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Painted Sneakers

Using fabric paints and paint pens, kids can decorate canvas sneakers all by themselves with this craft idea.

Tip: Make sure they let the paint dry for 24 hours before painting another shade on top of the original color.

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Nature Walk Bracelet

Let your child save outdoor treasures and craft a fashionable bracelet at the same time with this easy-to-make accessory.

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Silk Flower Garland

With a dab of craft glue, kids can easily turn silk flowers into a blooming garland.

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Button Bracelet

Young girls will love making this stretchy bracelet with their friends.

Have kids string pretty buttons on elasticized cords. With a bit of help from an adult to fasten the ends, these handmade bracelets will be your daughters' favorite new accessory.

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Flower Flip-Flops

Kids can turn simple flip-flops into the perfect summer sandals with this easy process.

Have kids cut the stems off of fabric flowers and arrange them on flip-flops. With assistance from an adult, they can glue flowers in place with a hot-glue gun.

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Bread Clay Beads

With a mixture of white bread, glue, and a few drops of lemon juice, kids can make air-dried clay beads that can be painted and strung together to create beautiful accessories.

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Fancy Kids' Purse

Using our pocketbook template, children can make no-sew felt purses decorated with plastic rhinestones, butterflies, and flowers.

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Summer Hats

Kids can make fun island, shark, and lobster hats by using our templates to cut shapes from felt .

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Punch and Stencil Fashion Accessories

Add flair to your favorite accessories with this easy kids' project from Martha Stewart Crafts Studio at Beaches Resorts. Make your own stencil using craft punches, then use glitter to transfer the design onto fabric totes, pouches, bandannas, and tees.

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Pumpkin Seed Necklace

Turn leftover pumpkin seeds from Halloween into a fashionable necklace with this simple craft.

Have kids rinse pumpkin seeds in a bowl of water, and then place the seeds onto on a paper towel or cookie sheet. After the seeds have dried for 6 to 8 hours, assist kids with threading a sewing needle with silk beading cord. Pierce seeds, and string them however you like. Tie knots in between to make spaces as shown.

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Fancy Brooch

Children will love making and wearing this chic pin.

Using crepe paper, a feather, stars, and ribbon, kids can layer items on a triangle precut from card stock. Once they add a self-adhesive pin backing (available at crafts stores), they'll be ready for the fanciest of events.

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Dyed Canvas Sneakers

With fabric dye, kids can easily create new patterns or shades on their canvas shoes. Have an adult supervise to make sure the kids don't dye the clothing they're wearing as well.

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Party Bracelet

It only takes paper-towel tubes, buttons, feathers, and ribbon to create these glitzy bangles, ideal for young girls.

Slice the tubes into rings with a utility knife and give to kids to decorate. When they're done, snip the rings open for wearing and glue while they're still intact.

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Foil-and-Paper Crowns

Using aluminum foil, tissue paper, and stickers, kids can become kings and queens.

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Clay Necklace and Bracelet

Kids can make beautiful polymer clay jewelry by poking holes into clay balls and shapes and then stringing them with a silk cord -- after an adult has baked the beads according to the clay manufacturer's instructions.

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Jingle Bell Ponytail Holders

With elastic cord and two jingle bells, kids can make their own festive ponytail holders.

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Glue Ghoulery Necklace

Kids will love both making and wearing this glue necklace.

Have them draw ghost outlines on parchment paper with white glue. After it sets for five seconds, they can fill it in with more glue. After two days, they can peel it off, draw a face with a felt-tip pen, and punch small holes at the top. After weaving a string through, they'll be ready to scare friends with their spooky jewelry.

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No-Sew Aprons

Little chefs can keep their clothes tidy and cook in style with these easy-to-make aprons.

Attach designs made of washable felt and rickrack to kid-size canvas aprons with fabric glue. An ornament doubles as a pocket (glue bottom and sides), the perfect place to stash a cookie for on-the-job nibbling.