Curly Birds!

FUN FUN FUN ! 

Welcome to my FUN Blog where you can learn and have fun with your children in creating different crafts in no time !


Let's start off with the following : 
Tweet Tweet ! Create your colorful bright birds made from loops of paper to fill up decorative nests! 

                             Materials

• Card stock
• Scissors
• Tacky glue

• Clothespin
• Toothpick

                                                                                 Curly Bird in the making :

                                                                                     ( captured and done by me )

                           

                          Instructions

1. First, use this guide to measure and cut the card stock strips you'll need for each bird:
   
   Body: 5 (1-inch-wide) strips, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 inches long
   Head: 2 (1-inch-wide) strips, 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 inches long
   Tail: 5 (1 1/2-inch-wide) strips, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 inches long
   Beak: 1 (1- by 2-inch) strip
   Eyes: 1 (1- by 1 1/2-inch) strip
2. Roll the body strips into circles, overlap their ends about 1/4 inch, and secure with tacky glue.
3. Nest the circles and glue them together. Tip: Use a clothespin to hold the pieces until the glue dries. Do the same with the head strips, then glue the head to the body.
4. Trim the tail strips into long triangles, then curl them a bit before gluing them together. Glue the tail to the body.
5.  Fold the beak rectangle in half, then cut off the two folded corners at an angle, as shown. Fold in the tabs and glue them to the bird's head.

                                                                 

                                                                 Curly Birds : 

   

   
   

   ENJOY!
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Reference : 
   Disney Family Fun. (2012) Curly Birds retrieved from : http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/crafts-by-age/school-age-crafts/curly-birds-840968/
   
   
   Disney Family Fun. (2012) Curly Birds. Graphical Data retrieved from : http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/crafts-by-age/school-age-crafts/curly-birds-840968/
   
   
   
   
   
   

Animal Finger Puppet!

Start up and design a performance at home or at school using your own animal characters as finger puppets!  Very fun and easy to create !

                               Materials

• Felt scraps
• Craft scissors
• Craft glue

• Sewing notions
• Permanent colored markers
• Cotton balls

                                                                 a zebra finger puppet: 

                                                                ( captured and done by me ) 

                        Instructions

1.  For each puppet, first cut out a pair of 1 5/8- x 3-inch felt rectangles to serve as the front and back of the animal.
2.  MR HORSE: For ears, cut out a pair of felt ovals (about 1 1/2 inches long). Fold them in half lengthwise and glue together the lower edges. Glue the bases of the ears to the back of the puppet. Add a fringed forelock, white mane and rounded muzzle. Use a marker to draw jawlines and nostrils.
   

   

   
   
3. BABY BIRD: Cut out a triangular felt bird beak and glue it in place. Add plumage.
4. SPOTTED HEIFER: Make cow ears following the same steps used for the horse. Glue on a pink muzzle. Color bold black spots on the ears and face.
   

   

   
   
5. PINK PIGGY: For floppy pig ears, use 2-inch felt circles. Attach them as previously described for the horse. For pig cheeks and a snout, glue on 1-inch felt circles.
6. WOOLEY LAMB: Attach ears horizontally to the front of the lamb. Glue a bit of cotton "wool" to the top of its head and draw on the face.

   
   

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   Reference : 
   
   
   Disney Family Fun. (2012) Animal Finger Puppet retrieved from : http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/crafts-by-age/school-age-crafts/animal-finger-puppets-660765/
   
   
   Disney Family Fun. (2012) Animal Finger Puppet .Graphical data1 retrieved from :
   http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/crafts-by-age/school-age-crafts/animal-finger-puppets-660765/ 
   
   
   
   

   Disney Family Fun. (2012) Animal Finger Puppet .Graphical data2 retrieved from :

   http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/crafts-by-age/school-age-crafts/animal-finger-puppets-660765/ 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Mood Dial!

Angry? Sad ? Tired ? Sleeping? .. Create this personalized Mood Dial and use it as a door sign to show people your mood, state of mind , and your emotions! It shows visitors if they're welcome in or not . 

Mood Dial : 

Mood Dial says : Privacy Needed!!

