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Here's a great idea to make a toss-and-catch game using some old milk containers
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Here's an affordable way for you to make a great gift for Mother's Day. All you need is a hardcover exercise book that you can buy at your local supermarket, some wrapping paper and Mod Podge, or clear acrylic sealer. |
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They may not be bright enough to light up a room, but these glow-in-the-dark glass jars will certainly create an unusual feature. Try them as a centrepiece for an evening meal with friends - they are sure to get conversation flowing! |
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This box kite design flies well in moderate winds. Run into the wind to launch the kite and add a tail to the spar where the line connects if it needs extra stability. While your dad cuts all the pieces needed to make this box kite, you can use craft paints to decorate the fabric for your kite.
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It's a nice gift to make for someone you love, for a special day, or to keep for yourself.
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Although this project is very quick and easy to make, it takes a long time to dry. If you start now, you will be finished in plenty of time to make this hanging decoration for your mom.
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Use a home made weaving loom to craft scarves, iPod and cellphone covers, hats, doll clothes and more. Use this weaving method to make gifts for Mother's Day. Ask around to see if anyone has any spare wool for you to use.
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Mom, dad, granny or grandad - This is a rocking crib and it only took a couple of hours to make and then paint. It's not a difficult design, but does look lovely once finished.
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What little girl wouldn't like to own her very own princess crown. These simple and inexpensive crowns are easy to make using lace and homemade fabric stiffener.
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You can make several different variations of this necklace and they only require a few basic tools. The pencils you probably already have at home and you simply chop a few centimetres from the end…if you do this neatly then they will be none the wiser!!
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Do you have a secret Valentine? Someone you really like and would like to send them a Valentine's gift? Make up a pencil topper and leave it on his or her desk. They will spend the whole day wondering who sent it!
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I have always been fond of the fabric teepee tents seen in catalogs but thought a 'pup' tent would be a little more fitting for our 'camping' theme. Coming in at just under R30 per tent, these little pretend play structures are sure to provide hours of make believe fun! |
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School holidays are great fun - when you've got plenty to do. But when you start getting bored it's time to look at new things to do. These rainy day activity sticks will provide you with plenty of ways to keep occupied. |
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Add a splash of colour to a bedroom with our fun flower stand. Mom or dad will need to help you with some drilling for this project. |
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If the kids are bored during the school holidays, let them decorate stones or pebbles as herb markers or for plant names. |
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With school holidays just around the corner, here's a fun project that you can do to add some fun to your days. This jellyfish in a bottle looks so real, your friends will be amazed.
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Sit down and make these fun frisbees from paper plates, and even on days when it’s too hot, you can play a summertime game! Because these frisbees are made from paper plates, they are reasonably safe to use inside.
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This simple project is a fun craft to do with the kids over the school holidays and a great Christmas tree decoration. Decorative balls like this cost almost nothing to make and you can make them in different colours.
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What’s better than heading down to the park or beach on a bright summer day and flying a kite? Well…how about flying a kite that you’ve made yourself! With these super simple paper crafting kite instructions, you can make dozens of fun kites to fly high!
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I came across these fun recycled tin can robots on the Internet and thought it would be a really fun craft for the kids. To make the robots you will need lots of items that you will find in and around the home - ask mom or dad to help you source everything you need.
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Colourful cupcake liners make beautiful flowers for your bedroom. If your mom can't find colourful liners, use crayons and pencils to colour them in bright colours. |
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A piece of pine, a bucket and a few odds and ends are all that you need to make a ride-on toy for your son or daughter. |
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I love designing projects out of empty tin cans. This is one of my favourites. Use tin cans to make a stationery holder for your bedroom. Paint it in colours that match your bedroom and then put in on your desk or a craft table. |
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Christmas is only a few months away and we're going to be showing our DIY Kids various craft projects to make gifts for mom, dad or other family members. In this project we are using a Dremel VersaTip soldering iron to burn lovely designs onto a wooden spoon. |
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Recycle plastic bottles into cute farm animal money boxes. A 2 litre oil bottle works best - the top is large enough for all coin sizes. |
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Now you can invite your friends around for a game of 6 pin bowling with your very own bowling alley. |
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Make a pole pony with mom or dad's help with cutting out and drilling and then decorate it yourself. |
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Next time you climb in the car for a long trip, take along your very own Travel Tray and have lots of fun along the way! |
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Recycle toilet roll holders and cardboard tubes to make this space rocket for your bedroom. |
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This project is for our budding DIY Kids, or for mom or dad. Make a rocket wall clock for a boy's bedroom. |
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Hey kids! Ask mom not to throw away cereal boxes and toilet roll holders so that you can make your own cardboard castle. |
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Teaching power tool safety to children is essential for preventing accidents. Even if your son or daughter shows no interest they will still need to learn how to protect themselves while other people are using power tools. |
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Grab some dirt and a bucket of water and start making your own hikaru dorodango ! |
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Use scrap timber pallets to make your own chair for the garden. |
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This is a craft project where you can recycle glass jars into funky photo frames. All you need are a few clean jars and some photographs of your family or friends. |
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Recycle CD cases into frames that you can hang on your walls or place on shelves in your bedroom.
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Make a dazzling disco ball for your bedroom with old CDs. Be sure to check with mom or dad before you cut up any CD's.
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Make your own desk calendar every year and pop it into a CD holder.
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With mom's help you can make this gift for your dad: for his birthday, for Father's Day or as a Christmas gift. Fill it up with essentials for dad to keep in his car.
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Transform old photo frames with a glue gun. Ask mom or dad for their help to set everything up.
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You only need flour and a few other items to make your own play dough.
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Here’s a great project that the kids can do over the holidays. We used empty squash and fruit juice bottles to make these bird feeders.
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Little girls love butterflies and fairies. You can make this butterfly wreath to decorate a little girl's bedroom. If you want to make a fairy wreath - or any other type of themed wreath - change the image. |
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Let mom or dad help you to make this house for Barbie. The dollhouse is easy to assemble, and because of its lightweight design, it can be carried to any location and easily packed away when not in use. |
