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Easy Candy Cane Craft

8 Dec

easy candy cane craft at happyhomefairy.comThis was a really fun and simple craft that the Happy Buddy and I did the other day.

I think the Happy Buddy especially enjoyed it because he got to use one of his toy cars!

candy cane 1Materials Needed:

Shallow pan

White paper

Pencil

Scissors

Red Paint

Toy car (marbles or rubber toy balls would work as well!)

candy cane 2Step 1 – Use the pencil to draw a candy cane shape on the white paper and then cut it out.

candy cane 3Step 2 – Place the candy cane in the pan.

candy cane 4Step 3 – Add a couple of squirts of red paint.

candy cane 5candy cane 6Step 4 – Start rolling the car through the paint and over the cut out candy cane (or if using marbles/balls, tilt the pan back and forth so that the balls roll through the paint and over the candy cane).

Step 5 – Let dry.

candy cane 7There they are!  Aren’t they cute?

Mine is the one on the left – the Happy Buddy’s is on the right.

When I showed the Happy Hubby our craft when he got home from work he smiled and commented, “Yours looks like a candy cane.  But the Happy Buddy’s looks like it is the scene of a crime.”

:-)

Merry Easy Candy Cane Craft-ing!

*Don’t forget to check out THIS POST about the amazing symbolism of the candy cane!  Something to dialogue about with your Happy Buddy while doing this easy craft!*

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Easy (and soooo fun) Christmas Tree Craft

4 Dec

tree craft (super easy!) at happyhomefairy.com

Holy cow I had THE BEST time making this Easy Christmas Tree Craft with the Happy Buddy the other day!

I think I had even more fun than he did – ha!

I wasn’t even going to blog about this craft (I have been seeing it fly around Pinterest and thought we’d give it a go), but when we finished making our first tree, I got so excited about it I went back and did a second tree, snapping tutorial shots along the way (this is why you don’t see my favorite little craft helper). :-)

tree craft 1Materials Needed:

Green Construction Paper

Colored Tissue Paper, cut into squares

Scissors

Glue stick

Hole Punch

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Directions:

Step 1 – Fold the green paper in half hot dog style.  Use a pencil to draw the outline of a half of a Christmas tree.tree craft 3

Step 2 – Cut the Christmas tree out.

tree craft 4tree craft 5Step 3 – While the paper is still folded, punch holes all over the tree.  Unfold.

tree craft 6Step 4 – Use the glue stick to add glue all around the holes on one side of the tree.

tree craft 7Step 5 – Place various colored tissue paper squares over the holes.

tree craft 8Step 6 – Flip the Christmas tree over once the back is covered with tissue paper squares and the glue has dried.

tree craft at happyhomefairy.comStep 7 – Hang in the window and enjoy seeing how the sun ‘lights up’ the tree – giving it a lovely glow.

Don’t you love this?!

And couldn’t be easier.

Check out my inspiration for this post over at All Kids Network.

And speaking of Christmas trees…

Did you know that the Evergreen Tree is a symbol of the everlasting life we have in Christ?  Apparently, the evergreen tree is always green – it does not become dormant in the winter, like most other trees.  When a person follows Jesus, his or her life is never dormant – it is always full of life!  John 6:33 says, “He gives life to the world…”

On top of that awesome truth, the needles of an evergreen tree are pointing up – a symbol of our hands raised in worship to the King of Kings.

Just thought you might want to share that with your Happy Buddies in between gluing tissue paper squares. :-)

Merry Easy Christmas Tree Craft-ing!

“So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands…” Psalm 63:4

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Easy Baby Jesus Craft – FREE Printable!

27 Nov

Last year I co-helped with the Happy Buddy’s PreK-2 class Christmas party.

We wanted to send something cute home with the kids – a small party favor that reminded them Who Christmas is really about.

After some inspiration from THIS POST, we set about making these adorable Baby Jesus Crafts.

Materials -

Brown lunch bag (you could also use that squiggly gift bag filler stuff if you wish – I had lunch bags on hand.  Free is always better in this Happy Home!) :-)

Scissors

Piece of toilet paper (or white felt, white crepe paper, etc.)

Ziploc baggie

Small wooden spoon (I bought a package of them at Michael’s)

Double-sided tape

Pen

Crayons

FREE Printable Scripture Card (download at end of post!)

Directions -

Step 1 – Cut pieces of the brown lunch bag.  This will be the ‘hay.’

Step 2 – Place the ‘hay’ in the Ziploc baggie.

Step 3 – Draw a face on the wooden spoon with the pen and crayons.

Step 4 – Take a piece of toilet paper and wrap it around the wooden spoon.  Secure with a piece of tape.

Step 5 - Nestle Jesus in the little baggie/manger.

Step 6 – Add the FREE Printable Scripture Card.  You can staple this to the front of the bag or slip it inside the bag.

Make a whole bunch and hand out to friends!

This would also be a great activity to do with your Sunday School class or for a Happy Birthday Jesus Party.

