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Send your birthday guests home from the party with these eco-friendly party poppers. Have your kids help make them, fill them and pass them out to friends as they leave. You can fill them with candy, stickers or any trinket really.  And my favorite part is that you can decorate them however you want!

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Cut  3"x7" (7.6x17.8 cm)&nbsp;rectangles from construction paper (this is the size that will fit perfectly around the toilet paper roll). 

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Next cut newspaper into 8"x11" (20.3x27.9 cm) sheets. You can also use tissue paper instead of newspaper if you want brighter colors. 

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Decorate the sheets of construction paper -- my son used stamps to make a butterfly and ballon pattern (he is all about patterns at four-years old). Yet you can really do whatever for this part -- let your child get creative and see their personality come out. 

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Take the newspaper and wrap it around the paper roll.  This part is a little tricky for younger kids, so you might need to help. Twist one end to help it in place.

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Next glue the construction paper so that it creates a tub (make sure it's loose enough to slide over the toilet paper tube. )

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Slide the decorated construction roll cylinder over the newspaper-covered paper roll.

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Twist one end of the newspaper and tie it. 

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Now is the time that your child has been waiting for! Take the candy and trinkets and stuff them into the open end of the party popper. We used lollipops, tattoos and smelly pencils in our party poppers. 

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Now your kids can proudly hand out the party favors to their guests. Having my kids create these gifts themselves made them much more excited about handing them out to their friends.

toilet paper tubes (toilet paper or paper towel tubes)

newspaper

construction paper

scissors

glue

glitter

string

trinkets

oil pastels (optional)

Eco-Friendly Party Poppers

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I love coming up with the perfect gift for everyone on my list. I put a lot of care into making sure the gifts are personal and thoughtful no matter the size. But for some reason, I have no patience for wrapping the gifts! Lucky for me, I came across a simple idea to make little gifts extra special, and best of all, I already had all the materials (and I bet you do too)! Yes - old toilet paper rolls can make for a perfect little gift. Give your wrapping paper and boxes a break, grab some recycled tubes and some ribbon and get wrapping.Looking for more ways to help your little one create handmade gifts? <a href="https://www.kiwico.com/us/store/dp/animal-bath-bombs-project-kit/2784" target="_self">Animal Bath Bombs</a> from the <a href="https://www.kiwico.com/store" target="_self">KiwiCo Store</a> are the perfect way for your little crafter to dip their toes into bubbly bathtime chemistry!

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Carefully bend in the ends to create half-moon-shaped flaps.

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Open one end of the tube, slip in your gift, and fold it back up again. Decorate it with some festive ribbon or crepe paper to finish your mini gift box. It's the perfect size for small presents or stocking stuffers!

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Give the gift of entertainment with this holiday puzzle box. Wrap your special someone’s present in this box and then sit back and watch them try to open it.Download the printable <a href="http://images.kiwicrate.com/diy_ad/KiwiCo-Holiday-Puzzle-Box-Printable.pdf">here</a>.Looking for another hands-on project that engages your creativity and logic skills? Construct a mechanical chessboard with hidden drawers with a <a href="https://www.kiwico.com/us/store/dp/build-play-chess-set/5965" target="_self">Build and Play Chess Set</a> from the <a href="https://www.kiwico.com/store" target="_self">KiwiCo Store</a>!

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Gather your materials. 
Looking for a gift? Checkout KiwiCo's <a href="https://www.kiwico.com/christmas-toys/?diy=inline">Christmas gifts here</a>.

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Cut out the T-shape pieces from the printable. Then, cut out the shaded areas. 

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Glue the T-shape pieces to a piece of cardboard.

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Cut out the T-shape cardboard pieces by cutting along the outline. 

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On the larger T-shape piece, score the cardboard on the dotted orange lines. On the smaller T-shape piece, score the cardboard on the opposite side of the cardboard.  

Lightly run your X-acto blade on the folded line to score the cardboard, creating a hard crease. This will make it easier to fold the cardboard into a box. 

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Stick the brads into the two small holes on the largest T-shape piece. Do not secure them yet. 

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Line up the smaller T-shape piece over the larger one as pictured. 

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Move the brads along the track until they are in the narrower part of the track. Then, secure the brads in place. 

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Take the smaller T-shape piece off of the larger one by sliding it along the track towards the circles and set it aside. Then, turn the piece over and glue the back of the brads in place.

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Fold each of the T-shape pieces into a box. Then, glue it together. 

We used rubber bands to hold the box together while it dried. 

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Wrap both the top and the bottom of the box in wrapping paper. 

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Carefully cut out the bottom of each wrapping paper to reveal the tracks and brads that are used to open the box. 

Tape the edges of the wrapping paper down to make it easier to open the box.

