DIY Puffy Paint Christmas Table Runner

 This was a fun and easy project that the kids and I did at our cabin 2 decorate our kitchen table and have some seasonal decorations at our cabin.

Our inspiration came from having this exact size piece of blue dyed burlap left over from a different project I did. It seemed to be the right size for a table runner and because it is burlap it wasn't a sewing project at all just cut and decorate.

I have done puffy paint projects with the kids in the past but didn't have a whole lot of the colors we needed left over so I did have to go bye some more coffee paint. It is pretty inexpensive and you can pick it up at Walmart for about a dollar a tube.

The nice thing about using the puffy paint on burlap is that it doesn't soak through like it does on other Fabrics. With a little puffy paint and time we made a fun and easy table runner for about $5 and the kids can look at it and know that they helped create something

Holiday Rice Krispie Treats

I am not sure if Aldis will sell these kits again this year but these are holiday Rice Krispie treats that I made with the kids last Christmas season.

The kits came with molds to make the trees and the snowman. So we will be able to make these again this year if we wanted to. It was a fun little project to do with them.

The pictures will help give you an idea of something that you could try to create on your phone even if you don't have the mold. I think these could easily be shaped by hand or with other cookie cutters.

Recycled Ornaments

There are 3 different ornaments here, 2 of which are spruced up Christmas Ball ornaments and one is repurposed bottle caps. The Christmas balls I bought from the dollar store in a tube of 12. For the Green "Elf" ornament I just glued on 2 red buttons from my leftover stash and some leftover fuzzy white yarn. For the Red "Santa" ornament I used some gaffer tape and folded it in the center so I could repurpose a pop top to and then taped it down.

The repurposed Snowman ornament was made by hot gluing bottle caps and a felt hat I cut out on to a popsicle stick and then painting it and gluing on a scrap piece of yarn for a scarf.

Try It Tuesday: Scrappy Snowman

This was a super fun project to do with the kids. Everything here was a leftover. Last year we did a snowman project where we used these foam snowman from the Dollar Tree and these were leftover and in my craft storage.

I just got out my canister of scraps and leftovers that I have been taking out with all our recent art projects so the kids can customize how they want. And some markers as well!

The hat on one of the snowman is actually made from a juice pouch that my daughter cut out and glued on. Sometimes your recycling bin can be a great source of art supplies!

Some other Snowman Ideas you might like checking out on Save Green Being Green include:

• Snow Theme Playdate
• Preschool Theme: Snow
• Lego Snowman
• Juice Lid Snowman Activity
• Baby Food Jar Snow Globe
• Bubble Wrap Print Snowman
• Marshmallow Snowman Craft
• Melted Snowman Cookies
• Snowman Dress Sewing Project