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:

Popcorn Cherry Blossom Tree

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.

Letter a Airplane

All my letters are made out of foam craft paper, you could also use cardstock or construction paper.I take my letter template and place on top of foam paper and use a craft knife to cut out letter, I also use a cutting board underneath for protecting the table.


How to:

1. Download lowercase letters at Confessions of a Homeschooler and print.
2. Cut out your letter Aa and use as template on paper of choice.
3. Print out template of airplane. All you really need are the wings and the tail.
4. cut the wings and tail and use as template.
5. Glue onto letter Aa.
6. Cut out a window and add a pic from a magazine for the plot or use a pic of your child.

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

Starting Lowercase Letters and Alphabet Craft Share

This week I am starting my lowercase letters.I have had a great response to all my uppercase letters, some of which I created myself and the others I borrowed from Totally Tots. I am excited to be creating all of my lowercase letters on my own.
And for those of you interested in linking up I will also be starting an Alphabet Craft Share every Thursday. Both upper and lower case letters can be posted using the Linky Tool.

Looking forward to seeing everyone's creativity. Join me Thursday morning and link up your letter Aa .

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