Peanut Picnic Ants

Inspiration can come from the most random things. I was eating peanuts in the shell when I realized my pile of discarded shells looked like a trail of ants. So naturally, I made this:

First, I painted the peanut shells with black acrylic paint (Plaid, of course), and set them aside to dry. I glued scraps of green, white, and red cardstock together, then cut the stack on an angle to make the wedge shape. I used a Sharpie to draw watermelon seeds. I glued the watermelon to the plate, then arranged the peanut shells to make a trail up and over the plate with the watermelon slice. Simple and cute.

This project reminds me of one of my absolute favorite books from childhood. 

I LOVED "I Can't" Said the Ant when I was a kid. I still love it.

Roundups

Ready to see more of the roundups I've been creating for Fun Family Crafts?

Let's start with my favorite... pineapples! I love the taste and the look of pineapples. I had great fun choosing the images to use in this roundup. I played around with using one of the ten images in the title block and love how it turned out. 

Pineapple Crafts and Recipes

Picnic Crafts was a fun one too. I love the mosaic in the upper right. And those hot dog cookies. And the ants. So obnoxious at a picnic, but so cute as a craft. 

Picnic Roundup

One of these Paper Bag Crafts is mine. It should be no surprise which one that is. I'd say any roundup which includes a pirate, a peacock, and Frankenstein is a success, so I feel good about this one.

Paper Bag Crafts for Kids

We have more football crafts than all the other sports combined, so I had to work to find a good variety for this roundup. I'm happy with how it turned out.

Sports Crafts and Recipes

Here's the roundup I made for the special days in July (and the horizontal version for Facebook). I hope you celebrated Macaroni Day (7/7), Barn Day (7/14), and National Camping Month.

Special Days in July

Mark your calendars for the special days in August. You won't want to miss Snoopy's birthday (8/10), Play in the Sand Day (8/11), National Aviation Day (8/19), or National Dog Day (8/26). 

Special Days in August

As always, I made all the graphics with PicMonkey. I find it ridiculously fun. Do you have any suggestions for roundups I should make? I have a huge list going, but I'd be happy to pop your ideas to the top if there's something you'd like to see.