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  • Valentine Bird Seed Hearts

    Valentine Bird Seed Hearts

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    These Valentine Bird Feeder Hearts are an easy DIY way to share the holiday with your feathered friends!
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    Materials:

    • 1 cup Bird Seed
    • 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
    • 1/3 cup water
    • Heart shaped cookie cutter
    • Drinking straw, cut into a length of 1″
    • Cord or string for hanging
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    Directions:

    1. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, lay out your cookie cutters on the paper and cut your straws into thirds.
    2. Measure 1c of birdseed into a mixing bowl and set aside. Boil 1/3 cup water in the microwave using a microwave safe measuring cup or bowl. Immediately remove the water from the microwave once it begins to boil and stir in 1 pkg of knox unflavored gelatin until it’s completely dissolved. Then, pour the water mixture into the birdseed and stir until combined.  
    3. Using a spoon, fill the cookie cutters with the birdseed mixture. You will want to pack it down so it’s nice and dense.  Then, stick the straw pieces into the birdseed cakes wherever you would like to create a hole for hanging. It’s VERY important to do this step while the birdseed hearts are still wet. Once all your hearts are filled and the straws are in leave everything to dry. This can take a few hours.
    4. Very carefully remove the straws and cookie cutters from the birdseed hearts. The cakes are fairly sturdy but will break with too much force. Cut some twine or ribbon to your desired length and use it to tie the bird seed hearts to a tree outside. Then, sit back and do a little bird watching.
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  • DIY Easter Baskets

    DIY Easter Baskets

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    You won’t need much to make these clever candy Easter baskets.
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    Materials:

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    Directions:

    1. Glue the candy boxes together as shown.
    2. Cut out a piece of cardboard that will fit the bottom of the basket. Glue it to the bottom of the boxes.
    3. Hot glue one end of the Laffy Taffy rope to the middle and top of the candy box. Glue the other end of the rope to the middle of the other box of candy. Do this one more time with the remaining rope.
    4. Fill the basket with grass and goodies.

    Project information credit: thekrazycouponlady.com

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  • DIY Easter Baskets

    DIY Easter Baskets

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    You won’t need much to make these clever candy Easter baskets.
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    Materials:

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    Directions:

    1. Glue the candy boxes together as shown.
    2. Cut out a piece of cardboard that will fit the bottom of the basket. Glue it to the bottom of the boxes.
    3. Hot glue one end of the Laffy Taffy rope to the middle and top of the candy box. Glue the other end of the rope to the middle of the other box of candy. Do this one more time with the remaining rope.
    4. Fill the basket with grass and goodies.

    Project information credit: thekrazycouponlady.com

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  • Plastic Spoon Flower Craft for Mom

    Plastic Spoon Flower Craft for Mom

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    This little Crocus Flower Craft would be a really cute gift for mom on Mother’s Day

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    Materials:

    • 3 plastic spoons – I used purple for one flower and yellow spoons for another
    • floral tape
    • green pipe cleaner cut into thirds
    • yellow pipe cleaner cut into halves
    • 1 clear 9oz. cup
    • crinkle cut brown paper shavings
    • A low temp. glue gun and glue sticks
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    Directions:

    1. Face all 3 spoons inward, forming a triangle with the handles
    2. Start wrapping the middle with floral tape and go all the way down (this first part is just to get a good hold with the floral tape, so the spoons are held together)
    3. Wrap the spoons again, going all the way up to the end of the handle
    5. Now insert your green pipe cleaner into some spaces on the tape
    6. Insert the yellow pipe cleaner down the center of the spoons so some of the yellow is sticking out of the top
    7. Glue the spoon bouquet to the bottom of the cup and fill it with brown paper

    Credit given to kidfriendlythingstodo.com for this fun craft.

     

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  • Chicken Easter Egg Holder

    Chicken Easter Egg Holder

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    If you are looking for a super easy, super cute Easter craft than look no further than these adorably quick egg carton chickens.  Perfect for holding chocolate – or real – eggs and a lot of fun to make, below are the step-by-step instructions on how you can make these little fellas!

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    Materials:

    • Empty egg carton with the lid removed
    • Scissors
    • Hot glue gun
    • Paint (optional)
    • A sheet of red and yellow felt (not too thin)
    • Feathers
    • Craft eyes
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    Directions:

    1. Cut out the chicken shapes from the egg carton, as per the image below.  You should be able to get at least four out of a normal carton.
    2. Once you have cut them out, with the hot glue gun, add a set of craft eyes to each of the chickens.  I actually painted one of the chickens above white beforehand.  You can paint the chickens any base color you like or leave them as the natural, egg carton color.
    3. Cut the following shapes out of the felt sheets.  From the yellow, a small yellow square that is folded diagonally along the center.  From the red, a heart shape with a straight base (no point) and a small ‘chicken comb’ shape.  With the hot glue gun, stick these onto the carton chickens as per the below picture.                                          

    4. Glue a selection of feathers onto each side of the chicken.

    5. And just like that – the egg carton little chickens are done.  These are now the perfect little egg holders!

    Credit given to brisbanekids.com for this fun craft.

     

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  • Easy Paper Poppy

    Easy Paper Poppy

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    This easy cupcake liner poppy craft is perfect for little hands!

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    Materials:

    • Red cupcake liners – various sizes
    • Glue gun
    • Large black buttons
    • Green paper straws
    • Tape
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    Directions:

    1. Start by cutting a wavy edge on the largest size of your cupcake liner. Then do the same on the smaller one (or cut a larger wavy edge if you only have ones of the same size).
    2. Then stick your two cupcake liners together with the smaller one on the inside before gluing your large black button on. 
    3. Once the glue has dried, turn over and apply the paper straw with tape.

     

    Credit given to pintsizedtreasures.com for this fun craft.

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  • Easter Bunny Lollipops

    Easter Bunny Lollipops

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    Bunny lollipops are assembled in a little bit of wax paper and stand up tall making them an irresistibly cute DIY Easter craft idea.

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    Materials:

    • Safety lollipops.  They have a loop handle.
    • Wax paper
    • Scissors
    • Ribbon
    • Glue (I used a glue gun)
    • White pom poms
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    Directions:

    1. Cut the wax paper into squares no larger than 5″x 5″
    2. Remove 2 safety pops from their plastic wrap
    3. Place the pops on top of each other
    4. Gently wrap the wax paper around the pops, securing it at the top with a small piece of ribbon.
    5. Glue a white pom pom on the front

    Credit given to smartschoolhouse.com for this fun craft.

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