Getting Sticky with Kids Craft Weekly

Kids Craft Weekly has always been one of my favorite sites for craft ideas. I subscribe to Amber’s weekly newsletter, and we use many of the ideas she shares. This week, their newsletter was all about sticking things together. This is right up the alley for both of my girls who love stickers. We will definitely be trying some of these.

Sticky Robot Shapes – Use various colors of contact paper to make a robot. Try several different shapes and then add number or letter stickers as embellishment.

Because I don’t have any contact paper on hand, I will have to wait to do this one, or we can just use scraps of material or paper and mod-podge instead.

The Ultimate Sticky Canvas – Set up an easel and hang a piece of contact paper sticky side out. Pull out the embellishments and let your child go to town creating their own work of art.

I guess I really do need to add some contact paper to my collection. We have been known to do something similar by randomly spreading glue on a piece of paper and embellishing that, but I love the idea of something as large as Amber’s project.

Easy Paper Mache – We’ve all seen the complex paste recipes and elaborate wire frames usually associated with paper mache. Try this simple version with supplies that you probably have around your home.

Paper Mache is not a project we have tried in our house yet. I believe I have everything that I would need to do this project though, so we may just try it later this week.

So, my ever growing list of craft supplies I want now includes contact paper in as many colors and varieties as I can find. Are there any other sticky items that are in your craft collection or on your wishlist?

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