This is a free tutorial on how to make a stylish origami wreath. It is also about repurposing used milk or juice cartons! Because liquid packaging cartons come with a moisture barrier coating, your wreath will be waterproof and thus can be displayed outdoors! Materials and tools that you will need to make your own […]
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In this post you will learn how to make a DIY face puzzle. As in the image above, you can unleash your imagination and create realistic and/or fantastic facial features! You can color them with colored pencils or markers, paint them, or make them into collages! To help you get started, I prepared two FREE […]
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I have selected five origami toys that are fun to make and are also fun to play with afterward! Pictured above are: a tricky boat, a flapping bird, a modular spinner, a spinning top and a magic star. They are listed in order of their difficulty to make, starting with the easiest. But before we […]
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Are you looking for creative ways to decorate your phone without having to buy a case every time you want a new look? Here is how to make your own decorative phone cases easily and economically! Basically, all you need to buy is a transparent phone case. You will create the design yourself, using a […]
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Here is a free template to make witch paper chains. This is a creative craft activity, especially fun in preparation for Halloween! Muumade’s Free Witch Paper Chain Template (US Letter size) Muumade’s Free Witch Paper Chain Template (A4 size) As shown in the image above, you can decorate the witches in whatever ways you fancy […]
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Looking for a Halloween-themed activity? Here’s how to make Halloween Shadow Puppets of a witch, a Jack O’Lantern and a ghost, and have some chillingly fun theater time! Download the FREE template (Halloween_Shadow_Puppets-Muumade_Free_Template-Letter (US Letter size) or Halloween_Shadow_Puppets-Muumade_Free_Template-A4 (A4 size)) and follow the quick and easy instructions below. You will need: Muumade’s Halloween Shadow Puppet […]
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Doodling patterns inside Chinese characters is a great way to familiarize yourself with their beautiful shapes while at the same time having fun by making beautiful patterns. But what exactly is doodling? According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, the word doodle is defined as an “aimless or casual scribble, design or sketch.” Now that does […]
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Winter greetings! I know the weeks before Christmas are a very hectic time of the year. So here is how to make an easy but elegant DIY Pop-Up Christmas Tree Card for this year’s winter greetings. The materials and tools that you will need are: 1 sheet of white paper (it can be either US […]
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Paper mache is a great material for making light-weight boxes and bowls. This post contains instructions for making a heart shaped paper mache box with lid, as well as a bowl. The first part of the heart shaped box project is to make a box from thin cardboard. (If you prefer to make a […]
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The Chinese Zodiac is based on a 12 year cycle, with 2017 being the year of the rooster. So to celebrate the New Year, we made a variety of origami roosters and chickens. We chose three in increasing order of difficulty, which we think would be fun family activities for the New Year. (The […]
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