My mother-in-law gave me a terrific book full of kids’ craft ideas that I happened to be thumbing through earlier this week, and I immediately fell in love with these little guys. They make me grin! Everything we needed to make a couple of our own I had in my crafting stash (I had some extra bubble wrap on hand after I mailed out our moms’ framed silhouettes for Mothers’ Day), so this was a project that I was able to pull together totally spur of the moment. I love that!
Supplies:
Sheet of bubble wrap, approximately 12″ x 24″
Scotch tape
Aluminum floral wire
Cardboard
Red construction paper
Scissors
Acrylic paint and foam brushes
Cotton balls
1-inch styrofoam or wood balls
Black paint pen
Elmer’s glue
Foam adhesive dots
Sanity-saving plan-ahead tips for busy moms
The night before…
…gather all supplies and place in one location.
…cut out the bubble wrap rectangles and the cardboard feet.
…trace the frill shape onto the red construction paper for your child to cut out. Or, for younger children, cut out the frills yourself for easy assembly.
…consider painting the white balls to eliminate the need to let them dry the day of the craft.
Have fun!
Please stop by these parties where I’ll be sharing this project!
Sew Much Ado
Someday Crafts
Room to Inspire
Fireflies and Jellybeans
Delicious Ambiguity
Amy @ Positively Splendid
Having grown up in a home brimming with sewing notions and paintbrushes, Amy has a deep love for all things creative. On any given day, you'll find her knee-deep in her latest creative endeavor, with projects ranging from sewing and crafts to home decor and kid-friendly ideas. Amy believes that everyone, regardless of skill level or experience, possesses the ability to create something beautiful, and Positively Splendid was born of her passion for helping others harness their innate creative potential.
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OMGoodness, these are great!!! My kids are going to love this=0)
xoxo,
Carol
How cute and fun! At first glance I could have sworn that was corn on the cob.
Those are seriously adorable! Thanks for sharing!
Hey AMY~ these are to stinken adorable. I totally featuring these on my craft blog this Friday for Feature Friday! My kids love bubble wrap just by it self but these to cute, and fun. Thanks for sharing. P.S. thanks for following me to sweetness. Jenn
very cute and a great way to recycle bubble wrap.
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Those are way cute! My two year old I just starting to appreciate crafts… and I think I’ve got some bubble wrap to burn
What a great idea! I’ve got a whole bag full of bubble wrap I’ve been keeping to do something with….
Jill
Oh my goodness! These are awesome. So much fun – my girls are going to LOVE this. Now I’ve got to get my hands on some bubble wrap!!!
Cute, Cute, Cute – I love it! Just presented you with a blogger award – here you go:
http://thecottagehome.blogspot.com/2010/05/versatile-blogger-award.html
Have a great night,
Lindsay
very cute! My boys would love to make these.
they are hilarious!I want one!
Cute crocs! You’re more than welcome to put my attempt at your silhouettes on your blog! I’ll keep checking back for more good ideas!
Seriosuly, so cute…my kids would love these. Adorable and creative!
That is such a cool idea! I’ve never thought about what you can make with that except for popping them. Next time we get some, my kids and I are going to make something cool (like your idea!)
You have been featured over at Craftomaniac.blogspot.com
JENN
hope that is ok!
These are adorable!!!
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I just wanted to let you know that I featured you here:
http://firefliesandjellybeans.blogspot.com/2010/05/sunday-spotlight-soys-27-favorites.html
This is adorable!
I do believe we are going to have less bubble wrap in our house now…
Very cute, and love the sanity saving ideas!
Oh those little guys made me smile! What a fun way to recycle bubble wrap. I came over from Delicious Ambiguity. Your blog looks awesome. I’ll have to follow and join your blog frog.
Nice to “meet” you, Amy!
Jen
Creative and Curious Kids!
That is adorable. I’m going to have to file this away from when my son is a bit older. Thanks!
This is one of the most creative kids crafts I’ve ever seen. I love it! Thanks so much for sharing, I’ll be linking.
This is perfect…my almost 3 year old is having an alligator party…that’s what she wants! How fantastic will this craft be. Super cool, thanks! Karen
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Thanks for linking up to Tot Tuesdays! I featured you last Tuesday. Feel free to grab my featured button. Have a great week!
Very clever!
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wonderful! I used your project to start off my crafty linking party last sunday but at the time couldn’t leave a comment because of some unknown technical problem, so I’m stopping by again to let you know (hope it’s okay!) and I’d love it if you’d drop by my party this week and share one of your great projects! hope to see you there, all the best!
This is such an adorable idea!! Love it :]
Uh…these are hilarious! Awesome job! Love love love them. Bubble wrap is genius. So glad I found your blog
What a fantastic project. What’s the original book called so I can check out all the other great crafts! Thanks
your idea is great but we can also use corn. if anyone is not having bubble sheet they can can have empty corns. what do u say??