If you don't mind a lot of running around and laughing, this one is a hoot! They are called Wobble Balls. If you have kids, you probably already have way too many of the supplies on hand to make them.
I know, they just look like balloons. Here's what you do. Take about a 1/4 - 1/2 inch ball of clay or
Play-doh and roll it into a "snake." Put it into the opening of your uninflated balloon. Once it's completely inside, work it back into a ball and blow up & tie off the balloon. The weight of the clay throws off the center of gravity of the balloon just enough that the thing goes all over the place!
Needless to say, it kept them occupied and happy for a bit!
This was just a fun craft that I wanted to try out from Pinterest. The link originally came from a blog called Cotton and Curls. This blogger claimed that you could cut out a cute design onto freezer paper, then iron the waxy side of the freezer paper onto a shirt. This supposedly sealed the edges of the design tightly enough that you could paint fabric paint onto the shirt with a sponge brush and it wouldn't bleed. I had my doubts, so I tried it on a shirt that I was planning on donating anyway.
Guess what? It worked! I'm thinking that this may be the perfect remedy for all of the boys shirts that got past me and into the washing machine and dryer and now have stains forever set down the front of them. I could paint on little ties or mini bodies with their regular-sized heads coming out of the necks! Awesome!
And, well, this was just a random shot, but it made me smile. I hope it does you, too. Julius saw this and asked me to take a picture. At first I didn't see it. The tissue paper ball is making the shadow of a heart on the wall. :)
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