Coffee Can Drum for kids

You will need:

• Aluminum coffee can with plastic lid( or any aluminium can of that size)
  
• 2 sheets yellow construction paper
• 1 sheet tan felt
• ½ sheet magenta felt
• Magenta yarn
• 1 rubber band
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• White craft glue
• 2 wooden dowels
• 2 small foam balls
• Blue yarn

How to make it:

1. Remove lid from coffee can and set aside for a later step.
2. Cover the side of the can with yellow construction paper. Use glue stick to apply glue all over construction paper then press on to the coffee can.
3. Using the white craft glue, “draw” diagonal lines onto the yellow construction paper. Start at the bottom, go up at a slant to the top, and then go down from there at a slant, creating a triangle. Continue this pattern all the way around the can.
4. Using magenta colored yarn, follow the glue lines and apply to the can. Do not cut the yarn into pieces; simply follow the lines, gently pressing the yarn into the glue as you go. Cut only once at the end.
5. Lay tan felt on the work surface.
6. Pipe white glue around and on the top of the plastic lid.
7. Place the plastic lid upside down in the center of the tan felt.
8. Use scissors to trim around the plastic lid, leaving a 1-2” border.
9. Place the felt-covered plastic lid onto the coffee can and secure.
10. Wrap the rubber band around the coffee can, securing the tan felt border to the side of the can. Gently pull the felt tight so that the top is smooth.
11. Cut two ½-inch wide strips from the magenta felt, enough to go around the coffee can at the bottom as well as at the top, around the tan felt, covering the rubber band. Glue in place with white craft glue.
12. To make the drumsticks, gently insert the end of a dowel into the foam ball. If you press too hard and the dowel goes through, just glue it back together.
13. Remove the dowel, and then add some white glue to the hole. Reinsert the dowel.
14. Cover the foam ball with white glue and wrap blue yarn around it until the ball is completely covered.
    
15. Put some glue on the dowel just below the ball and wrap some excess yarn around it. Trim and smooth in place with your fingers, be sure the end of the yarn isn’t sticking out.
16. Allow everything to dry before playing your new drum!
    

Tips:

• To take this project to the next level, have a parent poke a hole on each side of the coffee can before you begin. After pasting on the construction paper, find the holes and poke through, then thread a long piece of cord or yarn through both sides to create a band to go around your neck. Secure the ends by tying then together inside the can then complete the project.
• The colors chosen for this project are optional; make your drum personal by choosing your own colors.
• Be absolutely sure that you allow the project to dry completely (overnight is best) before playing your drum. If you don’t allow enough time, the drumsticks may fall apart.

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Hand Printing- Using PoP

Make a handprint of your child using Plaster of Paris. You can hang this cute decoration on the wall. It is fun botth for the parents and the kids

Materials required;
Plaster of Paris
Large plastic bowl (like a big cheese spread container) and stirrer (any old wooden stick)
An aluminum plate or a plastic lid
A large paper clip
Disposable plastic gloves
Permanent marker

Method:
1.This is a messy craft - wear old clothes and work outside if possible. Have an adult mix the plaster of Paris. Before starting, collect a large container to mix the plaster in and a wide container (like an aluminum plate or a plastic lid) to mold the handprint in.
2.Have an adult mix a small amount of Plaster of Paris with water in a sturdy container (a disposable plastic container is the easiest) - the plaster should be stiff but creamy. Do not mix the plaster with your hands - use a stick as a stirrer. Wear plastic gloves to protect your hands. Do not breathe in the plaster dust.
3.Pour the plaster into the flat container. Have the child quickly make a handprint (or a footprint) in the plaster. Wash the child's hand immediately afterwards (prolonged exposure to plaster can burn the skin).
4.Before the Plaster of Paris hardens, push a partly unfolded paper clip into the plaster (this is how you will hang it on the wall) - or use a straw to make a hole in the plaster. The plaster will be completely dry in about a day, but you can take it out of the molding container after about 20 minutes.
5.Don't forget to write the name of the child, the date, and the age of the child on the plaster using a permanent marker.. Happy printing

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Paper Craft- Paper Plate fish

This easy-to-make fish is a cute craft that is made from a single paper plate.

