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This summer, the craft that I found the most interesting, cute and useful is the origami paper cups. They are great for mini snacks like pop corn, god fish crackers, chips or even grapes. The size of the paper cup is perfect for little hands. Best part is you can make it quickly and it takes less space too. Also, if you forgot to bring bowls it comes handy too and kids have great fun eating from sothing different and colorful. With its success in few of the get togethers I had during last few outdoor gatherings and on popular demand I am finally posting the instructions of creating these cute paper cups or paper pockets here. Supplies : -Square origami paper 6 inch or 8 inch or A4 sheet paper preferably colored for added attraction Following these simple instructions you can create these wonderful paper cups. 1. Take the square paper and fold it in half diagonally. You will get a triangle as a result. Crease or score using your finger or a bone tool.See step 1,1a in the picture above. ...

With Father's Day approaching you are getting one more opportunity of wrapping gifts. Gift wrapping usually seems simple if the gift is a regular rectangle shape and comes in a box.It definitely becomes little tricky if it is any other shape than a rectangle and a square and little more challenging if it does not come in a box. Gift wrapping is an art and is not such a big deal for some of us but believe me, it is a nightmare for many of us.Looking at our library of gifts we have wrapped overtime we are enclosing some pictures and ideas for gifts which are not rectangular. Wrapping a fragile round shape object is best done in a cylindrical box. For father's day if you plan to give a golf ball or any other round or cylindrical small object for which you do not have any box visit a craft store and get a paper mache box. I was a dilemma when I had to gift the Pomander Ball shown in one of our earlier posts to my sister at her baby shower. To my surprise the idea came from my hubb...

Flowers are in full bloom around us. I go out for walk with my five month old son everyday. Its a visual feast to go out and enjoy the beautiful colors. It has been ages since I have attempted any craft project(with a baby at home crafting is kind if a fantasy) but could not resist today. So when my little baby was napping I made these tissue paper flowers. Kids can make these with little supervision. This is a great handmade gift idea for kids to take to their grandparents house this summer or just decorate their desk or a corner in their room. With Father's day approaching, this can be a good gift for a Dad or Grandpa who loves gardening. Here are the supplies you need for the project: - Tissue paper ( Any two contrasting colors, I used violet and yellow) - Scissors - Binder clip - Glue stick - Paper bamboo for the stick ( you can use chenille stem or wooden stem too) I made a set of six flowers. You can make as many as you want depending on the size of vase you are going to u...

Card making is a craft that everyone enjoys no matter what age or skill level they are. Also, card making is one of those craft which most of us do more than any other craft. Recently we visited one of our family friends after a long time. They have three kids and my 28 month old toddler is a great fan of them. She wanted to make something for her and she herself said she wants to make a card. Thanks to all those creations she watches me do every now and then. I handed over her lot of stickers and three mini card stocks. With very minimal supervision this is what she came up with. I was so happy with the result. She and the card receivers were happier. I really felt that my toddler is growing and it is reflecting in her little creations. Supplies : Foam stickers, card stock or any colorful paper for card Tip : When a toddler is making a card, instead of writing the names of those whom you want to give the card you can give a foam sticker of their initial. That way they learn which alph...

It gives us immense pleasure to announce that creations from our blog were featured on the highly successful and popular blog Totally Tots . It is a privilege that not one but four of our entries made it to their Jungle Theme feature for this month. Click here to see those featured creations. Thanks a lot Totally Tots, all our readers and followers for the appreciation and the encouragement we keep receiving from you. Our kids are our inspiration. Thanks to them too. All the tots creations are inspired by them and are for them. We hope to create even better and interesting projects in future. Happy crafting!