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Woodland Fairy Puppet Craft

Posted on by Whimsically Angie

Kick off summer with a magical, nature-inspired craft your kids will love! This woodland fairy puppet is easy, creative, and perfect for outdoor-loving little ones. Inspired by my own fairy garden, this activity uses leaves, petals, and twigs—plus a printable I designed myself featuring both a boy and girl woodland fairy.

Find it in My Etsy Shop.

Why You’ll Love This Fairy Craft

  • Includes a boy and girl fairy to choose from
  • Great for kids of all ages
  • Encourages imaginative play and connection with nature
  • Minimal supplies, maximum creativity
  • Ideal for fairy-themed birthdays, forest school, or rainy day fun

Materials You’ll Need

  • My printable (includes both a boy and girl fairy)
  • Thin cardboard (cereal boxes work great)
  • Glue or glue stick
  • Scissors
  • Crayons or markers (optional for coloring your fairies)
  • Natural decorations: leaves, flower petals, small twigs, moss, etc.
  • A craft stick or natural twig

How to Make a Woodland Fairy Puppet

1. Download & Print the Fairies

Click below to get the  printable, which includes both a boy and girl fairy design.

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Print on regular paper or light cardstock.

2. Cut Out Your Fairy

Choose your fairy (or do both!) and carefully cut them out.

3. Mount on Cardboard

Glue the fairy cut-out onto thin cardboard to make it sturdy. Let it dry for a few minutes.

4. Cut Again

Once dry, cut around the fairy again—this time cutting through the cardboard.

Tip: Let little ones do the paper cutting, then help with the cardboard if needed.

5. Decorate with Nature

Use leaves for wings, petals for clothes or hair, twigs for wands—get creative! Markers or crayons can be used to color your fairy before adding nature elements.

6. Add the Stick

Glue a stick to the back so your fairy becomes a puppet or wand.

7. Let It Dry

Once everything is glued and decorated, let it dry completely before play.

Ready for Fairy Adventures!

Now your woodland fairy puppet is ready for garden adventures, storytelling, or imaginative puppet shows. You can even create a fairy family or add them to your fairy garden décor!

This is a wonderful way to bring art, nature, and storytelling together—and it’s just as fun for parents as it is for kids.

Pin or Share This Craft!

If you loved this idea, pin it for later or share it with someone who loves fairies and fun outdoor crafts!

Posted in Christmas, Lifestyle

12 Gingerbread House Crafts

Posted on by Whimsically Angie

Ready to get into the holiday spirit? Gingerbread house crafts are a fun, festive way to celebrate! Whether you’re making edible creations or crafty decorations, these 11 easy projects will spark your creativity and bring some extra holiday cheer to your home. Let’s get started!

1. Brown Paper Bag Garland

2. Kraft paper Gift Bags

3. Cinnamon Salt Dough Ornaments

4. Three Dimensional Cardboard House

5. Cinnamon scented Salt Dough ornaments

6. Scrap wood Decor

7. Cardboard Playhouse Facade

8. Two Dimensional Cardboard Decor

9. Cardstock Ornament

10. Plastic Dollar Store Decor Glowup

11. $5 Doormat Glowup

12. White Paper Gingerbread House

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No matter which gingerbread house craft you choose, these fun and festive projects are sure to bring a touch of holiday magic to your home. Whether you’re crafting with kids, decorating your space, or just enjoying some creative time, these ideas offer something for everyone. So gather your supplies, get crafting, and make this holiday season extra sweet with your own gingerbread-inspired creations! Happy

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Posted in Kid's Crafts, Thanksgiving

THANKSGIVING TURKEY CRAFTS

Posted on by Whimsically Angie

These cute turkey crafts are proof that the craft aisle is optional when you have cardboard and paper scraps.

