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Use any size or style of wooden letters. I made mine say: LEMONADE for a photo shoot but you can do a name, word, or initials. Be creative.  Follow a color scheme or a subject for example, my letters are decorated with colors and items related to lemonade.

MATERIALS:

• Wooden letters
• Paint
• Craft Glue
• Scrapbook paper (cardstock not thin paper)
• Misc related items to glue on letters

Instructions:

1. Paint the letters
2. Choose related colors and/or themes of scrapbook paper
3. Cut papers to fit on letters and glue them on
4. Glue on misc decorations

 

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Make it Mondays are brought to us by Creations by Ra-Re. Ra is a Kindergarten teacher by day and crafter by night.  Re is a former pre-k teacher and current bookkeeper/content curator and avid DIYer.  Their Store, Creations by Ra-Re, is a collection of unique hand-made collections. 

Need something cute to spruce up your nursery?  Try this simple wall art idea using clothespins.

Materials:

1.  8 large and 3 very small clothespins.

2. Rectangular piece of wood or art canvas.

3. Burlap

4. 4 Small wood cut outs.

5. Pink or blue paint

Directions:

1. Cover the art canvas or piece of wood in burlap.

2. Paint the wood cutouts pink or blue.

3. Glue the cut outs to the canvas/piece of wood.

4. Arrange the clothespins on the wood cut outs as shown in the picture: 1 – Two large; 2 – Two large with small inside second large; 3 – Two large, with second clothespin open and small clothespin coming out; 4 – Two large with small beside them.

5. Glue the clothespins to the wood cut outs.

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Make it Mondays are brought to us by Creations by Ra-Re. Ra is a Kindergarten teacher by day and crafter by night.  Re is a pre-k teacher/bookkeeper/content curator and avid DIYer.  Their Store, Creations by Ra-Re, is a collection of unique hand-made collections. 

Children love to pretend to fish. I made this game when I was doing my kindergarten student teaching. I put a different month on each fish and when the children caught all the fish they had to put the months in order. You could put letters, colors, numbers or even sight words on the fish depending on the age of the children or just let them catch the fish and then count how many they caught or sort them by color or size.

Materials:

• Dowel rod
• String
• Magnets
• Paper clips
• Foam sheets (I bought a kit on clearance that had a dozen fish to put together but you can just cut out fish or other sea creature shapes)
• Glue

Instructions:

1. Cut out sea creatures and/or fish from the foam
2. Cut dowel rods into 24″ lpieces
3. Tie the string around one end of the dowel and the other end of the string around a magnet
4. Put a paper clip thru each fish

They can play this game in water or just lay the fish on the ground or on the carpet.

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Make it Mondays are brought to us by Creations by Ra-Re. Ra is a Kindergarten teacher by day and crafter by night.  Re is a pre-k teacher/bookkeeper/content curator and avid DIYer.  Their Store, Creations by Ra-Re, is a collection of unique hand-made collections. 

Easy to make onesies for gifts or for your own little one!

Materials:

1. Solid color onesie

2. Scrap fabric in solid colors or patterns

3. Heat and Bond sheets

4. Iron

5. Pattern template

 

Procedure:

1. Wash and dry the onesie.

2. Draw or print the pattern you would like to applique on paper.

3. Cut out the pattern.

4. Bond the scrap fabric to the heat and bond sheet using the iron.

5. Trace the design on the wrong side of the fabric.

6. Cut out the applique.

7. Bond the applique to the onesie in the desired location using the iron.

8. Dress your little one in their new onesie and enjoy!

 

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Make it Mondays are brought to us by Creations by Ra-Re. Ra is a Kindergarten teacher by day and crafter by night.  Re is a pre-k teacher/bookkeeper/content curator and avid DIYer.  Their Store, Creations by Ra-Re, is a collection of unique hand-made collections. 

I had a lot of champagne goblets that I have never used. I also have a lot of different kinds of ribbon so I thought I would see what I could come up with. These are quick and easy to make and you can add whatever ribbon, string or twine you want.

Materials:

• Champagne goblets
• Twine
• Ribbon
• Glue gun

Instructions:

1. Put glue on the end of a piece of twine and stick it to the goblet at the bottom of the stem
2. Continue to wrap the twin as far up the stem as you desire and glue the end to the goblet
3. Cut a piece of ribbon long enough to go around the top of the goblet and glue in place with one drop of glue

That is it. You can get as creative as you want. Have fun with it.

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Make it Mondays are brought to us by Creations by Ra-Re. Ra is a Kindergarten teacher by day and crafter by night.  Re is a pre-k teacher/bookkeeper/content curator and avid DIYer.  Their Store, Creations by Ra-Re, is a collection of unique hand-made collections. 

Make these dino hooks for your child’s room and encourage them to keep their things put away!

 

Materials:

1. Small dinosaur figurines

2. Small wooden plaques

3. Paint

4. Glue

 

Directions:

1. Cut the dinosaur figurine in half.

2. Paint the wooden plaques your desired color.

3. Glue either the front or back half of the dinosaur figurine to the wooden plaque.

4.  Hang and enjoy!

 

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Pool Noodle Tic Tac Toe

This is a super easy, inexpensive and fun game to have at any cookout or outdoor party!  We’re going to take this camping with us!

You will need:
· 4 orange pool noodles

· 5 green pool noodles

· 5 blue pool noodles

· Duct Tape

· 9 ink pens or paper straws

· 5 empty toilet paper rolls

· 1 roll of plastic cording

Directions:

Make the Xs and Os BEFORE making the game board!

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Make it Mondays are brought to us by Creations by Ra-Re. Ra is a Kindergarten teacher by day and crafter by night.  Re is a pre-k teacher/bookkeeper/content curator and avid DIYer.  Their Store, Creations by Ra-Re, is a collection of unique hand-made collections. 

This is an easy project and would look great hanging on a wall or sitting on a table.

Supplies:

• Scrapbook ABC letters
• Thin (1/4″ – 1/2″ thick) piece of wood that is as long and tall as your ABC letters
• Tacky glue
• Black paint and paint brush
• Modge Podge

Instructions:

1. Paint wood black
2. Cut out all letters
3. Glue letters side by side onto wood
4. Use small saw or Exacto knife to cut around the top each letter
5. Touch up where you cut with black paint
6. Put several coats of Modge Podge over letters

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My kids were always fighting over the toothpaste.  “She touched it with her toothbrush!”  “He wiped it with his fingers!”  I finally had enough and decided to get each kid their own toothpaste and toothbrush holder.

I couldn’t find anything I liked in the stores so I decided to make my own!  It was super easy and with a little trip to the Dollar Tree and some spray paint I had on hand – it took less than 10 minutes (plus dry time)

Things you need:

Glasses from Dollar Tree
Letter Stickers from Dollar Tree
Spray Paint (Glass friendly) I used this Krylon 2439 ‘Fusion for Plastic’ Satin Pewter Gray Plastic Paint – 12 oz. Aerosol

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Make it Mondays are brought to us by Creations by Ra-Re. Ra is a Kindergarten teacher by day and crafter by night.  Re is a pre-k teacher/bookkeeper/content curator and avid DIYer.  Their Store, Creations by Ra-Re, is a collection of unique hand-made collections. 

These simple to make chalkboard clips are great for any party or cookout!

Materials:

1. Wood cut-outs

2. Chalkboard spray paint

3. Clothespins

4. Glue

 

Directions:

1. Spray the wood cut-outs with chalkboard spray paint

2. When dry, attach the cut-out to the clothespin with glue.

3. Let dry and use the clips to label foods or baskets.

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