Hello All!
Come join me in my new group - Activities for Kids (http://www.blogher.com/groups/activities-kids) - a place to discuss kid-safe, creative crafts & activities for young children! Learn what other parents out there are creating with their children, and feel free to share some of your own craft success stories as well! Together, we can make this group a haven of helpful tips!
And, as most crafters know, not all crafts turn out exactly the way we hope they will - especially when kids are added to the mix! Read about what part of crafts/activities kids were able to do/not able to do, enjoyed/did not enjoy! The next time you attempt a little creativity with your child, you'll be armed with a wealth of knowledge!
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Sun-Catcher
I am in the long process of learning how to navigate through craft stores - there are so many supplies to be found, that it can get overwhelming at times! One item in particular I have become familiar with is the mini-wreath circle. Just a plain circle with a cutout in the center, but add a little to it, and you and your kids can make a very special sun-catcher!
Place mini-wreath on top of a piece of waxed paper, trace around the outer circle and cut it out. Using a water/glue mixture, cover waxed paper with any color(s) tissue paper pieces. When the tissue paper dries, it will stiffen. Before gluing the tissue paper circle to the back of the wreath, slip a piece of ribbon or string through the cutout in the center and tie it - this way you'll be able to hang it.
You can decorate the outside of the sun-catcher any way you'd like - with stickers, or one of my favorites, by gluing decorative stones around the outside. For a little more imagination, try turning your sun-catcher into a porthole, by adding some fish stickers to the middle, and gluing pony beads around the edge!
Place mini-wreath on top of a piece of waxed paper, trace around the outer circle and cut it out. Using a water/glue mixture, cover waxed paper with any color(s) tissue paper pieces. When the tissue paper dries, it will stiffen. Before gluing the tissue paper circle to the back of the wreath, slip a piece of ribbon or string through the cutout in the center and tie it - this way you'll be able to hang it.
You can decorate the outside of the sun-catcher any way you'd like - with stickers, or one of my favorites, by gluing decorative stones around the outside. For a little more imagination, try turning your sun-catcher into a porthole, by adding some fish stickers to the middle, and gluing pony beads around the edge!
Summer Leaf Prints
I came across the neatest summer craft - painted leaf prints. At first, I was a little hesitant to try it out, because every kid's craft I'd seen before involving leaves either didn't turn out quite right, or was too hard to do.
This activity was actually very simple, easy to do, and had a great outcome! All you need to do is pick out 2-3 flat leaves, hold them in place one at a time on some heavy paper, and paint around the leaf's edge with tempera paint. When you pick the leaf off of the paper, its shape is left white! To dress it up a little more, we added leaf veins by drawing them in with glue, and sprinkling glitter on top.
This activity was actually very simple, easy to do, and had a great outcome! All you need to do is pick out 2-3 flat leaves, hold them in place one at a time on some heavy paper, and paint around the leaf's edge with tempera paint. When you pick the leaf off of the paper, its shape is left white! To dress it up a little more, we added leaf veins by drawing them in with glue, and sprinkling glitter on top.
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