Night Owl Craft

What a cool craft !

 

Here is what is needed :

First I cut out an owl template with brown construction paper ,yellow circles to fit inside the cupcake liners, orange feet and nose.Then I tore brown pieces of the construction paper. Just glue owl onto black construction paper,glue yellow circles inside the cupcake liners, glue googly eyes onto the yellow circles, glue nose and feet and last glue the torn brown pieces on 

to the owl for feathers.

Easter Eggs In A Basket

So the girls wanted to do a fun easter craft. This a simple craft I came up with . First I downloaded an egg template and traced 4 eggs for each girl , I gave them paint and q-tips to decorate their eggs. Then I traced an easter basket on a piece of card stock and cut strips of brown construction paper , I had the girls glue the brown strips over the outline of their basket and then glue the easter eggs that they decorated in the basket . How cute is that?

  

Fall Wreath

Today its just Milana and I and we made a Fall Wreath. I bought brown paper plates and cut out the center, I laid out leaves and shiny confetti leaves from the craft store and let Milana do the rest. I punched 2 holes at the top and made a bow out of twine .

Fall Handprint Trees

Today the girls made Fall Handprint Trees. I Traced their hand and arms all the way up to almost their elbows and then I cut that out and used it for the tree and branches. Milana and Holly made fingerprint leaves, they just love painting with their fingers. Another great way to make the leaves would be to paint their hands and do handprint leaves.

Pringles Can Windsock

A pringles can Windsock is a perfect Spring or Summer craft and its super easy.

Supplies needed:

Pringles Can
Tissue Paper (I have the precut squares)
Modge Podge (Waterproof is best)
Ribbons
Hole Puncher
Jute Twine

1. Apply Modge Podge to pringles can and put various colors of tissue paper on. Keep adding modge podge and tissue paper till its completely covered.
2. Make two holes near the bottom of can , pull jute through the holes and knot (For hanging)
3. Punch several holes around the edge of the pringles lid.
4. Cut several long lengths of ribbons in various colors.
5. Thread the ribbons up through the holes in the lid and knot them on the inside of lid to secure them and put the lid back on the can.


Now your ready to hang your Windsock!

Craft Stick Puzzles

Craft stick puzzles are so much fun to make and your kids will just love them!
I went through magazines and cut out several pictures, you can also color pictures or even draw on the craft sticks themselves. I used the jumbo sized craft sticks(not the colored ones because the dye will run) and I taped them together and turned them over , then the kids applied mod podge and placed the picture of their choice on top and then reapplied the mod podge,wait till dry and then I used a craft knife to cut the craft sticks apart.

Here are some examples of the ones we did:

Bobble Egg Carton Chicks

How cute are these?

1. Cut out 2 sections from a cardboard egg carton and cut cut one a little smaller for the head.
2. Paint any color you like.
3. Glue feathers on each side and a tiny bit on top of head.
4. Glue googley eyes on.
5. Cut beak and feet from yellow cardstock or construction paper and glue on.
6. Take craft wire or pipe cleaner and wrap around a pencil and then poke through the top part of the chicks body and secure by making a knot, then glue to the underneath of chicks head.

The Day It Rained Hearts

The Day It Rained Hearts by Felicia Bond is an adorable story. One day it rains hearts, and Cornelia Augusta catches them. Each heart is special in its own way, and Cornelia Augusta knows exactly who to send them to.

A couple of the activities we did are posted below

Heart Collage

Tree of Hearts

Valentine Snowman

I think this one of my favorite crafts. It happened by accident, I was drawing hearts on folded paper for Mason to cut out and I happened to cut out 3 different sizes and when we opened the paper it reminded me of a snowman.
This one is mine

This one Mason did

Here is another one of M's

Basically its very simple to do.
1.Cut 3 hearts on folded paper(proportioned small,medium, and large).
2.Glue onto white paper.
3.Decorate with whatever you have on hand,such as buttons,tiny pom poms,ribbon,pipe cleaners,googly eyes,foam,etc.

Scrap Snowman

Last year I made a Scrap Christmas Tree and everyone seemed to love it so I thought why not make a Scrap Snowman,I love how it turned out and Mason enjoys doing this type of craft.

Cardboard Gingerbread Man

1. I traced a Gingerbread man template onto a piece of cardboard and cut out.
2. The kids painted the men brown.
3. The kids then decorated the man with ribbons,buttons,googly eyes and tiny pom poms.

Peppermnt Candy Craft

Very simple craft,all you need is a paper plate ,red paint,saran wrap and red ribbon.
Just paint red stripes on paper plate,after it dries lay the plate on a long piece of saran wrap and lay another piece on top, twist on both sides of the plate and tie a bow with the ribbon.

Thanksgiving Story Bracelet

This is a great activity to teach to preschoolers about the first Thanksgiving.
Mason really enjoyed this and we even made bracelets for his class.

Leafy Pine Cone Turkey

Mummys

I found this fun and simple craft at Gummylump

Supplies:
1. Small plastic cup
2. Double sided sticky tape
3. Googley eyes
4. Toilet Tissue

1.Turn cup upside down and put tape from the bottom of one side over the closed end of cup and down to the bottom of the other side of the cup.
2.Wrap toilet tissue around entire cup beginning at the bottom.
3.Use double sided tape to add googley eyes.

Styrofoam Spiders

These Spiders are so cute and simple to make.

Here is what is needed:

1.First the kids painted their styrofoam ball a color of choice.
2.After they dried the kids then put 4 pipecleaners on each side for the legs.( I cut 4 pipecleaners in half to make 8 legs).
3.Then they glued the googley eyes on.
4.Then they glued on tiny pom poms for the mouth.

Jules the Lighthouse Dog

Today we read "Jules the Lighthouse Dog" by P.T. Custard. Jules is a dog with simply nothing to do,he lives in a lighthouse but dreams of being some place else. Join Jules as he discovers that the excitement he was looking for was right in front of him all the time.

After reading the book the children colored a picture of a lighthouse.

Then we made Lighthouses

Supplies needed:
18 oz Red solo cup
10 oz Clear cup
White Tape
Battery operated tea lite
Tacky glue
Black foam (2small rectangle shapes for windows,1 larger rectangle shape for door,and 1 circle that fits on top of clear cup)

Paper Plate Sunflower

Items Needed:

I cut petals around the paper plate and the kids glued the stem and leaf onto the back of paper plate and then they glued the lentils on the center of plate and then painted them brown.

Handprint Sheep

Paper Bowl Turtle

This craft idea came from GummyLump

Supplies needed :