Materials required:
Paper plate
Scissors
Glue (or tape or a stapler)
Googly eyes (optional)
Crayons, paint or Sketch pens

Method:
Cut a wedge out of a paper plate. The wedge will be the fish's tail; the hole will be the fish's mouth.

Glue (or use tape or a stapler) the tail to the end of the fish. Glue a googly eye on the fish (glue on two eyes if you want a flounder) or simply draw eye(s).

Color in the fish, drawing scales, lips, and so on.
For an extra touch, make a tiny fish (use the same instructions as above, but start with a tiny circle made from construction paper). Hang the tiny fish from the large fish's mouth using a short piece of thread.

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Greeting Card Making

Its time to reet people in innivative ways. A fusion of trditional and modern techniques guarntees u card which the recipient will think twice before keeping asidde, once read. Moreover when u gift someone dear with a card made by ur self it will bring immense happiness and satisfaction to both u and the reciever. It is also cost effective.

Materials required:
Card board
Velvet paper (colour of ur choice)
Aluminium Sheet
Fevicol/white glue
Glass colours(solvent based)

Method:
First, cut the cardbord-2Pcs of the same size to form both parts of the card
Then cut the velvet paper 3cms. bigger then the 2 cardboard pices to cover them.
Cover the cardboard with the velvet paper using fevicol
Draw any design, here I am explaining about how to decorate the card with tribal motifs, which are easy to do by any body, on the Aluminium sheet with a marker /lead pencil and cut it along the outline using sharp scissors.
Stick the design on the covered cardboard with fevicol. This will be the front piece of the greeting card.
Colour parts of the Al uminium forms using glass colours and glass outliner. Cut an aluminium square piece and stick it inside the card to write the suitable greeting
Make holes in both top and bottom boards and pass colour ful thin lace or embroidary thread thru them and put a Knot to secure the card in place. Greet away. Happy card making. Hope this will give u all some idea about card making and make u indulge in card making.

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Decorating the coconut

The coconut is considered very aspicious and many a time worshipped. While leaving from from their respective homes, the Bride & thr Groom both clasp this coconut in their palms, till the marriage venue. This is done to avoid any obstacle on their path to the marriage venue. This coconut can be decorated to give it a different look. This kind of decoration was done in one of my friend's wedding and I was really taken by it.Then I learnt the procedure. Like to share with u all

Materials required:

Coconut - 1

Bandhini cloth or any colourful cloth

Fevicol

Lace

Chamkis

decorative glass pieces

scissors

Method:

1. Wrap the bandhini cloth aroung the coconut and fasten it using fevicol or fevibond

2.Stick a thick golden lace across the lenght of the coconut using fevicol or fabric glue

3. Make small pieces of a thin golden decorative lace and stick using fevicol in the middle of the coconut to form a "swastik" or "om".

4. Decorate by sticking mirrors and chamkis on the decorated coconut.

Let all the decorative material se for 10 mins , then apply slight pressure for 10 seconds on each to ensure that it sticks well.

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Floral Table centre piece

Centre pieces that adorn the tables are an essential part of all cristian wedding receptions. You can find various types of table adornments, from floral to glass to plain candles. Here we have tried to give the procedure for making a floral table centre piece, that can be used to decorate even our tables at home.

Materials required:

3-D outliner-gold

Small drinking glass

Glass colour- any colour

candle

thermocol

fresh flowers(roses)

fevicol

flower arrangement foam

Glitter

Method:

1. Paint some designs in swirls with the 3-D Gold outliner on the mini glasses and leave it to dry

2. Then paint a border just under the edge of the gold outliner with your choice of glass colour. Let the paint flow down in streaks alongside the glasses to create a design. Let them dry.

3. Use a sponge and dab some paper glitter on the glasses randomly as well as along the edge of the thermacol circles. Paint the rest of the circle with acrylic perl white and leave it to dry.

4. Place a small candle into the glass and place the glass on the thermocol circle.

5. Cut the flowers

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Vegetable Printing -Potatoes

Print Making
For Making Potato Prints
You'll need
Potatoes
Poster paint - different colours
Paper,
cardboard
PencilKnife
Method:
1. Cut potatoes in half or thirds.
2. Draw desired design onto potato with the pencil.
3. Young children can carve their whole design with the pencil but if more detail is preferred, an adult needs to cut around the pencil outline.
4. Place paint in tray or paper plate in a thin layer.5. Press potato design into paint and firmly press onto paper for impression.Don't have Paint ????Coloring with marker onto the potato works as well although it produces a lighter effect.
Mom's Tip: Practice a couple of times to get the feel for how much paint you want on your print.To accomplish a textured effect try letting layers dry and adding prints on top in different colors.

