
Homemade Flubber for Kids:
https://www.livecrafteat.com/craft/homemade-flubber-for-kids/
Ingredients:
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¾ cup cold water
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1 cup Elmer’s glue
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Liquid food colouring
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½ cup hot water
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1 teaspoon borax
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Two mixing bowls
Directions:
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In bowl 1: mix the cold water, glue, and food colouring. Set aside.
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In bowl 2: mix the hot water and borax, until the borax dissolves.
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Slowly add the borax mixture to the glue mixture and mix well. Pour off any excess water.
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Have fun!

Easy Homemade Playdough Recipe:
https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/easy-homemade-playdough-recipe/
Ingredients per colour:
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¾ cup flour
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½ cup warm water
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1 tbsp cream of tartar
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¼ cup salt
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1 tsp vegetable oil
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1 packet drink mix (kool-aid)
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Food colouring (optional to make brighter)
Directions:
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Mix flour, cream of tartar and salt in a bowl
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In a mixing cup, add warm water and drink mix, stir until dissolved
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Add water to flour mixture and stir well. Let sit for 5 minutes
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Knead on a floured surface until it is no longer sticky
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Lasts in airtight container for up to two weeks!
Floating Popsicle Stick Boat Craft for Kids
Supplies:
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Popsicle sticks
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Paper straws
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Scrapbook paper
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Hot glue gun
Directions:
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Line six popsicle sticks vertically in a row for the bottom of the boat
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Cut two popsicle sticks in half and glue three of them to the top, center and bottom of the boat base (horizontally).
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Add two more popsicle sticks vertically to the bottom of the boat
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For the sail, cut a paper straw in half. Then, cut out a triangle shape from the scrapbook paper.
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Punch holes in two corners of the triangle and then slide the straw through both of the holes – this creates the sail.
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Then, glue the sail to the boat by using the hot glue on the bottom of the straw and gluing it to the base of the boat.

3 Ingredient Air Dry Clay:
Ingredients:
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¼ cup corn starch
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1 cup baking soda
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¾ cup warm water
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Wax paper
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Small cooking pot
Directions:
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Combine corn starch, baking soda, and warm water in a small cooking pot and bring it to a boil while stirring consistently. Once boiling, turn stove to medium and keep stirring until it becomes thick.
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Remove from stove and let cool in a bowl. Cover bowl with saran wrap as it dries quickly.
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Once you have made your shapes, let dry on a floured surface overnight, flipping them once in the morning.
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Paper Bag Monster Puppets
Supplies
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Paper lunch bag
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Colored paper
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Markers
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Scissors
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Glue
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Googly eyes (optional)
Directions:
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Use your colored paper, markers, and googly eyes to design a unique monster
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Let your creativity take over! Think eyeballs, teeth, pointy ears, and fun patterns.
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Once your monster is complete, put on a cute puppet show!
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Pop Bottle Firefly
Supplies:
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Water Bottles or Pop Bottles
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Glow sticks
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Tissue paper
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Pipe cleaners
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Foam sheets
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White glue
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Googly eyes
Directions:
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Cut the tissue paper into strips and brush a layer of white glue onto the center of your bottle
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Put the tissue paper onto the glue, then brush on another layer of white glue
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Once it’s dry, wrap three pipe cleaners around the bottle and twist to form legs
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Cut two wings out of the foam and glue it to the top
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Place the glow sticks inside the bottle
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Attach googly eyes on the lid and twist another pipe cleaner around the neck of the bottle to form antennas

Airplane Craft:
Supplies:
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Popsicle sticks
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Clothespins
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Hot glue
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Markers and/or paint
Directions:
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Design two popsicle sticks for the wings of the plane using paint or markers, then design half a popsicle stick for the rudder of the plane.
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Design the body of the plane with the clothespin using markers and/or paint
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Glue one popsicle stick to the top of the plane, and one to the bottom of the plane, so they are lined up together.
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Glue half a popsicle stick to the back of the plane

Soup Can Flower Pots:
https://halfpintpeeps.com/2018/04/24/10-easy-crafts-to-make-from-common-household-items/11/
Supplies:
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Empty label-less soup cans
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Paint
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Paint brushes
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Plant/flower
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Soil
Directions:
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Paint the outside of the soup can to desired design and let dry
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Add soil to the inside, along with flower or plant

Jet Packs:
https://halfpintpeeps.com/2018/04/24/10-easy-crafts-to-make-from-common-household-items/6/
Supplies:
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Cereal boxes
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Paint and/or construction paper
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Toilet paper rolls
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Tissue paper (optional for wake of jetpack)
Directions:
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Glue construction paper on, or paint the cereal box to desired colour
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Add details to the “jet pack” (i.e. stripes)
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Glue or tape toilet paper roles to bottom for exhaust pipes
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Optional: add tissue paper for the wake of jetpack out of the exhaust pipes

Homemade Cardboard Bowling
https://craftulate.com/cardboard-tube-bowling-game/
Supplies:
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10 toilet paper rolls
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Red marker or paper
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Ball to bowl with
Instructions:
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Optional: paint the toilet paper rolls white
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Add two red stripes on the top of each “pin” using either red marker or red paint
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Find a small ball to bowl with (i.e. tennis ball)
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Line up the pins and have fun!
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Egg Carton Helicopter
https://www.thecrafttrain.com/egg-carton-helicopter-craft/
Supplies:
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One egg carton
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Card stock
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Acrylic paint & paint brush
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Brad clips
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Glue
Instructions:
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Cut out shapes to make a helicopter. You will need a round cup for the body, a pointy piece cut in half for the tail, and a rounded piece for the top to attach the blades to. Paint the pieces all one colour except for the windscreen that will be in white. Set aside to dry.
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For the blades, cut our strips from cardstock approximately 1/3 inch x 2 1/3 inch.
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Glue the blades into a cross shape and cut a tiny slit in the top using a craft knife. Then poke a hole in the top piece of the egg carton. Secure the blades to the top with a brad clip
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Glue the helicopter body to the tail and you’re all done!

Milk Carton Villages (similar to town building):
https://halfpintpeeps.com/2018/04/24/10-easy-crafts-to-make-from-common-household-items/5/
Supplies:
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Milk cartons
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Toilet paper rolls
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Construction Paper
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Scissors
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Glue
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Markers
Directions:
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Create a village out of cartons (police station, hospital, housing, schools)
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Using glue sticks to glue together
Glove Monsters:
https://halfpintpeeps.com/2018/04/24/10-easy-crafts-to-make-from-common-household-items/10/
Supplies:
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Old or unused gloves
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Buttons
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Markers or fabric markers
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Cotton (for stuffing) or spare paper
Directions:
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Use buttons or other household items for the eyes of the monsters
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Add a mouth with household items
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Stuff the glove with cotton or spare paper to create the “body” of the monster