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DIY stuff
My daughter is starting to become obsessed with DIY. She wants to do some stuff with clothes and stuff but she only has clothes that are to small for her. She says shes really bad at cutting too. I want her to stop telling me she's bored so I want to know so fun DIY's for my 12 year old that will be cheap for my pockets!
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Go check Pinterest under the diy and crafts sections!
I would say something more specific but Pinterest will help you find exactly what you are looking for!
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I assume you mean other than her good clothes that fit that you wont allow experimenting with, she only has clothes that no longer fit to experiment with? If you don't have any scissors that are sharp for cutting cloth, I would suggest spending some money on a good pair at the local fabric store. If she thinks she has trouble cutting a straight line the scissors may be the problem. Try a pair that are designed to be open already with a spring in between that pops them open to ready position for the next cut when you squeeze. i got a pair for an arthritic old lady i know who loves to sew and she no longer had any trouble.
Next visit a thrift store and find out what days they have colored tag sales. Make a visit and start off with a few t shirts, extra long if possible. T shirt material when cut will curl under slightly and not unravel so any fine mistakes in lines cut won't be noticeable.
For any straight lines, she could hold a ruler against the t shirt and mark lines to cut with colored chalk so she has something to follow. Look at the tshirt idea on this site for kids.
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Here's another. Although I would suggest wrapping gold or silver cord instead of wire in case a wire end scratches the skin.
Mom, you can take time to look on line for all sorts of easy t shirt makeovers. Once she's tried a couple and wants to do more, see if you can get her excited to create something to sell to neighbors so she'll have a few dollars to buy more tees. My kids did this when they were younger and her age. They used smooth flat rocks from the yard or beach...ones that could be painted with acrylic paint to look like smiley faces or lady bugs or colorful beetles and they sold those at a stand or to neighbors who you could tell by the look of their yard that they enjoy gardening. My yard had some of their painted stones but they didnt want to give me some, they prefered to paint for potential customers. She could use that money to then buy more tees and experiment as she gets better with harder stuff. If she gets good enough, you might encourage her to explore doing more and wearing the designer tees over long sleeve tees underneath to school and see if it sparks an interest in the middle school girls. They may be putting in orders for her to make some for them if they aren't as creatively bent. Just encourage her. If one project doesnt work, something else will. Plus she is learning how to recycle, be thrifty, and maybe possibly how to make some money on the side.
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I recommend DIY bracelets.
It's easy to make.
Cheap materials.
Plus 'Cutting' isn't involved in making a bracelets.
Bracelets could be be use as acessories for clothes.
Here are some examples easy to make DIY.
Bracelets, Nextlace, Postcards, Bow .. etc.
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Using socks or clothes to make stuff animal.
Hope that helps.
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My first idea would be to go on Pinterest and look up creative or DIY and lots of things will come up.
They have lots of cute ideas with clothes, hair accessories, scarfs, blankets, ect.
Try getting her into sewing. She could make lots of things, just find her some cheap fabric at the store.
Just look some stuff up online and see what materials you need and see if she'd be willing to do them.
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