Summer Fun 101 » Crafts

Artwork Calendar

Goaskmom — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:02:30 +0000

Card Stock with a calendar printed on one side by month. You can do a school year calendar – August through July, or jump ahead and get ready for next year.

Hole punch

Rings to hold the calendar together (see picture below)

Craft supplies

Instructions:

Punch two holes at the top of each month. Punch another hole in the center at the bottom of the page. This hole will be for hanging the calendar. You’ll also need one blank sheet of paper for your first month’s art project.

Choose an art project for each month. The project should lay pretty flat. Projects should not be fragile, and should not be easily damaged. Glue should be permanent. Our projects are shown to the right, and the images are thumbnails; if you click on them, a larger picture will pop up.

Attach the art projects to the calendar. IMPORTANT!! In order to make sure you glue the projects to the right spot, lay the calendar out before you glue anything on!! I’ve put the wrong picture over the wrong month, and attached pictures upside down.

Assemble the calendar, and use the rings to hold it together.

Note: The calendar at the left was made with cardstock and rings. The calendar at the right is a blank calendar that we purchased.

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Feed the Birds a Bagel

Goaskmom — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:28:43 +0000

Supplies:

Bagel
Peanut Butter
Cereal or Birdseed
String

Instructions:

Put the string through the hole in the bagel.

Spread peanut butter onto the bagel.

Stick cereal or birdseed into the peanut butter.

Hang the birdfeeder in a tree. Make sure it is hanging near a branch so the birds can reach it. Only hummingbirds can eat while flying!

How to Press Flowers

Goaskmom — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:15:02 +0000

Materials:

Thin flowers or leaves (see note)
Coffee filters
Several heavy books

Instructions:

Open one of the books, and lay the coffee filter on the middle of one page. Arrange your plants on the filter.

Close the book, and place several more books on top. Leave the flowers in the book for five days.

NOTE: If you are a beginner, when choosing flowers, pick those with few petals, such as pansies or Queen Ann’s lace.

Ideas for using dried flowers:

Place the flowers in a frame on a colored background for a beautiful picture. Use tweezers and carefully move the flowers.

To make a pressed flower notecard, use a toothpick to put a thin layer of glue on the back of your flower, and glue onto a blank card.

Summer Snow – Snowman Craft

Goaskmom — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:06:27 +0000

Supplies

1 Can foamy shaving cream
4 ounces of white glue
1 Medium (about 2 quart) size bowl
Foam brush, large paint brush, popsicle stick, or tablespoon
Colored Paper
Optional: Food Coloring, paper snowman accessories

Instructions:

Fill the bowl almost full of shaving cream. Mix in the glue. Use a brush or the back of a spoon to spread the ’snow’ onto the colored paper. Leave the project to dry. You’ll be amazed at the beautiful, snowy texture of the finished picture. If you want, glue on paper hat or scarf. Your snowman really does look just like snow, and it feels like it too – minus the cold!

Note:
Please make sure that shaving cream does not get into the eyes. Some shaving cream will bleach fabric.