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Candy Goodies 1970-01-01 00:59:59 哥哥 made this Craft in school before so he was able to show me how to do it. 爸爸 chipped in to help because we had to do a lot. It was like a production line. Everyone of us was given a task to do. It was fun!Materials needed: Toilet tube or cardboard rolled as a tube Coloured Crepe Paper Strings Scotch Tape Stickers (optional) How to do it: If you are using cardboard, you have to roll them up and hold it with double-sided tape or sticky tape. Put the toilet roll/cardboard roll on the center top of the crepe paper and roll. Put a piece of sticky tape to hold the paper together. Crunch the ends together. Tie one end with string. Stuff the goodies in then tie the other end with string. Use stickers to decorate the Candy
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Greetings on a Shell 1970-01-01 00:59:59 My mind was blank for quite some times. I just couldn't think of what to do as Christmas presents for 哥哥's teacher. Only managed with these "Christmas Shell
s' on Wednesday. Luckily it was very easy and fast. 哥哥 had fun searching for the Alphabets needed for the greetings!When we finished with the shells, 哥哥 kept saying,"The biggest shell is for myä¸è€å¸ˆ!" That's his favorite teacher. He was so sad when I told him ä¸è€å¸ˆ won't be teaching him next year.Oh, 爸爸 also help us stuff "Xmas Candies' for Warren's classmates (see next posting instructions). The first time 爸爸 got involved with our crafts. Maybe he pity us when he saw we had so much to do! We had lots of fun!Materials needed:Shells GlittersCraft Glue (white and turned transparent when dry)Macaroni AlphabetsColoured Markers How to do it: Adult wipe glue all over shells with finger.Spinkle glitters sparingly all over the shells.Wait for glue to dry.Put glue behind Macaroni.Place on the Shell Read more:Greetings
I can see you! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 哥哥 has been bugging me to do a telescope for a long time. Told him we need to finish the Kitchen Paper Towel first before we can do it. We need the tube.Last week however, he saw an empty plastic bag tube when we were doing marketing and he asked the uncle there if he could have it. When the uncle said yes, he was grinning away. The next thing he said was, "妈妈 can we do telescope today?" I knew it!Materials needed: 1 empty kitchen paper towel tube Coloured Crepe Paper 1 small piece Clear Cellophane Double-sided tape Craft Glue Macaroni or any stuff for decorating How to do it: Put double-sided tape on the edge of one end of tube. Stick the cellophane on. Put glue on the tube. Roll the crepe paper on the tube. Decorate with macaroni. Now your kids have their own looking glass!
Decorations for your tree 1970-01-01 00:59:59 The craft Joanne did with the twin for the teachers' Christmas Gift gave me the idea to do this. It's great because we can use it to hang up on the Christmas tree we will be making later (already made by the time you see this).Materials needed:Paper clayStringsCookie cutter (we used a 6-point star)PaintsRolling pinToothpick How to do it:Take a lump of paper clay and roll it to a desire thickness.Use cookie cutter to press out the stars.Use a toothpick to put a hole.Set aside to dry and harden.String the dried stars.Paint the stars.Hang to dry.When it's dried, you can use it to decorate your Christmas tree.
Cardboard Christmas Tree 1970-01-01 00:59:59 While buying fruits, 哥哥 saw these cardboards (and a polyfoam fruit tray which I'm planning to make flowers) from the fruits cartons. He went to ask the uncle if he could have them and bought them to me, saying we can do crafts using them. Ai yo! 妈妈- big garang guni, 哥哥- small garang guni. Okay, okay, we shall use them to do a small Chirstmas tree.Materials needed:2 pieces of cardboards (those from carton boxes) Brown Crepe paperGreen CellophaneCraft GlueAdditional crepe paper strips for decorationsHow to do it:Adult cut out the shape of a Christmas
tree for both cardboards.Cut a slit for both cardboards, one from the top, the other from the bottom ending in the middle.Put glue on one side of the cardboard.Stick green cellophane all over except for the truck and "legs'. (We did not stick them flat so to give it some "body'.)Repeat for the other side and for the other cardboard too.Use brown crepe paper to wrap the truck and legs.Put aside to dry.Slide the 2 piec Read more:Cardboard
Frosty doesn't melt 1970-01-01 00:59:59 We decorated our house for Christmas and the front gate now is full of little figurines of angels and snowmen. An idea strike me! Let's do our own Frosty
the snowman!Materials needed:Unwanted magazine White paper Cotton wool Coloured Crepe Paper Glue How to do it: This snowman comes in 2 parts. 1st, the snowman, 2nd, accessories/clothes for the snowman. Tear pages for magazines and squashed it into 2 balls, till it is big enough. Wrap the balls with white paper. Put glue on the balls. Stick cotton wool all over. Use coloured crepe paper to make accessories/clothes for the snowman. 哥哥 and I made a hat, scarf and a broomstick for Frosty.
