Clara loved how shiny these snowflakes turned out, plus it was a fun way to practice her developing fine-motor skills! This project kept her happily busy for a long time, and there was hardly any mess to clean up — Yay for no-mess (frugal) crafts!!!
I gave Clara a piece of tin foil to tear into small pieces. She thought this was great fun!! While she was busy doing that, I added some double-sided tape to a piece of construction paper to make a few snowflake designs.
The bits of tin foil went into a recycled yogurt container until she was ready to start adding them to the taped snowflakes. Oooo… shiny!!
…. and sparkly!!
Be sure to proudly display your work!
Have fun!!
January 13th, 2011 on 4:12 pm
Dear Valerie,
Ack! My aluminum foil!
How will I prevent the mind control rays now?
Love,
Mark
January 21st, 2011 on 1:48 pm
You’ll just have to hide out in your bunker — good thing you have plenty of food rations.
January 13th, 2011 on 4:17 pm
Super cute.
January 13th, 2011 on 4:38 pm
Yay! For double sided tape!
Maybe, that’s what I should do with all of Princess’ confetti she makes.
January 21st, 2011 on 1:49 pm
Ooooo.. I bet that would look so colorful!!!
January 13th, 2011 on 4:44 pm
Such a cool use for double-sided tape!
January 21st, 2011 on 1:50 pm
It’s perfect for easy toddler crafts!! I think we’ll be using it a lot in future projects!
January 13th, 2011 on 4:48 pm
So cute! My youngest ones would love this!
January 21st, 2011 on 1:50 pm
Yay!!! That makes me so happy!! xoxo
January 13th, 2011 on 4:55 pm
oooh this makes me want to get some double side tape! is there any worries about getting ‘paper cuts’ from the foil? i very rarely use the stuff but it seems like it could do that.
January 21st, 2011 on 1:51 pm
No worries about “paper cuts” — especially if you get cheap foil. It’s very soft and easy for little ones to tear up into bits. Have fun!!
January 13th, 2011 on 5:04 pm
Pretty! I am always amazed what you can do with basic office supplies (and kitchen!)
January 21st, 2011 on 1:52 pm
Thanks!! We love using things we already have on-hand — so much easier that way!
January 13th, 2011 on 6:05 pm
Don’t eat the yellow- I mean *aluminum* snow… :0)
January 21st, 2011 on 1:52 pm
Hee hee!!
January 13th, 2011 on 6:07 pm
Love this idea! We are going to do this tonight!
January 21st, 2011 on 1:52 pm
Fantastic!! Have lots of fun!!!!
January 13th, 2011 on 6:16 pm
She’s such a happy little crafter
January 21st, 2011 on 2:01 pm
Seeing her smile and sing when she crafts makes me so happy!! LOVE that!
January 13th, 2011 on 6:16 pm
Very cute and simple. Lovely.
January 21st, 2011 on 2:00 pm
Awww.. thank you, Phyllis! xoxo
January 13th, 2011 on 6:29 pm
Love it – especially the fact that no glue is involved (and therefore no hair glued together).
January 21st, 2011 on 1:57 pm
Oooo… hair in glue is not fun. This is WAY easier! Enjoy!!
January 13th, 2011 on 8:55 pm
Cute! Perfect for cold afternoons and children bouncing off the walls!
Thanks!
PS – Maybe I said this already but my kids LOVED the toilet paper tube owls!
January 21st, 2011 on 1:56 pm
Oh, I’m so happy to hear they enjoyed the owls!! My kids still play with the ones they made… so fun!!
January 13th, 2011 on 10:59 pm
What a neat idea and it sounds like it will keep my kids busy…even better! Thanks for sharing!
Jenni
January 21st, 2011 on 1:55 pm
You’re welcome!! Have fun!!!!
January 13th, 2011 on 11:12 pm
Love this! We are going to try this tomorrow on what is sure to be yet another cold and snowy day! Yay for non-messy crafts that you don’t need to go out in the cold to the craft store for.
January 21st, 2011 on 1:55 pm
Agreed!!! We’re loving double-sided tape around here!
Have fun!!!
January 13th, 2011 on 11:20 pm
On the To Do list for tomorrow! I’m definitely on the lookout for non-messy crafts lately.
January 21st, 2011 on 1:54 pm
That’s awesome!!! Have lots of fun with it!! No-mess crafts are so much easier… enjoy!!
January 14th, 2011 on 12:54 am
She did a great job and you can see how proud she is of her work!
January 14th, 2011 on 7:16 am
What a great idea, that is a lovely picture!
January 21st, 2011 on 1:58 pm
Thank you, Catherine!!
January 14th, 2011 on 10:57 am
What a fantastic idea for using materials around the house and it looks like your daughter had so much fun making it too!
January 21st, 2011 on 1:58 pm
Thanks, Amanda! She loves doing little projects like this, and she especially loves seeing her work on display in the house!!
January 14th, 2011 on 3:28 pm
Here is our creation:
http://makesthree.blogspot.com/2011/01/after-supper-projects.html
January 21st, 2011 on 1:54 pm
LOVE it!!!!!!!!!
January 17th, 2011 on 12:00 pm
My 4 year old liked this, but my 2 year old LOVED it, and it kept him occupied for quite a while. He’s so proud to do projects like his sister! Thanks for a cute, no-mess idea.
January 21st, 2011 on 1:53 pm
Awwwww… so sweet!!!! Clara is also 2 — what a fun age!
January 17th, 2011 on 10:47 pm
Hi Valerie! Thanks for visiting my blog today! I am really enjoying yours! I tried this craft idea the other day with one on my kids and I think it’s such a cute idea! Thanks!
Jenni
January 21st, 2011 on 1:53 pm
Wonderful!!!! I’m so happy you did this!! xoxo
January 23rd, 2011 on 4:49 am
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