Friday, May 8, 2020

Box Board Ring Toss

Box Board Ring Toss
This is so simple!

*Draw an animal head on one side of a cereal box

*Draw 2 horns on the other side leaving room
to tape them on (a tab)

*Cut everything out*Tape the 2 horns together
(Double box board for more stability)

*You can just tape the horn on the front of the head
**This small step makes the horn much stronger:
Make a straight cut across the animal head,
insert the horn, tape it on the back. 

*Make rings out of paper plates, 
more box board, poster board, card stock or cardboard.  Just trace something round like a cup, bowl or roll of tape.
*Flowers are optional
These were made by folding a small square of paper corner to corner until it looks like a slice of pizza.  The open end is cut so that it looks like an ice cream cone
Think about other critters that would make a great ring toss game!

We played the Unicorn Ring Toss Game
and there was a lot of laughter.

You could attach it to the wall
We just held the Unicorn Head as a 2 person game
The person holding the head can help get the ring over the horn by moving around.  FYI - Paper plate rings really fly

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Recycled Plastic Spoon Puppets

Recycled Plastic Spoon Puppets

Am I the only one that runs plastic spoons through the dishwasher?
Today I made 2 of them into puppets



DIY Spinner Toy

DIY Spinner Toy

I used to make these when I was a kid.  You can use box board, cardboard, paper plate - even a button!


To make the Spinner just trace something round like a cup



*Cut the circles out.
(you may need to glue two circles together depending
on what you are making the spinner out of. I used a paper plate and glued 2 together)

*You need 2 holes in the center of the circle(s) for the string

*Color the circle(s)
*Loop the string through the holes and tie a knot. 
(measure string by stretching out both arms)



Wind up the string and pull to spin.
It takes a while to get going
Keep winding and spinning!



Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Cereal Box Puppet

Cereal Box Puppet

*Draw a line almost all the way around the middle of a small box. 
*Cut & fold.
*Draw right on the box or add some box board to the top & bottom.











Sunday, May 3, 2020

This Hippo Eats Sight Words

This Hippo Eats Sight Words

This is a Cereal Box
Turned inside out and taped back together
so I could draw on it with a black marker


Friday, May 1, 2020

A to Z Drawing Challenge

A to Z Drawing Challenge
This is so much fun with lots of giggles!

  The whole family helped to come up with an item for each letter of the alphabet.

26 Drawings on one page of the sketchbook.
Try it!