Fall Scented Playdough

I love all the Fall scents! Our house has been covered in pumpkin spice air fresheners and candles! So what better than Fall scented playdough?? Making homemade playdough is at lot cheaper than buying it! Plus you can great scents like PUMPKIN SPICE, that you just can't find in any store! This is a great recipe and it is so easy to make! I love Learn Play Imagine, they always have great activities for kids of all ages and this is one of them! To make the playdough, you start off by making a base recipe and then add other ingredients for the color and scent!

Ingredients for the base playdough:

1 cup flour

1/2 cup salt

1 tablespoon cream of tartar

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

3/4 cup boiling water

Ingredients for Fall scents and colors:

Cinnamon

Nutmeg

Pumpkin Pie Spice

Ground Cloves

Apple Flavor

Liquid Watercolors (or Food Coloring): Orange, Green, Red, Yellow and Brown

To make the playdough:

In a mixing bowl, add the flour, salt and cream of tartar and stir.

Add the vegetable oil and stir again. 

Next, stir in the according color and spice for the playdough you are making. 

Finally, add in the hot water. Stir until the dough has cooled, then you can knead with your hands. 

Then, just store you playdough in an air tight container to make it stay soft! 

Color/ Flavor Combos:

Pumpkin Pie - Orange

Candy Apple - Green

Clove -  Red

Nutmeg - Yellow

Cinnamon - Brown

Source: learnplayimagine.com

Tissue Paper Stained Glass Hearts

 

Tissue Paper Stained Glass Hearts.. such an easy craft! With a little help from an adult, almost any age would be able to make these! I love this craft as a Valentine's Day decoration! This craft was featured in the Family Movie Night: Beauty and the Beast post, make sure to go check it out!

What you will need:

Tissue paper in pink, red and white

Construction paper in pink, red and white

Clear contact paper

Scissors

Instructions:

Begin by cutting the pink, red and white tissue paper in 1/2  to 1 inch squares. A little goes a long way, so don't cut too much!

To make your heart shape (or any other shape), fold a piece of construction paper in half and cut half of a heart, this makes sure that both sides are equal. If you want to try another shape, just cut the folded construction paper into a half circle, square, oval or star. While, the construction paper is still folded, cut a parallel shape about 1 inside the shape. This will create heart shape with a hallow center. 

Next, open the heart and center it on the contact paper. From here the kids can fill the inside of the heart with the cut tissue paper. Be sure not to put any tissue paper outside of the shape border. 

After your child has finished decorating the heart shape, place another sheet of contact paper on top. Press on the contact paper to seal, making sure they are no air bubbles. Cut around the outside of the shape, leaving a small amount of contact paper to keep the shape in contact better. 

After your shapes have been cut out, hand them on the window! They will look beautiful!

Be sure to check out the Family Movie Night:Beauty and the Beast for free printables and other Beauty and the Beast inspired recipes, crafts and activities! 

Source: Wee Folk Art

DIY Seaweed and Barnacle Backdrop

Looking for decoration ideas for your next sea themed party? Try this super easy barnacle backdrop that uses streamers and cupcake liners! These would also look good in a few different shades of green!This was used as decoration inspiration in our Disney Movie Night: The Little Mermaid!

What you need:
Variety of shades of streamers
Silver foil cupcake liners


Here's what you do:

1. Just hang some streamers of all different sizes as a backdrop to the table or over the table for an underwater feeling! 

2. Flatten the silver cupcake liners and glue them to some of the pieces of streamers.

 For more sea-themed crafts see Ariel inspired Salt Dough Starfish Necklace!

See Disney Movie Night: The Little Mermaid for sea-themed recipes, crafts and activities!

Source: Chickabug

Ariel's Salt Dough Starfish Necklace

This is a super fun and easy craft for your little princess! I grew up making salt dough ornaments, and I have made them at Christmas with my child.. and I never thought to make a necklace! This craft is linked up with our Disney Movie Night: The Little Mermaid!

What you will need:

1 cup flour

1/2 cup salt

1/2 cup water

Star shaped cookie cutter

Cookie sheet

Toothpick

Acrylic paints

Paintbrushes

Pony beads

Cotton braiding cord

Scissors 

Here's how to make it:

1. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. In a bowl, mix the flour, salt and water. Stir until dough starts to form. 

2. Place the dough on a floured surface, add flour if the dough gets too sticky. Roll out the dough until about 1/4 inch thickness. Cut our star shapes using the star shaped cookie cutter. Place the stars onto an ungreased cookie sheet. 

3. Use a toothpick to make a small hole on the tips of each of the stars. This will be used to thread the star onto the necklace. 

4. Bake the salt dough stars for 2 hours or until firm. When they are done baking, let them cool completely before painting.

5. Lay the stars on wax paper, and paint them bright sea-themed colors. While the paint is still wet, sprinkle the stars with glitter. Let the stars dry and then tap off the excess glitter.

6. Cut some of the braiding cord, make sure that its long enough for your child to be able to slip it on and off over their head!  Fold the cord in half, and pull the loop side through the hole towards the front of your star. Pull the remaining cord through the loop, and pull tight.

7. The beads are optional, I think it would like nice without them as well! If you would like to use the beads, string the beads onto each side of the string and tie the string together. 

Now you have your very own Ariel inspired starfish necklace!

Make sure to check out the Disney Movie Night: The Little Mermaid for free printables and other Little Mermaid inspired recipes, crafts and activities! 

Source: Spoonful

DIY Flag Shirts

These shirts are SO adorable for a little girl to wear on 4th of July! They are so festive and look great! It's an easy DIY shirt, and it will be much cheaper than buying a brand new 4th of July outfit.

What You Will Need:
White T-Shirt or Onsie
Red Rick Rack Ribbon
Blue Ribbon
Fusable Tape
Iron



Instructions:

1. Cut the red ribbon in the desired lengths to fit you size shirt.

2. Cut the fusable tape to the same length and place it between the shirt and the ribbon

3. Use an iron to melt the fusable tape and secure the ribbon in place

4. Make a bow with the blue ribbon and iron it onto the shirt using the fusable tape.

*Tip: You can use the leftover ribbon as a hair bow to match!

Enjoy! :)





Source: ourgoodfamily.org