Art Projects #59-64; Making Christmas Gifts
When Oriental Trading contacted me to see if I would be willing to write a sponsored post for them I was so thrilled and flattered. I have bought plenty of products from them in the past; many of them art kits for my classroom or for the boys' birthday parties and I knew with our 100 Days of Art Challenge in full swing that we could really come up with some great products.
While this is a sponsored post and they sent me these products to review, rest assured, all opinions are my own.
My boys and I were like kids in a candy store looking through their Christmas Store. Within minutes we had a huge list of crafts that we wanted to try! In fact I have since placed an order of my own! Just check out all these wonderful holiday decorations they have too!
While you're there don't forget to check out their coupon page for some great deals!
Once we had all of our products in hand the boys and I decided to spend an entire day crafting! We went through each kit working together to make up tons of cute little gifts for the boys to give to their cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. (So if you're family and you're reading this-- act surprised!)
Our first project (#59) was making these adorable penguin pillows.
The kit included a printed front, a plain blue backing, all the fill needed to stuff the pillow and a set of instructions. We lined up the front and back and starting at one corner began knotting all the strands together all the way around the pillow until we had a small opening left to stuff the stuffing into. Once we had the pillows puffy and smoothed out we finished tying up our last few strands to finish off the pillow.
I was worried that all three boys might struggle with knot tying but Alec and Ian zipped right through it.
Our second project (#60) was making some scratch paper snowmen ornaments.
The kit included these fun snowman shaped scratch papers with holes to hand them by, hanging string and plastic sticks to scratch out our designs as well as a short instruction sheet. There were three different snowman shapes to choose from and all three boys worked on three different snowmen trying them each out.
Our third project (#61) was making these adorable penguin thermometers.
(Can you tell my boys love penguins?)
The kit included all the self- sticking foam pieces needed to make the penguin, his hat, and the decorations. We used school glue to add the thermometer and eyes and to make sure the magnet was extra secure. The magnet is self sticking but we found it didn't really want to stick to the foam for some reason. The instructions were easy to follow and we had a great time putting these together. I just think he is a adorable!
Our 4th project (#62) was making some sleigh bell candy canes
This kit included bells in three different colors, a chenille stem, gold thread to hand our ornament and a cute little red bow that we glued onto our completed candy canes. The instructions gave us a pattern idea to follow but we were free to string up the bells in any order we wanted.
Our 5th project (#63) was making these adorable HO HO HO signs.
The kit was once again completely self- adhesive and all the foam part and pom poms went together so quick and easy. We ended up stringing all three boys signs together to hang across our large kitchen window and then we tried hanging one sign vertically on the wall in the playroom. Either way it looked so cute.
Our last project (#64) the boys used these Christmas fun loops to make stocking charms
My younger two boys have just recently re-discovered loom bands and have been working on making all sorts of bracelets and charms. I found a cute bag of red, white and green bands on the Oriental Trading website and Alec decided to try his hand at making a stocking. He pulled up YouTube and looked up loom band stockings. He picked a video and followed the step by step instructions.
While this is a sponsored post and they sent me these products to review, rest assured, all opinions are my own.
My boys and I were like kids in a candy store looking through their Christmas Store. Within minutes we had a huge list of crafts that we wanted to try! In fact I have since placed an order of my own! Just check out all these wonderful holiday decorations they have too!
While you're there don't forget to check out their coupon page for some great deals!
Once we had all of our products in hand the boys and I decided to spend an entire day crafting! We went through each kit working together to make up tons of cute little gifts for the boys to give to their cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. (So if you're family and you're reading this-- act surprised!)
Our first project (#59) was making these adorable penguin pillows.
The kit included a printed front, a plain blue backing, all the fill needed to stuff the pillow and a set of instructions. We lined up the front and back and starting at one corner began knotting all the strands together all the way around the pillow until we had a small opening left to stuff the stuffing into. Once we had the pillows puffy and smoothed out we finished tying up our last few strands to finish off the pillow.
I was worried that all three boys might struggle with knot tying but Alec and Ian zipped right through it.
Our second project (#60) was making some scratch paper snowmen ornaments.
The kit included these fun snowman shaped scratch papers with holes to hand them by, hanging string and plastic sticks to scratch out our designs as well as a short instruction sheet. There were three different snowman shapes to choose from and all three boys worked on three different snowmen trying them each out.
Our third project (#61) was making these adorable penguin thermometers.
(Can you tell my boys love penguins?)
The kit included all the self- sticking foam pieces needed to make the penguin, his hat, and the decorations. We used school glue to add the thermometer and eyes and to make sure the magnet was extra secure. The magnet is self sticking but we found it didn't really want to stick to the foam for some reason. The instructions were easy to follow and we had a great time putting these together. I just think he is a adorable!
