How To Catch A Leprechaun
I wanted to come up with something fun Lola and I could do for St. Patrick’s Day. So after some brain storming I decided on leprechaun traps. We found almost everything at home and the rest of the supplies are from Target or the dollar store. It was so fun to be creative and make our own traps!!
Hat Trap:
I had this hat left over from a project from last year. I used bright pipe cleaners and cotton balls to create the rainbow. I used gold present filler for the center and glued on some gold coins that I also had left over from last year.
Slide Trap:
This trap was so fun to make and reminds me of Mario Cart! I used gold paper and bright card stock to create the slide. The base of the trap is a butterfly net and I just used a shamrock cutout for the sign.
Jar Trap:
The jar for this trap is what I usually use to hold the flour in my kitchen. I found the lucky charm marshmallows from Target and made the slide out of green straws. For the sign, I used gold stickers and bright pipe cleaners.
Felt Snowman Advent Calendar
This is my toddlers favorite advent calendar. It’s very simple to make and your kids can play with it all month long. I made a snowman design but you could do a Santa, nativity scene, etc.
Instructions:
- Begin with picking your design. You will need a large piece of felt for your background.
- Cut out different shapes using different colors.
- Make sure you have enough pieces for your countdown. I did twelve instead of 25.
- If some of your pieces are bigger they may need a small piece of velcro added to help it stick.
- Add fun sensory objects like buttons and pompoms.
- Start your countdown!
Santa Beard Christmas Countdown
This is such a fun twist on the classic paper chain countdown. Starting December 1st and every day after, use scissors to cut off one paper chain from the beard. When you are finished cutting off the last paper chain strip, it’s Christmas Day!!
Supplies needed:
- Paper plate
- Flesh colored paint
- Scissors
- Paper Cutter
- White copy paper
- White and red cardstock paper
- Cotton balls
- White boa
- Googley eyes
Instructions:- Paint the inside circle of your paper plate with flesh colored paint. Set aside to dry.
- Cut out 25 white strips of copy paper.
- Cut a triangle out of red paper to make the Santa hat.
- You can design the paper chain beard for your Santa anyway you choose with your 25 paper strips.
- Cut off a small strip along the top of your plate to make a straight edge.
- Glue hat to plate.
- Add mustache, nose and eyes.
- Add cotton balls to beard line.
- Add boa to hat.
- Paint the inside circle of your paper plate with flesh colored paint. Set aside to dry.
- Cut out 25 white strips of copy paper.
- Cut a triangle out of red paper to make the Santa hat.
- You can design the paper chain beard for your Santa anyway you choose with your 25 paper strips.
- Cut off a small strip along the top of your plate to make a straight edge.
- Glue hat to plate.
- Add mustache, nose and eyes.
- Add cotton balls to beard line.
- Add boa to hat.
DIY Kid’s Thanksgiving Table
Now that Halloween is over it is time to start thinking about Thanksgiving! I wanted to put together a kid’s Thanksgiving table that was cute, affordable and would keep Lola busy.
Tablecloth:
I used brown craft table paper so she can use crayons and draw on it.
Table Placeholder:
A turkey leg made out of a brown paper sack and white paper. I put the crayons on the inside for a fun surprise for the kids.
Centerpiece:
Homemade yarn pumpkins and turkeys made out of skewers, pompoms and crayons.
Cups:
Turkey craft that kids can work on during the day.
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