed kid craft ideas, be sure to check out these fun posts listed below. And "if" you decide to make our camping tent kid craft idea, please share a picture on our Facebook page or tag us on Instagram with #gluedtomycrafts for us to see. We love seeing our inspiration come to life and can't wait to hear from you today!
The perfect patriotic kid craft for 4th of July celebrations - Popsicle Stick Flags
Another perfect patriotic kid craft - Popsicle Stick Bald Eagles
Another patriotic themed kid craft that is sure to be a hit - Popsicle Stick Uncle Sam
I just love handprint artwork & this is a great summer keepsake - Ice Cream Handprint Keepsake Inspired by our favorite fruit, this is a fun summer craft - Paper Plate Pineapple Find more great ideas -> Camping Themed Crafts For Kids Inspired by a sweet treat around the campfire -> Popsicle Stick Smores
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Even though you're seeing this post at the start of spring, we created these projects in cold, cold January. We're talking single digits here - too cold to play outside! So all four of my kids had fun creating a giant set of preschool art projects and simple crafts for letter C.

Preschool Art Projects & Simple Crafts for Letter C

Pick and choose your favorites to do in your classroom or at your craft table!

This is a great open-ended art project, as you can see by the very different pictures that each of my big kids created. We used paint-rimmed cups to create the caterpillars and plastic forks dipped in paint for the grass. The next day my two preschool boys and my first grade daughter had fun decorating their caterpillars. We found this caterpillar project at one of the very best early childhood blogs: Teach Preschool.

This was a great way to use the scribbles that my One (almost two years old) loves to make. I like having him draw on my lap on a paper plate because it keeps the lines from going on the table. We also used a piece of cardstock (which works well when I place it on newspaper).

He's a big fan of toy cars, so this was a fun way to use artwork. Older kids might enjoy painting the pieces. You'll also want to call attention to the "C" shape at the top of the car. We found this C is for Car Craft at Projects for Preschoolers.

I am in love with this prickly cactus art idea from Tippytoe Crafts! As my kids were creating them I knew this was going to be their favorite project of the bunch. I drew the cactus outlines for my preschoolers. My daughter did her own. The kids learned that you should color the sky all the way to the ground - although my Five decided not to. (And I just noticed it says he's four in the picture. Whoops.) You can see that we used plastic forks for the spines, and we added tissue paper saguaro blossoms.

The kids enjoyed looking at pictures of saguaros online - and I enjoyed sharing memories of these and other desert plants from my years of teaching in Arizona.
Clothespin Cotton Ball Painting
I couldn't believe how long my kids were happy painting with cotton balls clipped to clothespins! My husband snapped this picture of my One painting on my lap. We had a counter full of wet pictures by the time I needed to clear the table for supper! I saw this fun painting activity over at Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas.

Cardboard Comb Painting

My Five really got into this cardboard comb painting that I found at Learn with Play at Home. We used finger paint on finger paint paper so that it would be easy to make lines. Browse Learn with Play at Home's arts and crafts posts for countless other open-ended activities.

As you can see my almost-Two had a great time painting with cars. I just put a big glop of paint in the center of his paper and let him get to work. He's my little vehicle lover, so I knew this would keep him busy for a long time. He loves to put his head close to the floor and watch the tires move. You can see that he was fascinated by this project. 🙂

Marker Drawing with Toy Cars

The big kids enjoyed driving cars around their papers with a marker attached. (My One was distraught at markers being taped to his beloved cars and had a screaming fit the entire time we were doing this!) I learned to tape the marker on at an angle so that it would be sure to touch the paper.

This was a very simple project that my Five enjoyed. He drew a letter C on a paper, cut out brown circles with our large circle punch, and decorated them to look like chocolate chip cookies. I saw this in a collection of Letter C activities at Frugal Fun 4 Boys.

This is one of my personal favorites which I saw at Snails and Puppy Dog Tails. I helped my Three make two red handprints. Another day he added googly eyes. Since we were buried under snow (and below zero temperatures!), I did not venture to the sandbox for real sand. Instead, we put glue on the picture and he dumped raw sugar on it. You could also try yellow cornmeal.

My Three dipped his hand in three different colors to make the fire. Another day he cut out logs for the fire. Then I broke a wooden skewer in half and we stuck a cotton ball on the end for a marshmallow. We saw this campfire craft at The Playful Garden.

My Six saw this shape clown from Classified: Mom on my Letter C Pinterest board and wanted to make it. (She was home from first grade because the schools were closed on account of the cold.) I gave her no help at all, but with preschoolers you could pre-cut the shapes if needed.

Aren't these adorable? My Three and Five traced and cut out their hand prints, made paper hats and noses, and glued googly eyes and pipe cleaner mouths onto paper plates to make these cheery clowns. The pipe cleaners were stubborn but finally stuck when I used my hot glue gun. We were inspired by these clowns from Urban Moms.

For math connections, fine motor practice, free printables and more for letter C, click on the image below.