Wind Detactor 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Last Saturday, we made this Wind Detactor before 哥哥's bedtime. He was pestering me to do craft work and I wanted a fast craft. So here it is.Materials needed: Colourful cellophane 3 x 30 cm strips of cardboard (2 strips make 1 ball) - or any size as long as they are the same 1 long stick (I use those plastic stick on balloons) Needle and thread Glue How to do it:Cut out pieces of cellophane and stick it to the strips of cardboard. 1 design 2 strips or your child maybe want different design on each strip! Stick 2 ends of the cardboard together to form a circle. Stick 2 circles together forming a "X' on the top and bottom and you have your ball. Mommy poke thru the top middle of the "X' using needle and thread. Tie the end of the thread to the stick. Hang it near the window, fan or air-con to see it turn! I got to think of another craft idea for 哥哥 today. It's Saturday - Craft Day!
Paper Daisies on Straws 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Teachers' Day is coming. This year, I have planned to help 哥哥 made flowers for his teachers. It quite easy!Materials required: Papers (Pattern or Coloured) Straws with bend Double-sided tape Glue Paints (optional) How to do it: Cut paper to the size 30cm by 6cm. Cut 0.5cm tiny strips leaving 1 cm at the edge. Put a small piece of double-sided tape on the top corner of the paper facing up. Put glue on the rest of the edge of the paper. Don't put too much. Tape the paper to the straw where it bends. Start to roll the paper around the straw. Now "open' the flower and cut away excess straw that is sticking out. Now you have a daisy. To make the process longer, I had 哥哥 put paint and glitters on the paper on one day and then start the above instruction on the next day.哥哥 had just finished painting and putting glitters on the papers yesterday. We will be cutting the papers this evening. I think the outcome will be lovely!
Flowerfly Cards 1970-01-01 00:59:59 We did these to thank 哥哥's teachers for helping him and his classmates put up the nice dance for the parents.Materials needed:Paper (we used A4 size)Crepe paperGlueHow to do it:Design the picture for your card.Squeeze pieces of crepe paper into a ball shape.Put glue on the paper.Stick the crepe ball on the paper.The outcome was quite nice and it's simple to do. Read more:Cards
Clicky Frog 1970-01-01 00:59:59 We finally have to chance to do a "Clicky Frog' on Saturday, after I finally got hold of 2 bottle caps.Materials needed: 1 Paper Plate Small Strip of Cardboard Some Elastic Bands 2 Bottle Caps Scotch Tape GlueColouring Medium (We used crayon)How to do it: Colour the paper plate (bottom part) and the cardboard. Adult help to cut the cardboard to shape. Fold the paper plate to half. Child to hold the paper plate. Adult to measure the width of the child's hand and poke holes to tie elastic bands. Stick the "eyes' to the paper plate .Stick the bottle caps to the inside edge of the paper plate .It's all done and your child can click the frog away!!
Incy Wincy loves Halloween 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Yesterday 哥哥 was surfing Starfall and I realized they have changed their site to welcome Halloween
. It looks cute with cobwebs and spiders all over. So, today I thought why not we make a spider shaker.Materials needed:2 paper platesBlack paint8 pipe cleaners for the legs1 pipe cleaner for the mouthSome paper for eyesSome rice (you can use all kind of beans too)Glue How to do it:Paint the 2 paper plates black.Wait for it to dry.Put glue around the inside edge of 1 paper plateLay 4 pipe cleaners on each side of the plate.Pour some rice in the middle of the plate, avoiding the glue.On the other plate, stick the "eyes' and the "mouth'. Let your child decide on the expression of the "face'. Warren wants a happy spider!Stick the 2 paper plates together and wait for it to dry.Now, your child has a spider shaker to celebrate Halloween with!Have fun!
