DS and I are searching for a craft to do today. We've done a couple ideas before that turned out really well.
One that we loved was colored vinegar in a pan of baking soda. It made tiny little colorful volcanoes and looked really neat in the pan.
What have you successfully tried?
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts
I made no-sew tutus (and fairy wands) for my nieces . . . they really turned out lovely. I only have cell phone pics, but will share them anyway. I used three colors of tulle for each knot, all layered on top of one another (and developed a pattern for using the colors so that there would be a variance in color and an even distribution of color throughout the tutu), and I had so much fun doing it!
pomegranate / 3275 posts
Sidewalk Paint. It is AWESOME! It is just corn starch, water, food coloring. DD loves it!! We went through so many boxes of corn starch because she loved it so much (as did the neighbor's kids!).
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts
@MamaBehr: I will have to keep this in mind for LO's birthday party at the end of this summer!
@Dandelion: Thanks. Everyone was so surprised to learn that *Auntie* MsLipGloss was/is crafty!
watermelon / 14206 posts
@MamaBehr: That sounds like a great idea! DS said it sounded fun, too. We're gonna have to go out and find some cornstarch, I think. 
Thanks!
honeydew / 7488 posts
@Dandelion: your volcano craft sounds fun! We did a baking soda painting craft the DD liked. Colored water using eye droppers on baking soda. Or was it cornstarch? I can't remember! ETA: I think we did the same craft as you, minus the vinegar. I must have missed that part, lol.
watermelon / 14206 posts
@T-Mom: Yep, that's what we did! The vinegar was cool, cause of the way it fizzed up.
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts
@Smurfette: Thanks They looked so much better in person, too! And they were suuuuper full/fluffy (because of the amount of tulle in each knot)!
nectarine / 2217 posts
i just finished this, but it took waaaaaaaaaaaaay longer than i thought. to be honest i started it when i got pregnant with LO, and finished it the day of his first birthday party the other week
watermelon / 14206 posts
@tysonja: Wow, that's really nice! It looks like it takes forever! I love colorful things, so that's very exciting for me to see.
nectarine / 2217 posts
@Dandelion: actually come to think of it i saw this craft on hellobee first! it's in diy section. i think if i had followed the real instructions it would have taken a lot faster (use cork board and push the nails in -- instead i used plywood and nailed the nails in. not fun...) i love colourful, too
cherry / 157 posts
I regularly find great recipes on there!!! My favorite is crock pot potato soup http://www.mamalovesfood.com/2009/06/baked-potato-soup-slow-cooker-style.html
watermelon / 14206 posts
@MamaBehr: We did it! It took forever to get the water/corn starch/food coloring balance just right, but right now our drive way looks like Lisa Frank got a hold of it, lol. Thanks for the idea!
watermelon / 14206 posts
@Kiki: oooh, that looks good! I pinned it! I'll try it soon. I'm in a food rut, so that might be a nice thing to make
grapefruit / 4079 posts
@jmarionsmith: um I love that! Do you know where Your DH found the directions?
nectarine / 2132 posts
@ladybee: thank you!! i was sooo proud of him! here is the general directions he used, but he didn't follow exactly.
http://www.girlinair.com/2012/07/how-to-make-hand-painted-united-states.html
we don't have a silhouette machine so dh just found an outline of the us map on google images, blew it up on the computer, and printed it in pieces. he then cut out the pieces and taped them together. once the boards were stained he just put the map on top of them and outlined it with a fine paintbrush. it was tedious but it worked really well. let me know if you have any more questions!
nectarine / 2667 posts
I just finished making some paint chip garlands for a birthday party.
If you're looking for another fun activity, put milk in a pan and add some drops of food coloring (don't mix it). Then dip a toothpick in dish soap & stick it in the milk. The colored milk will move away from the toothpick. It's fun to "chase" the colors around!
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
I originally found these Peanut Butter and Nutella cookies on Pinterest: http://www.thesisterscafe.com/2012/07/peanut-butter-nutella-cookies
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
I have made a ton of recipes from Pinterest that are now staples in our family here is my new favorite one
blogger / pomegranate / 3300 posts
We just made sock and water bottle bubble blowers. The kids had a blast
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
@Mrs. Train: that looks fun!!
I haven't made any crafts I've pinned on Pinterest but I have made a lot of recipes.
I have a board of Pinterest winners and losers - http://pinterest.com/jbhops/tried-it-winners-and-losers/
I found the idea for ladybug cookies from Pinterest and they turned out great - http://pinterest.com/pin/215609900883205350/
cantaloupe / 6800 posts
@jmarionsmith: that is beautiful!
@tysonja: I have been dying to make one of these! Is it really hard or just time consuming?
nectarine / 2217 posts
@MrsTiz: it was just hard-ish because i chose to use plywood instead of the corkboard. and also because i made mine pretty big it is definitely worth it and i think will look nice in our bedroom or LO's nursery
i would totally go for it i'm just a procrastinator, which is why it took me so long to get around to finishing it
cantaloupe / 6800 posts
@tysonja: I think i'm going to do LO's first initial..i'm not THAT adventurous! What kind of string did you use?
nectarine / 2217 posts
@MrsTiz: oh yeah for sure one letter would look so nice and wouldn't take very long at all wood or corkboard would be nice for that!
i just used cheap embroidery thread i found at the craft store. i think i got that variagated rainbow pack at michaels
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