Fun Craft Projects To Do With Your Kids

WHAT YOU NEED:

• T-Shirt- White and other light colors work the best
• Fabric Paints
• Scissors
• Paper
• A shape or design in mind
• Pencil
• Piece of cardboard that is bigger than your design

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Lay your T-Shirt out on a clean table top.Place the piece of cardboard on the inside of the shirt. This is important. It helps the paint not seep through the front part of the shirt to the other side.
2. After you have decided on a design or shape, draw it on a piece of paper the cut it out.
3. Put the fabric paint in medium size piles on a paper plate. Then you can put the eraser of the pencil in the paint.Make sure it is coated, but not dripping.
4. Place the dots of paint using the paint along the outside of the shape that you chose.
5. To give your shirt a more fun look, try using multiple colors. A rainbow effect would probly turn out super awesome looking.
6. After you are down put it up away from anything that may mess it up, and let dry.
7. Before washing it. Wear it for the day like normal. Then put it in the dryer for 15-20 mins before washing it. This helps the paint set in even more.
8. Enjoy

WHAT YOU NEED

1. Comic Books- You can go with the new bright comic books or the old faded ones. It really depends on the color you want to go with.
2. Scissors
3. Modge Podge- Matte or Glossy work fine.
4. Tin/Container

STEPS

• Choose which pages of the comic book that you are planning on putting on the Tin/Container.
• Use piece of scratch paper to measure out the shape of the container. You are going to use this to cut the actual comic book. You dont want to mess up the page in the process.
• Put scratch paper with measurements on top of the comic book and cut about 2 cm below it. This gives it enough space for you to place it on the tin/container.
• Using a paintbrush, put the modge podge or glue on the back of the comic page. Its better to do on the back of the actual page rather than the tin/container because you are less likely to rip the paper from adding too much. This often happens because it gets too heavy.
• Place the picture on the container or tin. Gently press the page against it to make sure its stuck in place. You dont want it going anywhere, and you dont want any bubbles forming.
• After its dry enough, you can use the paint brush to put the modge podge on the front of the paper. You need to make sure you do it completely bottom to top. This will make sure that it will stay attached to the tin/container. Otherwise the page might decide to peel off in the not to distant future.
• As long as you have done all of the above right, you should be set.
• Let dry and enjoy.

WHAT YOU NEED:

• Gloves
• Buttons
• Felt
• Glue
• Stuffing
• Thread & Needle
• Scissors

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Turn the glove inside out
2. Mark where you are planning on sewing
3. Decide how many legs you want your monster to have. Or if like in the above photo, your monster can have horns. If this is the case, then cut the two middle fingers of the glove off. Most of the monsters I have seen only have 4 legs. If you want the same, then you are going to need to cut off the thumb of the glove and sew the opening back up before moving on to the next step.
4. Next you will stuff the glove with the stuffing.
5. After stuffing, turn the cuff of the glove inwards inside the glove. Now you can sew the opening where the stuffing went, shut.
6. Try not to overstuff your glove.A fat monster may seem like a "cute" idea, but it also is more likely to be torn open out of nowhere.
7. Now its time to start adding on the felt pieces and buttons to make up the face. If you have not cut the felt into shapes yet, do this first.
8. Make sure to cut out a few circles for the eyes. White, yellow and lime green are good colors for the monsters "white of the eyes". Then you can sew on the buttons to finish the eyes. You also should use white felt for the teeth and some pink felt for the mouth.

WHAT YOU NEED:

• Empty Plastic Water Bottle or Glass Bottle-If you are looking for something that looks more expensive, then steer clear of thin plastic water bottles.

  
  

• Food Coloring
• Cooking Oil
• Water
• Alka Seltzer Tablets

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Fill the bottle 2/3 with the cooking oil. Pour water the rest of the way. Leave 1" open from the top. You an also do it the other way around. If you do the water first then the oil, you will be able to watch everything separate but you will have to wait for it separate completely before moving onto the next step.
2. Add several drops of the food coloring into the bottle.
3. Break the Alka-Seltzer into four pieces.
4. Add one of the pieces into the bottle and you can watch the lava lamp in action. You will need to put a tablet into the lava lamp everytime you want to watch it "do its thing".

WHAT YOU NEED:

• Container you plan on using for project
• Legos
• Super Glue
• Index Cards
• Markers

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Measure the lid of the container you are going to be using.Make sure that it matches up with the measurements of the large green lego piece.
2. Use the super glue to glue the green lego to the lid of the container. Let sit for a lil while.
3. Use markers to draw "lego goals" on the index cards. This helps your child by them looking at the photo and mimicking the drawing. You can also give do some sort of point system for each correct lego creation.
4. Now you are ready to get on the road with your lego kit! Have fun.

WHAT YOU NEED:

• Package of Jello or Kool Aid Mix- You can choose any, just make sure its unsweetened.
• Flour
• Water
• Salt
• Cream Of Tartar
• Cooking Oil
• Large Sauce Pan
• Tupperware Container
• Measuring Cup and Measuring Spoon

RECIPE:

• 1 cup Flour
• 1 cup Water
• 1/4 cup of salt
• 3 teaspoons of Cream of Tartar
• 1 Package of Jello or Koolaid mix
• 1 Tablespoon cooking oil

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Mix the dry ingredients into the large saucepan
2. Add the water slowly
3. Then stir over medium heat until the dough thickens
4. Put it on a surface that an handle the heat
5. Once cooled a bit, knead until it is at a temp to where your child is able to play with it.

You can put the edible playdough in a tupperware container and it should be able to stay fresh for about 6 months!