President's Day Craft: Abe Lincoln

Today's Craft: President Abraham Lincoln

Create Abe Lincoln from a paper plate!

To make this project you will need a paper plate, black construction paper, scissors, glue, crayons, and tissue paper. First take the paper plate and trim the edges so you have ears on either side and then cut out a small half circle from the inside lower half of the paper plate, leaving about an inch border intact for Abe Lincoln's beard. Next take the black construction paper and cut out a large top hat and attach it to the top of your paper plate. Now decorate - add a nose, eyes, and other facial features, add a beard with tissue paper or crayon, and more...

Happy President's Day! Enjoy Crafting!

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Chinese New Year Dragon Kites

Today's Craft: Dragon Kites
Soaring dragon kites that will capture your imagination.
To create a soaring dragon kite, first cut out a kite in the shape of a dragon's head from a heavier weight paper using the pattern provided. Next cut out some dragon scales, mouth, and teeth. Take some paper cups and attach them to the top of the kite to make large eyes. Add the dragon scales, teeth and mouth to the kite next and decorate! Add crepe paper streamers to the end of the kite to make it colorful and playful. Happy Chinese New Year! Enjoy Crafting!
Dragon Kite Template
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Heartwarming Valentine's Day Cards

Today's Craft: Heartwarming Valentine's Day Cards
Send a heart felt message to someone special!
To make this project you will need colored construction paper, crayons or markers, and glue. Optional: doilies, glitter, and sequins. First cut out heart shapes of all different sizes from your colored paper and decorate them. Next take another piece of paper and fold it in half. Cut it in the shape that you want your card to be (a heart, a wavy pattern- you decide), making sure to leave part of the fold intact so the card will open and shut. Next decorate your card with the designs you have made, crayons and other materials, write a little note to the person you are giving it to, and let it dry. Give your Valentine's Card to someone special.
Happy Valentine's Day! Enjoy Crafting!
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Thumb-Body Loves You Valentine Heart

Today's Craft: Thumb-Body Loves You Heart

To make this craft project you will need a white piece of paper, a red washable ink pad, scissors, and your thumbs! To begin cut out a large heart out of the white paper. Now decorate it with red thumbprints. Let it dry and give it to someone special. Enjoy Crafting!

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Stegosaurus Valentine

Today's Craft: Stegosaurus Valentine

The perfect Valentine for dinosaur lovers.

To make this craft project, you will need green and red construction paper, a background piece of paper, glue, scissors, glue, and markers. To begin, using the template provided cut out a stegosaurus body from your green construction paper. Next cut out a variety of red hearts to use as dinosaur scales. Assemble your Valentine stegosaurus on your background piece of paper and glue in place- use the picture as a guide. Happy Valentine's Day. Enjoy Crafting!

Stegosaurus Template

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Projection Shadows

Today's Craft: Projection Shadows

Groundhog Day is here! Let's have some fun playing around with shadows!

You can create all kinds of shadow shapes and project them against a wall simply by using a paper bag and a flashlight. Take a lunch bag and open it up. Cut a face, or any type of shape out of the bottom of the bag. Now shine your flashlight through the bag in the dark and see what shape the holes you cut in the bag make on the wall. Try all sorts of images, letters, names, objects... Enjoy Crafting!
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