Keeping the kids busy this summer!
The kids have been out of school for about a month and like most kids, they are always bored silly. So I have been trying to keep them busy with some fun craft kits. When I look for craft kits, I like ones that make cool items that we can use. I like craft kits that make lasting memories. I also like craft kits that take several hours or days to create. That way the fun can last for a long time and keep the boys busy.
Summer is perfect for outdoor craft fun!
When I saw this stepping stone casting kit, I admit, I was thinking about how great it would look in my yard. I was glad that the boys wanted to make a stepping stone for me. I really loved that the kit came with everything to make the stepping stone. The step by step instructions made it easy for my boys to create the stepping stone. The kit included lots of stickers so the boys could make a stone with hearts and butterflies as they know they are my favorite. The stickers also included letters and sport thems. The boys were able to mix up the casting material by themselves in the included bag. All they had to do was add water to the plastic bag and knead it together. The material was easy to pour in the mold. It only took an hour to dry into the stepping stone.
I love how the stickers made impressions on the stepping stone.
A fun way to grow herbs!
My youngest son loves to grow plants so he loved that he could create a flower pot. The Perfect Craft Herb Garden Kit even included seeds to grow some herbs! My boys were happy that the craft kit had enough casting mix to make two flower pots so they could paint them how they wanted. I just loved the pretty flower stickers that came with this craft kit. The flower pot had to dry for 24 hours so my boys had to wait a day before they could paint. That gave them plenty of time to come up with ideas on what colors they wanted to use.
After the boys painted the flower pots, the hot sun quickly dried the paint. The kit even included pods of dirt that expanded with water. So the boys added the dirt pod and water to the pots. They were amazed at how fast the dirt pods expanded and filled the pots with soil. There was plenty of herb seeds for both pots. My youngest son will be in charge of watering the plants as I don't have a green thumb. I can't wait for fresh herbs to use in my cooking. Our kit included a mix of herbs like marjoram and basil. I am thinking these herbs will be great for a pizza.
The stepping stone and flower pots look wonderful in my front yard! I will be buying some more craft kits as my boys really enjoyed making these.
What craft kit would your kids enjoy?
Discover these two craft kits and others.
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We'd pick the horse kit
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or the Flower Garden :)
These are great craft kits. I love the stepping stone one
ReplyDeleteI would pick the Perfect Craft Heart Box Keepsake Kit or the stepping stone kit, I would love to win for my granddaughter.
ReplyDeletethey are all great, i like Contemporary Replicas
ReplyDeleteI would pick the marble copters because my boys love things like that.
ReplyDeleteThese are all so much fun! I think I would pick the Flower and Herb Garden kit if I won!
ReplyDeleteNice creativeexpressions.
ReplyDeleteNow these look like some awesome craft kits for other the summer! I would love to do them myself even!
ReplyDeleteIf I won I would probably choose the bUtterfly Casting kit. There all so cool!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea. So often, we make crafts and then don't know what to do with them. I love that this can go in the garden.
ReplyDeleteI loved crafting when I was a kid. My Grandma introduced me to crafts and we always did them together. Love this!
ReplyDeleteAll look amazing but think my grandsons would really love the Smithsonian™ Mold & Paint Craft Kits, thanks!
ReplyDeleteI like the penguin kit.
ReplyDeleteI really like the Smithsonian Penguin Mold and Paint Kit. My grandson would love to do this with me.
ReplyDeleteThe Smithsonian mold and paint craft kits look like a lot of fun, though all the other kits look fun as well. Thanks for the chance to win. Billie R. kekagel@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteThe stepping stone and flower pots are so adorable. What a fun activity to do with your kids!
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These craft ideas are really cute. I love the Stepping Stone craft kid. It would be fun to have my four g-kids do them and then put them in the backyard garden!
ReplyDeleteI really like the Smithsonian Museum craft kit for my nephew.
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ReplyDeleteThe Perfect Craft Stepping/Memory Stone would be our pick.
ReplyDeleteI think my nieces would like the Perfect Craft Flower Garden Kit.
ReplyDeleteThat would be a great idea with the kids. Both kits are amazing and the outcome looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI like the Smithsonian Dolphin Mold & Paint Kit
ReplyDeleteDaughter loves to craft different things.
ReplyDeleteI love the stepping stone one and would pick that
ReplyDeleteI love these crafts! I would be excited to plant too if my pots are that cute!
ReplyDeleteCraft kits do work good for keeping the kids occupied. My son isn't bored yet, but we were on vacations. It's coming, I know.
ReplyDeleteI would pick the Smithsonian human skeleton casting kit for my daughter!
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome. We would pick the shark casting kit.
ReplyDeleteI really like the penguin kit.
ReplyDeleteI'd choose the Humanworks Casting Kit. It would be educational plus I could use it for Halloween decorations!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun post! These look so exciting, my kids would love it. Thanks for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteI just love the stepping stone!!! Such a cute idea, even for adults! I may make one for my garden!
ReplyDeleteI will pick the Smithsonian Dolphin Mold & Paint Kit
ReplyDeleteThe penguin or dolphin would be a great choice to start!
ReplyDeleteI think my kids would like the Humanworks Casting Kit
ReplyDeleteIf I won I think I would choose the Smithsonian Human Skeleton Casting Kit.
ReplyDeleteSmithsonian human skeleton kit, my daughter really wants to be a doctor when she grows up.
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness, i wish i could go back to my childhood, i would love this so much haha. great fun for kids
ReplyDeleteHow cute and creative are these kits! A cool idea for kids, love them!
ReplyDeleteI would love the triceratops casting kit for my son!
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Butterfly Casting Kit
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun and interesting craft for the kids to try. Perfect for the summer months, too!
ReplyDeleteThese are the perfect summer crafts! I love the little pots they are perfect for succulents or any little thing you can store in the house!
