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4 Fun Crafts and Activities to Do with Froot Loops! Frugal and Fun Child Activities!

Jul 242012

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It is nearing the end of summer and my pregnancy, and I am getting the “I am bored” looks from my kids, so I decided to come up with a couple activities using Froot Loops to keep them entertained, at least for a little while.

FYI, depending upon your child’s age, you may need to monitor them with these activities to avoid choking and making a mess of the glue. Use your best judgement.

1. Rainbow Craft -

This is a great way to teach colors and hand-eye coordination.

They are ready!

All you need is paper, glue, and Froot Loops. Plus you need to either write out the order of the colors, or use crayons to show the younger kids what order they should go in.

Then let them go to it. I had to help my 3 year old with the glue, but my 6 year old knew exactly what to do.

2. Edible Froot Loop Bracelets or Necklaces -

Again, a great way to teach hand-eye coordination.

All you need is Froot Loops and fishing line or yarn.

Let the kids string on the Froot Loops. Helpful hint: Tie the bottom Fruit Loop to the string so the others don’t fall off.

The reward of course is eating the bracelet.

3. Counting the O s -

This is a great way to teach numbers and hand-eye coordination.

All you need is to print off these sheets at First- School.ws , crayons, and Froot Loops. I use First School as a resource for kids activities all the time.

Have them color the sheets first, trace the numbers or words, and then count out the number of Froot Loops they are learning.

Again, the reward is, they can eat them.

4. The Froot Loop Toss Game -

All you need is markers, some type of container or containers, and Froot Loops.

I used some packing material I received (FYI, a great way to up-cycle), but you can use cups or other containers and just color code them with either the markers or strips of paper.

The object of the game is to try to land as many of the Froot Loops into the correct color. Who ever gets the most, receives a reward. In our case, we used 10 Froot Loops for each child and the winner got the left over Froot Loops that I had poured into the cups.

The kids had a great time with all of these, and hopefully you will find them entertaining as well! Of course the best part of these activities for the kids was they got to eat as they played!

Looking for Froot Loops coupons? Check these 2 pages.

Printable Froot Loops Coupons (under foods) or Kelloggs.com.

Enjoy!

FFM

FREE Kid’s Event at Michaels This Weekend 5/19/2012!

May 182012

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There is a FREE Event this weekend at Michaels for kids! They are making a Glitter Card.

Click Here–> Michaels Kid’s Events for complete event details.

Plus, print your Knack Kids Club Card. Take it with you to the store, and once you get enough hole punches, they will have a special gift for your child.

Enjoy!

FFM

Frugal Gift Idea Decorated Pots! Cost Me Less Than $10.00 for 4!

May 112012

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The kids and I decided that we wanted to make a craft for the Moms in our lives for this Mother’s Day. Recently I had visited the Dollar Tree and saw a bunch of cute gardening related items which included primary color pots. I picked up 4 of them and 6 pack of the plastic bottoms to catch water. This cost me $5.

I had left over foam stickers from Valentines, so I picked out ones that I thought looked good with each color, and then gave those to the kids to decorate the pots. (If I didn’t have stickers, I would have drawn on flowers with a permanent marker).

After the kids were finished, I wrote Happy Mother’s Day on the bottom of each pot with a permanent marker with the year and the kids initials.

Examples of how to use these pots could be for a person’s work supplies such as pencils and pens, painting supplies, or even bathroom items like Cotton balls or Q-tips. We however decided to use them as flower pots.

Since I knew I was going to do this in advance, I rooted 4 plants from my yard, and picked up a bag of soil. I let the kids put the soil in their pots and plant the new plants. The soil cost me less than $5.

And here is the finished product.

This was such a fun and easy craft to do. And what was really awesome, was that I did all of this for under $10. The kids really felt a since of accomplishment, and I could tell they were proud of their work. They got to use their hands and they got to learn about rooting plants as well.

I hope this gives you some crafting inspiration, and Happy Mother’s Day!

At Home Moma

Make Your Own Easter Wreath In A Day! This Is A No Glue Project!

Mar 252012

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Thanks to a FREE Easter ebook I downloaded, CLICK HERE–> Free Easter ebook Details, I got the inspiration to make my own Easter Wreath. As usual with most things I do in life, I get an idea from seeing something, but I then turn around and alter it, sometimes a little, but in this case more like a lot.

So to get this project started, I first went to Michael’s and picked up a 12 inch wreath form, 2 packages of Lion Brand Yarn Fun Fur in Pink (I had to make a second trip for package number 2), and a package of 18 Small Egg Ornaments. Of course I used a Michaels coupon and some of the items were on sale. I also found a piece of pink ribbon I had, and would use that as the hanger for the wreath. The final cost was around $15.00, which is a lot cheaper than buying a finished product in most cases.

To start making the wreath, I first stapled the egg ornaments all around the wreath form.

Here they are all stapled.

I then began to wrap the Fun Fur. There are two ways that you can do this, either cut strips and then tie them as you go around that way you don’t have the large package of yarn that you will have to keep wrapping.

Or you can keep the package in tact and just keep wrapping it around. Either way you need to wrap the Fun Fur close together so the green of the form does not show through. In addition, you will wrap the Fun Fur around the staples, that way you don’t see them, and the ornaments stay in place. You can either wrap the ornaments so that they hang, or lay the ornament’s string flat across the top of the wreath and wrap the Fun Fur over it until the ornament is flush with the top. I did a little of both.

To finish, I tied the end of the ribbon and looped and pulled through at the top to make a hanger. I then hung it up.

So here is what you need to Make Your Own Easter Wreath:

1- 12 inch wreath form

2 packages of Lion Brand Yarn Fun Fur in Pink

1 package of Egg Ornaments

1 Ribbon

Scissors

Stapler

And, about 2 hours of your time for wrapping.

I am not the most crafty person, but I think I am turning over a new leaf. This was extremely rewarding to make. I hope you enjoy making this just as much as I did! Have fun!

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Easy, Fast, and Cheap Holiday Craft – The Elf Hat!

Dec 072010

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My son came home with this hat from a Kid’s Holiday event, and I decided to share, because I made one for my daughter and it was so easy to put together. Most of the items required for this craft should already be lying around your home.

All you need for this craft is:

scissors
a piece of green or red construction paper
a piece of white, brown, or off white construction paper
glue
cotton ball
stapler
a pen

Here are the instructions:

First fold the construction paper in and cut off the excess forming a triangle.

Then trace ears and cut them out. Then draw little circle coils in the middle of each ear.

Then staple the two sides of the paper to form a cone and

staple the ears at the bottom of each side.

Finally, glue the cotton ball to the top, and you are done.

Hope you enjoy this craft, and Happy Holidays,

At Home Moma