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3 Gifts Kids Can Make With Buttons

Posted by melissa.t on October 25, 2012 None comments

I don’t know why I adore buttons so much. Maybe they bring back memories of my mother’s button box I used to sort through for hours.

Did your mom have a button box?

Do you have one now?

We’ve been feeling the button love at the Taylor house. In fact, we recently made three crafts that your kids can make too. I think they would be fantastic gifts for the holidays. See what you think.

Button Bracelets

Weave buttons on a pipe cleaner to make a button bracelet. It’s simple and quite pretty.

Button Flower

Buy a blank canvas for your kids to paint a flower scene, substituting buttons for the flowers.

Button-Eyed Sock Doll

Use a colorful sock. Fill it with stuffing, tying off arms, legs, and a head with rubber bands. Directions here.

What do you think? Aren’t these cute gift ideas?

 

8 Mother’s Day Gifts Kids Can Make Themselves

Posted by melissa.t on May 4, 2012 2 comments

Happy almost Mother’s Day! Moms, give your kids (spouse / partner) some help by presenting a list of gift ideas that they can make themselves. Like these darling projects.

1. This looks challenging but worth it — Simple As That shares a handmade mini album idea and FREE downloadable digital template.

2. Mod Podge Rocks shares a tutorial for how to make photo vases out of PVC pipes. Cute, right?

3. For the gardener, make these recycled spoon garden markers with directions from Domestic Simplicity.

4. A writer’s favorite idea is this printable World’s Best Mom newspaper from Martha Stewart. Precious!

5. Recycle aluminum cans into colorful flower pots with mom’s favorite flowers. Great idea from Craftzine.

6. Kids can make homemade votives using these simple directions from Homemade Serenity.

7. Oh, this is a heart-strings gift that moms will love. Making Teachers Nerdy shares an idea to do poems about mom, turn black-and-white and format onto a large 8 x 10.

8. Give mom homemade jewelry with this button bracelet idea from Kaboose. (Younger kids can just use pipe cleaner or elastic.)

In the United States, Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 13, 2012. It’s usually the second Sunday of May. Happy Mother’s Day!