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Hi everyone! I was so excited to find these cute paper pennants at the Dollar Tree (Spring 2018)!  I originally considered just weaving them through a string, but I thought I'd try connecting them with brads instead.  So quick and easy! I am so pleased with the final result!  This is a beginner-level craft and would be great for kids!

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

Paper pennants from Dollar Tree

Brad fasteners (any color)

Mini hole punch (or regular-sized one would work too)

Pink nail polish

Ribbon (optional)

1. Start by punching holes into the top right and left corners of the pennant flag.

2.  Attach the flags together with the brad fasteners.

3.  Use pink nail polish to paint the brad fasteners.

4.  (Optional) Add bows to each end.  

FINAL RESULT:

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Holiday Class Party Craft Idea!

Hi everyone!  I am excited to share a simple holiday class party craft with you.  It can work for all elementary ages, although you may wish to prepare some of the steps ahead of time for the younger kiddos.  I created this ornament idea specifically for my son's first grade class, so I did much of the prep work such as cutting, gluing and creating the "kits" prior to the party.

UPDATE: This craft was a huge success at the party!  I was impressed at how the first graders needed very little guidance...they pretty much figured it out on their own!  It only took about 5 minutes for them to complete (whew!).  The most challenging part was the little star rings, which could be left off.  Many of the kids took a yellow marker and colored the star topper.

Supplies needed:
Tree Cutouts on Green Paper (PDF Here) (Silhouette cut file here) - 2 per ornament
Wired Tinsel ribbon (3 feet per ornament)
Tape, Glue or Tape Runner
String & Scissors for ornament hanger (approx 10 inches per ornament)
Optional decorations:
Mini claw hair clips (also avail at Dollar Tree, Five Below, Walmart, etc)
Star hair rings
Wood Stars - Target Dollar Spot (Holiday 2017) or Star Stickers

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Cut approx 10 inches of string to use for ornament hanger.  Glue or use a tape runner and attach the string to the top of one of the tree cutouts.  Glue the second tree cutout over top.  (For younger kids, complete this step ahead of time.)

2.  Tape the end of the tinsel ribbon to the back of the cutout.  Allow kids to wrap the tinsel ribbon any way they choose!  When complete, simply twist the wire to itself to attach.

3.  The kids will clip on the hair clips, star hair rings, stickers, etc. for decoration.

4.  Use tape, glue, or glue dots to attach a wood star or star sticker to the top of the tree.

5.  Don't forget to write child's name and year on the ornament!

In order to keep these printables FREE, I do not offer edits or customization. However, please visit my Etsy shop for customization inquiries and quotes!

For your personal or classroom use only.

 Jamie My Fashionable Designs

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Halloween Craft: How to Make a Pumpkin Lantern

Hi everyone!  I hope you'll enjoy this easy Halloween craft!  See below for the printable template and all the instructions!!  

Supplies Needed:

Print out the TEMPLATE onto orange paper (or any paper of your choice!)

Scissors

Glue Stick

Clear Tape

Yellow Tissue Paper

Battery Operated Tea Light

1.  Cut the lantern template across the solid line. You can make two lanterns per template.

2.  Fold along the dotted lines:

3.  Cut out the gray eyes and nose:

4.  When you get to the mouth, fold and snip the three little dots.  This will give you just enough space to fit your scissors!  Then unfold and cut the remainder of the mouth:

At this point, you may want the printed side to be on the inside of the lantern, so you can glue the yellow tissue paper to the printed side.  I kept the printed side on the outside for the example.

5.  Cut out yellow tissue paper big enough to cover the cutouts:

6.  Glue the tissue paper to the orange paper:

7.  Refold and tape the edges together:

There you have it!  A paper lantern!

Easy DIY Backpack Tags!

Supplies Needed:

Scrapbook Paper or Any Decorative Paper

Labels or Plain Paper Printed with Name, Address, etc.

Laminator & Laminating Sheets

Keychains, Mini Carabiners or Safety Pins

Hole Punch, Scissors, Corner Punch (optional)

Glue Stick

So many times I have wished that I had a waterproof label to attach to the kids' backpacks, lunch bags, beach towels, etc. I found myself running to my label maker to make a quick label.  But, they never stayed on!!!  And of course I prefer something with a cute design instead of a boring old label maker label;)  Now, every so often, I will make a bunch of these tags for the kids and myself so that we are ready to tag the new backpack, towel, beach chairs, coolers, and the list goes on!

1.  Print out the information such as name, address, phone onto address labels. Templates are available in Word - I used Avery 5160 size.  Get as fancy as you want with fonts and colors!  I just did black on white for my example.

2.  Get some scrapbook paper or any decorative paper.  

3.  Stick the label on the paper.  Leave some space for a hole punch in the corner.

 

4.  Cut as needed to your desired size, doubling either the length or width so you can fold.

5.  Fold in half so the design is on both sides and use a glue stick to adhere the fold.  I had some extra paper to trim off too.

6.  To fancy it up, use a rounded corner cutter.

7.  Place all the cards into a laminating sheet.  Use a dot of glue stick so they don't move around when you go to insert the sheet into the laminator.  

8.  Run the sheet through the laminator (you may need to use the thicker setting depending on the thickness of your papers). Now you have a sheet of laminated tags!  

9.  Cut each tag out from the laminated sheet and use a hole punch to put a hole in the corner.  Add a keychain, carabiner, or even a safety pin.

Easy DIY: USA Flag Canvas Painting

Supplies Needed:

Canvas - 

(Any size you choose! I used 3ft x 2ft)

Red Acrylic Paint

Blue Acrylic Paint

Foam Brushes

Paper Plate for the Paint

Painter's Tape - 2" size

Star Stickers- 

 (I made my own - Silhouette cut file here, 

but you could use any size or type of star stickers you want!)

Step 1: 

Tape off the stripes.  (I took this pic before I added one more piece of tape to the bottom left.  Also, we did not paint that tiny little spot at the top right.)  Each stripe has 2 pieces of tape and the width of two pieces of tape between stripes.  Don't worry about lining up everything perfectly straight or accurately!! The end result will look great even if the stripes aren't straight or exactly the same size! :)

Step 2:

Add the star stickers!  

You could do them in rows like the actual American flag, or do a design of random sizes and placement of the stars!

Step 3:

Paint!

Use red paint for the stripes and blue paint over the stars.

Step 4:

Peel off the stickers and tape immediately when you're done painting.

USA Mason Jar project HERE

4th of July owl printable HERE