( captured and done by me )

                                 Materials

• FOR DIAL:
• Plate or bowl
• Pencil
• Foam core or cardboard
• Scissors
• Card stock
• Marker
• Glue stick or double-sided tape            

• Paper fastener — or create your own pointer (instructions below)
• Foam mounting tape or poster tack
• FOR FANCY POINTER:
• Button
• Bead
• Pipe cleaner
• Glue and tape

                                 Instructions

1. Use a plate or bowl to trace a large half-circle onto a sturdy piece of backing material, such as foam core or cardboard, then cut it out.
2. Cut pie-piece-shaped sections out of card stock — as many as your child wants to convey her changing moods. Write messages on the sections (ours are on colorful card stock circles) with marker, then attach the sections to the base with a glue stick or double-sided tape.
3. Cut a pointer shape out of card stock and attach it to the base with a paper fastener — or create a pointer following the instructions in Step 4. Hang the dial with foam mounting tape or poster tack.
4. To make our fancy pointer, string a button and a bead on a folded pipe cleaner, as shown. Make a hole in the pointer and in the center of the dial's base. Add glue around the hole in the pointer, then feed the folded pipe cleaner through both holes. Fold over the ends and tape them to the back of the base.

   
   

   ENJOY!
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Reference 
   
   
   Disney Family Fun . (2012) Mood Dial retrieved from : http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/crafts-by-age/school-age-crafts/mood-dial-921164/
   
   Disney Family Fun . (2012) Mood Dial. Graphical Data retrieved from :
   http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/crafts-by-age/school-age-crafts/mood-dial-921164/
   
   
   
   
   
   

A Birthday Crown for All Ages!

Birthdays are special occasions to both kids and adults , so  to make it special why not create a customized and personalized  royal crown ! This crown features an elastic band to fit kids and adults and designs just as creative as you can get!

Birthday Crown:

                                   Materials  

• Iron
• Iron-on adhesive, cut to 4 by 21 inches (we used Therm O Web No-Sew Heat and Bond UltraHold)
• 1/8-yard cotton fabric, cut to 4 by 21 inches
• 1/4-yard felt, cut to 4 by 21 inches (use the extra felt for the decorations)
• Paper clips
• Crown template
• Fabric-covered ponytail holder

• Needle and thread
• Scissors
•  Tacky Glue (optional )
• 1 package self-adhesive Velcro dots
• Freezer paper (optional)
• Glue stick (optional)

                                                                                    

           a crown in the making :

                                                                                    ( captured and done by me )

                                                                              

                                                       

                                          Instructions

1. Iron the adhesive to the back of the fabric according to the package directions. Let the fabric cool, then peel off the backing. Lay the fabric adhesive side down on the felt, then iron the two pieces together.
2. Paper-clip the template to the fabric, then cut out the shape. Sew the ponytail holder in place as shown.
3. With scissors or pinking shears, cut out numbers and shapes from the leftover felt, gluing them together as needed. (Our crown template includes decorations.) Use Velcro dots to adhere the decorations to the front of the crown.
   
   Crafter's tip: For easier cutting and super-straight edges, first iron freezer paper (shiny side down) to the felt. You can use a glue stick to adhere templates to the freezer paper, then cut out the shapes and peel off the paper.

   
   

   ENJOY!
   
   
   
   
   Reference : 
   Disney Family Fun (2012). A Birthday Crown for All Ages retrieved from : http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/crafts-by-age/school-age-crafts/birthday-crown-for-all-ages-876593/
   
   Disney Family Fun (2012). A Birthday Crown for All Ages.Graphical Data retrieved from : http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/crafts-by-age/school-age-crafts/birthday-crown-for-all-ages-876593/

Basic Beard!

Looking for fun and simple activity you can engage your kids with ?

here's an easy to design and create beard a kid can wear during Halloween or one of school's dress-like-any-character day!

     

                                                                       Basic Beard : 

                                                                ( done and captured by me ) 

                           Materials to be used : 

• Beard templates
• Marker
• Scissors
• Fun fur
• Felt

• Glue 
• Headband
• Tacky glue or hot glue
• Binder clips

                                   Instructions

1. Download templates for our three beard shapes. Mark and cut a shape out of fun fur (always cut from the non-furry side).
2. Cut a matching shape out of felt, trimming it so that it's slightly smaller. Adhere this felt backing to the fun fur with glue (we used Beacon's Kids Choice).
3.  Have your child put on a headband, then hold the beard to his face to see where the beard's edges should be attached to the band, as shown. Secure the edges to the band with tacky glue, clamping it in place with binder clips until the glue dries (or use hot glue, an adult's job).
                                                                     
                                                                     Basic Beard : 
   

   

   
   

   ENJOY!

   
   
   
   
   Reference : 
   Disney Family Fun.(2012) Basic Beard. Retrieved from : http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/crafts-by-age/school-age-crafts/basic-beard-930096/
   
   
   Disney Family Fun.(2012) Basic Beard. Graphical Data Retrieved from :
   http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/crafts-by-age/school-age-crafts/basic-beard-930096/