I feel so much better. I got everyone’s order’s straight and out the door yesterday. I was at the PO for an hour, and it cost almost $300 to ship everything! WOW!!!!!
I still have a couple that needed last minute stuff, so they will ship tomorrow. If you paid by check, once it arrives, I will send off your package.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH for clearing out my stuff!! I really appreciate you all taking this space suckers off my hands, and that they are going to a new home where they will feel the ink against their rubbah again! LOL!
If people don’t follow through with their purchases I will make it avail. to the first person who inquired about it, or if no one was interested I’ll re-list it.
Now onto FUN stuff.
Summer is here, in full effect! So far its a humid 97 degrees.
My kids will be on Summer vacation soon, and I go into PANIC mode!! They get VERY bored. So I am always on the hunt for fun projects to do to keep them happy on the days we won’t be going anywhere.
Today’s project is SOOOO SIMPLE and fun. Think b-day party project! The best parties have fun activities. I love doing crafts at my kids parties. Plus it shows the hubster how much you really need to buy your stamps-and that they are SOOOOO versatile!
Now with summer around the corner, how fun would it be to let your kids make their very own beach bag, to lug all their own stuff! Like swimsuits, sunscreen, sunglasses, drink & snacks? (You take the towels, and change of clothes)
This little thing alone (like packing their own bag) does several things-beside creates one day where they won’t climb up the walls in boredom:
1. Is less work for mom (sometimes)
2. Gives them some responsibility
3. Makes them more independent
4. MAY help take their mind off asking you repetitively “How many more minutes till we leave?”
Tote-ally Cool Bag-found at Michaels for only $1.49!! They have various sizes, very CHEAP!!! This is the perfect size for kids 3 and up to get to work!
Stamps-Lizzie Anne Le Jardin, sentiment from A Muse
Ink-Pallette Black, Pallette ink Chartreuse
Other-Crayola Crayons, wax paper, Heidi Swapp iron
PLEASE NOTE: Use more vibrant colors as they give the best results. COlors fade slightly after washing.
NOTE: Use what ever image your child wants. For the actual beach bag see THIS set-can you say PERFECT?!!!!
OK so-All YOU do is stamp the image.
Then let your child color it in with Crayola crayons .
Apply wax paper over finished coloring, and heat set with HOT iron for a few minutes.
DONE!! The bag shown above was colored by ME, and photo taken AFTER 2 washes (gotta test stuff before you say it works!!!)
Where did that fabulous idea come from? Well let me share this with you. As a SAHM I try to do a fun project of some sort with my kids everyday!! This is how I get stamp time AFTER!! Guilt free too. I am always on the hunt for fun, easy & cool things to do. This book is the PERFECT find.
I bought this book called Kids Concoctions “Special 10th Anniversary Edition” by John E. & Danita Thomas. Now the book I linked isn’t the exact one I purchased, but from the same people. The one I bought was a special on like QVC at Christmas time. The BEST purchase I could have made.
It is FULL of awesome kid projects and things to make that are SO easy (keep in mind my kids ages range from 3 to 8) and fun. Most importantly use household items you already have. WOW! Do I sound like an info-mercial or what. Sorry about that, but I really love this book for Mom’s or baby sitters. Day care providers would love it (OH!! Light goes off!! Im getting one for Amber’s end of year teacher gift!!! Pat self on back later)
Now for another project!!
Coloring DIRECTLY onto a T-Shirt!! Yes another Father’s Day t-shirt idea.
I made this for my son Noah & my husband! They have matching shirts!! I know a lot of you bought the Billy set from Pink Cat Studio. Perfect kids project to let them color the dad’s t-shirt!
Same directions as above. Just place cardboard under the shirt to make it easier for the kids to color.
That sentiment is from Out of This World, and was so perfect too.
Use whatever stamp sets you want.
Think how many gifts you can get out of a pack of t-shirts that cost like $5!!
OK that is my idea for the day.
Now Im back to stamp land. I have lots to create 😀 I don’t usually stamp on weekend’s but have some loose ends that need to be tied.
Till tomorrow.
PS If you make any tee’s send us a link!
