We are getting ready for School. We made crepe paper flower pencil topper. It is so simple to make and it is beautiful! Materials needed : 1. Crepe paper 2. Pencil 3. Glue 4. Scissors Method: 1. Take 10 to 15 inches of crepe paper. 2. Fold them three to four times. 3. Make fringes at one …
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After we made our corn husk dolls, I was looking for opportunities to use the corn husks. On a sunny afternoon, we made a corn husk sun. It took us 10 minutes to set up and make. Materials needed: 1. Paper plate 2. Corn husks 3. Tempera paint 4. Paint brush 5. Hot glue gun Method: 1. …
Notan is a Japanese word for “light and dark”. We made Notan art using black and white paper and contrasting colored papers. Both of them turned out good. Materials needed: 1. Construction papers 2. Scissors 3. Glue 4. Pencil Method: 1. Take 2 papers in contrasting colors. For our first work, we took black and white. One …
Paper Mache projects are little messy but kids love to do them (of course, kids and messy go together!). We had made paper mache bowl earlier which can be used as a gift for any occasion! We used the same paper mache technique to make ladybug. It is an easy craft for kids of all …
Suncatcher is becoming our favorite as it is simple but fun enough for both my eight year old and three year old to work together. It is difficult to find projects which they both enjoy. They both love suncatchers. We made this beautiful suncatcher for Mothers day. Materials needed: (affiliation links are used) 1. Contact paper …
Spring is here! Isn’t exciting? Though winter was not bad in California this year, we were waiting for Spring to come. I have seen a thin purple flower in bushes in the street. I searched for the name but could not find one! If anybody know the name, please let me know. We made those …
We made this huge pencil for the end of year gift for my daughter’s teacher. This recycled pencil is made from a pringles box. The inspiration for this project is from Glue Sticks and Tape. The tutorial called for circle cutter, paper crimper which we do not have. So we modified the procedure but the pencil …
When I was young, I learnt a very simple procedure to make this paper purse from my grandmother. I used to make for my younger cousins and they all loved carrying their purses. I taught my daughter how to make this purse. Materials needed: 1. Construction paper 2. Scissors 3. Glue 4. Yarn or ribbon …
Crepe paper flowers are beautiful. We tried a very simple method to make them. After we used the store brought artificial flowers for our flower hair clips, the stems and leaves were waiting for us to make them some flowers. We used those for attaching our crepe paper flowers. If they were not available, I would …
My grandma is very crafty and she was the one who introduced me to paper crafts, crochet, origami etc during my summer vacations. I forgot almost all of them :-(. I remember this simple flower procedure as I have used them for many decorations. Materials needed : 1. Construction paper – White would have been …