Our 4th project (#62) was making some sleigh bell candy canes
This kit included bells in three different colors, a chenille stem, gold thread to hand our ornament and a cute little red bow that we glued onto our completed candy canes. The instructions gave us a pattern idea to follow but we were free to string up the bells in any order we wanted.
Our 5th project (#63) was making these adorable HO HO HO signs.
The kit was once again completely self- adhesive and all the foam part and pom poms went together so quick and easy. We ended up stringing all three boys signs together to hang across our large kitchen window and then we tried hanging one sign vertically on the wall in the playroom. Either way it looked so cute.
My younger two boys have just recently re-discovered loom bands and have been working on making all sorts of bracelets and charms. I found a cute bag of red, white and green bands on the Oriental Trading website and Alec decided to try his hand at making a stocking. He pulled up YouTube and looked up loom band stockings. He picked a video and followed the step by step instructions.
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| It's supposed to be a charm but I'm going to try to talk him into keeping it as an ornament; what a cute keepsake of a craft that will always remind him of his childhood! |
Our other art projects:
Project 1: Painting with Hexbugs
Project 2: Tissue paper flowers
Project 3: Star Wars Crafts
Project 4: Watercolor compass circles
Project 5: Floral pens
Project 6: Watercolor outlines
Project 7: Scratch art jellyfish
Project 8: Oil pastel flowers
Project 9: Fingerprint dandelions
Project 10: Beaded Sun Catchers
Project 11: Bird crafts and snacks
Project 12: Symmetrical, color mixing, butterflies
Project 9: Fingerprint dandelions
Project 10: Beaded Sun Catchers
Project 11: Bird crafts and snacks
Project 12: Symmetrical, color mixing, butterflies
Project 13: Water gun art
Project 14: Watercolor Kits
Project 15: Dragonfly Silhouettes
Project 16: Painting pet rocks
Project 17: Spray Paint Resist
Project 18: Water bottle windsock
Project 19: Stained glass made easy crafting kit
Project 20: Tin can windsock
Project 25: Making our own rafts
Project 26: Spray Painted Canvas
Project 27: Paper bowl jellyfish
Project 28: Tin Foil Art
Project 29: Oil Pastel Bubbles
Project 30: Chalk Pastel painting
Project 31: Washi Tape Votive holders
Project 32: Drip Painted Pots
Project 33: Sun Art
Project 34: Tissue paper transfer
Project 35: Stained Glass dragonfly
Project 36: Art Museum field trip.
Project 37: Taking a Family Art Class
Project 38: Painting Minecraft T-Shirts
Project 39: Painting Pikachu
Project 40: How to Draw Books
Project 41: Wax resist Watercolors
Project 42: Splatter Paint Canvas
Project 43: Fine line fall leaves
Project 44: Fairy Village field trip
Project 45: Oil Pastel Resist Leaves
Project 46: Tissue Paper Leaf Art
Project 47: Bat Silhouette Painting
Project 48: Beginner Photography
Project 49: Making Harry Potter Wands
Project 50: Drawing Cat Faces
Project 51: Making Homemade cards
Project 52: Learning the Art of Zentangle
Project 53: 3-D printing
Project 54: Gingerbread Train
Project 55: Paint Swirled Ornaments
Project 56: Loom band ornaments and bracelets
Project 57: Candy trees
Project 58: Strand of light chalk drawings
Love the penguins & the ho ho ho signs. These look like great quality #FamilyFun
ReplyDeleteThank you! We had a few parts we had to use hot glue where the stickers let go overnight but other than that they've been very well made and easy to do.
DeleteThese are so good. The penguins are really cute. I'd be happy to receive a gift like this so your family are very lucky ☺
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Aw, thank you!
DeleteThese are so good. The penguins are really cute. I'd be happy to receive a gift like this so your family are very lucky ☺
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I love craft packs like this takes away the element of preperation and how easy they look. Penguins are adorable!! Good choice! Thanks for linking up to #familyfun
ReplyDeleteThanks! I had forgotten how easy craft packs make it! I usually prep my own craft projects.
DeleteSuch cool crafts they're all really novel and great entertainment for the kids. I especially love the thermometer. Defineitly an idea for when mine are older. Have a wonderful Christmas and thanks for sharing at #familyfun
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by!
DeleteI love all of these and would have just as much fun as any kid would! ;) Thanks for sharing with us at Funtastic Friday!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by.. I did make a few of each project myself. It was fun.
DeleteThose Ho-Ho-Ho signs are just adorable. Love them! - Lori
ReplyDeleteThanks.... we did tend to find a few pom poms on the floor each morning though; we got a good laugh out of that.
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