14 Responses for "Fun Kids Project for ALL ages."
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How funny, I just bought some drawstrings bags at the $ spot at Target a few weeks ago to have my kids make little personnalized bags for the summer…. I was planning on buying fabric markers to color in the stamping, but am really surprised to see that you can get regular crayons and it won’t run off in the wash!!??
That’s pretty cool! 🙂
Those are SUPER cute projects Lauren! Maybe I could do something like that for Chloe to give to my Mom and Dad to take home from their visit! They’d love that!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you so much for sharing all this info with us. I have 2 boys that are 4 and 2 and so NEED something to get them going. I feel bad that I don’t do much with them because it is so hard to get boys to settle down even for a minute, but it would be fun to try new things and get them busy (especially during our HOT summer days here in the southern california desert). Lovely bag and very cute shirt. I havent’ yet got the chance to ink up my billy set.
Lauren,
Thank you so much for the ideas! I have to try this one with my kids. I am surprised that you don’t need the special transfer paper. You are such a stamping superstar! Thanks again!
Michele
Lauren,
Great kids ideas for the summer. I’m heading into that panic mode myself. My kids are pretty much done this Friday and I will be working from home this summer.
Can I recommend swimming lessons for your kids at the town beach this summer? It’s where I have spent several of the last summers mornings. There is a great group of women to hang out with while the kids have their lessons plus your kids have other kids to play with. It tires them out nicely so they take a little nap in the afternoon. Same lifeguards are coming back that have taught the last couple of years and they do well with the kids. They start kids in lessons from five years old and up and sometimes younger if the kid is real good about following directions and really want to learn. If you have any questions, give me a buzz. The more the merrier there!
Ann
Hi Lauren!
I used to do this kind of stamping for my boys when they were little, so over 20 years ago and I actually had some Iron-on Crayola Crayons. I’m sure I still have them hiding in a box somewhere. The colors do not fade at all…even when I bleached the white t-shirts! I’m not sure if those crayons are still available, but maybe someone can do a search and see if they find anything. (OH! I know exactly where they are now that I think about it…in a little sewing cabinet I have!)…Ok, I went to get them and they have the price label on them…are you ready? Seventy-five cents!! They are called Crayola Craft Fabric Crayons made by the Crayola people, Binney & Smith, New York. If anyone is interested is getting some of these (if they still make them), try contacting them. I just noticed on the directions it says not to use bleach, but I know I used bleach on my boys’ white t-shirts all the time…how else do you get a boy’s white shirt clean?? Anyway, good luck and big hugs!
Sharon
Well, my curiousity got the best of me and I had to check to see if the Crayola fabric crayons were still being made and they are! I Googled them and got a whole list of places on the web to buy them. They come in a set of 8 and the prices ranged from $2.12 to $10.89! Wow! $10.89!?!? for 8 crayons! I wonder if that site ever sells any of them. Seriously, I’d check out the site that offers them for $2.12 if you’re interested.
I also drew a little with my fabric crayons and I would say the difference between them and regular crayons is they seem softer (so easier to color on fabric with) and are much darker which would give you a more vibrant color once ironed.
Reading more of the directions on the box, they say to draw on white paper and then iron that onto the fabric. I know I did it both ways…bringing back ancient memories, I remember having my Cub Scouts do it that way, but I also remember stamping directly onto fabric and coloring in and then placing a paper over it and ironing.
The directions also state that synthetic fabric must be used if permanency is desired. I’m sure the t-shirts I bought were probably the same mix of cotton and polyester that they are now days and they worked great.
That is very cool. I will have to try this with Ty this summer. Enjoy the nice summer days this week! -Molly B
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Wow – Great tote bag and t-shirt, Lauren. I’ll have to give this a try this summer. (I still love your post office idea the best).
Thanks Sharon for all the Crayola Fabric crayons information. I’ll be on the lookout for these next time I’m out and about.
Happy Summer! (Mine’s last day is this Friday 😉 )
Hugs,
Renee
What a cool idea, we have holidays coming up in a few weeks and this is something the younger ones would love to do, thanks.
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what kind of inks are good to use on fabrics? I don’t have the specific kind that you used, so I was wondering if there are others that work.
Oh, and I would love to see more ideas of kids crafts you have done. I do crafts with my 2 boys once a week and am always looking for more ideas. 🙂
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