Thanksgiving gatherings involve the time-honored tradition of turkey and favored side dishes, but what are guests to do while waiting for dinner to be ready to consume? Here are three fun activities for guests of all ages to complete before it’s time to assemble around the table for the Thanksgiving feast. Provide Craft Materials Before settling on what crafts to provide for your guests, make sure you have the necessary materials for them to unleash some Thanksgiving creativity. Take a look around your house to see what you might already have in the cupboards and drawers, then purchase any other materials needed on sale to save a little extra cash. These craft materials can include: paint sponge brushes beads segments of hemp or leather stamps and ink felt or other fabric pieces markers cardstock and construction paper feathers adhesive, like tape or glue in different forms Once you have a good idea of the materials you already have or want to purchase, you … [Read more...]

While falling autumn leaves remind us that winter is coming, making snowmen outdoors is still weeks away. Instead, make pumpkin men, women and children for simple and fun decorations for Halloween or your Thanksgiving table. Pumpkin People Materials Needed Several small pumpkins of graduated sizes will make a variety of pumpkin people, as well as a selection of gourds and squash. Which ones you choose to make your pumpkin people out of depends on your preferences, but they will all be a lot of fun to make. Other materials that you need for this project include: black contact paper ribbons in a range of sizes and fall colors scissors craft glue hot glue gun raffia yarn fabric scraps doll hats or clothes, as desired buttons twist ties feathers markers paint Aside from the hot glue gun, these materials depend on personal preference and can be easily swapped out for other embellishments. Hunt around the nooks and crannies of your home to find the … [Read more...]

Trick or Treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat. How about some glue, beads, paint, and googly eyes instead? With Halloween 4 weeks away it is time to get those decorations out and make your home spooky. But why purchase the decorations when you can make them, and enter in for a chance to win $25 Walmart gift card. If you are a crafty person, then break out all those arts and craft items,  and head over to craftprojectideas.com Halloween craft section, and get to making some neat decorations.  Not to crafty and have nothing in the home to make anything with for Halloween? Well you're in luck, craftprojectideas.com just released 8 limited edition Halloween kits, these kits are pretty sweet. They come with everything you need to make those craft projects. Once you have them made, make sure to take a picture, then head over to either their show and tell forum, or their facebook page, and upload your image. At the end of the month they will be picking a winner for the … [Read more...]

Won't be long and Halloween will be here! You know what that means, right? It means so are colder temperatures. Colder temperatures mean the kids will not be able to play outside for extended periods of time, so why not have some fun craft projects lined up for them! What a better way to help bring in Halloween, with making Witch's hands. Witch's hands are a fun and in-expensive craft, that children of all ages can do. Of course the smaller children will need help. Best part about this project, is you probably already have everything you need. What is needed: Green Construction Paper Black, Red, and Purple items such as, tissue paper, construction paper, or felt. Pens Glue Scissors Directions: Take one of the green construction papers, and trace your child's hand. This will be the base of the main product. Once you have the hand trace carefully cut out the hand. Use the colorful paper to decorate the hand. You will need some fingernails, we all know witches … [Read more...]