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Click HERE for the FREE Printable Scripture Card to include with the Baby Jesus.

I hope you like this craft!  What a sweet and  simple way to honor that little babe who changed the world.

Happy Easy Baby Jesus Craft-ing! :-)

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Thankful Handprint Turkey Craft – FREE Printable

16 Nov

There are so many adorable handprint turkey crafts out there.

Here’s one more for the mix – and with a FREE Printable!

First, gather up several different colors of construction paper and make this cute turkey.

We traced the Happy Buddy’s hands for the turkey’s feathers.

Then, print this FREE Printable – download at end of post.

Add it to the tummy of your turkey.

Next, discuss who you are thankful for…  This could be a grandparent, neighbor, teacher, etc.

Write their name in the blank space on the card (the Happy Buddy loves him some Mom-Mom!).

Now go give your Thankful Handprint Turkey to the person you made it for!

They will think it’s the best – hands down!

Get your FREE Printable Thankful Handprint Turkey Card HERE.

Happy Thankful Handprint Turkey-ing! :-)

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An A-maize-ing Post

13 Nov

As I sit here working on this post, I am wondering about the success of it.

I mean, this is a post about corn.

Does corn inspire you?  Is it something worth crafting?

If you’re struggling to think so, then let me show you just how a-maize-ing corn can be…

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The Prairie Mother used bubble wrap to paint the corn on these Toilet Paper Roll Corn Crafts.

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Your Happy Buddy uses his/her fingerprint to make the little pieces of corn on these clever Fingerprint Corn Place Cards for Thanksgiving from Spoonful.

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I told you you would need a lot of candy corn this month…

What a cute and educational Corn Counting Activity from No Time for Flashcards!

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Your Happy Buddies will have fun eating popcorn and then putting what is left of it into a Ziploc bag with paint to make these fun Corn Crafts from Ramblings of a Crazy Woman.

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How about this fun Corn on the Cob Breakfast from Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons?

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Are you helping with your Happy Buddy’s classroom Thanksgiving Party this year?

These Mini Corn on the Cob Bites from Tablespoon are super yummy and easy to make.

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Another great party idea – leave out a jar of Indian Candy Corn for a fun Guessing Game.

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These Indian Corn Favors from The Fickle Pickle are so neat!  You can even find that adorable tag as a FREE Printable!

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And, finally, this Indian Corn Thanksgiving Napkin Ring from Reading Confetti is easy and pretty – just what your Thanksgiving table needs this year.

Corn is a reminder of the significance of that first Thanksgiving so many years ago, where the Native Americans taught the Pilgrims how to harvest their own so that they wouldn’t be hungry.

Talk about sharing God’s love!

What do you think about corn now?

I hope you are corn-vinced that it’s pretty great. :-)

Happy Corn Craft-ing!

*P.S. Check out my family’s FAVORITE recipe for Corn Casserole HERE.  Awesome for Thanksgiving.*

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Easy Turkey Craft

5 Nov

I love an easy craft where I have all of the materials on hand!

This cute little turkey (with inspiration from HERE) was a lot of fun to make.  Don’t you just love all the colors?

What you need:

Construction paper – brown, orange and red (I accidentally put yellow in the picture instead of red!  Oops!)

Scissors

Glue

Paper Plate

Colorful tissue paper cut into squares

Googly eyes

Step 1 – Cut the paper plate in half.

Step 2 – Drizzle glue all over the plate.

Step 3 – Lay the tissue paper squares on top of the paper plate however you fancy.

Step 4 – Cut turkey’s body, beak, feet, and waddle from the construction paper.

Step 5 – Glue the turkey’s face together and attach everything to the paper plate.

Step 6 – Voila!  A colorful little turkey!

This one’s mine. :-)

Happy Easy Turkey Craft-ing! :-)

*Don’t forget to check out my other great Turkey Crafts HERE, HERE, and HERE!*

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Pumpkin Face Fun

22 Oct

Does anyone else feel like October is going by too fast?

These fun Pumpkin Face Projects and Snacks will be on our to-do list this week as we try to soak in all this month has to offer!

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With a little paint and a little pipe cleaner, you can make these adorable Egg Carton Pumpkin Cups from Reading Confetti.

Before closing, stick a secret message inside…  I’m thinking this would be a cute thing to throw in your Happy Buddy’s lunch pail or even your Happy Hubby’s laptop case.

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A simple little construction paper pumpkin cut-out + lamination + dry erase marker = hours of entertainment.

No Time for Flashcards used this clever craft to have her Happy Buddies draw their own unique pumpkin faces.

Then with a simple wipe, you can start all over!

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This Pumpkin Project from Not Just Cute is the coolest story, complete with an engaging visual.

I shared this at our church’s October MOMs group meeting and it was a total hit!

Just what you need to have a little story time magic before bed this week.

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I thought this easy peasy only-3-supplies-needed Pumpkin Soap Craft from Home Confetti would be a great gift for your Happy Buddy’s teachers.

