By: miamiwin

miamiwin — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:13:57 +0000

When I was a den mother with the cub scouts I had a different project every week. One of my favorites was a paper weight made of wood . I would get small slices of branches about 4 inches in diameter and have them paint the slices with acrylic paint to look like water melon slices. I got green red black and white. Just picture them. Black for the border, green and white for the inside border, red for the inside with black dots for the seeds. The parents loved them. Great for a valentine gift for the parents.
here are some more ideas
Craft Projects for Kids
Leather Like Vase
Art activities are a great way to combine gift giving
with family time. This leather like vase for example,
is a challenging activity for your older child, as well
as a great gift idea. Your child can feel the satisfaction
of creating a gift from the heart, for a Teacher,
Mother’s Day or Grandmother gift!
You’ll need:
Empty bottle or jar
Masking tape
Shoe Polish
Cloth Rag
Completely cover your clean glass bottle,
with torn or cut pieces of masking tape.
Making sure that the pieces of tape overlap
each other. With an old rag, rub the shoe
polish into the tape. Leave to dry.
Fill with flowers or a plant.
Tips……
Younger children should not participate in the
shoe polish stage. Sometimes a second rubbing
or glossing adds to the beauty.
Egg Carton Flowers
Add these home made flowers to your newly created vase!
If you have an older and younger child, they can work as a team. The eldest can make the vase and your little one can paint the flowers.
You’ll Need :
Cardboard egg carton
paint or markers
Pipe Cleaners
Cut the cups away from the rest of the egg carton.
Cut 4 – 6 petals on each flower so that is resembles a tulip.
Bend and curl petals anyway you think looks best.
Poke a hole through the center of the cup. Thread the pipe cleaner trough the hole and knot to create the stem. Use more Pipe cleaners to bend and shape leaves then attach to stem by twisting on. You are now ready to decorate your flower with paint or markers.

By: emmasnw

emmasnw — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:13:57 +0000

There are a bunch of Craft Ideas and directions here:
Craft Kits – http://www.craft-kits.net/craft-projects…
Other ideas are to make pet treats
Dog Treat Recipes – http://www.dog-pound.net/other-dog-treat…
Or if you are into organic these are directions for organic recipes that could be a great craft.
Organic Recipes – http://www.organic-items.com/organic-dir…
Have fun!
HTH

By: Ayelet K

Ayelet K — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:13:57 +0000

Chocolate activitieshttp://www.chocolate-playground.com/acti…
Easy and enjoyable
Ayelet

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