Posts Tagged ‘Kids’

Fun Spring Craft - Picture Flowers

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Fun Spring Craft - Picture Flowers This craft was extremely fun for the kids.

Here is your supply list:

  1. Sheets of Card Stock
  2. Acrylic Paint Set
  3. Paint Brushes
  4. Tongue Depressors
  5. Small Clay Pots
  6. Floral Foam
  7. Scissors
  8. Craft Glue or Hot Glue
  9. Pictures of Kids

Instructions:
Have the kids place their hands on the Card Stock and trace them with a pencil. Cut the traced hands out with scissors. Once the hands are cut out give each kid their hands plus two tongue depressors and a clay pot. Have the kids paint their traced hands, tongue depressors and clay pot with the acrylic paint however the please. The paint may need a couple hours to dry. While the paint is drying get a medium sized round glass and the pictures of the kids. Place the glass over the part of the picture you wish to cut out and trace it with a pencil. Now use scissors to cut the circle out of the picture.

When the paint is dry you can assemble the pieces. Using glue or two sided tape fasten the palms of the hands together ensuring you have a nice pocket in the middle where the photo will show. Glue the “hand flower” to one of the tongue depressors. Cut the second tongue depressor in half and glue each to the “stem” depressor so the rounded ends are pointing up and out. Shape a piece of the floral foam so it fits the clay pot and is about 3/4 from the top of the pot. When the glue is dry press the “stem and leaves” into the foam until it is stable. Use two sided tape to fasten the circle picture cutout to the center of the hand flower. You can top off the decoration by gluing polished stones or gluing some Spanish Moss inside the pot to cover the floral foam.

Easter Craft - Bunnies and Ducks cut out

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Easter time is fast approaching and everyone is getting their decorations together.

  • Download the PDF of our bunny and duck cutouts.
  • Color them using crayons, markers or watercolors
  • Cut them out and display them.

Our kids had a blast with this Easter craft. We taped a thin ribbon to the back of the character and hung it from our window sills. You could also use the Bunnies and Ducks to make an Easter wreath or bouquet. Great decorations for Easter parties and get togethers.

Fun Craft - Creating a girl’s purse

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Girls Purse Craft

This purse is fun to make and offers enough room for all the things a little girl could want to carry around. The purse we made uses Dora themed fabric.

Materials:

  • ½ yard of fabric
  • Thread
  • Butterfly Buttons
  • Ruffle (optional)
  • Fusible Fabric

Step 1
Cut 2 pieces ~ 16 inches by 18 inches.
Cut 1 piece ~ 1 ½ inches by 24 inches.
Cut 1 piece ~ 7 inches by 1 inch
Cut fusible fabric 1 inch by 24 inches.

Step 2
Press ¼ inch across top and bottom of large pieces (along 16 inch edges).
With right sides facing together, sew sides of rectangles together (along 18 inch edges). Press seams and turn right side out.

Step 3
Open the two rectangles. Take the bottom edge of the fabric and fold it up inside to meet the top edge of the fabric. Their will now be two rectangles for the front and two for the back adjoined at either side. Sew across the bottom edge of the fabric, joining all rectangles.

Step 4
Press the bottom corners of the purse to form a 90 degree angle with the bottom seam running diagonally into the corner. Measure 1 inch from the corner and sew a straight line perpendicular to the bottom seam. Repeat with second corner. Turn purse right side out.

Step 5
Press ¼ inch along both long sides of the 24 inch long fabric. Iron on fusible fabric. Press ruffle on top of fusible fabric. Sew down both edges of ruffle (1/8 inch from edges).

Step 6
Sew ends of handles to inside ends of the purse lining. Sew along top edge of purse (1/8 inch from top edge).

Step 7
Find the center of the top edge of the purse. Fold one pleat (1 ¼ inch) on each side of the center. Sew pleats along the top edge. Repeat for the other side of the purse.

Step 8
Press 3/8 of an inch along both long edges of 7 inch long fabric. Fold in half (wrong sides facing together). Press and sew along edge (1/8 inch from edge). Fold fabric in half forming a loop and place ¼ inch over the top edge of the purse on top of the pleat. Sew in place.

Step 9
Sew butterfly buttons on top of each pleat near the top edge of the purse. One of the bottoms will be sewn directly over top of the ends of the loop.

St. Patricks Day Craft

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

When you think of St. Patrick’s day you think of pots of gold, shamrocks and leprechauns. This holiday craft uses items you can find around the house to create a cute St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun that can be hung, or easily turned into a refrigerator magnet.

Materials:

Step 1
Print leprechaun template. Child can color this template however they like.

Step 2
Cut out pieces by following the dotted lines.

Step 3
Cut toilet paper/paper towel roll to fit leprechaun body. Use glue stick to glue the hat to the tab on the head. Glue the head inside the top front of the toilet paper/paper towel roll. Glue the body around the roll. Then glue the arms and legs onto the body in desired positions.

Step 4
Glue thread or string onto hat for hanging the leprechaun. OR Stick magnet to the back of the leprechaun for hanging on the fridge.