Finally it looks like I get to have a slumber party with my sister in law and our kids...we have been trying for over a year and this time there is no way I will get called to a birth! (I just assisted at 3 births in 6 days, and I have a doula client who will be induced on Friday..so I should be free for Friday night) Our husbands are leaving us for the annual boys weekend at the cabin..

We had been planning to decorate flip flops with fabric strips, but the flip flops I bought for the adults so hurt my feet once I put them on, and my niece has grown in the previous year, so the ones I have for her won't fit..

I could buy more and go with the same project (ages 5-32 friendly..:) but we will have my 2 sons this time too, so maybe something a 3 yr old could do with assitance..so I was trying to think of better projects..

Any suggestions? I can't spend a ton on supplies, but I do have a pretty good stash of stuff to start from..so just through me ideas!

Mask making is always fun. You can cut base shapes out of posterboard, then decorate with feathers, fabric, stickers, paint, etc.

Decorate cheap t-shirts. You can stamp paint on them, tie-dye, glue-batik.

Something with wet-felting -- balls, snakes, flowers.

Decorate pillowcases with fabric markers -- always a good sleepover craft.

Family Fun magazine usually has lots of ideas for a big age span. I think their website is www.familyfun.com. This month's issue has crafts like using the plastic from deli containers as a paint canvas, using a reverse paint technique (layering the paint so that the finished design is viewed through the plastic), making old plastic bottles into dolls by wrapping them with string and using wooden spoons for heads, making balancing sticks (which look like fairy wands...also includes ideas for using them, like balancing them through an obstacle course), making a faux fishtank out of an empty bottle (I really want to do this one with my 4yo), making a crocodile out of watermelon (okay, not a good craft for your sleepover, but I think it's hilarious). Our library has Family Fun issues for check out, but most of the older issues are online.

Ooo, also, maybe doing some astronomy-type crafts would be fun?

Really, the big problem is too many choices, lol.

Rubber Stamping is always fun. Great for all ages - make some note cards, or stamp on clothing.
Have fun!
Warm wishes,
Tonya
Home Educating, Simple Living, WAHM of 5
Natural Fiber Products for the Natural Home!
http://www.naturalearthfarm.com