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Kids in Art

Here are a few art things we put on the summer calendar this year.  The summer is basically over and we've only done 2, but I already have the supplies for the others so I'll keep you posted! 

Make Soap(can buy a kit to help)

Loom and Hook to make potholders

Sticky Mosaics (kits at craft stores)

Beaded Shapes (You can buy the the shapes and beads separately or as a kit.  I don't remember exactly what they are called, but you place the tiny beads onto the shape and then iron them which fuses the beads together.

Paint by number (kits)

Decoupage

Obviously I am a fan of kits because I am not very artistic so I need instructions!  There are tons of other ideas on the web and my kids LOVE when I get out art type stuff. 

Here is an art project my 4 year old did and he really enjoyed doing it and eating it!
Tortilla Chip Pumpkins:

What you need:  Soft corn tortillas, 1/4 C vegetable or olive oil, salt, pastry brush or paint brush, pumpkin shaped cookie cutters (with the face - I got a set at Hobby Lobby for 1.99), small bowl, cookie sheet, and 1 red and 1 yellow food coloring.

Use the cookie cutters to cut out the pumpkin shapes from the tortillas.  Pour oil into small bowl and add 2 drops each of the red and yellow food coloring.  Wait a few minutes and then stir to blend the food coloring.  Dip the brush in the oil and paint both sides of each cut out until well coated.  Place chips on ungreased cookie sheet and sprinkle with salt.  Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.

They were DELICIOUS hot out of the oven!

Juice Box Mummies (Age 4 and up)
from Kaboose.com


What you'll need:

  • Empty cardboard juice box container
  • 2 tablespoons rice
  • Fold top sandwich bag
  • Tape
  • Black and white construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • 2 medium wiggle eyes
  • White craft glue

How to make it:

  1. Cut open the top of the juice box container, rinse and dry thoroughly. Place rice inside sandwich bag. Roll up the bag and secure with tape. Place bag of rice inside juice box and tape the top closed.
  2. Cut a piece of black construction paper, large enough to cover the top half of the front of the juice box. Glue it in place.
  3. Tear white construction paper into strips and glue them around the box, leaving a small section of the black paper visible for the eyes.
  4. Use white craft glue to attach two wiggle eyes to the black paper.

Tips:

  1. Instead of rice, use sand or pebbles, enough to add some weight to the box so that it does not fall over.
  2. Construction paper is available in large packages at your local discount department store.
  3. A glue stick works better than white craft glue for a smooth, flat finish.
Hands and Feet Turkey Craft
(from Kaboose.com)

What you'll need:

  • Construction paper in brown, tan, orange, red, yellow and white
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Wiggle eyes (optional)

How to make it:

Making Your Hands-and-Feet Turkey
Step 1 - Trace the child's hands and feet
  1. Trace two feet (with shoes on) on brown construction paper.
  2. Trace two hands on tan construction paper.
  3. Trace two hands on red construction paper.
  4. Trace two hands on orange construction paper.
  5. Trace one hand on yellow construction paper.
Step 2 - Cut out all the pieces
Step 3 - Make the Body
Put the two feet tracings together to make the turkey body and head, placing the heels together one on top of another, and spreading the bottoms apart as in the illustration. Glue.
Cut two feet out of the orange scraps, then cut a diamond shape for the beak. Draw the eyes on white paper and cut them out, or use wiggle eyes. Make the wattle out of red construction paper. Glue each piece onto the body as shown.
Step 4 - Attach the tail
Glue the red, orange, and yellow construction paper hands behind the brown body to make the tail.
Step 5 - Wings
Position the two tan hands on either side of the body to make the turkey's wings and glue them in place.
You're Done!
Enjoy your decoration. Be sure to put the date on the back, so that in future years you'll be able to know when it was made.
Have fun making a whole flock of turkeys—or enjoy making a turkey each year to chart how much your child has grown.

Paper Monsters!
You will need:  patterned paper, cardboard/posterboard, glue, scissors, black pen or marker

1.  Glue patterned paper onto a piece of this cardboard (I used posterboard).  Draw a shape for a body and cut it out.
2.  Glue on eyes, a mouth, and teeth.   Draw black lines around the eyes and add eyebrows and eyelashes.  You can use the googly eyes that are available at craft stores, you can draw on eyes, or you can cut out eyes from other paper.
3.  Make 2 small cuts at the bottom of the body.  Fold the end parts forward to make feet.  Then, fold the middle part back to make the monster stand up.  Here is a pic of 2 we did!

I included some pictures of other monster ideas on my post of this - just click on the art link and you will find it from 9/20/11.

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