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  THE FOUR SEASONS Diorama Here 's how we went about doing our school project; the four seasons. YOU WILL NEED: A sturdy board for the base . Styrofoam  Brown paper /bag Coloured paper Cotton wool PVA Glue Glue gun Some paint B egin by fixing the Styrofoam on the sturdy board.  Use your glue gun to glue it  in place. Paint the backgrounds; Spring -green, Autumn -yellow brown and orange , Summer- yellow and blue.,winter we left it white/ silver. We used the brown paper to make the trees. Cut out flowers and leaves out of colored paper. We glued the trees, leaves flowers and cotton balls-use your glue gun for this. SPRING AUTUMN WINTER Cut out few slits to form branches twist the slits... Finally,  glue the Arctic Hare in each season and show how they adopt to each season!.

I  made these cute fairy-breads just to put a smile on my little ones' faces.     Slice your bread and butter them,  then coat the buttered slice with Hundreds and Thousands . Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes and place them on top of the hundreds and thousand s of coated slices! Have fun!

My son really enjoys painting. We have painted on all sorts of things;  paper, boxes, egg cartons and so on.  Here is an activity that develops fine motor skills. A creative way to enjoy painting on a 3D object. I blew up a few balloons and got my son to paint it with cotton tips/Q-tips.  Painting with cotton tips on a Balloon is a great way to help little ones develop their fine motor skills and pencil grip! Here's what you will need, Some Balloons to blow up. Some Paint Cotton tips or Q-tips Get ready for some mess....(protect your table and clothes) outdoors suit better. Here in Australia, it's winter so we decided to stay indoors. Blow some balloons and let your kid paint his/her balloons using Q-tips. My son wanted to use only blue...  I was thinking that he was going to go "spot, spot, spot..."  as we have painted spotty pictures before... But he surprised me by doodling a  smiley face on the balloon...   ...

Sequin Bauble Here is a  craft activity you can get your kids to do..this bauble was decorated by my eight-year-old daughter as part of Eid decoration.   Materials : Poly Ball 75mm Sequins – Assorted Pearl Headed Pins – Coloured or glue Polystyrene Ornament Hanger Ribbons Assorted How to make a Sequin Bauble:   1. Choose a selection of different  sequins from the assortment. 2. Cover a Poly Ball with the Sequins fastened to the ball with Pearl Pins or else glue them. 3. Push an Ornament Hanger into the top of the decorated ball and tie a length of Satin Ribbon to create a hanger.     We made these brightly coloured textured baubles to hang as part of our Eid decorations.  Happy Crafting!!

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Hello there, I  am sharing an easy craft idea you can get  your kids  do.  Well, for this one...First go looking for somethings around the house or dig into your craft box. Look for some buttons , craft sticks, pompoms, puzzle pieces , gift wrapping paper,  coloured A4 sheets, pasta shapes, foam shapes,sequins   . Let your kids come up with their own design. My kids love to try art work on canvas as they have been  watching me create wall arts and so on.  This is what my 7 year old came up with.  She just wanted stick with  the craft sticks and the wooden buttons.    She used PVA glue. Glued the craft sticks  onto a small canvas using a paint brush  and created a little log cabin. My 5 year old created a button monogram. This is an easy craft project to do in the weekend and i am sure your kids are  going to love this ! Thanks for visiting and please don...

Fold Up Homework Center As our kids begin the new school year , they do with a sense of excitement and anticipation. You can bring  back the study mood by setting up a back to school workstation! Here is a back to school project you can do with your child,and he or she is going to love this. This a great inexpensive project if you have a big sturdy cardboard box.  If you have got more than one kid and they have to share a room, this fold up homework center is  great. Your child is going to love his own space  and can focus on his/her homework in a busy room. This DIY cubicle is sure to make a fantastic study space for your kid . Things you will need. Large Cardboard box Utility knife Coloured duct tape or decorative tape Extra long rubber bands Binder clips glue-tacks How to 1.Cut up a large box with a utility knife, removing the bottom, top and one long side. Trim the height, then cut the sides of the cubby creating a slopes...

