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Recent ideas from Crayons and Spice:
Sword in the Stone Paper Mache Party Decoration
Are you strong enough to pull the sword from the stone and become the next king? While it wasn’t too hard to pull a foam sword from the paper mache stone I made for my son’s knight themed birthday party, it was still lots of fun. I was able to make this interactive sword in…
Make Knight Armor From Just Foam Sheets and Hot Glue
Costumes are great for kids whether they are for pretend play, special occasions, or Halloween. I made this cute knight armor to fit my son’s one year old knight and dragon themed party. This cardboard knight armor tutorial gave me the idea to make knight armor, but I adapted it to use foam sheets instead…
Simple Trick to Display Your Kid’s Art
My three year old daughter loves drawing, coloring, and creating with paper. My grandma gave her a huge stack of scrap paper to use and when she is in the mood, she uses so many sheets. I feel bad just throwing away all her creations, but they quickly pile up and she rarely goes back…
Easy Stained Glass Window Craft Using Foil Paper and Cardboard
You can make this really cool looking stained glass window craft out of cardboard and metallic foil paper. How easy is that? I used them, along with tissue paper torches, to decorate for my son’s medieval themed first birthday party. They are a great decoration for any sort of medieval themed party, VBS, or get…
Super Easy Tissue Paper Torch Decoration
This is going to be a short post since these tissue paper torches are so easy to make. I used them for my son’s medieval knight and dragon themed first birthday party. They would also make fun Olympic torches, Keepers of the Kingdom VBS décor, or can add ambiance to other themed events. To place…
Learn to Make Party Fruit Kabobs Shaped Like Arrows
For my son’s knight and dragon themed first birthday party, I wanted some fun food that fit the theme. Since archery goes hand in hand with medieval festivities, I thought it would be fun to make party fruit kabobs that look like arrows. And who doesn’t love eating fruit kabobs? At first I had no…
Make a Yummy Birthday Castle Cake on Your Own
Making a birthday cake on your own can be a little daunting. You may think that it isn’t going to look anything like what you wanted or take way too much time. This castle cake that I made for my son’s first birthday party is a great starter cake. Since the main decoration is Hershey’s…
How to Make a Giant Fire Breathing Dragon Craft
Several months before my son turned one, I saw a tutorial on how to make a toilet paper roll dragon. When you blew on the other end, it made streamers move like fire. I immediately thought it would be fun to make a giant version of it and throw my son a knight and dragon…