Drawing Challenges

Today's Craft: Drawing Challenges!
Lots of drawing fun!

Craft Project Directions:

To make this craft project you will need, paper, crayons, colored pencils or markers, a mirror, a blindfold, a clothespin, and tape.

Try to make a simple picture with your non-dominant hand or write your name.

Try to write your name backwards - hold it up to a mirror to see how you did.

Try to draw something blindfolded.

Clip a clothespin to a crayon and try to draw folding the clothespin.

Enjoy Crafting!

Bubble Wrap Painting

Today's Craft: Bubble Wrap Painting

Craft Project Directions:

To make this craft project you only need a few things: bubble wrap, paint, and paint brushes.  Lay out your bubble wrap and dive on in!  It can be a fun and new painting experience.

Enjoy Crafting!

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Marshmallow Painting

Today's Craft: Marshmallow Painting!!

Grab some marshmallows and some some great fun!

Craft Project Directions:

To make this craft project you will need marshmallows of any size, some paint, plastic cups, paper, and toothpicks. First take your paint and squirt different colors in plastic cups. Next take your marshmallows and stick a toothpick in each one. Lay out your paper and have some fun...stamp, swirl, and more!

Enjoy Crafting!

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Celery Flower Printing

Today's Craft Project:

Celery Flower Printing!!!

Grab some celery and have some fun!

Craft Project Directions:

To make this craft project you will need a stalk of celery, a knife, some paint, a paint brush, and paper. First cut the celery down pretty close to the bottom. Next either dip the celery into the paint, or take a paint brush and cover the end with paint.  Press firmly on the paper and then lift up.  You should see some beautiful flowers.  Add stems, leaves, and more as you wish.

Enjoy Crafting!

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Shaving Cream Painting

Today's Craft:

Shaving Cream Painting

Craft Project Directions:

To make this craft project you will need shaving cream, food coloring, a tray, a plastic fork, and some paper. First, cover the tray with shaving cream. Next add drops of food coloring across it. Now mix the colors and play with the shaving cream with your fork, or fingers.  When you are finished place a piece of paper on top and slowly peel it back.

Enjoy Crafting!

Painting with Paint Ice Cubes

Today's Craft Project:

Painting with Paint Ice Cubes

Craft Project Directions:

To make this craft project you will need, an ice cube tray, finger paints, craft sticks, and paper to paint on.  First pour the fingerpaint into the ice tray.  Next stick the craft stick in each one to give you something to hold onto while you paint.  Freeze the paint cubes over night, and enjoy painting the next day!!

Enjoy Crafting!

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Baking Soda Painting

Today's Craft:

Baking Soda Painting

Lots of fizzy fun!!

Craft Project Directions:

To make this craft project you will need baking soda, thicker paper, liquid water colors or food coloring, water pipettes, vinegar, and paint brushes. To begin add equal parts liquid (liquid watercolors/food coloring and water) and baking soda to a bowl and mix.  You want to make sure the mixture isn't too runny or it won't fizz so much, or too thick or it won't spread out nicely.  Add the coloring until you are satisfied with the color.

Now paint your paper with the colored painting soda mixture.  The larger the areas you paint with the mixture, the larger the eruptions will be when you add the vinegar later. Next take the pipettes, fill them with vinegar, and squirt it on your paintings.  Watch them erupt and fizz!!

Enjoy Crafting!!

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Bubble Painting

Today's Craft:  

Bubble Painting

 Have some fun blowing bubbles and painting at the same time!

Craft Project Directions:

To make this craft project you will need straws, paper, a tray large enough to fit your paper in, liquid detergent, water, and some paint.  To begin mix together some paint and detergent in your tray. Now add enough water to make it runny enough to blow bubbles. Next use the drinking straw to blow bubbles in the tray. Now gently place the piece of paper on top of the bubbles. When the bubbles pop, remove the paper and let dry.

Enjoy Crafting!

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Puffy Paint Fun!

 Today's Craft:

Puffy Paint Fun!

Play with paint in some new and fun ways!

Craft Project Directions:

Puffy paint is a tremendous amount of fun and pretty easy to make and enjoy at home. To make puffy paint you will need: 1 tbsp self-rising flour, food coloring (whatever colors you want), 1 tbsp salt, and a tiny bit of water...like 1/4 tsp to start.

