You can turn your child’s favorite summer footwear into a fun and colorful flip-flop project. From a flip-flop wreath to flip-flop garden markers, your kids will have tons of fun making these flip-flop crafts!
Flip-flop garden markers
What you’ll need:
- child-sized flip-flops
- self-adhesive foam letters
- waterproof glue
- garden stake
What you’ll do:
- With the foam letters, spell out the name of the vegetable or herb you would like to label.
- Peel off the backing from the foam letters and stick the letters to the flip-flop. As an alternative to the foam letters, your child could use markers or waterproof paints to decorate the flip-flop.
- Use waterproof glue to glue the garden stake to the back of the flip-flop.
- Once the glue has dried, stick the flip-flop stake in the garden to label your plants.
Flip-flop wreath
What you’ll need:
- 4 pairs of flip-flops
- 10-inch wreath form
- hot glue
- 8 silk flowers
- ribbon
- scissors
What you’ll do:
- Glue the flip-flops to the wreath form. Alternate gluing the heel of one flip-flop and the toe of the next until the entire wreath form is filled. Safety note: Adults should assist small children and carefully supervise older children with the hot glue.
- Cut the stem off of the silk flowers. Put a dab of glue on the back of the flowers and glue flowers in the space between each of the flip-flops.
- Cut a piece of ribbon that is 2 feet long. Loop the ribbon around the wreath form and tie the two ends in a bow.
- Trim away any excess ribbon and hang the wreath.
Fabric covered flip-flops
What you’ll need:
- flip-flops
- 1/3 yard coordinating fabric
- pinking shears
What you’ll do:
- Cut the fabric into strips that are 1 inch wide by 4 1/2 inches long. Use pinking shears to cut the fabric to help prevent it from fraying.
- Divide the fabric strips into two equal piles.
- Start tying the fabric strips around the strap of the flip-flop. Tie half of the strips around one flip-flop, and the other half of the strips around the other flip-flop.
- Once the strap is completely covered with fabric strips, the flip-flops are ready to wear!
Image credit: Amy Vowles
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