Guest post by Phyllis Tee
There are a few things that give you the sensation of satisfaction when pulling off a DIY project, especially when you have a story to tell about your time spent with your kids. Roll up your sleeves for these 5 artsy DIY home decor projects below to entertain your kids and decorate without spending a fortune.
Bottle Cap Animals
Educating your child about animals just got a little bit more fun. Read on to learn how you can create cute animal faces using used bottle caps that you can hang in your kid’s room!
Materials you need:
- Bottle caps
- Googly eyes
- Colour papers
- Sharpie
- Glue
Instructions:
- If you would like to do a cat face using bottle cap, start with gluing bottle cap on colour paper.
- Using colour paper, cut out 3 mini triangles for its ears and nose, and 6 mini rectangles for its whiskers.
- Stick googly eyes on bottle cap and the face is complete!
- Challenge your creativity and enjoy experimenting with your little one on making other other animal faces.
Bottle Penguins
Penguins are flightless birds and cute sea mammals. Using basic art supplies, you and your kids may recreate penguins with DIY recycled bottles that you can place beside their bedside table along with their toys collection.
Materials you need:
- Empty water bottle
- Card papers (black and yellow)
- Cotton balls
- Felt
- Hot glue gun
- Googly eyes
- Black paint
- Scissors
- String
Instructions:
- Fill up the empty bottle with cotton balls.
- Paint half of the bottle black (vertically).
- To create a penguin’s face, colour the bottle cap black. Stick a pair of googly eyes and a cut-out nose made of felt after.
- To make a beanie, measure felt around the cap and cut it according to its width and slightly higher than its height. Stick the cut-out felt onto the cap and use a string to tie the extra top bit.
- Cut out a pair of surfboard-like shapes off black card paper and stick them to the sides.
- Cut out a pair of happy feet and glue them to the bottom of the bottle.
- If it’s winter time, cut a rectangle off the felt to make a scarf and wrap it around the bottle neck.
Deep Blue Sea In A Bottle
If you’ve collected some pretty seashells from vacation, there are many fun kid crafts you can do for a gift to someone or a cute house decoration.
Materials you need:
- Empty clear bottle
- Seashells (optional to add other small items e.g. marbles etc)
- Baby oil or cooking oil
- Blue food dye
- Water
Instructions:
- Fill up ⅓ bottle with water.
- Add a few drops of blue dye to the water until it is the shade of blue you desire.
- Fill up the rest of the bottle with oil.
- Add in shells or small items if you fancy.
- Glue on the lid for a waterproof seal.
- Shake bottle gently to make waves. Enjoy!
Glitter Sensory Bottle
Suggested by its name, glitter containers are calming and they reduce stress and anxiety. Not to mention, it gives you an opportunity to talk about outer space and stars in our solar system during bedtime.
Materials you need:
- Transparent juice bottle
- Glitter glue
- Lukewarm water
- Glow-in-the-dark stars
Instructions:
- Peel label off empty bottle.
- Fill bottle with lukewarm water as it helps the glue to mix better.
- Pour glitter glue into bottle (more glitter the better).
- Shake, shake and shake bottle till the glitter is completely mixed into the water (P.S. it might take some time).
- Dump in the glow-in-the-dark stars into bottle.
- Tighten cap with hot glue because you don’t want glitter spillage.
Soda Bottle Print Flowers
Art isn’t hard. With little effort, dipping the bottom of a soda bottle into paint can create early blossoms which you can hang on the wall of your living room.
Materials you need:
- Empty soda bottle
- Paper plate
- Art paper
- Paintbrush & paint
Instructions:
- Use paint to draw a branch and a few twigs on art paper.
- Pour paint on paper plate.
- Dip the bottom of soda bottle into paint and dab across the twigs on art paper.
These are 5 artsy DIY home decor that are cheap and easy to make. It is essential to nurture your child to explore, discover, learn and think outside of the box, as it is a great boost in mental development. Try Similac Gain Plus to promote faster learning for kids and a better quality of life.
If you’re interested in keeping up with DIY projects at home, check out plank wall tutorial here and bring out the artist in you!
Hi I’m Phyllis Tee and I’m a copywriting professional residing in Malaysia. I graduated with a masters in Journalism and Media Communications from the UK and I was a football journalist at Betfect, London. I am thrilled to be writing for you!