Each one comes together with materials you already have, making this the perfect low prep Thanksgiving DIY for kids. It’s colorful, fun, and delightfully imperfect in a way that says, “Yes, we crafted today and yes, we used recycling to do it.”  We’ll start off by keeping it simple…

Cereal boxes & construction paper

Cardboard box and cardstock

Medium-weight packaging and colored paper

Thankful turkeys, but make them personal…

This craft turns a handful of paper feathers into a tiny gratitude time capsule your kids can actually handle without emotionally overheating. Just draw or glue together a turkey body, cut feathers from scrap paper (construction paper, old books, junk mail, whatever sparks joy), and let everyone write what they’re thankful for on each feather.

Thankful Turkey by A Dab of Glue Will Do

Another fun idea is to turn your thankful turkey into something even more memorable by swapping paper feathers for printed photos. Use pictures of family, pets, favorite places, or the everyday moments you actually want to glue to your heart (and your craft table).

Just put together a turkey body using whatever you have—cardboard, scrap paper, paint, you know the drill—then clip or glue photos into feather shapes and add them one by one. It’s sentimental, adorable, and wildly scroll-stopping because people love crafts that double as mini family albums. 

Thankful Turkey by Wayfarer Family

Whatever option you choose, those Thankful Turkey ornaments aren’t about doing it right, they’re about doing it together.

The magic is in the conversation, the creativity, and the tiny hands helping glue feathers slightly crooked. Paper or photos, simple or extra, planned or winged — it all works, and it all matters.

What you make becomes the tradition, the memory, the moment you’ll look back on and smile at later. So choose the version that feels fun today, and know that no matter which one you try, it’s already enough.

Posted in Christmas, Kid's Crafts, Lifestyle

Printable Nativity Ornaments for a Meaningful, Low Stress Christmas Craft

Posted on by Whimsically Angie

There’s something really grounding about slowing down with a simple Christmas craft, especially one that tells a story.

These printable nativity ornaments grew out of one of those “let’s make something meaningful but also easy” moments, using cardstock, scissors, and whatever string I could find in the junk drawer. They’re sweet, kid friendly, and just nostalgic enough to feel special without being fussy. If you’re looking for a calm, creative way to bring a little tradition into the season, this is such a lovely place to start.

Building a simple tradition around the nativity story is one of those things that doesn’t have to be big or elaborate to matter. Sitting together, crafting, and talking about each character in the Christmas story gives kids a gentle way to understand why we celebrate in the first place.

It becomes less about the rush of the season and more about creating a moment of connection—something quiet, hands-on, and centered on faith. Over time, these little rituals become the memories they carry with them, year after year, long after the glue sticks have dried.

If you decide to grab the printable set on Etsy, it simply makes the whole process easier. Everything downloads instantly, the files stay saved in your account, and you can reprint them year after year as your kids grow. It also supports a real human (hi, it’s me) who designs these with moms and messy craft tables in mind. Etsy keeps the checkout simple and secure, and you get a polished, ready-to-use set without having to hunt for templates or reinvent the wheel during an already busy season.

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Posted in Christmas, Kid's Crafts

ADVENT CRAFT CUBBIES

Posted on by Whimsically Angie

27 of our favorite kid friendly craft ideas

Every year, we pull out our Craft Cubby Advent, a little DIY project made completely from recycled food boxes, and fill it one day at a time. Nothing prepped weeks in advance, nothing overwhelming. Just one small moment added to the cubby each morning. Some days it’s a tiny craft idea. Other days it’s a prompt like “watch a Christmas movie,” “drive around to see lights,” or “make hot cocoa.”

It keeps December fun without turning it into a second job. The boys never know what’s coming, and I love that it gives us permission to slow down and choose something simple instead of trying to plan the entire month in one go.

Since we’ve made so many Christmas crafts over the years, I pulled together 27 of our favorite kid friendly ideas that are quick, cute, and use what you already have at home. These aren’t complicated projects. They’re memory makers disguised as crafts.… just little things that turn an ordinary Tuesday in December into something cozy and intentional.

You can sprinkle these ideas into your own Craft Cubby Advent or save them for a quiet afternoon. Either way, they keep the season magical without overwhelming you, and that’s the whole point.

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