Artsy Fartsy Family

Popsicle stick crafts and activities with popsicle sticks. Craft sticks is another name for these. You can save them all summer long or just buy them by the bag. Either way, craft stick activities are fun, and inspire imagination. My preference is just to put out a bunch of ideas and the supplies, then let [...]

1.  Use fancy beads for making Jewelry like bracelets, earrings or even decorative phone chains
2. Design T shirt graphics to sell on cafe press, like the girls at KremeCheezeShirtz
3. Sharpen chopsticks with a pencil sharpener, then paint or lacquer them for homemade hair sticks
4. Make denim purses out of old blue jeans
5. Braid strips of [...]

If you’re planning the school carnival, a youth group fundraiser or just a fun carnival-themed day for children & families, then you might enjoy these homemade carnival games with recycled packaging supplies and other recycled material.

Ring Toss
You can make a ring toss game using recycled materials. I found one cola bottle ring toss [...]

Learn how to make a Pop Bottle Bowling game for the school carnival using recycled materials and find cheap carnival games you can make.

I just wanted to share a bunch of paper plate projects that I came across.  In my opinion, paper plates are the most versatile and inexpensive crafting item on the planet. The dollar store in my town sells packages of 100 plates for, well, a dollar.  You can also order an entire case [...]