Dancing Jellyfish 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Made this super easy Jellyfish
with 哥哥 few days ago.Materials needed: Plastic bowl Crepe paper String Double-sided tape How to do it: Use double-side tape to go round the rim of the plastic bowl. Cut crepe paper into thin strips Stick the strips to the rim till it's all covered. Use needle and thread to poke through the top of the bowl. Draw eyes for your jellyfish. There you have it, your own Jellyfish. We hung it near the fan and we can see the jellyfish "swaying' Read more:Dancing
Polyform Flower 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Did this craft with 哥哥 last night. I think this is only suitable for older kids. The younger one might hold the "petals' to hard and break it.Materials needed: Polyform fruits holder Markers Straws Scotch tape How to do it: Mommy cut out the "bowl' from the polyform and cut it into the shape of a flower. Colour the polyform. Mommy cut one end of the straws into thin strips. Now poke the straw through the middle of the flower.Secure it with scotch tape at the back
Juice Carton Pen-holder with Cover 1970-01-01 00:59:59 哥哥 has been bugging me to do craft but I just can't find the energy to do. Last night 妹妹 slept early so I did this quick craft with him.Materials needed: 1 milk/fruit juice carton. 1 piece of cardboard Double-sided tape Stickers How to do it: Cut the bottom and top of the carton according to desired height (ours was 9cm for bottom and 5 cm for top). Cut the piece of cardboard according to size of bottom carton PLUS 1cm (our size is 10cm by 29cm) Put double-sided tape on the inner rim of the bottom carton. Stick the cardboard inside. Decorate the carton (we used stickers). Now your child has a pen-holder with cover. Girls can use it to keep hair accessories! Read more:Cover
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This Little Piggy goes to the bank 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Since it has been a while since did any craft, I thought I'd do 2 crafts with him today. I don't intend to paint this but Warren insisted to have his piggy pink. Told him the paint will get scratch off easier. Oh well! It's his choice. This makes a nice deco for the year of the pig!Materials required:Plastic bottle2 clothes pegs, removed into 4 pieces2 buttons1 pipe cleanerSome spongeStrong Glue or strong double-sided tapeMarkerHow to do it:Use glue of double-sided tape to stick the buttons as eyes.Stick each half of the clothes pegs as legs.Cut the sponge into 2 triangles and stick as ears.Twirl the pipe cleaner round a pencil and stick it as tail.If you want to use it as a piggy bank, mommy cut an opening at the top.Use a marker to draw the snort on the cap.If you want to paint it, paint now and let it dried.Note:I would strongly ask mommies not to let their child paint it. The paint will get scraped off easily and it won't look nice after that. If you want to, do not dilute t Read more:Piggy
Camouflage Mask 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I finally found time to do craft with my son today. Poor boy! Has been asking me to do it with him for some time. He wanted to paint. Okay. Here's one he can paint.Materials required:Paper plate Elastic BandColour medium (we used paint) How to do it:Cut hole for the eyes.You can choose to cut paper plate to some other shapes like we did or just leave it as it is.Design your mask (we didn't have too because my son wanted his 'face' painted like the soldier uncle on TV)Start painting.Set aside to dry.Punch a hole of the side of the mask.Tie an elastic band to it.Your kid can have his own mask as disguise now.Hmmm .... who's that in the photo? Read more:Camouflage
Styrofoam Cube Puzzle 1970-01-01 00:59:59 The garang guni boy strikes again! My boy saw some styrofoam cubes when we were in the mini-mart. No prize for guessing what he did next. If you said he went to ask if he could have it, you are right! He took home 7! Only 5 were in good condition to do this craft. We kept the not so perfect ones for future use.Materials needed:Styrofoam cubes (at least 4)MarkersHow to do it:Place 4 cubes to form a square.Either mommy hold the cubes together or use tape to secure.Draw and colour on the surface.Select random side and repeat till all 6 sides are done.Now have fun with the puzzle! Read more:Puzzle
Shells Butterfly 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I kept the shells of the mussels I ate few days ago. Sure came in handy! This is a fast and easy craft. Only took us 5 minutes to do it.Materials needed:Mussel shells or any shellsPipe cleaners1 ice-cream stickScotch tapeHow to do it:Fold pipe cleaner into half.Curl the tips.Open the shells and turn overPlace the pipe cleaner in the middle of the shells.Use tape to secure it.Place the ice-cream stick over the pipe cleaner.Use tape to secure it too.Turn it over and you have a butterfly. Note:The mussel shell has a mother of pearl like inside so no further decoration is require. However, go ahead to decorate it if you want to. Read more:Butterfly
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2-D Flower 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I did another craft with my son since the earlier craft only took him around 5 minutes to complete. This is also another easy craft.Material needed:Piece of paper for petals, flower head and leaf1 ice-cream stickMounting TapeCrayons or any other colouring mediumHow to do it:Mommy cut out the shape of several petals, flower head and leaf.Colour the petals, flower head and leaf.Stick a small piece of mounting tape at the bottom edge of each petal.Stick the petals to the back part of the flower head.Stick a small piece of mounting tape on one end of the ice-cream stick.Stick it to the flower.Stick a small piece of mounting tape to the leaf and stick it to the ice-cream stick.The flower will have a 2-D look.Note:You can use glue or normal double-sided tape instead of mounting tape.
