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CRAFTS FOR SPRING AND SUMMER PROJECTS
MAKE YOUR OWN BUBBLES
1 Cup + 2 Tablespoons of water
2 Tablespoons of dish detergent
2 Tablespoons glycerin (from craft or drug stores)
Now for some extra fun! Color your bubbles with some food coloring....Then catch them on sheets of white paper for beautiful paintings!
1 Cup + 2 Tablespoons of water
2 Tablespoons of dish detergent
2 Tablespoons glycerin (from craft or drug stores)
Now for some extra fun! Color your bubbles with some food coloring....Then catch them on sheets of white paper for beautiful paintings!
BASEBALL BAT
You can make your own baseball bat with a swimming pool noodle cut to a length of 33"
You can make your own baseball bat with a swimming pool noodle cut to a length of 33"
BIRD FEEDER
2 Liter plastic bottle
pencil for punching hole
small twig about 3"
heavy string
Have someone help you cut a hole in the center of the bottle.
Punch a hole under the opening you just cut
Put 3" twig into the hole
Hang with heavy string from top of bottle onto tree
PLANTER
Milk cartons can also become great decorative planters for the little gardener in the making, With paper, fabric scraps, acrylic paints, a pair of scissors, and some glue, those cartons can become home to some starter plants for the youngsters to nurture—two projects in one
A SUNSHINE PAINTING
On a sheet of dark blue construction paper, use a length of heavy cord to make a letter or drawing.
Leave in a sunny spot for a few hours.
Lift the cord to see your sun print
MAKE A SQUISH BALL
A baloon
A funnel
Cornstarch or other soft ingredient
Blow up the balloon
Insert funnel
Pour in the ingredients
Tie up the balloon
Now squish!
A PENCIL HOLDER FOR SCHOOL STUFF
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 WHEN THE GRASS IS WET
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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
Milk cartons can also become great decorative planters for the little gardener in the making, With paper, fabric scraps, acrylic paints, a pair of scissors, and some glue, those cartons can become home to some starter plants for the youngsters to nurture—two projects in one
A SUNSHINE PAINTING
On a sheet of dark blue construction paper, use a length of heavy cord to make a letter or drawing.
Leave in a sunny spot for a few hours.
Lift the cord to see your sun print
MAKE A SQUISH BALL
A baloon
A funnel
Cornstarch or other soft ingredient
Blow up the balloon
Insert funnel
Pour in the ingredients
Tie up the balloon
Now squish!
A PENCIL HOLDER FOR SCHOOL STUFF
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 WHEN THE GRASS IS WET
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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
A SANDBOX Fill with sand for a summer of fun
You can make a sandbox out of a heavy cardboard box. Just line it with a garbage bag or other plastic lining.
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.
HAVING A "BALL"
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.