Category: Summer Crafts

We have a little fairy house, down at the bottom of our garden, where the fairies like to gather (and the little girls too) We’re always adding little things to help them feel more at home and I thought it was high time for a teapot. After all, don’t fairies love to have tea parties? How can you have a tea party without a teapot? Look for very bendy, green sticks or soak the twigs in warm water for a few minutes before shaping into the handle.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Time to complete: less than 10 minutes

Things you’ll need:
Scissors
Twigs
Wooden beads
Wooden slices
Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Things to do:
1. Add a little bit of glue to the top and press a small wooden disk to cover the hole and create a lid.

2. Trim one stick to create a spout by cutting a steep angle with the scissors. Glue in place.
3. Bend another section of the twig into a u shape, trim the ends to make a flat gluing surface. Add a dab of glue to the end of each and press it onto the bead to create a handle. Allow everything to dry before giving it to your fairies.

My whole family spends the summer in flip flops. Every day, everywhere, we’re just flip flop kind of people. So this project is perfect for us, and it totally delights my kids. In fact, it’s a good thing we have so many pairs lying around because one set like this is definitely not enough. There are too many possibilities for messages or shapes after all and I bet your kids (or you!) will love it too. So pull out the flip flops and the craft foam and get ready.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Time to complete: 15 minutes

Things you’ll need:
Craft foam shapes or sheets and scissors to cut out shapes
Craft foam glue
Flip Flops

Things to do:
1. Turn your flip flops over so the bottom is up and the arches are facing in toward each other.

2. Arrange your shapes or letters backwards and upside down on the flip flops until you have the design, pattern or words you want.
3. Glue the shapes or letters down onto the foam of the sole and allow the glue to dry completely before shifting.
4. Slip them on and head out to the beach!