Sparkle Crafts
Unleash your creativity and dive into the world of crafting with Sparkle Crafts. From DIY projects to artistic endeavors, this category is your go-to destination for all things crafty and creative.
Sparkle Craft: Daddy's Pollination Game
A beekeeper once told me—about 30 seconds before he pulled the lid off of a box full of tens of thousands of stinging insects just few feet away—that no one has lukewarm feelings the first time they look inside a beehive. You'll either instantly be drawn closer in fascinated awe, or you'll want to run away as fast as your feet can carry you.
Sparkle Craft: Shrinky Dink Self-Portrait Zipper Pulls
This week's craft project is a celebration of some of that uniqueness — it's a self-portrait. But it isn't just any self-portrait. Oh, no! This week we're going a bit retro and making self-portraits out of shrinky dinks!
Sparkle Craft: Salamander Pencil Pouch Patch
It turns out that our whole family has a lot of feelings about heading off to the forest of first grade.
And what better to way to help work some of that out than with a good, back-to-school art project.
Fairy Teepee Project for Kids
This sweet teepee makes a perfect getaway for any local fairies (or favorite dolls) who need a special spot to relax in the great outdoors.
Sparkle Craft: Soap Boat Races
Even if you don't live close enough to a river or lake to sail a real boat, you can experience a bit of the marvel of sailing in your own backyard with these carved soap racing boats.
Sparkle Craft: Recycled Humming Bird Feeder
This week's craft is an easy-peasy, recycled hummingbird feeder. And once you've got your feeder put together, making the nectar to fill it is, literally, as easy as boiling water.
Summer Nature Crafts Round Up
Since time immemorial, people have been drawing inspiration from nature. From the cave paintings in France to architects who build houses around boulders, from the tree character Grut to the Marvel comic "Guardians of Galaxy," nature has helped to shape and inspire the things that humans create.
Sparkle Craft: Firefly Habitats
If you want to add “catching fireflies” to your summer bucket list, this sweet firefly habitat will get you equipped in style.
Sparkle Craft: Morse Code Bracelets
Whether you call it a “mantra” or “choosing a word” to focus on, it's always nice to have a reminder of what makes you unique when life gets difficult. These morse-code bracelets put that chosen word right where you'll see it every day.
Build Bird Nest Baskets
This week's craft project—a “bird nest” basket—is a lovely way to weave a basket out of materials you may find on your summer travels, whether around the world or just around your neighborhood. It's a family craft project, a useful object, and a souvenir—all in one!
Sparkle Craft: Summer Travel Journals
Whether you're heading somewhere exotic or just to the local swimming hole, now you're all ready to document your summer journeys!
Simple Homemade Pillowcases
This week's craft is a super simple pillowcase. If you have an older child learning to sew, this would be a great starter project. For younger kids, you'll probably have to make it for them, but my kids really loved going to the fabric store and getting to choose their own patterns and prints.
sparkle craft: three paper airplanes
Below, you'll find directions for three paper airplanes. None of them are terrifically complicated—each take only a few minutes to make—but they're guaranteed to get your little ones excited about flying.
Build Sponge Sprout Houses
You can use sponges to grow sprout inside as a quick, easy way to get fresh micro-greens with almost no space. Designing and building little sponge sprout houses for them is a fun way to get the kiddos involved and excited, too!
sparkle craft- "move mountains" t-shirt stencil
If you've never tried freezer paper stencils before, you're in for a treat. It's an awesome way to jazz up a plain t-shirt or even strategically rescue a stained one.
Beaded Window Catchers: DIY Kid-Friendly Project
This week's craft project—a beaded light catcher—isn't a magic polish, but it will transform the light coming in your window into beautiful colors. What's more, it would be a great boredom buster for a kiddo who's feeling under the weather.
Sparkle Craft: Recycled Bird Feeder
Inspired by Lady Jovial's love of birds, this week's craft project—a recycled bird feeder—attempts to capture a bit of her lovely, old-fashioned sensibilities, too.
Beeswax Travel Candles: Kid-friendly Craft
These fun beeswax travel candles are lovely to keep as treats for yourself, but they also make a pretty, little gift.
Sparkle Craft: Homemade Kid's Shampoo
Not only does it get the kids' hair squeaky clean, because castile soap rinses out so quickly, the rinsing step — which always seems to be the most tortuous part of hair washing—lasts all of three seconds, even on days when the kids have played hard or are extra grubby.
