Hula Skirt for Dolls

All you need is 2 pieces of green construction paper, tape, a stapler and scissors. Cut the paper to the length you want the skirt to be. Then make slits all around the paper at different lengths (but if you do it too much you'll snip the skirt in two). Do it with both pieces of paper, then tape them together. Make sure they're both the same length. Next, get your doll and put the skirt around her waist. Tape or staple the edges together. Mine lasted for a while and never broke, but I misplaced it and still am not sure where it is.

Decorate your Own Bag

Here is a fun craft that's super easy and great for birthday parties.

All you need is a blank white fabric bag and a set of fabric markers, which you can buy at any craft supply store. The girls at my sister's birthday party loved the craft, and enjoyed decorating their bags.

Desk Organizer

To make this organizer for your desk, you will need:
- Two or three empty paper towel rolls
- Any kind of school glue
- Colored or white construction paper
- Scissors

- Marker or colored pencils

- Tape

- Any small piece of cardboard.

(I used an empty shoe box)

1. Start by cutting the paper towel rolls into four pieces. Try making them at different heights and have the top rims slanted. Decorate them with the markers. I used cream colored tape to decorate the top slanted edges.

2. Cut the piece of cardboard into a rectangle if you haven't already. Make sure it's the right size to fit all four rolls. Cover it with construction paper. If you are using a shoe box, cut it so that the back side is tall and the front is lower. The other sides should slant down.

3. Glue the bottom rims to the cardboard and let dry. Make sure they are fully dry before putting any pens and pencils in the holders.

[Optional: In the picture above, you can see a glue stick I decorated with tape and markers as well as a tiny cup for loose coins - you can try these too if you'd like.]

Here is a picture of the organizer sitting on my desk - with the pens and pencils in it.

Magazine Binder

I got this idea a few days ago when I was looking though my ginormous stack of American Girl magazines, which I hadn't read in months. Since there were only a few sections in each magazine that I liked, I decided to make a binder of my favorites.

1. Carefully tear or cut out the pages that you want.

2. Slide them into page protectors (you can buy these at any office supply store) and put them in a binder.

3. I made a fun cover for mine -- but it's optional.

Now you've got your own magazine binder to look through whenever you want!