Bow Paper Plate Craft

Paper plate but MAKE it 🎀! The kind of kids craft that actually becomes decor. 

And for us? I found cutting most shapes for my girls was way more fun than having them paint a round plate and get on board with me that this was going to be turned into a bow. 

MAKING TIPS: Once you cut one half of the bow loop, place on top of a second paper plate and cut around so both sides of your bow loop are balanced. Adults can glue gun (for a clean look) or have kids staple pieces together for more independence.

What you’ll need to MAKE this one?

Paper plates x2-3 (uncoated)

Acrylic paint

Sponge paint brush

Happy MAKING! 

💜Steph

If you liked this project, you might also like the DIY frames I used to pin our crafts on, here!

New Years Eve Ball Drop Craft For Kids

Happy Nooner! 

A craft kids can MAKE and or you can very well make with them (especially if you want super straight lines or squares on your disco ball) All it took was a little cutting and gluing for this one.  

Supplies:

Round wood circle 14" (Hobby Lobby)

Black + white acrylic paint

CHEEKS 2.0 Craft Mat

Sponge Brush

Scissors

Pencil + Ruler

Mod Podge

Silver Glitter Card-stock

Aluminoin foil 

Optional: Glitter string + glue gun

Setup up all supplies on your craft mat (we are using and love  CHEEKS!)

Using the open pallet space, mix white and black acrylic paint to get your desired shade of grey.

Paint your entire round wooden circle. Let dry completely. 

As your grey circle drys... prep your pieces by cutting squares (about 1inch all around) your glitter cardstock and alumina foil.  (I like to keep those pieces in the dirty and clean cup so my kids can keep things organized)

Next using a ruler and pencil, make horizontal lines going across every 1.5 inches down.

Paint Mod Podge inside each set of your horizontal lines. 

Fill in the space with a glitter piece of card stock, then aluminum foil, glitter card-stock, allusion foil and so on all the way across. Keeping that pattern.

 MAKING TIP: Mode Podge all pieces by “dapping” over the card-stock pieces with mod podge to seal. And swipe mod podge over the allumino foil.

Let dry and or use a blow dryer to speed up the drying time and cut off all "extra" pieces over round shape. 

Optional: Add on a glitter ribbon to hang and display or use as a ball drop!

I hope this craft brings you and your kids lots of joy and laughter over winter break! I mean who doesn't love a good glimmer and glam craft for New Years Eve?!

Happy MAKING! 

💜 Steph

This post was sponsored by CHEEKS brand though all thoughts options, and craft designs are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support the Mama Jots brand. 

 

Whimsical Advent Calendar 2025

 

Playroom shelves turned a whimsical DIY Advent Calendar and I think I'm in love. My girls told me this is the best one I've made yet and I .... I would agree. It's one of those projects that I feel photos don't do it justice as it's so full, bright and colorful with a pop of red! Yet still very pink and purple. My girls favorite colors. 

I didn't need anything special to hang this up except for command hooks (garland on wall) and gaffer tape (to connect the string to the scalloped shelfs). She's a beaut. 

Supplies I used to MAKE this one below:

Faux Garland (x2)

Twinkle Star Lights

Command Hook

Scalped Shelf

Gaffer Tape

Gingerbread Pre Designed Box's

Red Ribbon

Pink Ribbon

Dark Pink Ribbon

Giant Bow/Purple Ribbon

White Sticker Letters

Glue Gun + Scissors

For those of you with really little kids...  if you want to take a peak at one you can do in half the time (1 hour maybe 2) you can check out some of my other design's  here,  and  here!

Happy MAKING : )

Warmly, Steph