Get inspired with our fun and creative DIY Calico Critters ideas! From mini furniture to cute accessories, make your Critters' world unique and charming.
This type of animal fits comfortably into a pocket or pencil case, won't make a peep during class, and is easy to take care of: It doesn't need food or water, and it never gets fleas.
Bedtime stories will become way more fun with the help of this teddy bear cootie catcher (or fortune teller, however you may call these) - such a fun origami for kids and a paper toy
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These adorable pom-pom animals from Tsubasa Kuroda are a fun craft. Here, learn how the maker creates these bears, rabbits, chipmunks, and red pandas.
This Christmas, I found one of the cutest toys ever at Toys R Us: Calico Critters. Each Calico Critter family consists of different animals with adorable names like the Furbanks Squirrel Family and the Hopscotch Rabbit Family. Like My Little Pony and Strawberry Shortcake, this is a come-back toy from the nineties. I was mad jealous of the girls that smuggled their animal families out during recess. Back in the day, they were called Sylvanian Families. The current toys and accessories look just like the originals: fuzzy animals with quaint, Country Living style houses and furniture. Last week at Goodwill I happened to stumble across a very new looking Caramel Cat family which I promptly scooped up and brought home. Finally, after twenty years, I have my own! At least for a week or two...until I come to my senses and give them away to some unexpecting child that will actually play with them. Here's the Caramel Cat Family posing with Meatball, I couldn't resist doing this: As you know, I love miniature things, so I don't think you'll be surprised that I made a mini play room by recycling random odds & ends from my studio. Because Sylvanian means forest related, I decided to give the little toys a woodsy theme. I'm going to tell you how to make these little accessories for your kids...or if you're a weirdo like me that loves tiny things, you can make them just for the hell of it. Tiny Art Easel I used two clothes pins for the base along with a popsicle stick and tooth pick for the support bars. Everything was hot glued together and painted a happy shade of sky blue. The boards are made from two tile samples. I painted the textured back side red and attached them to the base. If you cant find tile samples, use thin pieces of wood or cardboard scraps. The little paint tray is the lid from a container of dental floss. Pony beads make messy little jars of paint, and sections of a toothpick work well as paint brushes. Table, Stools, and Tea Set The table was very simple to build. A large wooden bead acts as a base with a button underneath for balance. The tabletop is made from the three legged plastic thing from a pizza box. After snipping off the legs with wire cutters, I sanded down the bumps using a nail file and topped it with a circle of wood grain contact paper. You can also use a wooden disk from the craft store or cardboard for the surface of your table. The stools are made from two wooden rings (old game pieces from Goodwill), two wooden wheels, red t shirt material, and a cotton ball. In place of the wooden rings, use plastic water bottle caps or large, flat wooden beads. First, I set a bit of cotton on the cloth, then a wheel on top of it. I pulled the fabric and glued it underneath to create a toadstool cushion. The rings were painted white and hot glued underneath the cushions. The last step was adding white dots with acrylic paint. The tea set is made with a collection of random beads and buttons. For the tea pot, I painted a large wooden bead blue and snipped apart smaller beads for the handle and spout. Tiny Wagon (ignore the text on this photo. I gave this wagon away as a free gift) A little Altoid tin makes the perfect base for a mini wagon. After drilling four holes in the bottom of the tin, I painted it with several coats of red. The black tires are made from buttons. I drilled holes in them as well and glued them to the ends of a segment of wire. Two sections of wire were pushed through the holes in the tin, allowing the tiny wheels to spin. The handle is a black zip-tie. Before painting the tin, I glued a sewing pin (bent into a rectangle) to the front of the wagon creating a small ring. The zip-tie was glued to the ring. To cover the axles, I cut a section of red fabric to fit inside the wagon. The tiny bear is from a craft store. Aren't they so cute? What will my next project be? Little beach toys or a mini play house? The possibilities are endless! If I'm still excited about them next week, maybe I'll make little costumes. The toys are cute, but the clothes could use some help....
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Using clothespins to hang the laundry might be boring but making clothspin crafts, especially these bugs clothespin puppets is insanely fun. These lovely little creatures will bring a smile on your child face and are
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I know there are all kinds of seasons in life and I’m cool with that, but this season of our life could possibly be entitled “On the Brink of Insanity.” I’ve been keeping u…
Mini felt animals to sew by hand, these cute little pocket critters are perfect to sew for Easter and tuck into Easter eggs.
