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Grandparent’s Day Gifts on a Budget: Personalized Handprint Canvas Bag

August 30, 2011 by

Grandparent’s Day is on September 11th this year.  Are you ready?  With Grandparent’s Day, it’s really the thought that counts and you don’t have to spend a lot of money.  Grandparents enjoy getting things from their grandkids!  For the next few days, I’ll be featuring ideas for Grandparent’s Day gifts on a budget!  You can see yesterday’s idea here:  Grandparent’s Day Gifts on a Budget Tissue Paper flowers 

Today’s Grandparent’s Day Gifts on a Budget idea is a personalized handprint canvas bag!  I thought that this was the cutest idea when I saw it!  You can add each of the grandkid’s handprints and their names.

Here are the items you need:

-Canvas tote bag

-Fabric paint

-Paint brush

You can grab all of these items at your local craft store!  If you have a Michael’s in your area, there is a 40% off printable coupon here–>Michael’s 40% off any regular-priced item

You can find the tutorial so that you can make your own bag here–>Personalized Handprint Canvas Bag 

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Grandparent’s Day Gifts on a Budget: Tissue Paper flowers

August 29, 2011 by

Grandparent’s Day is on September 11th this year.  Are you ready?  With Grandparent’s Day, it’s really the thought that counts and you don’t have to spend a lot of money.  Grandparents enjoy getting things from their grandkids!  For the next few days, I’ll be featuring ideas for Grandparent’s Day gifts on a budget!

Today’s gift is a tissue paper flower bouquet!  My mother in law and daughter actually made this one when she was here visiting us last week and had a blast doing it together!  So, you can make a bouquet for the grandparents and give it to them or you can buy the materials and let it be a “bonding” activity instead!

Here’s what you need to make these awesome tissue paper flowers:

-6 large sheets of tissue paper

-1 pipe cleaner

-scissors

-green crepe paper (optional, we didn’t use this)

-bamboo garden stake (optional, we didn’t use this)

-tape

So, you can make this entire craft for less than $2 if you omit the crepe paper and the garden stake!  We just used the pipe cleaners for the stems on our flowers!

For a complete tutorial on how to make these flowers, check out Family Fun!

Watch for more budget friendly Grandparent’s Day gift ideas the rest of the week!

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Halloween treats to share!

October 18, 2010 by

Last week I shared some kid (and budget) friendly craft ideas. This week, the focus is on Halloween treats to share!

Here are the highlights: (if you have a great Halloween treat to share, make sure you comment and share a link!)



Halloween S’mores Gift in a Jar ~ This Halloween S’mores mix is cute and soo easy to put together!  For the details on how to make it along with cute printable tags to attach, check out this post on Organized Home.

Halloween Popcorn balls ~ These Halloween popcorn balls are easy to make and I’m sure your kids would have a blast helping out!  Plus, your neighbors and friends will enjoy them!

Halloween Treat Jar ~ This gifts in a jar concept is simple and easy to throw together!  Share this Halloween treat jar with your child’s teacher, friends, or a neighbor.

Edible Eyes ~ Your kids will get a kick out of this Halloween treat and will have fun sharing them with friends!  Find out how to make your own Edible Eyes here.

ENJOY!

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Kid friendly and budget friendly Halloween crafts!

October 12, 2010 by

My mom and sister both got the “crafty” genes in my family and somehow, they passed me right by… I’m capable of completing some projects, but I have to be inspired by others and I never very basic instructions!

As I was browsing the blogosphere to come up with some fun Halloween crafts to do with my kids this month, here are a few that I came across:

Halloween candy bouquet: My friend Martha told me that she was going to make a Halloween candy bouquet like they have in the stores…I started searching and came across these step by step instructions and I just might have to try this one, too!  If you want to try it yourself, you can find the instructions here at Incredible Edible Crafts.

Marshmallow Frankenstein pops:  These caught my eye right away and they are so cute!  Plus, they are easy to make and this is definitely a project my kids can help with.  Can’t wait to make them and share them!  To find out how to make your own, check out this post at Craft-o-maniac!

Creepy Crawly Candy Containers:  Want a fun way to store your Halloween candy?  Make a Creepy Crawly Candy Container.  This project is also “kid friendly”  I can’t way to get started.  You can find out how to make your own in this post here on Shenanigans.  Don’t forget to take advantage of the sale on Brachs Halloween candy to fill up your jar!

Candy Corn People:  I saw this on Babies and Bargains and thought it was so cute!  Plus, it’s kid friendly (with a little adult supervision) and budget friendly, too!  To find out how to make your own Candy Corn People, check out this post on Babies and Bargains.

Happy Crafting!

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