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Glass printing -Fun for kids

Glass printing - without glass! You can produce some great effects and have a lot of fun with this Art Attack! You will need:
Sticky back plastic
Acrylic paint
Card
Paper
Tissue
Scissors

First take a piece of card and draw the picture that you want to turn into a print onto it.This is what is turned into what printers call a "plate", that you print with.

Take the sticky back plastic and peel off the backing. Stick the piece of card with the design onto the plastic.

Cut off all the excess plastic around the edges or fold them around the back. You'll be left with something like this. This is the printing plate!

The idea is to print one colour at a time. Do all of one colour before you move onto the next. Take a paintbrush, put loads of paint on it and then get painting! Use thick acrylic paint for this. Try to keep within the lines of the design.

Take a sheet of paper that's the same size as the card. Line it up with the bottom edge of the paper.Press your printing plate (the card with your design and plastic cover) down firmly.

When you lift it off, you'll be left with a print. Leave this to dry and wipe your plate clean with some damp tissue.

Then pick the next colour.Again, paint all the areas of that colour. If you remember to line the plate up with the bottom edge of the paper, you'll always get the print in roughly the right place.

Keep going in this way: painting on a single colour, printing it onto the paper and then wiping the plate clean.Once the paint is dry you can go onto the next colour.

When you've finished you'll get something that looks like this. Even if some of the colours overlap it looks good because it adds to the printing effect. You can add some final touches with pen once it's all dry. Try it yourself!

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Crafts for Kids - Make a dough faces

Let your imagination run wild - make the craziest and scariest face you can think of, using just dough and a bit of paint.

You will need:

Two cups of plain flour
One cup of salt
One cup of water
A mixing bowl
Card or newspaper
Poster or acrylic paint
PVA glue
An oven. Get an adult to help you!

Method:

* To make a dough face you'll need dough!You'll need two cups of plain flour, one cup of salt and one cup of water to make it. Start by pouring these ingredients into a bowl.

* Next - the messy bit!Use your hands to knead the mixture together. This may take a little while.

* You should end up with a sticky ball like this.If the mixture is too dry add a little more water. Or if it's too wet then add more flour.

* Take about one third of the dough ball and put it to one side. You'll need it later!

* Now put a piece of card or newspaper down to protect the surface you're working on.Throw the ball of dough at the surface so that it lands with a splat!

* Press the dough down with the palm of your hand, so that it's fairly flat.

*Now you need to turn the splat into a face. To do so, you'll need the dough that you put aside earlier. Start to mould the face by poking two holes where the eyes should be, and one for the mouth.

*You can even pull up a nose! Next, add details by using the leftover dough.Add eyeballs, and make sausage shapes for eyebrows and lips.

*Mould and sculpt with your fingers to make crazy expressions and funny shapes.

*You can even use a pencil to indent dots in the eyes and the nostrils! Then you can keep pulling it, twisting it or squeezing it into any expression you want.When you're satisified, you might get something that looks like this!

* For the final stages, you'll need to dry it out. The best way to do this is to get an adult to help you and bake it in an oven at a low heat.Use gas mark 1, or 50°C, for a few hours until the dough goes hard.After you've left it to cool for a bit it will be rock hard and look something like this.

* Then you can paint it whichever way you like - the sillier the better!How about blue for the face? Acrylic paint is good for this - but you can use poster paint if you want to.

*Silver for the eyes and eyebrows, maybe?You don't have to use realistic colours because it all adds to the crazy effect.

* When you've painted the whole thing and it's dry, give it a coat of PVA glue all over.Make sure you get into all of those nooks and crannies.

*The PVA glue dries clear and gives it a great varnished effect. It also strengthens the dough.When you've finished you should end up with something like this. Here I have given glue finishing instead of clear varnish , as it is not advisable for kids to handle such things, glue is always a safe one than a varnish

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