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Kid’s Co-op: Fun Costumes

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It’s Kid’s Co-op time! Link up your favorite kid-related posts and then check out all the fun that has been linked up from other bloggers.

Last week there were so many fun ideas linked up to the Co-op.  Outdoor fun, indoor fun, cooking fun, and lots, lots more. This week I’d like to share some fun costume ideas I found on last week’s link-up.

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Atkinson Drive shared a cute no-sew shark costume.

 

 
Lessons Learnt Journal shared this adorable Very Hungry Caterpillar costume.
 
 
And Pi’ikea Street shared this fun squid mask.
 
 
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Glow-In-the-Dark Halloween Socks

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Disclosure: I wrote this post as part of a paid campaign with iLoveToCreate and Blueprint Social. The opinions in this post are my own.

Tie-dye and glow-in-the-dark… it’s a match made in heaven, or at least Halloween night. When I received a tie-dye and paint kit from iLoveToCreate, I knew I wanted to make something fun for the girls to wear for Halloween. Tie-dye shirts are a lot of fun and I almost made some until I found a couple of pairs of plain white knee socks. Every kid needs a pair of glow-in-the-dark Halloween socks, don’t they? My two certainly did.

The kit from iLoveToCreate was amazing. It had everything I needed minus the socks. It contained two squeeze bottles with the correct amount of powdered dye already inside. All I had to do was add water and shake. It also contained slick black paint and glow-in-the-dark paint. Not pictured are two pairs of plastic gloves and 20 rubber bands. The instructions were clear and the process was easy.

Step 1: Wrap 4-5 rubber bands around each sock about 2 inches apart. I was trying for a striped effect.

Step 2: Put on the plastic gloves and start squirting your dye. Since I was tie-dying with the girls, we took our supplies outside. I used a plastic under-bed storage bin for dying. The dye washes off the plastic easily with water.

Step 3: Completely color your socks with dye. I opted for one color per pair just to make it easier on the girls. Our socks were fully saturated with color. You don’t need as much as we used!

Step 4: Wrap the socks individually in plastic wrap. They will need to sit like this for 6-8 hours. After the allotted time, unwrap your socks and cut off the rubber bands. You will then need to follow the instructions in the kit for washing and drying.

Once we were done, our socks were looking good! The girls were ready to wear them, but I wasn’t finished yet. That glow-in-the-dark paint was calling my name.

I used the paint to draw designs that would show up on the outsides of their socks. The paint goes on white, but dries clear. So in the daytime, they look like fun tie-dyed socks, but at night… Eek! Watch out for the spiders!

Thank you iLoveToCreate for the fun opportunity! Now, if only I can figure out how to get these socks off the girls. Any suggestions?

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Get Crafty: Simple Halloween Garland

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My 5-year-old has been constantly begging for Halloween crafts to do.

One day I had completely exhausted all the ideas I had and went searching through our craft supplies. I happened upon a bag of foam Halloween stickers and inspiration hit.

We could make a Halloween garland. It was a simple process and the girls were able to do most of it independently.

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Supplies Needed:

Black construction paper
Orange construction paper
Foam stickers
Scissors
Yarn
Tape

The first step is to cut a supply of orange and black circles from the construction paper. You can use a circle punch or use a jar lid or drinking glass to trace circles in the size you want. (Ours were 2-inch circles.)

I gave the girls the circles and stickers with the instructions to put one sticker on each circle.

After each circle had a sticker, we arranged them in an alternating orange and black pattern. We taped each one to the yarn per the above picture approximately 2-inches apart.

Once we were done taping, we had a pretty and very simple Halloween garland.

Kid’s Co-op: More Halloween Fun

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It’s Kid’s Co-op time! Link up your favorite kid-related posts and then check out all the fun that has been linked up from other bloggers.

Last week there were so many fun ideas linked up to the Co-op.  Outdoor fun, indoor fun, cooking fun, and lots, lots more. This week I’d like to share some more fun ideas for Halloween.

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And In Lieu of Preschool shared a fun way to paint pumpkins.
 
 
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On-The-Go Tic Tac Toe

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Disclosure: I wrote this post as part of a paid campaign with Martha Stewart Crafts and Blueprint Social. The opinions in this post are my own.

Confession time: I love to craft. Don’t be shocked. When I’m not coming up with craft projects for my girls, I like to do a little crafting myself. When I was given the opportunity to come up with a craft project using supplies from Martha Stewart Crafts, I jumped at the chance. After playing around with a box FULL of fun crafts supplies, I decided to make a fun fall-themed game for the girls. This tic tac toe game is perfect for car trips, waiting in restaurants, or even at the doctor’s waiting room. And, the best part… it was easy to make.

I started with glass beads. I used the glass vase-filler beads you can find at the dollar store. They are flat on one side and rounded on the other. I also used Martha Stewart Crafts gloss opaque glass paint in mace and chestnut brown. The stencils came from the Holiday Icons II set of adhesive stencils.

The stencils are small and flexible, perfect for my glass beads. I applied the stencil to the rounded top being careful to press it down on all sides. If you press down well, the stencil will not bleed.

I used a small bit of sponge to apply my paint. I covered it lightly, then dabbed in layers until I had the solid covering I wanted. I made five pumpkins and five autumn leaves. The great thing about these stencils are that you can use them again and again… and believe me, I have!

 

After I made all my playing pieces, It was time for the pouch. I chose black felt for the pouch. I knew that the felt would hold up to the beads, plus, felt is very easy to sew. I used one sheet of good quality craft felt and cut it in half. I placed my game pieces down in a grid to see how big I needed to make the squares in my tic tac toe board. I used stick pins on one of my pieces of felt to mark the lines I needed to sew.

I used orange thread to stand out against the black and sewed my lines using a tight zig zag stitch. I used my sewing machine guides to help me get a straight stitch and once I had two lines down and two across, I had my game board. This is for the front of my pouch.

To make the pouch, I lined up my two pieces of felt. I sewed around three sides of my pouch leaving a 1/2-inch seam allowance. I wanted to make sure I had room to trim my sides and get rid of any uneven edges. With using felt, I didn’t have to worry about finishing any edges, so I left the top open.

As a finishing touch, I added two small strips of self-adhesive velcro to close the pouch. I trimmed up all my uneven edges and my pouch was finished.

Ever since I made this game, the girls have been playing it non-stop. They love the pouch and I love the fact that it’s easy to carry with us. And with all the cool Martha Stewart Crafts stencils I have, I think we may just need a Christmas-theme game, a Valentine-themed game, an Easter-themed game…. and I could go on and on.

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