Saturday, April 26, 2008
Kids: Need a quick gift for mom or grandma?
KIDS: NEED A QUICK GIFT FOR MOM OR GRANDMA?
OR
NEED TO HELP A YOUNGER SIBLING MAKE A GIFT?
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Colorful pipe cleaners (one package of mixed colors at your local craft store will do)
A few large plastic beads with a large hole for the centers. (Also one package will do)
Small amount, about the size of a small ball, of kids clay (no baking needed, Plast-i-clay ®)
A small container (applesauce or pudding cup works well)
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Bend one green pipe cleaner; bend it to look like a leaf, leaving part of it for a stem. You can cut the pipe cleaners with a pair of scissors to make lengths of about 3 inches long
2. String a colored bead and place it on a different colored pipe cleaner.
3. Push the bead to the center of the pipe cleaner
4. Begin bending the pipe cleaner in loops to form the petals. The bead should be in the center.
5. Repeat with a couple more colors.
6. Take the green stem and poke through the flower near the center. Twist together.
7. Repeat until all of the flowers are attached to a stem.
8. Put a small amount of clay in your container (pot). If your container needs to be colored, you can use markers to color it. Or you can put stickers on it
9. Poke your flowers into the clay in the pot.
You now have a cute little pot of flowers for your favorite mom. Go and make a card to go with it. HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
OR
NEED TO HELP A YOUNGER SIBLING MAKE A GIFT?
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Colorful pipe cleaners (one package of mixed colors at your local craft store will do)
A few large plastic beads with a large hole for the centers. (Also one package will do)
Small amount, about the size of a small ball, of kids clay (no baking needed, Plast-i-clay ®)
A small container (applesauce or pudding cup works well)
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Bend one green pipe cleaner; bend it to look like a leaf, leaving part of it for a stem. You can cut the pipe cleaners with a pair of scissors to make lengths of about 3 inches long
2. String a colored bead and place it on a different colored pipe cleaner.
3. Push the bead to the center of the pipe cleaner
4. Begin bending the pipe cleaner in loops to form the petals. The bead should be in the center.
5. Repeat with a couple more colors.
6. Take the green stem and poke through the flower near the center. Twist together.
7. Repeat until all of the flowers are attached to a stem.
8. Put a small amount of clay in your container (pot). If your container needs to be colored, you can use markers to color it. Or you can put stickers on it
9. Poke your flowers into the clay in the pot.
You now have a cute little pot of flowers for your favorite mom. Go and make a card to go with it. HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
Thursday, April 3, 2008
PARENTS: NEED A SUMMER PROJECT?
PARENTS: NEED A SUMMER PROJECT?
Parents are you looking for a summer project for your kids? Why not create a neighborhood newsletter? This not only keeps the kids busy but it involves some social contact with your neighbors.
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Colored copying paper
Markers—assorted colors
Black fine tip marker
Black bold tip marker
A few family photos and a camera to take along
Stapler
INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR KIDS:
Get a notepad and pencil and a camera.
Go to neighbors houses: (parents will assign each kid certain houses.)
Ask permission to do a little interview. Questions might be:
1. Are you having any visitors coming for a stay?
Paulette M. Wagner
2. Have your pets had any babies? Birthdays?
3. Have you had any hospital stays?
4. Have you gone on any trips?
5. What is your favorite song, color, flower, food?
6. When is your birthday?
STEPS TO DO AFTER THE INTERVIEW:
Next after the kids have gotten their interviews and taken pictures with permission, return home, get the photos developed or use a digital camera.
Copy the photos onto the colored paper either by a computer or at a printing shop.
In the remaining space on the paper write the interviews or turn into little stories or articles with the markers.
Staple the pages together and hand deliver to the neighbors.
After a couple of weeks repeat the process for another newsletter. Everyone loves to see their names in print and the visits are fun too.
If any of the neighbors have had any birthdays, anniversaries, births, hospitalizations, or deaths since the last newsletter, have the kids make a card for that occasion. The thoughtfulness will be appreciated.
Paulette M. Wagner
The kids could get four to six newsletters out over the summer. And perhaps the newsletter will be so successful that it will carry over to fall, winter, and spring.
Have fun!
Visit http://paulettesreaderspot.blogspot.com/ for more ways for kids to have fun activities to do for the summer.
Parents are you looking for a summer project for your kids? Why not create a neighborhood newsletter? This not only keeps the kids busy but it involves some social contact with your neighbors.
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Colored copying paper
Markers—assorted colors
Black fine tip marker
Black bold tip marker
A few family photos and a camera to take along
Stapler
INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR KIDS:
Get a notepad and pencil and a camera.
Go to neighbors houses: (parents will assign each kid certain houses.)
Ask permission to do a little interview. Questions might be:
1. Are you having any visitors coming for a stay?
Paulette M. Wagner
2. Have your pets had any babies? Birthdays?
3. Have you had any hospital stays?
4. Have you gone on any trips?
5. What is your favorite song, color, flower, food?
6. When is your birthday?
STEPS TO DO AFTER THE INTERVIEW:
Next after the kids have gotten their interviews and taken pictures with permission, return home, get the photos developed or use a digital camera.
Copy the photos onto the colored paper either by a computer or at a printing shop.
In the remaining space on the paper write the interviews or turn into little stories or articles with the markers.
Staple the pages together and hand deliver to the neighbors.
After a couple of weeks repeat the process for another newsletter. Everyone loves to see their names in print and the visits are fun too.
If any of the neighbors have had any birthdays, anniversaries, births, hospitalizations, or deaths since the last newsletter, have the kids make a card for that occasion. The thoughtfulness will be appreciated.
Paulette M. Wagner
The kids could get four to six newsletters out over the summer. And perhaps the newsletter will be so successful that it will carry over to fall, winter, and spring.
Have fun!
Visit http://paulettesreaderspot.blogspot.com/ for more ways for kids to have fun activities to do for the summer.
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