7-8 years

Coffee filter flowers

Coffee filter flowers Valentines day classroom idea

Coffee filter flowers are very simple to make and they look beautiful. We inserted a lollipop in the middle to make it more presentable for Valentine’s day. Materials needed:    1. Coffee filters 2. Crayola Watercolor 3. Lollipop 4. Tape Method :    1. Color the coffee filters with watercolor. The color of the filter …

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Aluminium foil stained painting ideas

Aluminium foil stained glass painting

We had used Aluminium foil to create these beautiful flowers earlier. For the flowers, we had used tacky glue to create and raise the flowers. When my daughter asked me for aluminum foil art again,  I wanted to raise the design through some other way. When I started the project, I did not know how …

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Watercolor ideas for kids

Exploring watercolor techniques

One afternoon when my daughter asked for a project, I thought of doing a watercolor project as I had not  planned anything. Watercolor projects give satisfaction and do not require ample planning. But one painting led to another and in no time we started exploring various techniques. Affiliation links are used. Materials needed: 1.Watercolor paper …

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Construction paper purse idea for kids

Construction paper purse

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 …

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flower painting ideas with kids

Paper flower stamping

My elder daughter wanted to do flower printing, when she saw my toddler’s toilet roll flower printing. Considering her age, we did rolled paper flower printing. Materials needed: 1. Construction papers 2. Scissors 3. Tempera paint  Method: 1.Cut the construction paper lengthwise to 3 to 4 pieces. The width of the paper does not matter. …

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Dot to dot activity ideas for kids

Bleach dot to dot marker paintings

Whenever my toddler wants to paint, my first choice is dot to dot markers. We had done bleaching effect in watercolor with lemon juice and vinegar in the past. Why not, combine both?  Tried the bleaching effect in our favorite dot to dot markers. It got bleached away with ordinary water. So cool. We tried …

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