Profile silhouette

 

What you need:

• A close up picture of your child's profile
• Scissors
• Colorful paper
• Glue stick or other glue
• Picture frame (card stock frames are good as well as plastic and glass)

Directions:

1. Print your picture of your child's profile
2. Glue the picture to the color paper you want the silhouette to be
3. Cut around your child's face
4. Cut out colorful paper for the background, I cut mine 4x6 because that is the size my frame was.
5. Glue the silhouette to the color paper and if you would like write your child's name under the picture and put the date on the back of the colored paper for future reference. 
6. Put in a frame and enjoy

Tip: It would be fun to do this every start of the new school year and add the silhouettes to a scrap book instead of a frame and watch your kids profiles change through the years.

Absorbing Artwork

This craft is from the Disney family fun site. This is a great craft for toddlers

What you need:

• Card stock
• Rimmed baking sheet
• White glue

• Salt
• Colored water (see tip below)
• Eyedropper

1. Set the card stock on the baking sheet and have your child use the glue to draw a design on the paper
   
2.  Sprinkle the wet glue with salt until it's completely covered, then tap off any excess.
   
3. Have your child use the eyedropper to drip colored water, one drop at a time, onto the salt. As the salt absorbs the liquid, the water will move along the glue lines, resulting in a wonderful web of color. Be sure to watch what happens when the color reaches intersecting lines.
   

Tips:

We used 5 drops of neon food coloring per tablespoon of water to create our vibrant hues.

Stretchy Folder

This is a quick craft for kids who are going back to school or anyone looking for a fun simple way to keep track of supplies

All you need for this handy little craft is:

• A notebook, folder, binder, book etc
• Rubber bands
• School or office supplies 

Directions:

1. Stretch the rubber bands in crisscross directions all over the front of the note book or whatever you are using.
2. Add your school/office supplies

Febrizzle

This is a cleaning craft for  febreeze you can make at home and you more than likely already have the stuff in your house. I got the instructions from another site and thought I would share it here. It really does make your house smell great.

What you need:

• 1/8 Cup of Your Favorite Fabric Softener
• 2 Tablespoons Baking Soda
• Hot Tap Water 

Instructions:

1. Poor the fabric softener into your empty spray bottle (empty febreeze bottle or any other CLEAN spray bottle)
2. Add the baking soda
3. Fill the bottle up with the hot water allowing a little room so you can shake the mixture up. 
4. Spray away :)