Pi'ikea St.

2013 is the Year of the Snake! Chinese New Year is on February 9th this year and to celebrate we’ve made a fun year of the snake red envelope craft for you! In Chinese and other East Asian societies, a red envelope or red packet is given during holidays or special occasions. It typically contains [...]

Your little ones will love putting a Dancing Puppet together and will find hours of enjoyment afterwards. Here’s what supplies you’ll need: Card stock Crayons or pens Metal fasteners/brads Hole punch Scissors Tape Bamboo skewer Steps: 1.     Once you’ve gathered your materials, fold a piece of card stock in half.  Draw and color your subject [...]

The release of this awesome news is clearly what influenced the Craft Lab’s latest creation.  Wouldn’t you agree? A sewing machine is handy to have to complete this project but we’re pretty sure the Ewoks tailored their headdresses the old fashioned way, so a machine is not entirely necessary.  Other than needle and thread, you’ll [...]

The Turkey Headband is a fun and quick craft for you and your little ones to put together during the Thanksgiving season.   It is partially inspired by those cute Native American headbands we all made in grade school and our previous post, Paper Bag Wings. All you need for this project is a paper grocery [...]

The Gratitude Tree is a crafty way for everyone in the family to express their gratitude.  What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? Supplies you’ll need: Brown card stock Colored paper Scissors or craft knife Glue or double-sided tape Pen Steps: First you’ll need to cut two tree shapes out of card stock (scrapbook size [...]

This Halloween, the bats are really in the belfry! This automaton is made with a few common items but takes quite a bit of patience to put together.  Here’s a summary of how the craft lab assembled this fun toy. 12 gauge floral wire is used in step 5 but a wire hanger could work [...]

This week in the craft lab, we are celebrating Halloween and the latest App update to Mask Jumble Halloween.  You can now download, print, and decorate your very own Halloween masks! Now the only thing missing from this being an awesome Frankenstein costume are some shoes, wouldn’t you agree?  Here’s how we put together a [...]