Summer Fun with Kids: Paint Chip Matching Game

Hey Crafting in my Closet readers! I'm Jess, from Craftiness is not Optional! I've known Teresa for a long time, so I am soo excited to be here on her blog today with a fun (and really really easy) craft to make for your kiddos to keep them entertained! This is especially great to throw in the car for when emergency bouts of boredom hit!


It's a simple color matching game using just paint chips and clothespins. (well and a glue gun too)

 

My oldest, Sadie, had a blast matching them up-and a few of them were harder than I thought they'd be for her. She loved when I mixed them all up and she had to sort them out. "Mom" she said, "Pink is not in the rainbow, but I still like it so it's ok". Why thanks, dear.

*paint chips-2 of each color. The wider ones give you more wiggle room.
*wooden clothespins
*hot glue gun
*paper cutter, scissors, and corner punch

I simply trimmed down the paint chips so that they were 2" wide...and then from the matching chip cut squares (1.5"x1.5").

I also rounded the edges with a corner punch since they were a bit pokey. I think I might laminate the main paint chip in the future also, just to give it some more durability.

Then glue the matching chip to a clothespin! I lined them up with the silver bit on the clothespin just so they'd be as even as possible. 




Tada! Repeat for all the colors your (or your little one's) heart desires!

Thanks for having me, Teresa! Have a great summer, everyone!

 

Summer blog challenge Day 1

So I signed up to do the Summer Blog Challenge at Going Green with the Grizls. Every day there is a new topic to write on. Todays topic is why I joined this challenge.

Well as some of you know last summer I was horrible at writing. After I was eliminated from one month to win it I took a little break from sewing, it was hot, and I was having all day morning sickness. Hanging out in my closet in our bedroom (which is the one room that gets grossly hot in the summer) did not sound appealing to me. So since I wasn't really sewing, I didn't feel like writing either. So this summer with it looking like sewing may be limited because of my broken sewing machine(I'm still really bitter that I paid to have it fixed and was told it was fixed only for it to break less than an hour later and now the guy won't call us back) so I need other stuff to write about. I also plan to try doing more crafts that don't include sewing. I hope to do at least one new craft each week with Tabitha. She really needs some creative outlet or she will start destroying everything in the house. And unfortunately for her, she got her father's skin tone and burns very easily, so just letting her run outside isn't really an option, she can for part of the day, but I try to keep her inside from 1-4 when the sun is the worst, besides most of her friends still nap and thats prime nap time. So for us it will be prime craft time. If I can work on crafts with her maybe I can get some time each night to write here, but if not at least I have the Summer Blog Challenge prompts to give me something to write about. I hope you all enjoy your summer and keep checking back for crafts and more. As it gets closer I'll have more info, but from July 1-31 I'll be hosting a Summer Fun with Kids event. I have a few guest bloggers lined up to show you all some great crafts for kids, with kids, sewing with kids, baking/ cooking with kids and lots more.