Star decorations

This was a New Years decoration but could be used for anything with any shape. Fun and versatile idea.

What we used:

Star cutouts from a poster board (could use any shape)

Paint

Ribbon

Hole punch

What we did:

After cutting out a TON of stars, I divided them amongst the boys and set them to work with some paint. We got some great looking stars. Some were messy, some were neat, some were just weird...but that's ok. After they were dry I used a star shape hole punch and punched holes in the top and bottom of every star. I tied 3-4 stars together with ribbon and hung curly pieces of ribbon from them. Then I hung them randomly around the house. It's February, they are still up =)

This is one of them-

Painted pumpkins

Who doesn't love painting pumpkins?!?! 

What you need:

Pumpkins

Paint

something to cover the table

 Note to self (anyone else that might this this is a good idea): 1 year olds should not paint pumpkins

 Ok...maybe 3 year olds shouldn't either =)

What we did:

Very easy, be creative. Paint faces, paint designs, just paint!

We did this in the fall, obviously when there are pumpkins around. Just took me awhile to upload!

"fossils"

Some of my pics are missing but I'm sure you'll get the idea.

What we used:
plaster of paris
shoe boxes
shells, leaves, pinecones, plastic animals, etc.

Be careful to follow the directions for the plaster of paris very carefully. Please! And don't dump any down your drain, you'll be very sorry.

Pour prepared plaster of paris into a shoebox. While it's tacky, press objects into the surface. Work QUICKLY!!! It will harden quickly and it will all be over very fast! So plan what you are going to use and have it handy. Press fast. Let it harden for a day. Then you can remove it from the box and you have a "fossil". The boys LOVED this. I didn't love the mess...but loved that they were happy =)

Painted magnets

Yes, sort of cheating, but a fun craft anyway! I bought a magnet painting kit. The kids thought it was great. It was great for all ages...except Abbie, she's only 1, 1 year olds should not paint....lesson learned when painting pumpkins last fall!

 Pretty messy...but fun! What kid doesn't like to paint?!?!

Honestly this was great for a 6, 4, AND 3 year old. Granted the 3 and 4 yr olds weren't as pretty as the ones above. But I still love them and will hang them proudly on my fridge =)