Each week I bring you a craft that is fun, educational, and frugal! With Christmas a week and a half away, I thought everyone could use an angel in the house!

Materials:
Construction paper
Markers
Glue/tape
Toilet Paper roll
Glitter

Directions:

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Each week I bring you a craft you can complete with your child that is fun, educational, and frugal!  I am trying to make December crafts to be geared toward gift giving and since December 8th is National Brownie Day, this craft was perfect!  If you’ve missed past crafts, be sure to check out all Kids Frugal Fun!

Brownie in a Jar

Ingredients:
2 1/4 cup white sugar
1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup Hershey kisses
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 small plastic baggie
Sprinkles
Ribbon
Mason Jar
Labels

Directions:

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It’s December and time to think “Christmas”.  Also, November 30th marked St. Nicholas Day.  Christmas stockings originated with St. Nicholas, so this week’s craft is centered around these traditional items! If you have missed past crafts, check out my kids frugal fun page!

Materials
Brown Paper Shopping Bag
Yarn
Hole Punch
Desired Decorations
Desired Gift Contents

Directions:

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 I promise this is the last turkey craft!  Next week we will be starting all things Christmas, including crafts that also double as gifts!  Remember if you are looking for past crafts, visit my Kids Frugal Fun section to check them all out!

Each week I bring you a craft that is fun, educational, and frugal!  This week’s craft is also yummy!

Edible Turkeys

Materials:
Graham Crackers
Chocolate Frosting
Candy Corn
Vanilla Wafers
Pretzel Sticks

Directions:

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As a former teacher I love doing crafts with my son and integrating learning into them.  Each week I bring you a craft that is fun, educational, and frugal!  November 4th is King Tut Day to celebrate the date of the discovery of King Tutankhamen’s Tomb.  My first public school job was 2nd grade so we did A LOT of Egytian lessons.  One of my favorites was always helping the kids create their own cartouche.  A cartouche is a basically a name plate for royalty in Ancient Egypt.  I usually had my students copy heiroglyphics to spell out their name but since Will is a bit young for that, I have tweaked this craft to fit his age.  If you have missed past kids frugal fun crafts, check them out here!  Also, don’t forget to read the entire post to see educational activities at the bottom!

Egyptian Cartouche

Materials:
Construction Paper
1 Piece of Cardboard
Glue
Scissors
Magazine

Directions:
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October 30th is National Candy Corn Day and who doesn’t love that stuff?!?  I know I sure love the it!

Every week you can join my son and I as we bring you a fun, educational, and frugal kids craft!  This week’s is centered around cutting and pasting which is a huge skill for pre-K and Kindergarten children.

Candy Corn Person:

Materials:
White, yellow, and orange construction paper
glue
crayons or markers

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As a former teacher, I love doing crafts with my kids and know how important this time together is. Each week I bring you crafts that are educational, fun, and frugal. I try to use materials that many of us have around our homes so that there is no need to purchase items. To see past crafts, you can visit my Kids Frugal Fun page.  Everyone knows that Halloween is quickly approaching, but did you know that October 29th is actually National Frankenstein Day?

Frankenstein Trick or Treat Bag

Materials:
Paper Shopping Bag
Various Colors of Construction Paper
Glue
Markers

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Each week I bring you a craft that is fun, educational, and frugal.  This Friday is World Egg Day and since I love using recycled materials in crafts, I thought “Why not do some crafts with egg cartons?”  Be sure to read to the bottom where there are egg related educational activities you can do with your child based on the standards of learning.  If you have missed previous crafts, check them out here.

Egg Carton Pumpkins

Materials:

Egg Carton
Paint/Markers
Pipe cleaner or some other type of green material for top
Glue

Directions:

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Each week I bring you a craft that is fun, educational, and frugal.  Next week is Columbus Day so Will and I decided to make a ship with things we found around the house.  For past crafts, visit here.

Columbus Day Ship

Materials:

1 Sponge
1 Straw
Construction Paper
Marker/Scissors

Directions:

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Each week I bring you a craft that is fun, educational, and frugal!  Lacing activities are excellent ways to improve fine motor skills and kids love them!

Fall Lacing Fun

Materials:
Cardstock, Poster board, or Paper
Single Hole Punch
Ribbon
Scissors
Pencil, Crayons, Other Decorating Items

Directions:

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Each week I bring you a kids craft that is fun, educational, and frugal! September 26th is Johnny Appleseed Day so this week we are doing a fun apple themed craft.  Be sure to read and try the educational activities listed at the bottom.  Past Kids Frugal Funs can be found here.

Hand Print Apple Tree

Materials:
Green Finger Paint
White Paper
Red Paper or Red Finger Paint
Brown Paper
Glue
Markers

Directions:

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