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Chalkboard Baby Food Jar Organizers...

If you have run out of room on your shelf for more craft supplies, perhaps it is time to think outside of the box. Discover how you can use the underside of the shelf to hold jars full of small, lightweight craft supplies. Not only are these fun for a craft room, but you can also use them in your kitchen,bathroom, or anywhere. My next set are going to be for the bathroom to hold ponytail binders and bobby pins.

Time Required: 60 minutes (Does not include drying time)

Materials Needed:

Baby Food Jars With Lids
Spray Paint Primer
Chalkboard Spray Paint
Small Piece of Felt (to use as an eraser)
Chalk
Newspaper (Use to cover your work surface)
Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks

Instructions to Make Baby Food Jar Organizers:

Make sure your baby food jars and lids are clean and dry. Cover your work surface and work in a well ventilated area. Use thin layers of the primer to completely cover the outside of the jars and lids. Don't forget the bottoms of the jars. When you are done with the primer, let it dry completely before you move on.

Once the primer is dry, you need to paint the lids and jars with the chalkboard paint. Use several thin coats so the paint does not run. Wait until one layer is dry to the touch before adding another.

Read your paint can so you know how long your chalkboard paint needs to cure before you can use it. Follow the directions carefully.If you prefer, you can paint the lid using a different color of paint.

Take one of the baby food jar lids and squeeze a generous amount of hot glue onto the top of it. Stick the lid to the underside of the shelf. Repeat this step until all your lids are glued to the shelf. Let the glue cool completely.

Now you are ready to fill your jars and screw them onto the lids. Don't forget to write on the jar so you know what is inside.

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Family Tree...

Make a child's family tree from a small tree branch and construction paper.

You can acquaint your child with their ancestry by making this simple and pretty family tree.

Supplies needed:

Sky blue and green construction paper
Crayons or markers
Scissors
Some yarn
A hole punch
Styrofoam or paper cup
A lump of play dough or other clay
Glue stick

Find a twig with many branches.

Put a lump of clay in the bottom of a paper or styrofoam cup. Insert the twig securely so that it remains upright.

Tie the leaves to the tree. The child's generation goes at the top of the tree, the parents at the second level, and the grandparents at the bottom.

For an alternative project, use photos, and paste them on the leaves. Or use cut-outs of leaves, fruit (like apples), and/or flowers to represent the people.

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Perler Bead Bowls

Brightly colored bowls from perler beads (also called hama beads). They are so simple that even the littlest hands can help make these fun catch-alls (though all kiddos will need a parent’s help with the oven!).

All you need is an oven-safe bowl, perler beads, cooking spray and an oven that has been pre-heated to 375 degrees.

Lightly spray the inside of your bowl with cooking spray, and pour in a handful of perler beads. Gently push the beads around so that there is only a single layer of beads covering the bottom of the bowl. The cooking spray will help the unmelted beads temporarily stick to the walls of the bowl in order to build it up and make it taller.

Place your bowl on a baking sheet and into your oven. After about 5 minutes you'll see the beads start to stretch out and begin to melt.

After 15-20 minutes the bowl will be fully melted and can be removed from the oven. Please, be careful because the bowl will remain hot for quite awhile after it’s removed from the oven! At this point while the melty beads are still flexible, you can use the back of a spoon to gently push the softened beads around and fill in any large holes or gaps.

Allow to cool for 20-30 minutes before removing the bead bowl from the outer bowl! Give the outside of your bead bowl a light wiping with a soapy sponge to remove any cooking spray residue.

These fun bowls are textured on the inside and perfectly smooth on the outside. I love the way the top row of beads melt and slide down to create unique teardrop shapes – lovely! Try making them with different colored bead combinations (I think red, white and blue would be fantastic for 4th of July!) and by using a variety of different sized and shaped bowls. There are so many exciting possibilities!

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