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Put a gift inside the box, close it, and top it with a bow! See how long it takes the receiver to figure out how to open the box.  

printable (printed on cardstock)

x-acto knife

cardboard

double-sided tape

white glue

brads (2)

wrapping paper

clear tape

decorative bow

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Sometimes the best projects are the easiest projects. The ones that can last forever are even better. Using permanent markers to draw on ceramic plates and then putting the plates in the oven will make the designs stay put.Put your ceramic plates to the test with pretend play pasta! Roll and stamp your way to early math exploration with a <a href="https://www.kiwico.com/us/store/dp/pasta-making-and-shapes-project-kit/4576" target="_self">Fun Dough Pasta Maker</a> from the <a href="https://www.kiwico.com/store" target="_self">KiwiCo Store</a>!

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Start by gathering up the supplies. Sharpie markers (permanent markers) come in a million different colors these days so we used an array of colors. We also picked up some (nice and cheap) plates from the dollar store. Any white or light-colored ceramic plate will do. 

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After making sure the kids understood that the plates were the only canvas for using the permanent markers, I let the kids go wild with design. They loved the idea of designing their own plates. My five-year-old made a plate for his teacher's Christmas gift this year. It was fun to see how thoughtful he was with the design. My three-year-old added more abstract scribbles, but both designs captured the stage of life they are in. 

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Then I put the plates in a preheated (350 degree) oven and baked them for 30 minutes. After letting them cool, they were good to go. The plates were dishwasher safe, food safe, and one -of-a-kind. 

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This may be the kids' most favorite project to date. They love their new plates and want to make one for everyone else for Christmas now too. Good thing they are cheap and easy to make. 

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These pretty rainbow rocks are perfect for brightening up your desk! With just some nail polish and water, you can transform an ordinary rock into your own marbled paperweight.Want to explore more fun crafts without the hassle of gathering materials? Get hands-on and make visually stunning candles with a <a href="https://www.kiwico.com/us/store/dp/geometric-candles-project-kit/5647" target="_self">Geometric Candles project</a> from the <a href="https://www.kiwico.com/store" target="_self">KiwiCo Store</a>!

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Find an interesting rock outside and clean off the dirt with some water. Once dry, paint the rock white. Allow the first coat of paint to dry, and then apply a second coat. Optional: For fall fun, buy some mini pumpkins to marble! If you can’t find white ones, just buy orange ones and paint them white or leave them orange and see what cool designs you can make!

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Fill a bowl with cold water. Make sure your bowl is deep enough and you have enough water to completely submerge your rock.

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Add one drop of your first color into the bowl. The color will spread out. Then, add another drop of a different color to the center of the first color. Continue to add one drop of color at a time in the center of the previous color. Be quick when adding more colors, nail polish will harden if it sits still for too long. 

Do steps 5 and 6 quickly before your design solidifies.

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Time to create marble designs with your toothpick! 

First create a horizontal line through the colors. Start by poking the center and pulling slowly to the right. Then return to the center and pull slowly to the left.

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Next, make lines from the top to the bottom of the nail polish. For a cool effect, alternate from top to bottom and then from bottom to top.

To prevent the nail polish film from clumping, it helps to start the lines from the second and third rings of your outer colors.

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When you are done marbling the nail polish, dip your rock slowly in the center of your nail polish design. Submerge the rock underwater and then slowly remove it. 


Optional: If you’re dipping a pumpkin, hold the pumpkin by its stem and dip it into the water left side first, then bottom, then right side. Your hand should make the shape of a U in the air as you do this. You can also try dipping it in stem first!

For a clean result, remove excess nail polish with your finger or toothpick before you remove the rock from the water. This will prevent it from sticking to your rock as you pull it out.

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Set your rock or pumpkin to the side to dry. See the immediate and colorful result of your marble design! Now you can enjoy it on your desk or gift it to a friend.

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What else can you marble? Have fun experimenting!

rocks

white paint

paintbrush

nail polish - various colors

bowl

toothpicks

pumpkins - mini

Marbled Paperweight

Christmas tree

indoor project

winter

We have favorite crystal ornaments, and these are it! No waiting for weeks for these crystals to form...using borax instead of salt or sugar will give us completed ornaments in one day! Borax (sodium tetraborate) is a naturally-occurring mineral salt commonly used as a laundry booster or cleaner. As with any other cleaning product, it should be kept away from children not under direct supervision of an adult. Do not allow children to ingest Borax. If consumed, contact a poison control center immediately. Wash hands after play, as prolonged skin exposure may cause irritation.Looking for more crafts to decorate for the holidays? Create awesome decorations and have hands-on fun with a <a href="https://www.kiwico.com/us/store/dp/rainbow-air-dry-clay-project-kit/5612" target="_self">Rainbow Air Dry Clay</a> set from the <a href="https://www.kiwico.com/store" target="_self">KiwiCo Store!</a>

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