Rainy Day Up-cycle Crafts

What to do when it's rainy (or too HOT) to go outside?

Look around the house for some craft ideas!

We found an old candle in need of a new purpose.

We put it in the freezer to get it out of it's container

(once it was sorta frozen we were able to chip away at it)

We painted the inside of a seashell a

water blue kind of color and reused the

old wick from the original candle:

We placed the chips of wax into the shell:

We added a few drops of food color we had on hand:

We used the microwave to melt the wax little at a time!

It looks kindof like the ocean in a storm!

(My 5 yr. old decided)

I know it isn't the most beautiful craft in the world.

(or even in the house)

But, it kept my 5 yr. old interested for quite awhile-

it provided us with some good one-on-one time

and it was a way to reuse things we already have.

My son is very proud of his work- and THAT means

success!

We've made some other things you might like to take a look at:

We painted a med/small cardboard box - mom and dad cut out

doors and windows- and we glued on the "tile" roof!

Skulpey Clay napkin rings!

We cut the stars with cookies cutters- and we just

rolled the rings trying to keep them similar in size.

Nature Journals anyone?

A little scrapbook paper can really dress up a

regular old Composition notebook!

We cut the bird by hand after drawing it

with a pencil!

Cardboard box kitchen!

full instructions under the crafts button at top of

the blog. Anyone can do it! easy-

Seashell mobile/chimes using shells that had

holes in them (naturally grown that way)-

sticks from the back yard-

and colorful embroidery thread-

(from mom's stash of hardly ever used needle work)

sticks tied together with fishing line

(from dad's stash of fishing gear!)

What can you find around the house that might

need a new life?

Don't be afraid for it to not be perfect-

the kids don't care!

*any instructions "missing" here can most likely be found

by using the Crafts tab at the top of the page-

if you have any questions please don't hesitate

to ask! (or input for that matter) :)