Box Board & Cardboard Tube Sculptures
Painted with Food Coloring!
It makes a great watercolor
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
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.
Friday, April 24, 2020
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
Thursday, April 23, 2020
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!
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
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!
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
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
Monday, April 20, 2020
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
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Thursday, April 16, 2020
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
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
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
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
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!
Monday, April 13, 2020
Friday, April 10, 2020
Thursday, April 9, 2020
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