DIY POLKA DOT FLOWER WRAPPER

I think it's safe to say most mom's love to get flowers. Am I right? I thought it would be fun to make some mini bouquets to gift to some of my favorite mamas this Mother's Day, so I made these flower wrappers. They are super easy and add the perfect bit of fun to a pretty bunch of flowers. You can check out the full tutorial over here on Momtastic. 

DIY PIÑATA BLINDFOLD

It's Cinco de Mayo this weekend! Are you throwing a little fiesta? If so, make this piñata blindfold! Because you will have a piñata, right? Right. It takes just a few minutes and it makes swinging that stick a little more tricky. I wouldn't suggest letting little ones (or grown men) swing away indoors while blindfolded. Things can be broken and tears shed. So if you're throwing a Cinco de Mayo party, here's how you can make this festive blindfold!

Cut the front of a cardboard box off. I went with the mac n' cheese variety, but any will do.

Grab some white duct tape to cover up the mac n' cheese. We don't want people getting hungry while they are swinging for that piñata! 

Draw the shape of your mask. Feel free to get creative! I didn't. 

Cut some strips of tissue paper and make them fringy. 

Now take said fringy strips and start adding them layer by layer to the mask starting at the bottom and working your way up. Make sure they overlap! You don't want that white poking out too much. I added my strips with tape, but you could use glue too.

Once you have all the fringy layers, cut around the edges to get that mask shape back.

Punch a hole on either side of the mask and try to keep them even. It just makes for a better mask.

Now attach some string to both sides and trim it up. Now you're done!

For those wondering where I got this glorious striped stick, I made it! It's just a large, large dowel rod that I taped up and painted. So I guess you can consider this two DIYs in one! Lucky you. Happy Cinco de Mayo!

DIY TOYS

I recently did a couple little DIY projects for Buzz Feed and here they are! Remember the little mountain from this post? Tah dah! The mountain finger puppets are my favorite and the dice are Elliott's favorite. He loves dice. They are both super simple to do and a lot of fun to play with. Head over here to check them out and to make your own. 

DIY BIRD FEEDER

Since Spring has sprung, Elliott has been fascinated with the birds and flowers that have been popping up everywhere. We still need to plant a few things, but we made a bird feeder for the little birds to enjoy. You can make one too! With just a few household items, you can make a bird feeder in no time. Check out the step by step instructions to make you own over here on Momtastic.

DIY KID'S RECYCLING BIN

Elliott learned about recycling from one of his cartoons (thank you, PBS!) and since Earth day is coming up, I thought it would be fun and frankly adorable to make his own recycling bin. He loves it! He's learning what can go in the bin and what needs to go in the trash. Though he still has a problem with thinking the small space next to the fridge is a free-for-all trash flinging ground. Oy. We made this bin using a box, duct tape and washi tape and it's kind of perfect for us. He wanted me to spell out "Elliott Loves Recycling" but you know. This is better, right? For more details on how to make your own, check out the tutorial over here on Momtastic.