We’re sorry. It’s been awhile since we update this blog with new entries. We are currently midway through a craft project and are running like a headless chicken from one end to another.
Anyway, here’s something interesting you can get the kids to make during birthday parties – Pyssla beads cake.
It’s Father’s Day today. The kids did a foam picture frame to present to their father (or mother as it is after all Parents’ Month this month)
DIY Foam Picture Frame.
You’ll need half an A4 size of coloured craft foam. Place a smaller rectangle paper in the middle of that craft foam and draw a line along it.
Cut according to the line.
Paste a sheet of plastic over the cut out hole. Stick using cellophane tape.
Paste a coloured construction paper on a piece of rectangle hard board card. Paste double layered tape as shown above.
Paste the rectangle craft foam over the hard board card. Punch two holes on the hardboard card and tie ribbon.
Decorate as you wish. I’ve always loved ladybug as I believe it brings good luck. Refer here for the foam ladybug tutorial.
Michael Ann of Michael Ann Made shared with us this cute little bunny felt craft. This could be a fun craft to do with your kids who want to learn to sew by enlarging the pattern a few percent on a copy machine, and using yarn and a yarn sewing needle to stitch it together. The full tutorial and pattern can be found here.
This craft requires adult’s supervision as the use of needle is needed.
Thank you Michael Ann for this lovely sharing.
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I’ve always loved the fine art of pottery. I wish to try pottery with the students but I can’t find a good enough clay yet.
In the meantime, remember the kids’ paper twisting project previously? Refer to it here. Let’s get them to train their ‘pottery’ skills using crepe paper instead 🙂
We will need a large toilet paper roll. Glue a cardboard at the base and let dry.
We’ll need lots of strips of crepe paper.
Twisting crepe paper is good to train the little kids’ motor skills and coordination.
Apply glue on the toilet paper roll and paste the twisted crepe paper, rolling and repeating with new strips of paper until you’ve covered the entire roll.
The kids busy with their masterpiece.
The completed crepe paper pencil holder.
The kiddo decorated it to be a colourful alien bunny ^_^
Another kid did this creative BEE!
Aren’t they beautiful? I’d be very proud to have them on my working station 🙂
It’s Good Friday today. Are you done decorating your eggs for Easter? Inspired by DisneyFamilyFun, we did this little cutie lamb today 🙂
Easter Egg Lamb
Our little artist has just started learning the piano and one of his favourite piece is Mary has a Little Lamb. He learned this piece from YouTube. Watch him play here 😀
Since he is loving lambs so much, it is only appropriate to make one to accompany him <3
All you need are: * an empty egg shell * a black straw for the legs * colored paper for the ears (I cut out from old magazine) * cotton balls * glue
Cut the straws
Glue onto the egg
Paste cotton all over the lamb leaving the front part empty for the face
Draw eyes and mouth
The Easter Egg family is expanding 😀 Check out our previous post on making the Easter Egg Mickey Mouse here.
We did a simple paper twisting project today.
Paper Twist Apple
All we need are crepe papers and PVA glue. Twist crepe papers.
Paste and shape according to your liking. He is trying to make an apple there 😀
While another girl did snakes and their nest filled with eggs! Simple but lots of fun! 😀
Yvonne of MyDiaryMyBlog shared with us this cute craft made by her kids from recycling old buttons taken out from old clothings. All they needed were old buttons, UHU glue, sequins and soft wires.
This craft requires adult’s supervision as buttons and tiny sequins are being used. Please ensure the little ones do not put them into their mouth.
Thank you Yvonne for the lovely craft out of recycled items. Click here for the full entry.
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My boy loves the outer space. He found this picture online the other day.
He loves it so much that he printed it out. Since he loves it very much I thought of converting it into a piece of art.
We managed to make the above inspired by the picture that he printed out earlier.
We’ll need lots of recycled cardboard boxes. What I did was to cut the shapes of planets, meteorite and more out of those boxes. We brought those cut-outs to the Studio.
Got the kids to glue the shapes onto hard construction paper.
Paint the paper with lots of colors and let dry.
Lit a candle and drop the wax all over.
Paint over the wax drops. Paint the planets and the frame.
The artwork after painting. Let dry.
This is the fun part. Once dry, use a coin to scrape the wax off the paper to reveal colorful dots.
The kids and their space art 😀 Houston, we DON’T have a problem 😛
Valentine’s Day is around the corner. Let’s make a puffy heart today <3
Valentine’s Puffy Heart
Referring to our post here, cut a heart out of hard construction paper to be used as the template. Let the kids trace the outline of the heart on white hard construction paper.
Cut the heart out. Younger kids might need assistance in cutting the heart.
Paint the heart red. Let dry. Repeat on the other side.
Using a hole punch, punch a hole on the heart.
Cut long strips out of crepe paper. Cut again into small squares.
Crumple the crepe papers squares into tiny balls. You’ll need plenty of these.
Mushrooms! We love mushrooms! Today we are going to make a footprint paper plate mushroom 😀
Footprint paper plate mushroom
Cut a paper plate to the shape of a mushroom top
Paint the paper plate red.
While waiting for the paper plate to dry, paint your foot white or brown.. 😀
Stamp your painted foot on a piece of coloured construction paper.
Back to the paper plate. Paint a coat of diluted PVA glue all over the plate. This acts as an adhesive to hold the cotton later on and also as a varnish. Read here to learn more about varnishing using PVA glue.
Paste cotton balls
Spread the remaining PVA glue at the back of the paper plate
Paste it onto the footprint and the mushroom is done! Served with a bowl of freshly cooked mushroom soup, YUMMY! 😀
