Arts & Crafts

Here's a great homemade gift from makeandtakes.com, perfect for Mother's Day.

Instructions:

1. Wrap a long green pipe cleaner around 6 bundled pipe cleaners.

2. Bend and twist it to make the stem.

3. Spread out your now 12 strands, and curl them up into each other to make the flower.

4. For a sturdier stem, fold the green pipe cleaner in half again.

Group them all together and tie together with another pipe cleaner.

(Taken from: childhood101.com)

Here's a fun way to make scratch art all on your own. Using oil pastels, color blocks of color on a white piece of paper. Once finished, color over that layer with a black pastel. When it is completely black, take a toothpick and scratch a design for some artwork that is one of a kind.

(Taken from: scrapbooksetc.com)

Instructions:

• Paint the bottom of a paper bowl with watercolors.

• Trim eyes from cardstock using kid-friendly scissors, or draw on eyes with a marker if you wish.

• On the inside of the bowl, add liquid adhesive and place the ends of some ribbon in it. Place another bowl on top (with the ribbon sticking out) and let it dry.

• Poke two small holes in the center of the bowl. Thread fishing line through the bowl so it creates a loop under the bowl.

• Tie ribbon and trim to the loop, then tighten the loop to secure the ribbon.

Want a way to spark creativity? This one is so easy. Just glue a couple pairs of googly eyes to a piece of paper, hand your child some markers and let their imaginations take over.

(Idea from: houseofbabypiranha.com)

(Taken from: teachingwithtlc.com)

First, spread shaving cream all over a pan or tray. Next, squirt some acrylic paint on the shaving cream.

Use a spoon, popsicle stick, or toothpick to swirl (but not too much) to create a marbled effect.

Trace an egg template onto cardstock and then cut it out. Then gently press your paper egg into the shaving cream and let it sit for 10 seconds.

 Help them remove their eggs and set them onto paper towels for about five minutes to let the paint soak into the paper.

 Lastly, using a squeegee, carefully scrape the shaving cream off of the paper egg. You've got your finished product!

 

Here's a fun twist on Easter eggs. Just paint some hard boiled eggs with 2 coats chalkboard paint for some fun eggs you can write on with chalk or colored pencils.

(Taken from: parenting.com)

Here's a fun art project from meaningfulmama.com your kids are sure to love. Just take a snapshot with a blank background, turn it into black and white on your computer and crop it into a square. Print out 4 copies and let your kids take markers to them in different color combinations. Glue them together on a bigger surface, such as posterboard. Now you have your own masterpiece!

Here's a fun and frugal way to make art supplies. Just start saving bottle caps and add foam stickers for some great stamps to use with washable kids paint and blank paper for hours of fun!

(Taken from: funfamilycrafts.com)