Category: Outdoor Crafts
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How to Build a Slide
Slides satisfy kids’ desire for adventure and fun. And they do that without putting you on the edge of your seat as a worrying parent. They’re safe, exciting, and easy to provide. What more can a parent ask for? If you want to give your kids the luxury of having a slide at home but…
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How to Make a Mini Resin Koi Pond
Did you know you wanted to make a mini epoxy resin koi pond before seeing this post? Bet you didn’t! Unless you’ve already seen some online and though they were the cutest things ever, like I did! Epoxy resin projects seem to have grown in popularity, and for good reason. There is something so cool…
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How to Make Mosaic Garden Stepping Stones
These DIY stepping stones make a garden or mulched area look extra fun, and you can choose from so many different items to make the mosaics with, and so many different mosaic designs. You can make just one or a whole pathway, and you’ll have garden art that will last for years! How to Make…
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DIY Popsicle Stick Fairy Doors
Sometimes you need to add a little magic to your yard, so we are going to make some easy popsicle stick fairy doors today! These fairy doors are so open to your creative touches, and you can make them as simple or magical and complicated as you like. Get your kids involved – they’ll have…
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How to Make The Cutest Little Wine Glass Planters
The perfect excuse to buy new wine glasses- wine glass planters! This simple project doesn’t stretch you if you aren’t much of a gardener (hand raised), but still gives you a cute little punch of green in your home. If you’ve seen all the fun ideas for succulents floating around online and you’re ready to…
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Make Your Own Stick People Family
Do you love crafting with nature? Stick people are the perfect craft if you want to get creative with nature and then have something for your kids to play with. If you’re like us right now, you have sticks everywhere that are just begging to be turned into something fun… Plus, If your kids spend…
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Teens Roaming The World With National Geographic, Taking Photos
I’m about to do the impossible and make you actually wish you were a teenager again. Don’t believe me? Picture yourself wildly excited, camera hanging around your neck, brand new Chucks on your feet, wandering around with a gaggle of new friends looking for cool things to photograph. And then a koala jumps out of…
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Arty Crafty Things to do With Rocks
Painting on rocks has become somewhat of a crafty rite of passage for many people. After all, rocks are neato and nature is fun to use for art. But! Sometimes you need a little inspiration; a few ideas for rock art, because maybe you’re like me and freeze up at a blank canvas… Here are…
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24 Best Fall Art Projects For Kids, Ever!
Well, it’s officially time to embrace Fall. You probably have already, but it takes me a little while to accept the fact that all that cold weather is coming and our leafy privacy screens are dropping all their leaves. What better way to celebrate this season than with a huge roundup of the best Fall…
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2 Leaf Art Projects For Young Kids
We got all leafy up in here, since they’re starting to fall all over our yard and all. Every year I forget how beautiful they are until we pick some up and look closely. Now is a good time to celebrate fall leaves with leaf art projects. I was inspired, so I came up with…
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20 Awesomely Messy Craft Activities For Kids
(Don’t be scared of messy activities for kids!) Let’s mess it up a bit. I mean really mess it up. Summer’s officially here today and that means endless days of pristine weather, perfectly manicured lawns, lounging around with lemonade, and wonderfully-behaved children. Right? Nope. It means we let our kids get all crazy with the…
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Nature-Art Scavenger Hunt
We had some long, uninterrupted hours of no school going on around here, and unseasonably warm weather, so….. to combat whines of boredom, I made up an art scavenger hunt. Materials: Printer paper Crayons Markers Glue Chalk Thin wire – like florists wire or thin art wire 1. Find five leaves. Bring them home and…