Make greeting cards and letters even more special with this cute and easy envelope!

DIY Envelope

Want to make your greeting cards and letters even more special? This easy DIY envelope is perfect because it gives the recipient the feeling of opening up a present! And it’s not just an easy project! This DIY envelope can save you moneyif you already have some beautiful thick paper and a few ribbons in your crafts stores. You […]

DIY Paper Flowers

DIY Paper Flowers

Here’s a wonderful craft exercise especially for the little (and not so little) girls! It’s perfect for rainy days as it will keep kids involved for hours! They look just like real roses, don’t they? But they’re very easy to make. Now get your materials ready, and have lots of paper on hand! We’re sure you’ll enjoy […]

Fly Jets with Paper!

Paper Jet

Do you ever wonder if kids today still fly paper planes? Maybe some do, but with all the cool computer games available right now, others might think they’re “old” and boring. So let’s take that old paper plane to a higher level! Here we’ll make paper jets instead that can fly five times farther than the ones older […]

DIY Journal with Upcycled Materials

Journal with Upcycled Materials

Do your kids doodle a lot? Kids love doodling! We all know that. They write on whatever surface they see – scrap paper, book covers and even the walls of our house if we’re not diligent! If your kids are very fond of writing or drawing, here’s a nice idea to give or better yet […]

Shuriken/Ninja Star Origami

DIY Ninja Star

This is one of the classic origami many of the kids before the computer era enjoyed making. I remembered this while watching Ninja Assassin on the television the other day. It’s easy and fun to throw around which we could teach kids and let them play with. What you’ll need: 2 pieces Square Construction Paper for one […]

Dyed Paper Decor

paper-decor

OK – this project takes some time to finish, but it only makes this activity a good way to spend time with your kids! Decorate their rooms or the patio together with this paper art project :) Read below for an example, and let your imaginations work to create unique designs! Materials: Newspaper Crafts knife […]

How and Why to Make Paper

How to make paper

We all know that paper comes from trees. We’re also aware of the need to save trees now because of global warming and climate change – but do we realize how true this is? The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)  says that the greatest factor which causes global warming is carbon dioxide emissions. They come from […]