Ang Pao Lantern 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Chinese New Year is around the corner. Thought it would be nice to do some Chinese New Year Craft with my boy. I help out quite a bit here because he get bore of repetitive work. Sigh!This is the very basic of the lantern done with Ang Pao. Outcome is nice.Materials needed:12 Ang Paos for the lantern (we are using square ones so it looks nicer)1 Ang Pao for the lantern decorationDouble-sided tapeStringHow to do it:Fold 4 corners of the 12 Ang Paos inwards covering the picture. (It will look like a smaller square now)Join top right with top left corner using double sided tape to secure. It will take 4 Ang Paos to do this.Repeat the above steps so you have 2 sets; 1 for bottom and 1 for the top.To do the middle part, join top right corner of (base) Ang Bao on the left with bottom right corner of a new Ang Pao. Then join top left corner of (base) Ang Pao on the right with bottom left corner of the same Ang Pao. (confusing huh? ;P)Repeat till 4 Ang Paos are secure with the base.Now stick t Read more:Lantern
Orange Basket 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Yesterday, we made 2 'baskets' from hard paper to hold oranges for my boy to bring to school to greet his teachers today. This is a rather easy craft.Materials needed:Cardboard, to be cut into 8 strips of 2.5cm X 20cm after coloringColouring medium (we used crayon)2 paper fastenersHow to do it:Colour the piece of cardboard. I used 2 pieces of 5"x8" index cards.Mommy cut the coloured cardboard into 8 strips.Use a hole puncher to punch a hole on both ends.Use a fasterner to hold all strips together on one end.Put the fastener thru the bottom last strip first.Now gather the remaining 7 strips in reverse order. (ie, the 1st strip will now be the 7th strip, the 2nd strip will be the 6th strip and so on)Put the fastener thru the hole of the strips as you do.Fasten the fastener. You should see a half sphere shape now.Pull the most outer strip( ie, the 8th strip) up. That will be the handle.You can put your oranges in now.春节快ä¹ï¼ä¸‡äº‹å¦‚æ„ï¼ Read more:Basket
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Ice Cream Sticks Container 2007-03-04 15:55:00 This is the 2nd craft we did yesterday. It's easy and useful. There's two part to the craft if you don't have a container.PART IMaterial needed:Cardboard, our measurements- Main~ h: 14cm X w: 40cm (leaving 2cm for both h & w for joining)- Base~ 10cm in diameterGlueHow to do it:Join the main cardboard into a cylinder.Cut one side of the cylinder 2cm from the edge in strips, leaving about 0.7cm thick.Fold the strips inwards.Glue the base to the strips.Wait for it to dry and you have your own container.PART IIMaterials needed:Container
, you can use empty plastic milk bottle, cut into desired size or the above self-made container.Strong double sided tapeIce cream sticksHow to do it:Paste double sided tape on the top & bottom edges and the middle of container.Stick the ice cream sticks to the container till it's all covered.Now you can keep you stuff in it. Read more:Cream
Door Hanger 2007-03-04 15:33:00 We have not being doing crafts since Chinese New Year. I thought of 2 easy crafts (yesterday), so I thought we could do it since it's rather easy.Materials you need:Cardboard, cut into the the above shape. (if you want the template, email me. I'll send it to you.)Colouring medium (we used colour pencil)Printed alphabets for pasting (you can writing, my boy is lazy to write)How to do it:Mommy cut the cardborad into the the above shape. (if you want the template, email me. I'll send it to you.)Decorate the cardboard anyway you want it. Stickers and ink stamps are other good options.When you have finished, you can hang it on the door.Easy? Read more:Hanger
Baa Baa White Sheep 2007-03-14 01:35:00 I love this craft! It's soooooo cute! I think kids will love it too! I wanted to be cheeky and buy those coloured cotton balls but I couldn't find them in the shops here. So the sheep stays white.Materials needed:Toilet paper tube4 cotton budsCotton ballsTissue paperScotch-tapeGlueHow to do it:Tape the cotton buds to the tube as legs.Put some glue on the inside of the tube to hold the tissue paper we will be using.Use a few tissue paper to stuff the tube, leaving some outside as the face of the sheep. Dab cotton balls with glue and stick it to the tube.Repeat till the whole tube is covered with cotton balls.Use a maker to draw the eyes.Now you have a woolly sheep! Isn't it cute? Stick the cotton buds to the tube as legs Read more:Baa Baa
