February 23, 2017

Chewbacca Puppet craft

Chewbacca Puppet Craft

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  • Supplies
    • Black and White Construction Paper
    • Kwik Stix/Thin Stix
    • Brown Paper Bag
    • Scissors
    • Glue

  • Directions
    1. Paint the brown paper bag to create Chewbacca's fur.
    2. Next, make Chewbacca's sash using black and white construction paper.
    3. To add more detail to the sash, use black and white Thin Stix, crayons, or colored pencils.
    4. Now you can create Chewbacca's eyes and nose using the black construction paper. Cut out three circles that you can use for both eyes and his nose.
    5. Cut out a few white triangles and glue them under the fold of the bag for Chewbacca's teeth.
    6. Finally, draw in a few lines to show a little detail in Chewbacca's fur.


May The Force Be With You!







February 16, 2017

President Lincoln & Washington Toilet Paper Roll Craft

President Lincoln & Washington Toilet Paper Roll Craft

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  • Supplies:
    • Two Toilet Paper Rolls
    • Kwik Stix/Thin Stix
    • Googly Eyes
    • Glue
    • Construction Paper
    • Cotton Stuffing

  • Directions:
    1. Paint your George Washington toilet paper tube ALL dark blue and let dry. Paint your Lincoln toilet paper tube ALL black and let dry.
    2. Use a flesh colored paint (or paper) to paint on a face on each president.
    3. For your Lincoln toilet paper tube, paint a white "V" under the face for his shirt. For Washington, paint a white collar as you see above with some squiggly lines below and fill them in to represent the frill of his shirt.
    4. Using a small dab of glue or glue dots, add a pair of mini googly eyes to each president.
    5. Paint a thin smile on each president.
    6. Accessorize Lincoln! For his beard you can glue on small pieces of yarn or cut a squiggly piece of paper like we did for his beard. For his hat, you'll just need one black circle, and a piece of black paper rolled up and taped! Attach the hat together with glue and lay on the top of the toilet paper tube. Now he's complete!
    7. Accessorize Washington! All he needs is a big wad of cotton stuffing placed inside the top of his "head" and flowing out for his wig!



Happy President's Day!

February 9, 2017

Heart Shaped Ninja Turtle Craft

Heart Shaped Ninja Turtle Craft

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  • Supplies:
    • Colored Construction Paper
    • Kids Safety Scissors
    • Glue
    • Hole Puncher
    • Black Sharpie

  • Directions
    1. Cut a number of green hearts along with strips of colorful paper for the masks.
    2. Punch a number of giant eyes with a circle hole puncher (you could also use googly eyes, if you have them).
    3. Glue the masks onto each of the turtles.
    4. Glue smaller strips of paper to the back to represent the mask's knots.
    5. Add a couple giant eyes and your Ninja Turtle is complete!


Happy Valentine’s Day!!

February 2, 2017

DIY: Pool Noodle Race Track

DIY: Pool Noodle Race Track

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  • Supplies:
    • Pool Noodle
    • Serrated Knife
    • Toothpicks
    • Nose pliers
    • Cardstock
    • Glue
  • Directions:
      1. Cut the noodle in half with a serrated knife (one side than the other side).
      2. Once the noodle has been cut, lay the pieces on the ground side by side.
      3. Insert the toothpicks where the two halves of the foam noodles touch each other.
      4. Use as many toothpicks as you need to hold the noodle tracks tightly together.
      5. Then, with a need nose pliers, clip the ends of the tooth picks flush to the noodle.
      6. Finally, you are ready to decorate your track! Use the cardstock to create race flags to go along the track, as well as, your start and finish line.


On Your Mark...Get Set...Go!!


January 26, 2017

Cupcake Liner Octopus

Cupcake Liner Octopus
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Materials:
  • Purple cupcake liner (or any color you would like)
  • Blue sheet of cardstock paper
  • Purple cardstock paper
  • 2 large googly eyes
  • Cheerios
  • Glue
  • Scissors
  • Kwik Stix
Directions:
  1. Start by cutting out 8 Octopus tentacles from your purple cardstock paper. They should be roughly the width of a Cheerio.
  2. Glue your purple cupcake liner and tentacles onto the blue cardstock paper.
  3. Cut a mouth out of the pink cardstock paper and then glue it onto your Octopus
  4. Next, glue on the googly eyes!
  5. Add spots of glue to the tentacles so that you can add the Cheerios.
  6. To finish your Octopus project, use Kwik Stix to add waves and different under the sea friends around your Octopus!


Life is better under the sea!

January 19, 2017

Popsicle Stick Minions

Popsicle Stick Minions
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Materials:
  • Popsicle sticks
  • Glue
  • Yellow Kwik Stix
  • Scissors
  • Black/Gray/White Cardstock
Directions:
  1. The first step is to assemble the base of your minions. To do this, glue your popsicle sticks together to look like a fence. Set this aside for 20-30 minutes to let it dry completely.
  2. Next, paint the front of the popsicle sticks with the yellow KwikStix.
  3. Now cut out the cardstock embellishments to bring the minion pieces to life.
  4. To finish up your minion, glue on the cut out paper embellishments and let it all dry completely!


January 12, 2017

Gluten Free Popcorn Ball Treat

Gluten Free Popcorn Balls
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The easiest popcorn balls ever! Easy as 1-2-3!

Ingredients:
  • 6 cups of popped popcorn
  • 3 tbsp. of butter
  • 1 (8 oz) package of marshmallows

Directions:
  1. Melt the butter in a pan and add the marshmallows.
  2. Take off the stove and add the popped popcorn.
  3. Stir.
  4. Let the mixture sit until it is cold to the touch.
  5. Butter up your hands and form the popcorn balls.
  6. Enjoy!



January 5, 2017

Paper Plate Elephant

Paper Plate Elephant
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Materials:
  • Paper Plate
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • White Paper
  • Black Marker
  • KwikStix
Directions:
  1. First, cut the paper plate to look like the image above.
  2. Paint each part with any color Kwik Stix you would like.
  3. Using the white paper and black marker, cut out and create two eyes then glue them in the upper area of the center piece of the plate.
  4. Finally, use the last portion of the plate that was not used to create a trunk for your elephant!