By Merryn | Posted on 12-07-2011 | 7,301 views
Categories Butterfly, Crafty Crafted Friends, Insect crafts
Tags: Butterfly mobile
Kate Gribble of An Amazing Child shared this beautiful Paper Towel Butterfly Mobile π This activity uses paper towel and food colouring (paint). It is perfect for toddlers. The paint spreads beautifully across the paper and once dry, can be cut into any shape you like. This mobile was made by Kate and her 27 […]
By Merryn | Posted on 10-07-2011 | 26,438 views
Categories Cotton, Craft from Recycled Materials, Crafts by Materials, Paper Plate Crafts, Toilet Paper Roll
Tags: Mushroom craft
We are still in the mushroom craze so that is what we’ll be making today π Paper plate toilet paper roll mushroom Paint the toilet paper roll brown Cut a line to the middle of the plate and glue as shown above. Paint the paper plate red. Varnish the paper plate with PVA Glue. The […]
By Merryn | Posted on 09-07-2011 | 5,849 views
Categories Creative Expression
Tags: bowling, Creative Expression
Today, the kids were given these.. Heavy paper roll and these.. Empty plastic bottles. They were told to think of a game to play with those and they came out with this… Plastic bottle bowling. Cool! They enjoyed it very much that they were reluctant to stop! The satisfaction they got when they hit a […]
By Merryn | Posted on 06-07-2011 | 14,385 views
Categories Hand and Footprint Art
Tags: Carrot, Footprint, handprint art
My boy loves eating carrots. He says they are good for his eyes so when he heard that we are going to make a hand and footprint carrot today, he is very excited! Hand and footprint carrot. Paint your foot orange Stamp it onto a piece of paper Paint some lines across the carrot Paint […]
By Merryn | Posted on 05-07-2011 | 4,826 views
Categories Crafty Crafted Friends
Tags: Yarn
Jamie of hands on : as we grow shared this beautiful Yarn Circle Garland craft with us. Jamie says, “Crafts sometimes take different shape than originally intended. Most of the time they end up with a better outcome. This beautiful garland is made from only yarn and glue and the help of a muffin tin, […]
By Merryn | Posted on 30-06-2011 | 23,332 views
Categories Cotton, Crafts by Materials, Hand and Footprint Art, Paper Plate Crafts
Tags: Mushroom craft
Mushrooms! We love mushrooms! Today we are going to make a footprint paper plate mushroom π 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.. π Stamp your painted foot […]
By Merryn | Posted on 28-06-2011 | 23,390 views
Categories Animal Crafts, Cat, Craft from Recycled Materials, Egg Carton, Toilet Paper Roll
Tags: cat
Meow! My boy loves cat and he’ll get excited each time we do a cat craft. Today, we did a cat pencil holder using a large toilet roll. Toilet Roll Cat Pencil Holder You’ll need a large toilet paper roll and egg carton as the ears. Glue the ears to the toilet paper roll and […]
By Merryn | Posted on 24-06-2011 | 34,049 views
Categories Hand and Footprint Art, Shapes, Vehicle
Tags: Rocket craft
Today we are going to blast off to the moon π Footprint Rocket Paint the foot any colours you like and the toes orange or any other colours that represents the flame of the rocket. It should be something like shown above π Stamp the painted foot on a piece of paper. Glue 3 triangles […]
By Merryn | Posted on 20-06-2011 | 91,250 views
Categories Animal Crafts, Craft from Recycled Materials, Egg Carton, Fridge Magnets, Turtle
Tags: Fridge Magnet, turtle craft
We will be going to the beach real soon for a holiday. Getting really excited! Today, we are going to make a turtle/tortoise out of egg carton to gear up for our upcoming getaway! π Egg carton tortoise and turtle Paint an egg carton cup any colour you like Decorate it and let dry Cut […]
By Merryn | Posted on 19-06-2011 | 7,620 views
Categories Cards, Father's Day, Festive Crafts, Shapes
Tags: Father's Day
Ethan did a card for his Daddy today based on our Father’s Day Handprint Card. Father’s Day Card He drew his hand print Paste the handprint and the heart. He wrote a message by himself.. aww… Daddy is happy. Fully written by himself, my boy, turning four next month π Happy Father’s Day to […]
By Merryn | Posted on 15-06-2011 | 39,363 views
Categories Bottles, Craft from Recycled Materials, Paper Crafts, Papier Mache, Vehicle
Tags: paper mache aeroplane
We are very excited today. We did a paper mache aeroplane! We can now build our very own toys! Yeay! Paper Mache Aeroplane Cut wings and tail out of paper plate and attach to an empty plastic bottle using masking tape. Spread glue on the bottle and paste wet shredded paper. Repeat until the entire […]
By Merryn | Posted on 08-06-2011 | 9,070 views
Categories Animal Crafts, Panda
Tags: Panda
By Merryn | Posted on 30-05-2011 | 18,614 views
Categories Animal Crafts, Cow, Paper Plate Crafts
Tags: cow craft, paper plate craft
By Merryn | Posted on 26-05-2011 | 8,514 views
Categories Food craft, Hand and Footprint Art
Tags: Durian art, Food craft, Footprint
We are enjoying the durian season here now. Durian is a very ‘subjective’ fruit. You either LIKE or HATE it! To those who loves it, you’ll find that it is very fragrant while those who hate it won’t even be able to bear the pungent smell π Anyway, no guessing to which side I’m at […]
By Merryn | Posted on 25-05-2011 | 6,396 views
Categories Announcement, General
Tags: craft event
Join us and ParenThots this Saturday, 28 May 2011 for 3 hours of crafting. Goodie bags We are going to have 150 goodie bags to give out (50 every hour)! Inside the goodie bags, you can expect to find stuff from our kind sponsors Kleenex, MPH, Scholastic, Soda Kids and The Junior Academy. Craft activities […]
By Merryn | Posted on 24-05-2011 | 8,304 views
Categories Festive Crafts, Teacher's Day
Tags: Teacher's Day
I received an amazing gift for Teacher’s Day recently. I was speechless when I saw it as it was simply awesome! What did I get? I got a handmade zippers pencil case. Zippers Pencil Case (Front) Back. The pencil case is made up of only zips sewn together! It can be opened from any zips […]
By Merryn | Posted on 23-05-2011 | 34,073 views
Categories Animal Crafts, Paper Plate Crafts
Tags: oyster craft
My sister has been requesting for an oyster craft for a long time. Today, we are going to make an oyster out of paper plate for her! π Paper plate oyster Paint the top session of a paper plate pink Paint the other side grey Glue a cotton ball in the middle as the ‘pearl’ […]
By Merryn | Posted on 15-05-2011 | 6,284 views
Categories Hand and Footprint Art, Mother's Day, Shapes
Tags: handprint art, heart shape
The picture of a HEART is synonym to LOVE. Let’s make a handprint heart today π Handprint Heart Paint your palm red Stamp your painted palm onto a piece of paper Paint the other palm red And stamp to form a heart shape Outline the heart shape Paint the tip of your finger with any […]