This is just a quick blog to do with/for kids. I picked snowman; because,
they are very popular with the children.
Pom-pom Snowmen
Craft
a crew of mini snow folk.
Materials Needed: Needle, Thread, White pom-poms in 2 sizes:
1-1/2 inches and 1 inch, Colored felt, 1/4-inch jump rings, Glue, Orange felt, Black
fabric paint, Yarn, and String.
Instructions:
For
each one, thread a needle with a 2-foot length of thread, then double it and
knot the end. For the snowman's body and head, pass the needle through the
centers of 3 white pom-poms: first a 1-1⁄2-inch pom-pom, then two 1-inch
pom-poms.
To
add a hat, sew through the centers of a 1-1⁄2-inch circle of colored felt and a
matching 1-inch pom-pom. Slip the needle through a 1⁄4-inch jump ring (found in
the beading aisle of craft stores), then secure the snowman by scrunching the
parts together slightly and sewing back through the hat and the head. Tie the
thread to it between the two 1-inch white pom-poms and trim any excess.
Glue
on a small orange felt triangle for a nose and add dots of black fabric paint
for a face and buttons. Finally, tie on a yarn scarf and a loop of string for a
hanger.
Sparkly Snowman
Materials Needed: Egg carton, Uncooked
rice, Masking tape, White paint, Clear glitter, Glue, Pushpin, Brown pipe
cleaners, Felt, Pom-pom, Cardboard, White cotton, Orange felt, and Mini black
pom-poms.
Instructions:
Make
2 basic egg carton body shapes as described for the Petite Penguin (omit the
rice in one of them). Paint them white and sprinkle on clear glitter. When they
have dried, glue the empty body part a top the rice-filled one.
Use
a pushpin to create a small armhole on each side of the bottom segment, and
then push through two 31⁄2-inch lengths of brown pipe cleaner for arms, bending
the ends for hands.
Glue
a 1- by 41⁄2-inch piece of felt around the top of the head for a hat. Glue
closed the top, then glue on a pom-pom.
Glue
the snowman to a white snowdrift (cotton glued to a 3-inch cardboard circle).
Glue
on an orange felt nose, mini black pom-poms for a mouth, eyes, and buttons, and
a 1- by 7-inch strip of felt for a scarf.
Dangling
Snowman
Materials Needed: 3 round objects (we used a spice jar lid, the
bottom of a yogurt container, and a mason jar lid), Scissors, Craft foam, white
and orange, Glue dots, Mono-filament, Buttons, Permanent marker, and Ribbon.
Instructions:
Using
the round objects as patterns, cut out 2 white foam circles in each size.
Place
one set of the circles on a flat surface, spacing them 1/4 inch apart. With
glue dots, glue a 12-inch piece of mono-filament across the circles as shown, and
then firmly press the matching circles on top.
Use
more glue dots to attach buttons and an orange craft foam nose. With a
permanent marker, draw on eyes and a mouth. Finally, tie a ribbon scarf around
the monofilament at the neck, and then knot the line above the head to create a
loop for hanging.
Stack a Snowman
Your family can turn 3 round boxes into
a frosty-looking indoor friend that will last long after any traces of a winter
wonderland have melted away. At the end of the season, the snowman parts nest
inside the largest box for storage.
Materials Needed: 3 plain round boxes
in successive sizes (ask for paper-mâché boxes at the craft store; ours were
5, 7, and 9 inches in diameter), White acrylic paint, Hot glue or tacky glue, Buttons,
Orange bumpy pipe cleaner, Child-size mittens,
2-1/2-foot string, Infant-size hat,
and Cloth scrap.
Instructions:
Use
the white acrylic paint to coat the 3 boxes. Let the paint dry, then use hot
glue or tacky glue to attach a button mouth and eyes to the smallest box and a
row of large buttons to each of the 2 larger boxes, leaving room for the box
tops.
Cut
a tapered section from an orange bumpy pipe cleaner and glue it in place for a
nose.
For
hands, tape the mittens to the ends of a 21⁄2-foot string and tuck the center
portion of the string inside the medium-size box before putting on the lid.
Stack
the boxes, and then dress your snowman with the hat and a scarf made from a
scrap of cloth.
Again,
this website is get to get ideas for crafts to do with children http://familyfun.go.com/christmas/.
Share your ideas on this or anything here on the blog either
here or e-mail me at stipple@verizon.net. I look
forward to hearing from you!
Sandi