Box Board & Cardboard Tube Sculptures

Box Board & Cardboard Tube Sculptures

Painted with Food Coloring!

It makes a great watercolor

DIY Mini Projector!

DIY Mini Projector!

What you need:

or these alternatives

Draw little pictures, anything you like on the tape

 or bag or plastic wrap

*Shine the flashlight through the tube or cup

*Face a wall

*Depending on where you hold the flashlight this butterfly could be tiny or bigger than you!

Your own mini projector

 

Whale & Shark Clothespin Puppets

Whale & Shark Clothespin Puppets

Draw an animal or person.

Cut it out.

Tape the top of the mouth to the top of the clothespin and

tape the bottom of the mouth to the bottom of the clothespin.

Drawing Prompts 10 Days of Gratitude

Drawing Prompts 10 Days of Gratitude

DIY Air Dry Claydough

DIY Air Dry Claydough

Made white last night and color this morning.

This is so easy and the warm dough is sensory heaven!

Waiting for these to dry - will paint later

There is little to no mess involved

Cardboard Tube Buddy gets STEAMED

Cardboard Tube Buddy gets STEAMED!

Just add Bendy Straws

Draw a character

You need a head, 2 hands, 2 feet or 4 paws

Possibly a tail

This is a cat drawn on a spaghetti box

Trim the arm straws unless you want them to be extra long

Attach all the parts

Tape was used on this puppet

Pull on the legs to make the arms and head move

or just pull on one and the other leg will kick!

For Earth Day - More Cardboard Tube Buddies!

The cardboard tube buddies posted a few days ago were so popular!

Thank you for your interest

These recycled buddies are all nocturnal woodland creatures.

The trees are tubes too, along with some green paper.

All you need:  Scissors, green paper, tubes and a black marker

Make some buddies today!

Mood of the Day - Emoji Exchange

Pick the Mood of the Day with an Emoji Exchange

Supplies:

1. Box Board (Cereal, pasta, frozen yogurt box)

2.  A circle to trace (Cup or tape roll)

3.  Markers or something else to trace and draw with

*First trace a bunch of circles

*Then cut the circles out

*Fold one in half 

Cut along the folded line

*Use half as a guide to cut all the circles in half

Optional:  Keep one box to hold the Mood of the Day 

*Draw a bunch of emoji moods

*Eyes on the top half and mouths on the bottom half 

Have fun mixing and matching moods! 

Inspiration from:  @montessorikedisi

A Little Flashlight Fun

A Little Flashlight Fun

What you need:

1 White Paper

1 Black Paper

1 Gallon Size Plastic Bag

Scissors

Markers

Place the white paper in the bag

and draw on the outside of the bag

Wait for the marker to dry,

Take the white paper out of the bag

and put the black paper in

Draw a flashlight on the white paper

with a beam of light,

Cut it out and slide it into the bag

It is important to cite the source of ideas.  This was a Pin and the link to the source was incorrect.  A search uncovered another blog that cited it to an Instagram Handle.  The Instagram Handle did not result in similar images. 

Color Mixing Fun at Home

Color Mixing Fun at Home

What you need:

Milk

Liquid Dish Detergent

A Cotton Swab

Food Coloring

Shallow dish - paper plate works

How to:

Pour a little milk into the pan/plate

Squeeze some food coloring into the milk, around the edges

Put some Dish Detergent on the end of the swab

Hold the swab in the middle as shown in the video below

Don't let the cat help!

Magic Flowers - Just Add Water

Magic Flowers - Just Add Water

Put a little water in a shallow dish.  Cut flowers out of paper.

Fold all the petals in once toward the center of the flower.  Place them in the water and watch them open up.

Idea from:  handmadecharlotte.com

String, Paper, Pencil(s)

String, Paper, Pencil(s)

 Drop the string, trace the line of the string with a pencil

 Pick up the string and drop it again and again and again

 Color in all the spaces

Cardboard Tube Buddies

Cardboard Tube Buddies

Pencil, Marker & Cardboard Tube

Make some buddies today!

Found an idea photo on Pinterest.  Tracked it to this link: flickr

Special Drawing Agent

Special Drawing Agent Project

Gratitude Drawing Game

Gratitude Drawing Game

Options for this game.  Don't have a printer? 

1. Draw 6 rectangles.  Color each one a different color of the rainbow:  red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple.

2.  Cut them or tear them out.  Fold them in half, color inside.

3.  Put them in a bowl, mix them up and pick one out.  Match the color to the drawing prompts above.

4.  Draw!

Magic Drawing Hat!

Enjoy this Magic Drawing Hat Activity!

How about a little Time Travel Today

How about a little Time Travel Today

Poster Board House

There was a request to come up with an idea for using poster board.  There are so many things!  You could use a cereal box too.

Here is a house & fire house

 Inside of house

  Outside of house

 Inside of fire house

Outside of fire house