Thursday, April 05, 2007

Excellent Egg Easter Bunny

Today's Craft : Excellent Egg Easter Bunny
Transform an egg into a great Easter Bunny!

To create this craft project you will need an egg (dyed or plastic) which is the color you want your Easter bunny to be, colored construction paper, scissors, tape or glue, and crayons or markers. First take your colored construction paper and cut a paper strip and bend it into a paper roll. This will be the neck of your Easter Bunny. Next cut out cute bunny ears, whiskers, and a bow tie and glue or tape them onto the shell.
Add eyes and further decoration with markers or crayons.
Happy Easter! Enjoy Crafting!

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Finger Print Pussy Willows!

Today's Craft : Finger Print Pussy Willows
You'll get your hands dirty making this craft!

To make these delightful pussy willows you will need some colored construction paper, white paint, markers or crayons, and your fingers or thumbs! Select a piece of colored construction paper and hold it so it is wider than it is tall. Draw vertical 'squiggly lines' on the paper to create your pussy willows. Next press your thumb or fingers into the white paint and then along the squiggly lines you drew to great some great pussy willows.

Monday, April 02, 2007

Festive Flower Hat

Today's Craft : Festive Flower Hat

To create this festive flower hat you will need a paper bag, scissors, green construction paper, tape or glue, and markers, crayons, or paints. To begin take your paper bag and open it up. Now cut point into the opening of the bag all the way around the bag creating a festive flower shape. Next glue or tape a flower stem and leaves onto the bottom of the bag. Decorate with festive color and wear your hat with style! Enjoy Crafting!


Sunday, April 01, 2007

Easter Egg Trees

Today's Craft : Easter Egg Trees
Create a lovely Easter Egg tree in time for the Easter Holiday.

To make an Easter Egg Tree you will need a bunch of blown out and decorated Easter eggs, a coffee can, sand, rock, Easter grass, ribbon, and twigs or branches. To begin take your branch or twigs and secure them in the coffee can with sand and rocks to create a tree on which to hang your eggs. Next take your eggs, attach a length of ribbon to each. Attach the other end of the ribbon to the tree. Happy Easter! Enjoy Crafting!



Saturday, March 31, 2007

Great 3D Paper Easter Eggs

Today's Craft: Great 3D Paper Easter Eggs
Create some fantastic and decorative paper eggs for Easter from simple materials. They are a snap to make! Fill a basket, make an Easter Egg tree, and more...
To make this craft project you will need colored construction paper, scissors, tape, glue, crayons, and other materials to decorate youe Easter eggs. To begin select all different colors of construction to create your Easter eggs. Each Easter egg will be made from four paper strips of different colors. You could also use the same colors- whatever you wish! First take a piece of colored construction paper, hold it horizontally, and cut strips about 1/2 inch wide. Next cut these strips in half. Repeat with other colors of paper. Now take each of these strips of paper and cut the ends of the strips with your scissors into points. Now you are ready to create your Easter eggs. Take two colorful strips and attach the pointed ends together with tape or glue to form a bowed oval shape. Now attach another paper strip to the two you just attached together at the intersection of the points. Add a fourth paper strip to complete the egg. Use the picture as a guide. Now you have a fabulous Easter egg! Decorate it further with markers, crayons, glitter, and more. Add scriptures to each egg or special Easter messages. Enjoy Crafting!

Friday, March 30, 2007

Delightful and Dashing Duck Masks

Today's Craft : Delightful and Dashing Duck Masks
To make this craft project you will need several craft sticks, colored construction paper, yellow and white paper, scissors, feathers (optional), glue, tape, and crayons.To begin take several craft sticks and tape them together end to end to create a longer craft stick. This will be the holder for your mask.Next using the the templates at the address below or your own imagination, cut out a delightful duck face and dashing duck bill. Cut the large duck face out of your white construction paper. Or use another color if you prefer! Be sure to cut out two eyes for you to peer through the mask. Use the picture as a guide.Next cut out a large dashing duck bill from your yellow construction paper. Next tape or glue the delightful duck bill to the duck's face.Next tape or glue the craft stick mask holder to the backside of the dashing duck mask. Be sure leave enough of the craft stick holder stick out at the bottom to hold onto.Decorate your daring duck mask further with crayons and wear it with style! Enjoy Crafting!