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Glittering Easter Eggs and Baskets 2007-03-27 11:05:00 This is another Easter
craft we made today. It has 2 parts, the basket and the eggs. I think this craft is quite common. We did this last year too.Part I: THE BASKETMaterials needed:Paper Cup1 strip of Cardboard paper, 20cm x 3 cmCrepe papers2 FastenersHow to do it:Punch 2 holes on the ends of the cardboard strip.Punch 2 holes on the opposite side of the paper cup.Use the fasteners to hold the cardboard strip to the cup, thru the hole.Cut crepe paper into thin strips.Stuff the cup using the crepe paper. That is to cushion the egg later.Note:You can colour the cup and handle if you want but my son is too lazy to do it. He just colour the handle (cardboard strip) and left the cup as it is.Part II: THE EGGWhen we did this last year, we painted the eggs. Since my son is older and can handle glitters better we will be using that to decorate the eggs instead of painting it.Materials needed:EggGlueGlittersHow to do it:To remove eggs from shell, gentle make a hole on the top and bottom of shel Read more:Baskets
Easter Egg Bunny 2007-03-27 10:47:00 Easter in around the corner. As usual, we are sure to do some crafts relating to the festival. What do we have for Easter? Rabbits and eggs! Why not an Egg Bunny
?Materials needed:1 empty whole egg shellGlueCotton wool1 pair wriggle eyesSome cardboard cut into shape of ears, buck tooth (not shown here) and feetHow to do it:To remove eggs from shell, gentle make a hole on the top and bottom of shells.Blow on one end and the egg will be push out from the other end.Don't waste the egg! I'm using it to make Steam Egg Custard.Make sure you rinse the inside of the egg.Put glue all over the egg.Paste cotton wool all over.Paste the feet at the bottom and the ears on top (but of course lah!)Don't forget to colour the inside of the ears.Stick on the eyes and buck tooth.Now you have a Easter Egg
Bunny! Read more:Easter
Edible Art - Printed Bread 2007-04-27 10:06:00 I have not done any craft with my son lately because we fell sick one after another. Plus the amount of homework and spelling my son has from school. I'm tired after guiding/monitoring him (otherwise his mind wanders off to somewhere else).I was preparing Tea for my son and I thought why not him do it. Still consider a Craft and I bet my head for this that he will enjoy it. See, I still can post this - my head is still on my shoulders. hehehe~Materials needed:1 slice of old (not stale) breadCookie cuttersHow to do it:Just press the cookie cutters on the bread.Don't press too hard and cut out the shape. That's not what we want. Just hard enough to get the shape imprinted on the bread.Toast the bread using a toaster or like us, using frying pan with the bread face down. Not too hot though. Otherwise it will get burnt.Mommy check and remove bread from frying pan.Since you can keep this piece of craft, eat it! Remember to scrape the burned part off the bread before eating.Note:If you do Read more:Bread
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Sponge Fun 2007-04-27 09:53:00 My daughter had her very first Art & Craft fun today. I think she enjoyed it because she wanted to do another piece when finished it.This is really really simple but be ready for the mess, although our first session was surprising 'clean' except for her coloured hands.Materials needed:PaperPaint - Toxic free and washableSponge
- We used a heartHow to do it:Dilute paint with a bit of water.I use a paper plate to hold the paint so there's lesser things to wash.Press sponge on paint then transfer to the paper.My daughter got the hang of it after I guide her a couple times. Yeah, we will definately do this again!
Apple Printing 2007-05-03 10:30:00 I'm planning to do a 'A-Z' of art and craft with my daughter. Hopefully I won't get stuck with a alphabet.We are doing A today. A is for apple, of course, so it's apple printing today. I didn't guide her today. She seems to remember how to do it. I put the materials on the table and before I could guide her, she already grab the apple and started doing it.Materials needed:Paper Paint - Toxic free and washable Fruit, cutted into half (We used apple)How to do it:I use a paper plate to hold the paint so there's lesser things to wash. Dip the apple in the paint then transfer to the paper.Stamp it away!That's all! Easy and fun! Read more:Apple
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