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Learn how to make a real mini ice skating rink, Olympic medals for all toy participants and a felt flag banner to celebrate the Winter Olympics. What fun! How creative! Added to Kids Crafts

Wow – these Photo Bobbleheads look great and use some basic craft items. Excellent to make for a birthday party. Great for older kids and boys, too. Added to Kids Crafts

Winter is a popular time of year to take about Antarctic animals. Sit down with the kids today and make your own Penguin Puppet. Follow along withe video from PBS Sprout. Fun stuff! Added to Kids Crafts and Winter Crafts

Today it’s very cold outside so I’m ready to help out our little feathered visitors by making a Cheerios Bird Feeder. It’s super simple and uses food from your pantry. Great to do with the kids. They can see the different types of birds that come in the different seasons. It’s fascinating. Added to Kids Crafts and Nature Crafts

Oh, I just love this cute, cute idea! Christmas Piñatas are fun to make, fun to fill, and fun to pull open. Wouldn’t these be wonderful for a birthday party, too? Added to Christmas Crafts.

Stuck inside with the munchkins today? Try DIY Scratch Art! Just as much as when you were a kid and even better because you make the paper yourself! Added to Kids Crafts.

Christmas is coming! It’s time to pull out your advent calendar or make a fresh new one.  There’s still time to finish it if you start soon, and there are so many options that I was astonished.
After finding more than 40 amazing and different Christmas Countdown Calendars, I put them all in in a new  Advent Calendars Gallery.

Here’s a sampling:

I love the clean lines of this Wall Pocket Quilt Advent Calendar. It’s a great use for a collection of Christmas fabrics.

Have a country Christmas with this Yo-Yo Christmas Tree Quilt Advent Calendar pattern. The days are counted down with small ornaments hung on buttons sewn onto the green yo-yo’s of the tree. Very cute!

Another fun way to use up bits of Christmas fabrics, the Sewn Christmas Stockings Advent Calendar is nice if you are filling yours with gifts or candy.

The Little Birdie Advent Calendar is a great take-along hand-sewing and embroidery project

The Stacked Matchbox Advent Calendar is irresistible.  I love cute little drawers and I love the hidden secret picture that is revealed as the drawers are opened and reversed each day.

No-sew and almost no work at all, the Baby Socks Advent Calendar is so sweet and so easy!

Festive indeed! This Clear Christmas Ball Ornaments and Tinsel Advent Calendar could be hung on the mantel or on a  Christmas tree

While this version of a Unique Cone Advent Calendar has a kid-inspired look, I think you could also make an elegant version with fancy scrapbook papers.

Perfect for families to create together, there are several idea for Origami Advent Calendars

As simple or complex as you wish, a Printable Blank Advent Calendar awaits your creative mind!

Customize this Printable House Photo Advent Calendar to highlight special people and events throughout the year.

Not into cute? Try this Modern-Retro Printable Advent Calendar on for size.

If the weather is starting to get crummy, here’s a cute kids craft for indoors fun. The Paper Plate Goldfish is made from common household and craft items. This version is painted, which is fun but messy. Instead, you could glue tissue paper on to make nice texture and scales. Even better, use up old party plates and create all kinds of imaginative fish! Added to Kids Crafts

Oh, we’ve got acorns, oh yes we do. And here’s what to do with ‘em if you’ve got kids. First, make Acorn Pumpkins! They’re adoroable. Then, with the acorn tops that weren’t needed for that, make Colorful Acorn Caps. It uses basic craft supplies and the kids will like it. Added to Kids Crafts and Nature Crafts

This Pasta Robot Kids Craft comes out surprisingly nice for such humble materials. The key is choosing the right pasta for the job and having a good mix of shapes. This is a great craft for using up small bottles and boxes you may have stashed away for crafting. Added to Kid’s Crafts and Recycled Crafts