“Penguin in Floatie”. This is our entry for the The Crafty Crow’s Funny Food Contest. My five-year-old came up with the idea and the plan as she picked through the fridge, but I did did much of the execution as it involved a sharp knife. Looks quite a bit like Lucy Goosey, I think.
Here are some fun downloadable crafts to do with kids. Great for a rainy day.
Pictured above: Mom and Baby Ladybug downloadable paper toy, available for $1 from Leafty.
Fantastic Toys has an adorable doll house and mushroom cottage.
The Toymaker has free, downloadable paper toys.
Pop-up book artist Robert Sabuda’s website has some free pop-up designs that would make beautiful cards.
Wee Wonderfuls free paper dolls.
Paper dolls from Kiddley.
The V & A Museum of Childhood has a Victorian village and more paper dolls.
If you want to get more complicated, try this UK site, the Flying Pig. Or you can order kits for architectural models from Paper Landmarks.
I truly love these customized portraits by Kiki + Polly. Portland artist Lisa Golightly can incorporate your child’s image into one of her original works of art. In addition to her site featuring custom work, she has an Etsy shop here and a nice blog here.
Serving Bowl, $150 from Red Riot Pottery.
Paper Nesting Dolls .pdf from Fantastic Toys, $3.
The Verna Reversible Bag Pattern from J Stephens, $6.
19/20 Limited Edition Print from Geninne’s Art Store, $25.
Vintage Wooden Soldier Bowling Pins, $32 from the Saturday shoppe.
Crazy Kitty Plush from Puncezilla’s Toys, $25.
Layla Fancy Face zippered pouch from Pretty Little Things, $55.
Twill tape from Little Bird Designs, 15 yards for $30.
Changeable Charlie from Stump Pond Toys, $18.95.
My first real printing project using the nifty Gocco printer.
I drew these ginkgo leaves, scanned them into Photoshop and then printed them and copied with a photo copier to make a carbon screen for the Gocco. I like using the metallic inks because you can’t get that effect from a printer. I wanted to use silver, but it looked a bit flat. Since the invitation was large, I printed the green lettering on my inkjet printer and then stamped the image and the name of the couple with the Gocco printer. I have definitely learned that when you are making the screen, it is best to hold it down for about 20 seconds and let the image really burn into the screen for full inking. Looking forward to making lots of fun stuff with the Gocco!
