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Welcome to my kids craft page.
Some of these crafts you will
need your parents help with!
PLEASE BE CAREFUL & HAVE FUN!
NEW CRAFTS *******NEW CRAFTS ******NEW CRAFTS!
BUBBLE SOLUTION
1/4 cup Dishwashing Detergent
2 cups water
1 tbsp. glycerin
Pitcher or bowl with lid
Spoon
Directions:
Using spoon, mix dishwashing detergent, water and glycerin together in
pitcher or bowl.
Use like you would use regular bubble soap.
Seal tightly to store.
Tips:
For pretty, colored bubbles, add a few drops of food coloring
to bubble
soap. Just be sure to only use these outside in the grass,
as they
could
mark pavement.
This recipe easily doubles or triples for a classroom.
BIRD FEEDERS
Milk Carton Feeders
Materials Needed:
Half gallon or pint milk cartons
Scissors
Stapler or masking tape
Yarn Optional:
Permanent markers
Fabric paints
Shelf paper
Directions:
1. Tape or staple the top of the milk carton closed.
2. Cut an archway opening on one side of the carton.
Make the opening about the height of the milk carton.
3. Poke a hole at the top of the milk carton.
Take about 12 inches of
yarn
and thread it through the hole, tying a knot at the top.
4. Decorate with markers, paint or paper if desired. Fill with birdseed or
fruit.
Then find the perfect spot in your backyard to hang it.
Enjoy.
Shoe Box Lid Feeder
Materials needed:
Shallow shoe box lid
Yarn
Clear contact paper
Hole punch Optional:
Markers
Paint
Stickers
Directions:
1. Decorate the entire lid with your favorite colors.
2. Cover the lid completely with clear contact paper to keep the rain
out.
3. Punch two holes at each end of the box lid. Lace a long piece of yarn
through the holes, then pull the yarn up on opposite sides of the lid and
tie to make secure.
4. Fill with birdseed, fruit or dry cereal. Then hang to
enjoy.
Milk Jug Feeders
Materials Needed:
Half gallon or gallon milk jug
Scissors or knife
Yarn
Stickers
Two 3-inch sticks Optional:
Permanent markers
Fabric paints
Directions:
1. Cut out a 4-inch-square opening on two sides of the jug.
Poke a small
hole under each opening and insert a stick for the birds to stand on.
2. Decorate with stickers, markers or fabric paints.
3. Tie about a 12-inch piece of yarn around the handle,
then tie the
ends
together to make a loop.
4. Fill with birdseed and hang your new bird feeder outside to
enjoy.
Pine Cone Feeders
Materials needed:
1 large pine cone
Peanut butter
Birdseed
Yarn
Butter knife
Directions:
1. Cover your work area with newspapers.
2. Using the butter knife, spread the entire pine cone
with peanut
butter,
then roll in birdseed.
3. Tie a 12-inch piece of yarn around the bottom of the pine cone.
4. Hang outside and count how many days it takes for the birds to eat it
all.
Great Ideas for Things to Put in Your Bird Feeders
1. Mixed birdseed
2. Sunflower seeds
3. Fruit — pieces of apples, bananas, pears or grapes.
Also try raisins soaked in water.
4. Peanuts and peanut butter.
5. Dry cereal or bread crumbs
VOLCANO
SUPPLIES YOU'LL NEED:
A Jar
Small
Plate
Vinegar
Spoon
Modeling Clay
Baking Powder
Red Food
Coloring
You should do this experiment on a plastic sheet or a table
cloth to prevent a mess.
1. Place your open jar in the center of the
plate.
2. Form the clay up the sides of the jar, and mold it to look like
a mountain.
3. Fill the jar about halfway with baking soda and add 4 or 5
drops of red food coloring.
4. Carefully add seceral spoonfuls of vinegar
to the jar one spoonful at a time.
5. Now watch your volcano erupt! The
"lava" should spill over the top and run down the mountainside!
HOW IT
WORKS
Just like in a carbonated drink, the bubbles in your volcano built
up and escaped through the top of the jar. The bubbles are filled with a gas
called carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a chemical reaction between the
alkali in the baking soda and the acid in the vinegar.
WEATHER STATION
THERMOMETER & BAROMETER
SUPPLIES YOU'LL NEED:
2 Long
Neck soft Drink Bottles
Modeling Clay
Masking Tape
A Clear
Straw
A Pen
Tall Drinking Glass
Food Coloring
THERMOMETER
1.
Fill one bottle with water, and a few drops of food coloring.
2. Put a
thin strip of masking tape on one end of the straw and mark it with short
lines about 1/4 inch apart.
3. Insert the straw into the bottle and mold
the clay at the top to seal the straw in place. The straw should almost
touch the bottom of the bottle.
Let the bottle sit until the water level
in the straw stops changing. Check the room temperature on a thermostat, and
notice the water level in the straw. Move the bottle to a colder room and
watch the change in the water level of the straw. You can also set the
bottle in a pan of warm or cold water, and watch the level.
HOW IT
WORKS
Just like a real thermometer, the liquid in your bottle expands
when heated or cooled. This change causes the water to move up or down in
the straw as the temperature goes up or downBAROMETER
1. Fill the
glass about 1/2 full with water.
2.Turn the bottle upside down and put it
into the glass, so the neck of the bottle is not touching the bottom of the
glass.
3. Put a piece of tape on the glass and mark it with a series of
lines.
Check the glass everyday to see how the water level changes in the
neck of the bottle.
HOW IT WORKS
When the air pressure is high the air
presses down on the water in the glass, pushing it into the neck of the
bottle. This usually happens when the weather is going to be nice. When the
air pressure drops, the level of the water in the neck of the bottle lowers.
This is often the sign of a storm on the way.
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