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Simple As That featured these Paper Pumpkin Faces that allowed her Happy Buddies to give their creations each a different expression.

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These Pumpkin Face Drinks from My Sister’s Suitcase would be so fun at a Halloween Party!

And for those who want to eat their Pumpkin Faces…

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Little Moments has the recipe for these Legendary Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies.

How fun to let your Happy Buddies decorate the faces with the chocolate chips, raisins, and candy corn!

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And, finally, this snack idea from The Creative Mama would be a great way to connect with your Happy Buddies when they get home starved from school.

Let’s face it – this month is too much fun.

Happy Pumpkin Face-ing! :-)

*Don’t forget to check out my other Pumpkin Crafts post HERE!!*

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Easy Bat Craft

18 Oct

I’m tired of bats and spiders and black cats getting a bad rep around this time of year!

I mean, they are God’s creation, after all. :-)

When he made everything, he said, “It is very good.”

So I think bats are very good, too, and worthy of a fun little craft.

What you need:

Black construction paper

Double-sided tape

Scissors (not shown – spaghetti brains)

White colored pencil

Clothespin

Self-adhesive googly eyes

Step 1 – Use the white colored pencil to sketch the outline of a bat body and bat wings on the black paper.

Step 2 – Cut the pieces out.

Step 3 – Use the double-sided tape to attach the bat body to the bat wings.

Step 4 – Add googly eyes and a happy mouth.

Step 5 – Use the tape again to attach the clothespin to the back of the bat.

Step 6 – And voila!  A cheerful little bat to go batty over! :-)

The Happy Buddy thought they were pretty cool.

We hung them on the blinds in the Happy Buddy’s big boy room, but you could clip them anywhere – on your Happy Buddy’s backpack, your Happy Hubby’s shirt pocket, or clip on a handwritten note and stick in your neighbor’s mailbox.

Happy Bat Craft-ing! :-)

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Monster Mash

14 Oct

Anyone watch The Purple People Eater when they were a kid?

I loved that movie!

But I was also a kid who watched that movie and then thought Purple People Eaters lived under my bed, in my closet, behind my door, just outside my window…

It’s a good thing I have projects like these that present the Happy Buddy with cute, non-threatening monsters, so that he will learn to love and embrace monsters instead of fear them like I did.

:-)

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How cute are these Glitter Slime Monsters by The 36th Avenue via eighteen25?

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it is what it is stuck some googly eyes on some Rolos candies, threw them in a baggie and attached her FREE Printable tag for a cute treat giveaway.

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Make a pair of Monster Shoes using recycled tissue boxes and sponge claws over at A Bird and a Bean.

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This Monster Eye Wreath looks easy enough (foam circles with googly eyes attached to a foam wreath) and makes a fun front door decoration.

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A cool little after school project with the kiddos – Mini Pumpkin Monsters from A Pop of Pretty.

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Snag this awesome FREE Printable Monster Match Game over at Artsy Fartsy Mama.

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Using a simple spray bottle and this FREE Printable label from the handmade home will keep those monsters in the closet far, far away.

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Make and Takes has these super simple (you just need 4 things!) Googly Eyed Green Monster Jars for you to display all month long on your mantel.

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And, finally, I loooove these Monster Monster-Eyed Cookies using those Wilton Edible Eyeballs (you can find ‘em at Wal-Mart) from the idea room.

What a yummy treat to slip into your Happy Buddy’s lunch pail this month.

Have fun with your googly-eyed-bright-colored monster friends!

Happy Monster Mash-ing! :-)

“When I am afraid I will trust in you.* Psalm 56:3

*I have more fun Monster Crafts and Ideas on my Pinterest board.  Check it out HERE!*

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The Alphabet Monster

20 Sep

Thanks to the Leapfrog Letter Factory show, the Happy Buddy has learned the entire alphabet!

Now it’s time to have a little fun with all his new smarts.

We all know how much Monsters have a hankerin’ for letters.

So this fun little activity will give you plenty opportunity to make some monster’s belly very happy.

First, you will need to make a monster.

*I followed the instructions from HERE.*

Then you will need to lay out some small plastic alphabet letters.

Next disguise your voice as a hungry monster and demand that your Happy Buddy feed him specific letters.

Like, “I am STARVED!  Give me an A!”

Or, “I need a letter H NOW!”

Or, “Letter W – GET IN MY BELLY!”

Your Happy Buddy can then find the appropriate letter and place it in the monster’s mouth.

If your Happy Buddy ever chooses the wrong letter, the monster will inevitably throw it up with big, exaggerated heaves.

He is a very picky eater with a very weak constitution.

This idea would be great for spelling practice or even math facts if you lay down some numbers.

Simply have your Happy Buddy spell a word from their spelling list and then feed each letter to the monster.

Or ask them what 6+2 is and they can feed the monster an 8, etc., etc.

Just a fun little way to jazz up homework and learning routines!

Happy Alphabet Monster-ing! :-)

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