Rain Stick
August 21, 2008
A Rain Stick is easy to make and makes a fun musical instrument that sounds like rain falling.
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You’ll Need
* Cardboard tube (from a roll of paper towels)
* aluminum foil
* piece of cardboard
* rice
* markers, craft paper, glue, stickers etc.
Directions:
1. Cut a length of aluminum foil 3 times as long as your cardboard tube.
2. Cut two cardboard discs the same diameter as your tube to use as end caps.
3. Roll the foil up along its long side, then twist and squeeze it into a long firm straight section.
4. Form the foil into a coil or spring shape (by wrapping it around a broom handle).
5. Push the foil into the cardboard tube so that it goes from one end to the other.
6. Glue on one of the end caps.
7. Put a small cup of rice into the tube. Glue on the other end cap.
8. Decorate the outside of the tube w/ markers, craft paper, stickers etc.
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Plastic Drink Bottle Fish Craft
August 21, 2008
These colorful fish make a great decoration for a kid’s room or even the porch or backyard. Make this plastic drink bottle fish craft with your kids and keep them or give them away as a cute gift.
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You’ll Need
* Plastic Drink Bottle
* Scissors
* Paint
* Paintbrush
* Staples
* Glue
* String and Needle (optional)
Directions:
Cut the bottom off any size plastic drink bottle. Don’t toss it – use it later to cut out fin shapes.
Paint some eyes on the inside of the bottle toward the top. Allow the paint to dry, then paint the inside of the fish in any color or colors you’d like.
After the paint is dry, fold the bottom half of the fish shape flat together, then use scissors to cut this area into a back fin shape. This could be either a triangular shape or a “W” shape. Use staples to keep the tail together. Just staple it in a few spots.
Use the bottom part you cut off in the beginning and cut two side fins out of it. Paint them if you’d like and glue them to each side of the fish.
If you would like to hang the fish up, use a needle and some thread or string an thread it through the top of the fish.
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Pirate Crafts For Kids
August 21, 2008
Do Your kids love playing pirates? Why not spend a full day of making these pirate crafts for kids. I don’t know if kids have more fun making the crafts, or playing pirate with them afterwards.
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You’ll Need
* Empty Shoe Box
* Wrapping paper
* Glue
* Newspaper
* Paint
* Markers
* Empty Paper Towel Roll
* Treasure
Directions:
We will be making a few of the pirate essentials including a treasure chest, a telescope and a pirate hat.
For the treasure chest, wrap both the box and the lid of an old shoe box in wrapping paper. You can also use leftover wallpaper. Simple glue it on each side of the box and trim the excess. Fill the treasure chest with tissue paper and some treasure (gold coins, plastic jewelry etc.)
Use a sheet of newspaper and turn it into a pirate hat. Start with a large sheet of paper and fold it in half from top to bottom. Fold it in half again, this time from side to side.
Open the second fold and fold each corner toward the middle crease, creating a triangle.
Fold the bottom up on each site, fold the corner in and secure in place. You know have your basic paper hat. Use black and white paint to turn it into a pirate hat. We like to paint the entire hat black, let it dry and then draw a white skull and bones on each side.
For the telescope, simply paint it black and gold, or any color your child prefers.
How it’s time to play pirate.
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