Little Matchbox  Gifts. ( Inspiration from Martha Stewart's Crafts For Kids )  Thinking something to make with your kids t his school holidays , here is a great holiday craft. CUTE MATCHBOX GIFTS.   Kids love collecting tiny boxes. They love collecting  or hiding little surprises. This is an easy holiday craft you can make with your kids. Your child can include a tiny note in each box. These boxes can be a great way to send a thank you note. Beautiful way to give little gifts.   How To  1.Cut a band of colored paper or gift wrapping paper and glue around box , 2.Paste  a strip of paper around inner box.  3.Embellish with stickers, beads,buttons, or ribbons. 5.Fill the box with your little surprises! Kids can wrap these lovely little boxes all by themselves, with almost no help from their grown-ups! When my daughter's friend visited , together  we made little gift boxe...

  Pencil Station This an easy craft project your kids can make using recyclables . Using things you have at home, your kid can make his or her own Pencil Station.   You will need, Some Card board tubes/toilet rolls, and some little card board boxes Gift wrapping paper Glue Lid of a sturdy shoe box.  Begin by wrapping the card board tubes and the little boxes with gift wrapping paper. ( I cut the tubes and boxes in  different heights , to make space for short pencils! ) Using the shoe box lid as a base of the Station , glue the  decorated tubes and boxes on to the shoe box lid. Allow the glue to dry completely.   Soon your stationeries will be in it's place.   * Pencil Sorting Station Another way of making your Pencil Station is  to, colour code the tubes and boxes by painting them in different colours or wrapping them with colored paper, in that way, you can sort colour pencils and mark...

Sand Magic   This is a  surprisingly quick and easy, yet beautiful canvas wall art, anyone could do. I gifted this fantastic artwork to a very special friend. To get started you only need to grab a few things....though I have used a similar technique in one of my previous wall art posts, in this post, I am providing you with detailed step-by-step photo instructions. You will need, One medium-sized plain canvas Black and Red poster Paints PVA glue Some sand A sieve Fork, Spoon and a Knife Begin by mixing equal amounts of paint, red and black.   And get the canvas painted. Next, add some PVA glue to the paint mix it well, and paint the final coat of paint. Immediately, place cutlaries on the wet canvas, and dust with sand using a sieve. Finally, carefully lift the cutleries. And let it dry completely. Now, this surprisingly easy artwork is ready to hang. Canvas Wall Art made in a day! With Step by ...

Dancing Dolly on a Doily This was an interesting craft,  which my daughter made using recyclable stuff in the pantry. This should be a great inexpensive holiday craft which you can do with your girls .. What you need... A plastic spoon some black pipe cleaners A pink Patty-Pan some long strips of paper A doily A blank sheet A hot  glue gun  Begin by drawing  a smiley face for your dolly on the back of your plastic spoon . Use some  pipe cleaners to make the  hair, and the arms(If u can't find pipe cleaners around the house for curly hair, just roll paper strips around a pencil ) . The hot glue gun comes handy when it comes to fixing the hair on to the spoon. Now for the tutu ,grab the patty-pan and insert the spoon in the center of the  patty-pan case . Next for the springy legs use two  very long paper strips and we used strips of colored construction paper: two 1/2- by 11-inch ones for each leg, (if you don't ha...

  Easy Peasy Paper Quiling on Canvas Quilled Wall Art The art of quilling is a form of paper craft.  Strips of paper are shaped by bending and curling the ends around a tool. Here is a colourful wall art I designed. You will need ..... 1, Quilling tool( available online or in craft stores) 2.tweezers(optional) 3. a pair scissors/paper trimmer 4. toothpick( can be used instead of a quilli 5. colored paper strips/ quilling paper 6. some  craft glue 7. a  medium/large-sized canvases  Coloured  paper strips: don't have to be store bought, you can cut out paper strips out of coloured A4 sheets.  If u have a paper trimmer it would come handy.   Or just go old school, ruler and pencil to draw strips  ·         If you do not have a  quilling tool,  you can use a toothpick, which still just helps you with basic quilling. 1. Slip the paper strip into the slot on t...