Create an adorable set of paper guinea pigs including a mama with two babies! This free printable template is easy to cut out and slot together – no glue needed
Autumn is a truly magical season. Cool weather, darker evenings, kaleidoscope trees, edible delights – it’s a time where we learn to fully embrace change and the joy it brings, but it’s not only humans who get to bask in these wonders. Foxes, owls, badgers, deer and hedgehogs are the most popular faces of the British woodland scene, so we’ve gathered a few DIY ideas and inspiration to help you celebrate the season and keep you content with creativity.
When I said I'd created gifts for the Beaver Patrol, you knew I'd made coordinating cards, right? --------- Dimensional Beaver Cards Materials: brown cardstock white cardstock paper trimmer scissors brown marker black marker craft glue Steps: Prepare the materials. Use the paper trimmer to cut: brown cardstock - 9" x 3.5" white cardstock - 8.5" x 3" With scissors, cut: two white teeth two white eyes two brown ears one brown nose one brown tail Use the brown pen to outline the nose and draw crosshatches on the tail. Use the black pen to draw pupils on the eyes. Fold the brown paper into thirds. Glue two teeth onto the top and two ears on the sides. Center the white paper on the brown paper and glue it in place. It will trap the ears and the teeth. Refold the brown paper, which will add folds to the white paper that is now glued to it. Glue the nose and eyes to the front of the card. Fold a small flap on the end of the tail, then glue that tab to the card. You want the tail to flop down when the card is out of its envelope... .... but fold up for mailing. Quick trivia question: What do you call a group of beavers? Answer: Colony. Steve used all of the beaver cards I made, but I like them so much I may need to make more. Although now that I think about it, are there occasions that really call for a beaver card? International Beaver Day is April 7, so maybe that's just the occasion I need to justify more cards.
READING BUDDIES - Box filled with Critter poms and rhyming poem affixed to the lid of the box . Box is approx. 4 x 4 inches Adorable Behavior management tool and cute little helper/reward for teachers with in person learning or those in a homeschooling setting, or for parents & grandparents at home :) Box has cute poem on the lid to read to the children Kids love sitting them on their desk! There are 15 critters. Each critter is completely different - No 2 are alike. What you see in the photos are only a sampling of different designs. Each box will have a variety of critters with greater details and some that are more of a basic design. Each box is filled with a large variety of different types of critters. 3 - Large size 5 - Medium size 7 - Small size Take a look at some of our Critter item reviews: - "These are adorable. I gave them out to my students when they went beyond expectations. They were a big hit and a couple students made a living room for them all to hang out in and fake popcorn and a TV, lols". - Sandy 6/2023 - "My students went wild for these adorable little balls of affection!" - Teri 3/2023 - "My students LOVE these. Great way to help keep students quiet during small group." - Nicole 4/2023
Fall and winter are the most festive time of the year with lots of celebrations. Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas are all in this period and due to cold weather, people love to host various home parties. These days are also the best for spending time at home. So you can turn this into a win-win
Needing an indoor activity to try with your kiddos? These climbing critters are just what you need for a creative STEAM activity!
CRITTER BAGS - NEW! READING BUDDY Our QUIET CRITTERS have been such a hit and we were asked by many customers for additional critters for larger classrooms, Home ideas and much more! So, we thought we would elaborate and added many new ideas and designs for the classroom and at home! These reading buddies are perfect for any kiddo and we offer them in 1 bag amounts or multiples for larger groups and classrooms. Your kids will love them! Adorable Behavior management, reward tools for parents & teachers. Each critter comes in a cello bag for gift giving and EVERY single one is unique and different! I make them 1 at a time and everyone will be a new design :) - It will be a random draw as to what design will come with each purchase.
Duckling crochet pattern by Little Conkers. Crochet a realistic fluffy mallard duckling or cute yellow duckling. Detailed, illustrated crochet pattern.
