Amanda at Kiddio shares a fun and simple way to add some fun to your kid’s bath time!  Let them help make these little soap boats and then watch ‘em sail their sudsy creations in the tub! I love it!

This “Princess Pavilion Tent” from Ikat Bag is absolutely amazing! A round table gives the base its structure and wooden dowels help shape the top. There are many more details so go check it out here!

P.S. Thanks for your patience while we got our technical problems straightened out. Brighthouse came by this morning and replaced our modem, so we’re back in action now!

These safety cone car garages from One More Moore are brilliant! There are no instructions for making these, but I think with some orange felt and a little interfacing, a savvy sewer could whip one or two up quite easily. Lemme know if you try, and be sure to check out One More Moore for the original!

I’m so glad Zakka Life created this tutorial for recycling crayons. I’m hoping to make some banana-shaped crayons to put in the goody bags at my daughter’s upcoming birthday (she’s turning 3 and requested a “banana” party) and this how-to will definitely come in handy. There are lots of great tips! Now I just need to find some banana candy molds….

This little play theater from Katherine Marie Photography is totally adorable with all of it’s tiny details. I love how she used photos of her family members on the popsicle sticks, but you could also use images of favorite characters or animals as the puppets. She has many more lovely photos of this project, in addition to a list of supplies to make it, here!

This fabric tic-tac-toe board from During Quiet Time made a lovely teacher’s gift for the end of the school year. In fact, Amy’s kids loved it so much they requested one of their own! You can read how she made it here, and if you’re new to 9-patch quilt blocks, click here for a tutorial!

Amanda at Kiddio followed the recommendation of her daughter and punched up the fun factor of their sidewalk chalk! Click here to see how they made these fun, multicolored chalk hearts. I could definitely see these going into some summer goody bags!

Doesn’t this sidewalk chalk paint look like glorious messy fun?! Cornstarch has some pretty amazing properties and I love how it makes the colors look marbleized as they mix together. Click over to Ohdeedoh for the how-to!

Here’s another fun way for the kidlets to practice their buttoning activity. The felt squares slide through the button onto a ribbon to make a snake! Visit The Toby Show to read how to construct this activity yourself! While you’re there, be sure to check out her other “cheap and easy” activities

This compartmented storage box is a great way to present many different textures for little hands to explore. Go see My Little Gems to read what to she put inside!

My toddler hasn’t been interested in her lacing beads lately, and I think this activity might be a great way to add some novelty to her day! The Wonder Years shares how she created this toy for her daughter using items she had around the house. For more of a challenge, you could create separate cards and have your child stack the beads according to a given color sequence (a la this post)

Snazzle Craft shares a free pattern for some fun felt food. Click here if you’d like to add sandwhich and chips to your felt food collection!

Quiet books are a great way to keep the kids entertained when you need a few minutes of, well, quiet! I can think of several occasions when one of these books would have come in handy! Here are just a few of the pages found at Naptime Journal Creations. Click here to see more of her pages and read about her many sources of inspiration!

I’ve been seeing alot of science going on around the web and it makes me so happy. I’m not exactly scientifically inclined, so I love finding ideas that that others have done that I can try out with my own kids. Recently, Roots and Wings Co. shared some fossil-making fun that they had at a birthday party. I can certainly see why this would be hit with kids of all ages. Check out the site for a very nice explanation of how to make your own dinosaur fossils.

This toy car launcher from Dabbled looks like a blast to play with. You may be able to find all of your supplies with just a quick trip to your garage! Click over to Dabbled for the Instructables tutorial.

This is a truly fabulous idea from Chasing Cheerios. In this example, the child puts felt shapes over the buttons to make flowers, but I’m sure all of you creative folks can use this as a springboard for many other buttoning scenes, particularly if you’re little one isn’t partial to flowers.  Click over to read how read how to make one.

Homemade By Jill is on page 3 of a 10 page quiet book that she’s working on. It’s coming along beautifully and I can’t wait to see the finished product! Here are links to pages 1, 2, and 3.

Pepper Paints shares another DIY paint project. Click here to learn how to make your own poster paints!

Kids love secret places and there’s nothing like draping a sheet over table to make an instant fort.  But, I love this idea from Creative Chicks for more of a fitted look. Read how to make one for your little ones here!

Warmer weather means more time outdoors. Make the most of it with a homemade bubble solution from Make and Takes!

If you can’t find anything around the house with which to blow the bubbles, just make your own! Chica and Jo share a great idea using chenille stems!

Croqzine shares a wonderful and inexpensive idea for a child’s toy stove that includes storage for kitchen tools when the stove isn’t being played with. Brilliant!

Also be sure to check out our round-up of DIY play kitchens for more great ideas!

Mommy Blessings recently made several of these crowns using flexible chopping mats! They’re straight out of a fairy tail and fit for a princess. Click here for the tut!

Have a spare coffee table laying around? With just a few adjustments you can turn it into a kid-sized art table!

Mini Cuties tells how she and her husband transformed this:

into this!

Some modifications include holes for hanging cups that help keep the space organized, and a roll of drawing paper mounted to the side. Click here for more details!

Bring a sensory element to your child’s paintings with scratch-n-sniff paint! Frugal Family Fun Blog tells how it’s done! (via Flipflops and Applesauce)

Ramblings of a Crazy Woman has shared some great ideas for using recyclables in your children’s arts and crafts. I love all of her ideas, especially refilling a glue bottle with paint! Great for precision painting and oh-so-satisfying for little hands that love to *squeeeze*! Click here to see more!