ReplyDeleteHe would love one of the fossil kits. He is so into rocks and dinosaurs.
ReplyDeletemy grandkids would love this site, but I like Smithsonian Mold & Paint Craft Kits
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ReplyDeleteI would pick fossil kit 1. I know my kids would the this.
ReplyDeleteI would love to get the Body Shop Custom Racers Casting Kit!
ReplyDeleteThe fossil replicas would be an amazing craft for my son! He absolutely loves crafts and i enjoy doing them with him!
ReplyDeleteI really like their http://www.skullduggery.com/dinoworks-triceratops-skeleton-casting-kit/ They have a lot of fun items! Thanks for the super giveaway opportunity!
ReplyDeleteI would like the steppingstone kit or the Perfect Craft Flower Garden Kit.
ReplyDeleteMy granddaughter would LOVE to have the Dinoworks Tyrannosaurus Rex Skeleton Casting Kit
ReplyDeleteI'd give the kit to my Sister, who watches her grandkids every day. The stepping stone would be fun, as they could all give it their personal touch and Grandma would have a great memento of the time with her kids.
ReplyDeleteMy son would like the fossil replica.
ReplyDeleteMy granddaughter would like the Animal Tracks kit.
ReplyDeletei love the stepping stone craft kit!
ReplyDeleteI might pick the Smithsonian horse casting kit.
ReplyDeleteThe shark casting kit for my son
ReplyDeleteWow. They have some pretty cool kits! Love the butterfly one. But I would choose the Perfect Craft Stepping/Memory Stone kit for the garden. It would be a wonderful keepsake!
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ReplyDeleteThese craft ideas are really cute, out of the lot i like the stepping stone one, thats a keeper..:-) my daughter would love it. She is an quite interested in painting all such kind of stuff. Thanks !
ReplyDeleteThe Perfect Craft Stepping Memory Stone is the one i would pick to make with my kids
ReplyDeleteI would choose the trex casting kit.
ReplyDeleteWe like the stepping stone kit.
ReplyDeleteI would love the Perfect Craft Flower Garden Kit. My daughter and I would have fun with it.
ReplyDeleteI like the fossil educational kit.
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of cool ones especially the fossil kit but I would choose the stepping stone kit if I won.
ReplyDeleteThe Perfect Craft Flower Garden Kit looks like fun!
ReplyDeleteI would choose the Perfect Craft Gestures Hand Casting Kit. Thanks.
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Whoa, these are super cool! I love the fossil educational kit, my daughter would love any of these.
ReplyDeleteMy kids would love the Smithsonian Shark Casting Kit!
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The Dinoworks Triceratops Skeleton Casting Kit would be fun.
ReplyDeleteI really like the Fossil Educational Kits. They look like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteI would pick the Smithsonian Mold It Mold & Paint Kit.
ReplyDeleteWould pick the smithsonian shark kit.
ReplyDeleteI think my grandson and I would love the Perfect Craft Stepping/Memory Stone craft kit.
ReplyDeleteAiken, SC is known for horses, so I choose the horse kit. Thanks for the chance. My granddaughter likes horses.
ReplyDeleteMy granddaughter would love the Perfect Craft Heart Box Keepsake Kit.
ReplyDeleteI like the educational craft kit.My mom and I like arts and crafts.This would be a good learning experience.
ReplyDeleteI would choose the Perfect Craft Herb Garden Kit.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely the marble copters!
ReplyDeletei really like the horse casting kit too
ReplyDeleteIt would be the Smithsonian Butterflies Mold & Paint Kit, or the Horse Casting Kit.
ReplyDeleteI think I would pick the Smithsonian Mold It Mold & Paint Kit. Or the stepping stones. So much fun!! Thank you for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI would pick for my grandson the Dinoworks Tyrannosaurus Rex Skeleton Casting kit
ReplyDeleteIf I won the giveaway I would chose the Perfect Craft Herb Garden Kit.
ReplyDeletelove the Perfect Craft Flower Garden Kit
ReplyDeleteI like the fossil replicas, and I think my nephew would dig them too. Get it? Dig fossils?
ReplyDeleteI would choose the Smithsonian raptor mold and paint kit if I won.
ReplyDeleteI know our kids would love to try one of the fossil replicas. They are really interested in history and science, so it would be a good fit.
ReplyDeleteI think my granddaughter would enjoy the Fossil Replicas.
ReplyDeleteI think I'd choose the Stepping Stone one.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the smithsonSmi mold and paint kit. It looks both educational and fun.
ReplyDeleteI would choose the Perfect Craft Alphabet Kit.
ReplyDeleteI would get one of the Eyewitness Kits.
ReplyDeletei would get the butterfly casting kit, my daughter would have a blast with it.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful crafting kits. We would choose Smithsonian Butterflies Mold & Paint Kit.
ReplyDeletePerfect flower kit
ReplyDeleteMy 9yo would either want the horse or the dolphin.
ReplyDeleteI would go with one of the Eyewitness kits, mayebe the shark or penguin set.
ReplyDeleteSo many fun ones - I also like the alphabet kit!
ReplyDelete-Lauren
I'd probably choose the Smithsonian T-Rex Casting kit, my son would love this.
ReplyDeleteI would choose the herb garden kit!
ReplyDeleteMy 2 daughters would like the Perfect Craft Heart Box Keepsake Kit.
ReplyDeleteI like the Mold It Molding and Casting Kit
ReplyDeleteI’d pick the flower and herb garden kit for my kids
ReplyDeleteI would pick the flower garden kit.
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I like their "Smithsonian Butterflies Mold & Paint Kit" and might choose that one. Thanks and God Bless! ILuvTheEucharist @ aol dot com
ReplyDeletethis looks wonderful
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