Archive for the ‘Lydia’s Crafts and Creations’ Category

Candy Corn Garland

October 24, 2011

I found this cute idea on pinterest.

White paper plates,…I got six out of the plate, paint them with yellow and orange (leave the white tips), punch some holes at the top, thread your yarn through, and you have an adorable candy corn garland.

I laid everything out one afternoon for Ruby to do with me once she woke from her nap, but that little stinker wanted nothing to do with my paper plates and paint! Lets just say it takes this little girl some time for her to wake up. Just sometimes, not all the time, but most of the time.  Little cutie stinker.

So I sat at the counter with my little grumper and painted the candy corn all by myself while she observed. It worked out,…and she helped me string them together later that day. Somehow little E slept through this ALL! There are firsts for everything, I guess. :)

Go make one!!

Festive Crafts with Ruby

October 16, 2011

The Rubes has been getting her festive fall crafting on.

Lots of crafty days for this little muffin,…

A jack o’ lantern that she helped cut out with her “knife”. Or, what most people like to call, “scissors”.

Lots of paint and hands to created a friendly bat and a pumpkin in its own little patch, complete with DIY glitter salt.

And a festive fall tree with finger-stamped leaves.

But we can’t forget the pink flittery fluttery bat puppet…he’s a keeper.

I love this time of year,…any excuse for a sweet craft to create with my Rubes.

Nails,…girltime.

August 13, 2011

Now, don’t you think I should get some sort of award for letting my TWO YEAR OLD daughter paint my nails?! Call me crazy, but…

I’m blaming it on J. It was his idea and of course he announced his idea in front of “the Rubes”. How could I say NO when she looked at me with those excited eyes and asked if she could paint my nails, “pink”!?

Luckily it came off pretty easily,…and the little streaks that are left in the corners of my nails make me smile…

P.S.- Please excuse the mismatched outfit I have going on there,…I was trying to be comfy and didn’t think through my outfit ensemble. Ruby’s outfit, on the other hand, is simply to die for! :)

 

Egg Carton Caterpillar

August 11, 2011

Yes, we’ve been on a crafting kick lately,..specifically with cardboard objects and wiggly eyes.

But, look! A “hungry caterpillar” to add to our latest collection of crafted puppets!

20110811-011927.jpgPainting her caterpillar very carefully,…

20110811-011754.jpgA simple craft activity,…

Just find an old egg carton, paint, add some fun embellishments….and you have a sweet little caterpillar!

 

 

 

 

“RUBY!” the puppet

August 5, 2011

  

After making our TOMS owl puppet, Ruby and I got inspired to make another puppet, but this time using a good, old fashioned toilet paper roll!

Our puppet ended up turning into a little alien girl/pig-tailed-hula girl which Ruby chose to name,…”RUBY!” Go figure,… :)

I forgot to take photos of us  in action making our little “RUBY!” puppet, but we basically cut halfway down the top of a paper roll, then cut horizontally on each side to make the arms, and lastly added a small cardboard circle (cut from another toilet paper roll) to make the face. We painted the roll pink (her request, as usual!) and after that, we just went crazy and decorated with the random scraps we have in our craft box!

It was another sweet activity to do with Ruby,…especially at the stage she’s at right now.

  

My little muffin, so very cute!

Ruby sometimes gets tired of the camera,…I’m sure this is the plight of all momma bloggers!

At the end of our puppet crafting, I set up a little curtain with our cloth napkins and tried to show Ruby how to do a puppet show. Didn’t work too well,…but she had fun with it! :)

Hope this inspires you to make a fun puppet craft with your little ones, using whatever you have laying around the house!


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