For the kind of fun you can't buy!

I may be the specialist on "getting families out of the house" but it doesn't mean that I do not value the time spent vegging out in the comfort of one's home.

I was sifting through a large board I have create on Pinterest to collect DIY projects ideas when it occured to me that it would be much more convenient to categorize them by material used to do the craft, hence the idea of this DIY dictionnary presenting by alphabetical order my boards on pinterest.com/NathaliePrezeau.

Hopefully, they will help you quickly find a fun activity for the artsy kid in your life (or within) to do on cold or rainy days, or any time school is out. (Note that you will need to have a free Pinterest account to access the board. To register, go to pinterest.com.)

“The creative adult is the child who has survived.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin

A for Aluminum foil

A for April Fools Day

B for Backyard material

B for Balloons

B for Beads

B for Bottles

B for Boxes

B for Bubble wrap

B for Buttons

C for Cardboard

C for Chalk

C for Clothe pins

C for Cut-out

D for Doilies (and lace)

E for Easter

E for Egg cartons

F for Fingers (and hands)

F for Folding

F for Food colouring

G for Glow sticks

H for Halloween

I for Ice

J for Jugs (milk, soap...)

K for Kitsch crafts

L for Lego blocks

M for Masking tape

N for Newspaper

O for Office supplies

P for Paint strips

P for Paper plates/rolls

P for Paper snowflakes

P for Papier mâché

P for Personal gifts

P for Personalized gifts

P for Pipe cleaners

P for Popsicle sticks

Q for Q-tips/toothpicks

R for Rainy days

R for Rocks

S for Snow fun

S for Socks (and gloves)

S for Strings (threads...)

S for Sweaters

T for Tableware

T for Toy cars

T for Teens

U for Urban (street) art

V for Valentine

W for Water fun

X for Xmas (Chritsmas)

Y for Yummy crafts

Z for Zoo animals

Here are visual links leading to the same board, as they appear on Pinterest

In alphabetical order, to help you find a craft by material, specific occasions or special interest. Starting with one for the rainy days. (Click on the image to access its board.)