The countdown is on for the free Jackalope Art & Craft Fair on July 25 and 26, 2015 where more than 200 curated artisans will send handmade goods at the EXDO Event Center in the blossoming RiNo Arts District of Denver.
To help you get your craft on, our friends at Jackalope have shared these craft ideas you can do with your kids at home. Be sure to also check-out their fun workshops
Looking for some fun and easy activities to do with your little ones this summer?!? Browsing Pinterest can always bring up so many ideas, sometimes TOO MANY ideas, it’s hard to find the right one. We spent some time Pinteresting, and have found three awesome activities that will surely be a hit with the kids.
Making a cute and colorful wind chime
Materials:
Stick
String or yarn
Paint
Old keys
Want to make use of that stash of extra keys you have lying around? Use them to create a cute and fun DIY wind chime. All you need is some paint, a stick, some string, and of course – the keys, and you’re in business!
Check-out the tutorial at Inner Child Giving.
Also, find more fun wind chime ideas made from recyclables at home here: https://www.pinterest.com/explore/wind-chimes-craft/
Egg Carton Whales
Materials:
Egg carton
Paint
Scissors
Colored paper
Pipe cleaners
Markers
Googly eyes (optional)
Start out by cutting your recycled egg carton into individual sections. Next, get out your paint, and paint each section of the carton. This will act as the whale’s body – so feel free to be creative with colors here and make each whale unique!
Next up, you’re going to create the whale’s spout. First, cut an “x” at the top of each carton piece. Take short pieces of pipe cleaners and place them into the cut in the carton, like a bouquet. Curl each pipe cleaner outward to create the illusion of water blowing out of the whale’s spout.
Now, for the whale’s tale and fins. For this you can use whatever colored paper you like to cut out tale and fin shapes and then glue them to the egg carton. Lastly, give your whale some personality with a face. Googly eyes add a fun character to your whale, but you can also draw eyes onto the whale if you don’t have an extra bag of googly eyes handy.
More on the Egg Carton Whale on the “I Heart Crafty Things” website: http://www.iheartcraftythings.com/2015/04/egg-carton-whale-kids-craft.
Author: Amber Johnson
Amber is the founder and editor of Mile High Mamas, travel writer and former columnist for The Denver Post. She is a passionate community builder and loves the outdoors. She has two awesome teens and is happily married to a man obsessed with growing The Great Pumpkin.
