Flower Napkin Ring

Finally! It's Friday! It's been a long week for me with a bunch of assignments and a busy time at placement. I'm so glad it's finally Friday and that I have a whole weekend to look forward to. That is, after my first test today.
It's been a while since I've posted a craft for you to do with your kids. Here's a great idea I got from one of my classmates. Her daughter had made this beautiful craft for her for Mother's Day. I thought this would be great for a spring or summer table setting.

Here's what you need:

• Three different colours of felt
• Scissors
• Marker

First, you need to cut out a long piece of felt that looks like a bone. The age of your child depends on what he or she may be able to do. 

Next, you need to cut out two flowers, one smaller and one larger. Then, cut a small hole along the centre of both flower and on one side of the bone.

The last step it to piece it together. Fold the bone in half. Thread the two flowers onto it. Then stick the one side of the bone into the side that has the hole. 

You have just made a very easy, yet beautiful, napkin ring.

They look beautiful in a place setting. 

Now that I'm in school I have to share some knowledge with you. This craft will help your child's fine motor skill (cutting with scissors) and problem solving skills (figuring out how to put the napkin ring together). So why not do something fun with your child that can also help their development.

Enjoy your weekend and the beautiful weather we're having.

Happy Crafting,

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Spring Hair Bows

I have one niece, and she is the first baby in my family. As you can probably guess she gets spoiled. Every time I see her I want to buy her new clothes or toys. I can't help it, she's just so cute! For Easter I thought I would make her a few things to fill up an Easter basket. Today I'm going to show you how to make these adorable hair bows. They are super easy and look adorable.

What you need:
Ribbon
Hair Clips
Stick-on Velcro
Gluegun

Step One:
Cut the Velcro to size and attach the softer side to the inside of the hair clip.  This will help the clip to stay in your toddler's hair. Babies' and toddlers' hair can be very thin and clips tend to slip out. The soft side of the Velcro provides a little more grip.

Step Two
Cut the ribbon twice the length of the clip. Fold the ribbon in half to find the centre. Place a dab of glue on the centre and fold over one side of the ribbon. Place another dab of glue on the centre and fold over the other side.

Step Three
Repeat step two as many times as desired with different lengths of ribbon.

Step Four
Glue the different ribbons together and add embellishments if desired. For some of the bows I used half pearls and for others I just tied a ribbon around the centre. 

Step Five
Glue the ribbon onto the hair clip.

There you have a wonderful hair bow for your little one. Experiment with different thicknesses of ribbon and different lengths. There are endless possibilities.  I can't wait to see how these bows look in my niece's hair.

Happy Crafting,
Kristin

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Paper Plate Fish

I have to warn you before you continue any farther that I used to be a Nanny and I am now in school for Early Childhood Education. I cannot help but make children's crafts and today you have the privilege to learn how to make one of my favourites. These paper plate fish are so much fun for all ages and can be made in so many different ways.

 

Here's what you need:

• Paper Plate
• Paint
• Crayons
• Markers
• Glue
• Scissors
• Popsicle Stick or Straw
• Construction Paper

You can grab a lot of different things as well to help you decorate your fish like glitter, stamps, and stickers. 

I like to start by painting the paper plate one solid colour. That way there is no white showing through. Some children may prefer to colour it in with crayons or markers. If you do decide to paint I would suggest painting it in the morning and then it should be dry after nap time.

Next is the fun part. Go crazy and decorate! For the first one I took crayons and drew lines down the side of the plate. The next one I glued on dots (made from a hole punch). The last one I decided to dip different round things in paint and stamp them on.

Now for the grown-up part. Take some scissors and cut out a piece of pie. The piece you have cut out is going to be the tail and the whole you made is now the mouth.  Glue the tail in place at the back of the fish.

You could be finished here or you can continue to use your creativeness. I added teeth to one of mine and a fin to another. Another cool touch is to add a baby fish. One little girl who made this fish decided to make it a shark. You can really do just about anything.

I wanted to make mine into puppets so I added a straw (you can add a popsicle stick) to the bottom of the fish.

Happy Crafting,
Kristin

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