NOTE:: This crafts need to be done at least with adult supervision and may need adult help.
Flower
Pinwheel
Materials: Card stock, Scissors, Glue stick, Pencil with
eraser, Push pin, Bead (optional), and Crayons or markers (optional)
Directions:
Print out this flower pinwheel template on A4 or Letter size
card stock. To come up with a two-toned flower pinwheel, use different colors
of card stock for each page.
Cut out the template pieces.
Align the two template pieces such that the blades of the
first template are nested between those of the second template. Glue the
template pieces together at the center.
Without creasing the paper, bring each spoke towards the
center and glue the end in place. Continue until you have glued all spokes at the center. At
this point your pinwheel looks pretty much like a six-petal flower. Glue the paper circle at the center.
Carefully insert a push pin at the center of the pinwheel.
Wiggle the push pin around to make the hole a bit larger.
Push the pin onto the eraser of a pencil. Leave a small gap
between the paper and the eraser to allow the pinwheel to spin more freely.
If you want a longer handle, use a wooden dowel in place of a
pencil. Pushing the pin into the wood is a bit hard so make sure an adult does
this step. You will need to place a spacer (e.g. bead, button, or small piece
of drinking straw) between the paper and dowel to prevent the pin from going
through and through the dowel.
Finally, try blowing at the edges of the pinwheel to make it
spin. Loosen the pin a bit if the blades do not rotate well.
These flower pinwheels are great spring and summer projects.
Place them on the front porch, in the garden, or wherever it can catch a soft
breeze.
Beaded
Wind Chimes
Materials: Paper cup, Pipe cleaner, Strings, Big beads, Small bells, Metal shank button or metal washer, Drinking straws, Poster paint or acrylic paint, Paint brushes, Scissors,
and Hole punch
Directions:
Trim a paper cup to a height of approximately 2 to 3 inches.
Punch 4 evenly-spaced holes around the cup's mouth.
Paint the paper cup with poster paint and make your own
designs. You may even finger paint if you like.
*Use acrylic paint if the surface of your paper cup is glossy
or waxy.
Cut 4 equal lengths of string approximately 12 inches long.
Cut a 5th string that is 2 inches longer. Tie a small bell at the end of 4 of the strings. Set the 5th
string aside for the pendulum.
Cut drinking straws into ¾ to 1-inch long pieces. String beads and drinking straws through each of the 4
strings. Leave an allowance of 1.5 to 2 inches at the top of each string.
Attach the beaded strings around the painted paper cup by
securing the top end of each string around the punched-out holes.
To make the pendulum, trim a pipe cleaner to around 6 inches
and make a loop on one end.
Tie one end of the 5th string through the loop on the pipe
cleaner.
Attach a metal shank button or metal washer on the other end
of the string.
Punch a small hole at the center of the paper cup base.
Attach the pendulum to the wind chimes by inserting the end of
the pipe cleaner through the hole at the center of the paper cup. Pull all the
way through, the loop on the pipe cleaner serves as a stopper.
Check if the metal button or washer is at the same level as
the bells.
Loop the pipe cleaner on top to make the wind chimes' handle.
Hang the wind chimes where it can catch a soft breeze.
Clothespin
Dragonfly
Materials: Wooden clothespin, Colored paper
or clear transparency film, Poster paint
or acrylic paint, Wiggle eyes, White glue,
and Scissors
Black permanent
marker (optional)
Paint a wooden clothespin to make the dragonfly's body. You
can paint it with a single color or make a multi-colored dragonfly.
We've made two options for the
wings:
a.) See-through wings - Draw two
pairs of wings on transparency film (or any plastic sheet) using a permanent
marker. Draw lines that branch out from the center of the wings.
b.) Paper wings - Paper wings
would work just as well. You can easily make them by folding a piece of colored
paper in the middle. Draw one top and one bottom wing along the folded edge of
the paper.
Cut out the wings.
You can leave the see-through
wings unpainted if you wish to make clear dragonfly wings. However, you can add
a tinge of color by painting it with a colored glue mixture. Place a small
amount of clear liquid glue or white glue on your palette.
Add a drop of food coloring and a drop of liquid dishwash soap into the
mixture. Stir well before using the mixture to paint the wings. Set aside to
dry.If you've opted for paper wings,
you can decorate them by drawing colorful lines and patterns on them.Pinch open the clothespin and
glue the middle section of the wings onto the top prong's inner surface.
*Clip the clothespin onto
something while waiting for the glue to dry. This will prevent the clothespin
from being accidentally glued shut.
Finally, glue on a pair of wiggle
eyes.
Once the glue dries, you can have
some bug-filled adventures with your colorful critters. Clip them onto twigs,
leaves, curtains or anywhere else you please.
Option: Instead of painting the clothespin, you can
decorate the dragonfly body by gluing pieces of colored paper or fabric,
buttons and beads.
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