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This Christmas, I found one of the cutest toys ever at Toys R Us: Calico Critters. Each Calico Critter family consists of different animals with adorable names like the Furbanks Squirrel Family and the Hopscotch Rabbit Family. Like My Little Pony and Strawberry Shortcake, this is a come-back toy from the nineties. I was mad jealous of the girls that smuggled their animal families out during recess. Back in the day, they were called Sylvanian Families. The current toys and accessories look just like the originals: fuzzy animals with quaint, Country Living style houses and furniture. Last week at Goodwill I happened to stumble across a very new looking Caramel Cat family which I promptly scooped up and brought home. Finally, after twenty years, I have my own! At least for a week or two...until I come to my senses and give them away to some unexpecting child that will actually play with them. Here's the Caramel Cat Family posing with Meatball, I couldn't resist doing this: As you know, I love miniature things, so I don't think you'll be surprised that I made a mini play room by recycling random odds & ends from my studio. Because Sylvanian means forest related, I decided to give the little toys a woodsy theme. I'm going to tell you how to make these little accessories for your kids...or if you're a weirdo like me that loves tiny things, you can make them just for the hell of it. Tiny Art Easel I used two clothes pins for the base along with a popsicle stick and tooth pick for the support bars. Everything was hot glued together and painted a happy shade of sky blue. The boards are made from two tile samples. I painted the textured back side red and attached them to the base. If you cant find tile samples, use thin pieces of wood or cardboard scraps. The little paint tray is the lid from a container of dental floss. Pony beads make messy little jars of paint, and sections of a toothpick work well as paint brushes. Table, Stools, and Tea Set The table was very simple to build. A large wooden bead acts as a base with a button underneath for balance. The tabletop is made from the three legged plastic thing from a pizza box. After snipping off the legs with wire cutters, I sanded down the bumps using a nail file and topped it with a circle of wood grain contact paper. You can also use a wooden disk from the craft store or cardboard for the surface of your table. The stools are made from two wooden rings (old game pieces from Goodwill), two wooden wheels, red t shirt material, and a cotton ball. In place of the wooden rings, use plastic water bottle caps or large, flat wooden beads. First, I set a bit of cotton on the cloth, then a wheel on top of it. I pulled the fabric and glued it underneath to create a toadstool cushion. The rings were painted white and hot glued underneath the cushions. The last step was adding white dots with acrylic paint. The tea set is made with a collection of random beads and buttons. For the tea pot, I painted a large wooden bead blue and snipped apart smaller beads for the handle and spout. Tiny Wagon (ignore the text on this photo. I gave this wagon away as a free gift) A little Altoid tin makes the perfect base for a mini wagon. After drilling four holes in the bottom of the tin, I painted it with several coats of red. The black tires are made from buttons. I drilled holes in them as well and glued them to the ends of a segment of wire. Two sections of wire were pushed through the holes in the tin, allowing the tiny wheels to spin. The handle is a black zip-tie. Before painting the tin, I glued a sewing pin (bent into a rectangle) to the front of the wagon creating a small ring. The zip-tie was glued to the ring. To cover the axles, I cut a section of red fabric to fit inside the wagon. The tiny bear is from a craft store. Aren't they so cute? What will my next project be? Little beach toys or a mini play house? The possibilities are endless! If I'm still excited about them next week, maybe I'll make little costumes. The toys are cute, but the clothes could use some help....
Who knew cardboard could be so much fun? Get crafty with the kids and recycle at the same time with this collection of cardboard crafts!
Make your own felt pine cone owl ornaments! Follow our simple step-by-step tutorial and download our templates for holiday fun for the whole family.
I first saw Calico Critters pop up on Amazon awhile ago. While I thought they were cute, I didn't pay much attention to them at the time. Fast forward to last month, when I was sewing tiny outfits and creating DIY popsicle stick furniture. The pieces are cute, but
Worry Critters - Jar of 10 Worry Pets (Jar is 4 oz) These cute critters are perfect for kiddos to tell their worries or problems to. They can also be used in the classroom for reading buddies. Children love them ! Each jar is filled with 10 worry critter pets. Of all different designs, there are no 2 alike! There is be 3 medium sizes and 7 smaller sized critters with a range of colors and designs. Each critter is different size, shape and design *Please do not let small children play with the critters as they have small parts attached to them and could cause a chocking hazard.
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I will be happy to help you!Your dragon is ready !!!I hope you enjoyed creating this miracle. Amigurumi Little dragon
These adorable pom-pom animals from Tsubasa Kuroda are a fun craft. Here, learn how the maker creates these bears, rabbits, chipmunks, and red pandas.