For even more crafts for Letter C, check out my Pinterest board!
Follow The Measured Mom's board Letter C on Pinterest. Get more craft ideas! We use and recommend this jam-packed resource!
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I have to admit that I've become a bit obsessed with camping crafts recently and this campfire craft is the result of that! I think it's mainly down to the fact that it's actually stopped raining for once (pretty much a miracle here in Cornwall) and the kids are all excited about getting the tent out so camping crafts are the natural progression for me.

We're thinking about tents and campfires and toasting marshmallows and while we wait for that doing a few easy camping crafts is a great way to keep that excitement going! This foil painted campfire craft is super simple so that even young kids can join in on the fun and excitement.

Campfire Craft

Painting with foil is great for even young kids as you can make it into the right size for them to hold and of course they can squeeze it to make it a bit easier!

This campfire craft is one of our favourites but if you'd like some more inspiration for fun camping crafts and activities then make sure you check out the links at the end of this post for more inspiration. If you're not able to go camping right now (and we're not) then you could also take a look at our ideas for camping at home.

Like this craft? Make sure that you pin an image from this page or bookmark it so that you've got it to hand when you're ready to give it a try.

Campfire Painting

This activity is so simple that it would make a great camping craft for preschool or for toddlers but older children will enjoy it too - my youngest is at school and still loves simple craft ideas like this where I know that she'll be able to make something that looks like the finished image above, some crafts can be so tricky for younger kids despite their enthusiasm!

To make this painted campfire you'll need some white paper or cardstock - I prefer the card as it seems to cope better with the large amount of paint - not getting flimsy like paper can but obviously go with whatever you can find.

Pop some yellow and red paint onto a plate, I have a couple of reusable plates that I use for painting activities like this as it makes it so easy for the kids to be able to dip their painting materials into them. You can use orange as well but I quite like to use this as an excuse to talk about colour mixing (plus I'm trying to cut down on the crazy amount of craft supplies we had!)

Cut out two rectangles out of brown card or paper to act as the wood and stick these down on to your card.

Brown packaging paper or the inside of a cereal box would work well for this if you don't have any brown card at home. You could draw some wood markings onto your pieces of wood with a pen if you like.

Finally crunch up your foil into a ball and then dip it into your red and yellow paints and onto your picture to paint your campfire flames. As with a real fire you don't know exactly where the flames will go so wherever you paint these on will be perfect.

More Camping Crafts and Activities

Going camping soon? Make sure you grab our free I-Spy camping game to play with your kids.

We love these camping themed painted rocks which are perfect for using as story stones.

Want more ideas? Check out our fun round up of camping crafts for kids.

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Pretend Smores Craft Idea For Kids | Camping dramatic play, Camping crafts, Camping theme crafts

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If you've got some old mason jars around the house (or really a glass jar), you might be wondering what to do with them. Instead of stashing them away in the attic or throwing them in the recycle bin, why not repurpose them into something totally unique and different?

Check out this super easy DIY weekend project that will help you turn a regular old mason jar into a glow-in-the-dark fairy light. Your kids will love how they sparkle and shimmer at night, and it's the perfect craft for when you've got a little free time on your hands.

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Here's what you need:

Glass jar

Glow-in-the-dark paint

Paintbrushes (preferably longer)

Paper or old cardboard (as a workspace to avoid a mess)

Regular glue (optional)

Glitter (optional)

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Have fun. Post pictures of your results on our Facebook page.

This video from user Nava Hannah on YouTube tells you everything you need to know to make these cool crafts:

Mason Jar Pincushions

There are so many cute ways to incorporate mason jars into fun crafts, like these adorable pincushions from Blitsy.

Supplies Needed

Adobe

Get all the materials and supplies you need for this craft by clicking here.

Directions

Using the lid of the jar as a guide, trace and cut a circle from fabric that is approximately ½" larger than the lid.

Trace and cut out a piece of cardstock that is the exact circumference of the lid.

Place a small handful of cotton batting in the center of the wrong side of the fabric circle.

Top with the cardboard circle.

Wrap the edges snugly around cardboard circle and use hot glue to secure.

Pop out the inner part of the jar lid and push the stuffed fabric circle through the outer ring of the jar lid.

Apply hot glue onto the inner lid and adhere to the inside of the outer ring.

Screw the lid onto the jar and use as pincushion and storage!

Here's a video if you prefer visual instructions:

Mason Jar Terrarium

You can also use mason jars to add a little greenery and whimsy around your house. This easy-to-follow craft from Oh My! Creative makes it look super easy - all you need are some rocks, pebbles, moss and whatever little figurines you want to include. Plus, you can decide whether you want to use live or fake plants, depending on your green thumb abilities!

Oh My! Creative

Calming Mason Jars

Stressed out? You can also easily make a calming mason jar that will help you relax.

Will you try making one of these mason jar crafts?

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If you've got some old mason jars around the house (or really a glass jar), you might be wondering what to do with them. Instead of stashing them away in the attic or throwing them in the recycle bin, why not repurpose them into something totally unique and different? Check