Before I get into this- let me apologize for the crummy photos! I am using my phone for this post and my mom's house is kind of dark at the moment!!
Hi everyone! It is that time of year to spread joy and love. I really have been stumped on what to do for my in laws who live out of state and don't get to enjoy the kids year round. Opal is finally at the age to really be creative and she just LOVES to paint and color, so I figured we'd pull out some of my art/ craft stuff and see what we could put together. Here's a little list of things we've created together and what you need to make them. Almost everything you need can be found at the dollar tree so this really is affordable too.
First off- these really easy snow globes!! I bought everything at target in the dollar bins. You will need a hot glue gun.
The mason jars are in 2 packs for $3 each.
The little "snow" was $1 and I still have half of a bag left.
I bought a 3 pack of ornaments for $3 in the Christmas section too.
Glitter, stickers and Pom Poms were all $1 each there too.
I hot glued the ornament down and used tongs from the kitchen to place them in the jar. I let Opal tell me where to place the stickers and then I let her go crazy filling them with everything else.
It's a really easy dry snow globe that is safe to ship cross country or wrap and deliver on the special day. Easy least and I got 4 made for under $15! What a deal.
Next up are some really easy cards.
Now, I already had fingerpaint on hand so I used that. You can buy it at the dollar tree or a craft store or even Walmart or target. I have a big box from target that I got for probably less than $10.
I also already had the gold paint pen in my junk drawer.
Thick card stock or small poster board from dollar tree.
I helped her keep her hand flat and not to smear- but she was LOVING this one. She did such a good job. I let her decide pink for rudolphs nose was cuter.
Cut them out and decorate the trees however. I was thinking of adding some sequins and Pom Poms but ran out of time.
Next up are these cuties. Ornaments!!
All you need for these guys are thin foam sheets (Michaels, joanns, dollar tree, etc) in black and white.
Pipe cleaners- even target has these in the dollar bins right now..
Googly eyes
String, ribbon, etc
Hole puncher
Hot glue gun- because I'm impatient and hate to wait for glue to dry. I hot glue everything!!
After I glued these guys together for Opal I let her color on them. She decided to keep them simple and refused to use any other color but red.. But- that's okay! It's her project!
Next were these cute little photo ornaments.
I had the sticks on hand, you can use Popsicle sticks.
I also had buttons. I kept these mess free and let Opal pick the buttons. I hot glued them down and glued their Christmas photo down in the middle.
SUPER easy, SUPER cheap, SUPER cute.
Next- a painted canvas! I had a bunch of these from a huge sale Michaels had a while back, so I figured why not? I let Opal go to town on this. I had more of them but I don't want to spoil the surprises for those people so you get the simple one as an example!
This can be done on paper and framed too! How cute and special would that be!!
Last but not least- salt dough ornaments. I still have to paint these and add a string or ribbon- but don't want to spoil that surprise either. I'll update this post with extra photos later on.
So there you have it! 5 super easy and cheap toddler crafting gift perfect for their grandparents or your spouse or even for decor for your home! Happy crafting!!
