CRAFTS

Craft is not mindless activity.

While creating crafts, children develop fine motor coordination.

Children who are encouraged to imagine and create, will take that lesson into every aspect of their lives.

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NEW CRAFT IDEAS FOR SPRING

GARDEN STAKES

*popsicle sticks
*or plastic knife
*styrofoam plate

Draw a veggie on the plate, color and cut out, then glue them on the stakes.Or you might want to use a styrofoam or plastic cup, glue the stake to the inside to stick in the ground.

I have some veggie pictures for  you to download and cut out too.


THE SUN
you will need:
*a paper plate
*2 buttons
*construction or regular paper

Make 5 or 6 drawings of your hand on yellow or orange construction paper.  Color the plate yellow or orange.

Paste hands all around the back of the plate
Glue  on buttons for eyes

PLATE FAN
Keep cool this summer...
You will need:
*a paper plate
*crayons or *markers
popsicle stick

Decorate the plate, glue stick to back.  

Lots of summer fun craft ideas


FOR MORE CRAFT IDEAS
 

GAMES

Why are games important?

Games teach childen the importance of fair play, learning to share, habits needed for social and intellectual growth.

SUMMER  GAMES

A SANDBOX
You can make a sandbox out of a heavy  cardboard box.  Just line it with a garbage bag or other plastic lining.  Fill with sand for a summer of fun
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TREE BARK FUN
A few pieces of
white paper
 
some crayons with the paper removed

Hold the paper against the tree and rub with the length of the crayon. 
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AT THE BEACH
When going to the beach, take along some cookie cutters to make fun impressions with wet sand
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Want to have fun with a small rubber ball?  Glue a nickle, quarter, or penney to one side. 
Throw it into the air and watch it squiggle to the ground.
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CHECK OUT
THESE ONLINE GAMES

FUN ALPHABET GAME FOR LITTLE ONES

UP TO TEN KIDS SITE

HERE'S A FUN CAR RACING GAME.  SEE IF YOU CAN WIN.

 
MAKE A
BOWLING GAME
Set up ten toilet tissue rolls for bowling pins.

Use a small ping pong ball or small rubber ball for bowling ball.
STRIKE!
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FOR MORE GAMES 

      


JUNK TO KEEP
  
egg cartons
popsicle sticks
twigs
paper scraps
greeting cards
styrofoam 
yarn
pcs. of carpet
drink cartons
bottle caps
feathers
cardboard tubes













 

SPRING HAS SPRUNG

AND SUMMER'S RIGHT BEHIND

WANT SOME FUN  CRAFTS TO MAKE

       
Here are a couple of fun crafts you can make

A SNAKE  PAIN RELIEVER
YOU WILL NEED:
AN OLD LONG SOCK
2# UNCOOKED RICE
2 BUTTONS FOR EYES (NOT METAL!)
A PIECE OF RIBBON (OPTIONAL)
A SMALL PIECE OF RED FELT OR FABRIC 

Fill the sock with the uncooked rice.
Sew the open end of sock closed (or glue)
Glue on 2 buttons for eyes
Cut red fabric for tongue, cut a "V" shape for tongue
Glue onto end of sock for mouth
Tie ribbon around for neck.

THIS CAN BE PUT INTO THE MICROWAVE NO MORE
 THAN 60 SECONDS FOR SOOTHING AWAY ACHES
AND PAIN.

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A NEAT CASE FOR SUN GLASSES
(OR REGULAR GLASSES)

YOU WILL NEED:
A MAN'S OLD TIE
2 BUTTONS FOR EYES
GLUE OR THREAD

Cut tie long enough to hold a pair of glasses.
Glue or sew cut end
Use other end to close case with velcro, add a
decorative button.



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BUBBLE MACHINE
YOU WILL NEED:
A MARGARINE CONTAINER
A STRAW
DISH DETERGENT

PUNCH A HOLE IN THE LID
AND ANOTHER NEAR THE RIM OF CONTAINER.
FILL 1/2 FULL WITH WATER, ADD A COUPLE SQUIRTS
OF DETERGENT
PUT STRAW THROUGH CONTAINER HOLE
NOW BLOW SOME REALLY BIG BUBBLES

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SUMMERTIME CANDLE
YOU WILL NEED:

2 BABY FOOD JARS, 1 LID

SOME SEASHELLS

FILL THE BOTTOM JAR, ATTACH LID

GLUE SECOND JAR ON TOP, ADD CANDLE

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A PENCIL OR FLOWER HOLDER
YOU WILL NEED:
A JAR
SOME BROKEN COLORED CRAYONS
PIECE OF FOIL
RIBBON
PLACE FOIL IN THE SUN, THEN PUT BROKEN CRAYONS
ON TOP.  THEY WILL MELT

WHEN MELTED, ROLL JAR INTO THEM.
TIE A RIBBON AROUND TOP. 
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A SIT-UPON
YOU WILL NEED:
AN OLD TELEPHONE BOOK
SOME OLD WALLPAPER
WET THE BACKING AND WRAP THE WALLPAPER AROUND
 THE BOOK
NOW YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO "SIT UPON"
IN THE SUMMER WHEN THE GRASS IS WET


HERE AT BUTTERCUP COTTAGE, WE BELIEVE STRONGLY
 IN CREATIVITY. 

CREATIVITY FLOURISHES WHEN CHILDREN
IMAGINE