I just realized that Independence Day is one week from today! The boys love when I make a deal out of each holiday so I try to do something whether a craft, decoration, or special snack. I was searching for some ideas the other day and thought I’d share some that I found that the boys thought looked interesting.
Patri-botic centerpiece from Family Fun
I had seen a few different tutorials for these before using coffee cans or any cylindrical container really, but when my oldest saw the tutorial in the latest Family Fun magazine I thought that using a container with a lid was a great idea.
I kind of have a love/hate relationship with magazines. I love the images and the visual inspiration but I’m usually lucky to get 1 idea out of each…
I found this tutorial on AlphaMom for making your own confetti popper rockets!
Makes a mess but lots of fun! Who doesn’t love celebrating with confetti?! (Ok of course besides the person that has to clean it up, but that’s what a vacuum is for right?!)
I had big plans to do this with the boys and post it here but party plans are getting in the way so instead I’ll just share and hopefully show our posts later.
I found this Hammered Flower and Leaf Print tutorial from Build/Make/Craft/Bake.
The short version is gather flowers/leaves (on a nature walk?) spread them out on textured paper (like watercolor paper) and cover with a paper towel.
I’ve wanted a hovercraft (ok hoverboard) since Back to the Future II.
Have you discovered Pinterest yet? It’s a virtual “pin board” or inspiration board where you can keep pictures + links of anything you want. I have a pin board going of things to do so that when the boys whine “I’m boooored” this summer I have a whole board of fun things to do!
Here are some of my favorites so far!
Marshmallow Catapult from Family Fun
No not the boxcar the children used to live in – a car made out of a box! We always have boxes laying around from our trips to Costco and we like to play with them before we throw them in the recycle bin. This week we made cars!
Lauren Clark a photographer in Oklahoma has created a pretty awesome space for her soon to make his debut baby boy.
Don’t forget the Geyser Giveaway ends tonight! Go and leave a comment if you haven’t already! So after you’ve used up all that Diet Coke from your Geyser,…