Now, mix your flour and salt together in a small bowl.  Add a little bit of water and stir until you get a smooth, thin paste (about the same consistency as yogurt).  Next, add your food coloring and mix it all together.  

Now, have fun painting on some heavier weight paper.  When you are finished painting, pop your painting in the microwave for 30 seconds and watch the paint puff, rise, and set.

Enjoy Crafting!

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Handprint and Footprint Peacock!

Today's Craft:

Handprint and Footprint Peacock!

Craft Project Directions:

Are you feeling blue?  If so, you will love this awesome blue handprint and footprint craft.  To make this craft project you will need Blue paints, a background piece of paper, and some yellow and black paint or markers.

To begin, coat the bottom of your foot with darker blue paint and step on the paper.  Next coat your hands and make three handprints over your footprint to make an awesome peacock. Add details with black and yellow markers or paints.  Let dry.

Enjoy Crafting!

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Painting on Tin Foil

Today's Craft:

Tin Foil Painting!

If you love painting, this can be a lot of fun! 

Craft Project Directions:
To make this project, you will need tin foil, tape, paint (tempura), brushes, and a smock if you wish.  You could also use a tiny bit of dishwashing liquid to help the paint stick to the foil better and not flake off as much when it drys.

To begin, roll out a large piece of tin foil and tape it to the surface you will be working on. Next take your paint and squirt a few squirts of different colored paint on different parts of the tin foil. Now start painting with your brushes or using your hands if you love the feel of paint. Mix the colors together, add more paint, have fun!

Enjoy Crafting!

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Painting on Wet Glue

Today's Craft:

Painting on Wet Glue

A fun and simple way to create a hanging piece of art or sun catcher!

Craft Project Directions:

 To make this craft project you will need a plastic lid, some white glue, food coloring, and brush or stirrer to swirl the colors around.

To begin, fill the plastic lid with white glue. Next add drops of different colors of food coloring. Now mix and swirl the colors around in the glue using toothpicks, a brush, or wooden stirrers.

Wait for the glue to dry, and when it is completely dry, peel off your creation.  Poke a hole in the top and hang with a string in the window.

Enjoy Crafting!

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Tulip Painting for Spring!

Tulip Painting for Spring! 

Paint with plastic forks and make some awesome tulips for spring! 

Craft Project Directions:
To make this craft project you will need some paint, plastic forks, a paint brush, and a background piece of paper.

To begin put some different colors of paint on a paper plate or flat surface. Press the top of your fork firmly into the paint. Next press the fork onto your paper, making sure to get the whole fork print down on the paper. Once you are done making fork prints, take your paintbrush and some green paint and add some stems and leaves!

Enjoy Crafting!

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Colorful and Bright Balloon Pictures

Colorful and Bright Balloon Pictures

Do you like balloons? What is your favorite color? How many balloons do you think you could carry without floating up into the sky?

Craft Project Directions:
To make this craft project you will need colored pom-poms, glue, pipe cleaners, crayons, scissors, colored construction paper, and tape.

To begin, first select a colorful background piece of construction paper on which to create your beautiful balloon picture. Choose whatever color you want!

Next select several different colored pipe cleaners and trim them with your scissors so they are different lengths. These pipe cleaners will become the strings for your balloons.

Next tape or glue the pipe cleaner balloon strings to the background piece of colored construction paper you selected. Arrange them all over the page in bunches. These bunches will become balloon bouquets.

Now take your colored pom-poms and glue one at the end of each balloon string. Use as many different colors as you want! Let them dry.

 Add further decoration with crayons and other materials if you wish.

Enjoy Crafting!  

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Letter I becomes an Ice Cream Sundae

Transform your letter I into an ice cream sundae.

Craft Project Directions:
To make this craft project you will need colored construction paper, cotton balls, scissors, glue, and markers or crayons.

To begin, cut your scissors and cut out a large letter I- this will become your ice cream sundae dish.

Next cut out a number of circles and shapes to become scoops of ice cream. Glue the dish and the ice cream onto a background piece of paper- use the picture as a guide.

Decorate more with markers or crayons, add cotton ball topping.

Enjoy Crafting!