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DIY Recycled Bottle City Craft

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Don't toss out those bottles or newspapers! You can use them to create a fun bottle city for your kids! Learn about this craft, plus other ideas on how to teach kids to reduce, reuse, and recycle here. #BringingInnovation #ad

If you walk into my house at any given time, you’re bound to find a few items lying around the toy area that aren’t quite what many would view as toys. My son’s play kitchen is fully stocked with real items– empty milk jugs, honey bears, coffee creamer bottles, and more. I love to repurpose items when I can (and of course, recycle them when I can’t), because I’m just not a huge fan of the thought of so much waste going into landfills. One of my new favorite crafts, though, is to take all of those little bottles– the ones from juice or soda or water– and make them into cool toys, like this great city. It’s so easy to do, which means your kids will love joining in on the fun, too!

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DIY Color Bubbles

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By now, we've all seen those fun color bubbles in stores. But did you know they're super easy to DIY at home with items you already have around the house? They take minutes to make, and they'll revolutionize your outdoor play activities!

I’m sure by now you’ve seen the colorful bubbles in store sold by some big-name brands. But did you know it’s easy to DIY color bubbles yourself? It only takes a few ingredients– things you already likely have around your house– and a few minutes to make the BEST color bubbles on the planet!

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Felt Food: Pop Tarts DIY Tutorial

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Felt Food Pop Tarts are so easy to make and look cute in a play kitchen! You can whip out a set in about an hour and a half. Great Christmas gift for a young chef-in-training!

No one tells you that making felt food is kind of like the gateway drug into the DIY world. You start out with just one set of felt doughnuts or cookies, and before you know it, you’ve got a full pantry of felt crafty goodness. You see, felt food costs quite a bit pre-made, but costs only pennies to create yourself! These homemade felt food Pop Tarts cost less than 50 cents to make and are SO cute!

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DIY Chalk-Rubbed Sand Art

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“I’m bored.” It’s July, so surely you’ve heard this at least a million times, because it seems to be a pretty universal phrase in the summertime.

We’ve had a nightmare of a summer week here; it’s been the hottest week of summer so far, and our city’s aquatic center has been closed due to a broken pump. Repairs have dragged on, and while it’s set to open today, it didn’t spare us all of the boredom of not getting to go to the pool. Because really, if I have to watch Frozen one more time instead of splashing in the water, I’m going to lose my mind. Olaf’s Summer song is so not as fun when it’s that hot in reality!

Luckily, I had the perfect craft to keep Zach entertained for awhile… DIY Sand Art that took white sand and turned it all kinds of pretty colors with one simple outdoor craft item– Chalk! The best part is the craft is so affordable if you have chalk and glue on hand already (and even if you don’t, it’s still pretty darn cheap!), and it’s so much fun.

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