These finger puppets from Scribbit are too funny! They’re made from pasta and various crafting materials and they’re totally adorable! Don’t they look like a ton of fun?! Go see more here!

This little sea monster glove is a great way to make use of a lonely glove while making something fun for the kiddos to play with. Crafts and Creations with KMOM14 has a tutorial on her blog!

Teach Mama had a great idea when she made individual grocery lists for her little ones. This is such an easy and fun way to get the kids involved in the shopping while sneaking in a bit of counting and reading! You can read more here!

This pint-sized cardboard stool is just one of several free furniture designs for children available at foldschool. The patterns and instructions are all downloadable and should take between 3.5 to 5.5 hours to assemble. After you’ve finished, pass your handiwork over to your kiddos and let them decorate their new furniture!  According to the folks at foldschool, all of the pieces are very stable and can “easily carry the weight of an adult”! Go here to check it out! (found via The Red Thread)

These gorgeous beanbags from Salt and Chocolate would make a wonderful addition to a child’s felt toy collection. They look so soft and calming, don’t they?! Plus, you don’t have to worry about your toddler throwing these rocks in the house! Click here to read more!

If you make this soap I guarantee you will get voted “coolest mom ever”! I love this soap, and it’s ok if your kids aren’t into Batman. Just follow the tutorial at The Pink Toque and personalize to suit your needs! (via Craft)

I was thinking all day yesterday about making a marble run of sorts with my girls. I think this cardboard contraption complete with recycled bits might be just the inspiration I needed! You can see this at Handmade Beginnings!

Why not let your kids play with their food? This Little Project shares an easy way to turn sandwiches into puzzles! Go read about it here.

Here are a few more free felt food tutorials for me to add to my round-up:

From American Felt and Craft:

Cherry Pie

(Thanks to OCP reader, Alicia for the tip!)

Crackers

From Ikat Bag

Felt cake and decorations She also shows how to make individual slices so your little one can serve up cake at her next tea party!

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!

A pair of Goodwill jeans gets transformed into kid pants at Elashry Casa! I love when you folks find ways to reuse what you have! Plus she shares her process here!

If you still have some baby clothes hanging around, you might be able to make use of them yet! Obsessively Stitching shows just how easy it is to transform those old baby clothes into pint-sized outfits for baby dolls. Look here for the tutorial!

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….

These felt flower clips from Koala Brains are so stinkin’ sweet I can hardly stand it! I’ve made other hair clippies in the past, but my oldest girl refuses to wear them. I’m hoping my little one will be more obliging because these are seriously cute. I’m thinking they’d also look great attached to a headband. :)  Look here for the link to her tutorial.

Tiny Decor came up with a way to use stretched canvas to display the alphabet cards she purchased for her son. I would love to do this with our alphabet cards. I believe they’re sitting in a bin somewhere at the moment and I would much rather have them out where we can see them regularly! Stretched canvas can get expensive, though, so I’ll be on the lookout for large pieces of artwork on canvas at the thrift stores that I can just paint over. An explanation of how the cards are attached can be found here! (via Ohdeedoh)

Ashley at Pretty Partridge shares a quick and easy way to add a ruffled collar to a plain tank top. What a lovely feminine touch! Click here for the how-to!

Chocolate ice cream +  chocolate cake mix = moist and delicious chocolatey goodness! Check out Omnomicon to read more about this super-easy cake recipe!

Bobbi at Casa Camacho shares a tip for sprucing up the kids’ dingy old flip-flops using strips of fleece! This fancy footwear looks like it would be a big hit with young girls…any Fancy Nancy fans in the house?  Go here for the details!

Here’s a fun game to play with toddlers who are learning their colors! You can find details about the game’s easy set-up, as well variations for older or younger children at Z Recommends.

This art ladder from The 6 O’Clock Stitch is a wonderful way to display your little artist’s masterpieces, and it can double as a drying rack! Click here to read how to make one!

One Red Robin has created this adorable embroidery pattern and is generously sharing it with her readers. You can find a link for the free download here!

Ack! These dolls are soooo cute! I spent my down time during my fabulous weekend off working on one simple baby bib (this one), so I don’t think I’m quite ready for a knitted doll yet, but I’m bookmarking this pattern from Yarnigans for when I am. You can see it here!

Pressed flowers are a beautiful keepsake of these warm Spring days. 5 Orange Potatoes shares a tutorial for making a portable flower press using items you probably already have. Go check it out!