Hands on Crafts for Kids - Season #2

Inspiration comes from animals and creatures - real and imaginary. Katie makes a 3-D owl with textured wings makes a great decoration for any room. Franz and Katie make creature creation a team sport by drawing three-part fantasy animals together. Jenny looks to the sea to find inspiration for a jelly-fish made from re-cycled materials then Katie creates a glittery clay lizard textured with found items. From the Family Craft box make a pair of bear claw slippers made from tissue boxes.

Whether indoors or out, games are fun! Bowl at home with family and friends with a colorful bowling set Katie makes from recycled water bottles. Franz shows how to create your own game board using a variety of art mediums. Jenny and Katie make an indoor hopscotch court that rolls-up, for easy storage. Braid a ring toss toy then use the Family Craft box to make a treasure hunt jar for quiet fun.

Every day is play time! Challenge your skills with an ice cream cone ball toss game. Design your own indoor miniature golf course with Franz, then put on a show with puppets Jenny shows how to make and decorate. Add some cardboard to the Family Craft Box to create a super mask and make your own superhero figure.

There's a party going on and you are invited! Katie shows how to make a decorative chandelier to set the mood for your party theme and Franz draws a colorful and fun postcard invitation that will get all your guests to come. Jenny and Katie sculpt a hanging piñata bowl full of treats. Then reach into the Family Craft Box to make a party decoration from yarn and glue to stuff with favors.

With friends and family, create and wear your crafting projects. A fashionable, shimmery clay bird necklace is perfect to wear or to give as a gift. Franz shows how to draw original designs and transfer them to your t-shirt. Jenny uses plastic tableware and fabric dye to make a stenciled flower or flag on a t-shirt. Katie weaves a colorful loop bracelet you can make in your favorite colors or school colors. Use the Family Craft box to transform a t-shirt into a superhero cape with a custom-designed logo.

Become an interior designer with crafts you create. Katie shows how to light up the night with a glittery night light. Franz helps you plan and host an art gallery opening at your house. Jenny shows how to bond with your own home as you make a house from felt. Then decorate your home with a colorful garland made from the Family Craft Box. Katie uses a favorite fabric to add a bright, fresh pintuck quilted picture to any bedroom décor.

Let's step outside and find inspiration for more projects. Store toys or hang a plant in a pail in the brightly-colored macramé hanger Katie shows how to make. Create an illustrated map of your own backyard - Franz gives you some great ideas. Jenny helps you become forest royalty in a woodland crown made of felt and found objects. Then, Katie cheerfully decorates a lightening bug jar to study some nighttime friends. Gather moss and use the Family Craft Box to create a house for friendly fairies.

Leave the ordinary behind and enter the world of make-believe. Create a magical fairy garden with Katie, then Franz shows how to take your paper art work from two to three dimensions. Jenny creates golden coins to swap and trade and then she and Katie make a gift extra special with a stenciled rocket gift bag. Cast a spell with a magic wand or gleaming sword created by adding feathers and jewels to the Family Craft Box.

Living things inspire us to create and to craft. Jenny and Katie craft together to make a special pot decorated with glittery sea creatures. Franz takes art outdoors as he designs, lays out and plants a character image for the garden. Bloggers share great ideas for creating a cactus that won't be prickly or making a quick and easy super turtle figure. Katie shows how to create colorful greeting cards and artwork for family and friends then uses supplies in the Family Craft Box to erect buildings or make whimsical bug cars.