Pour Painting Birdhouses

This is really something I would like the kids over the summer to do, but it's so cool I just HAD to share it with you all now!!!! :)

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"WOW MOM" Mother's Day Card Craft

Cover

Inside

 Materials:

• pink construction paper
• scissors
• sequins or heart, flower spangles
• glue

Directions:
         Fold a sheet of pink construction paper in half. From the fold, write "MOM" in big block letters that touch.

1. From the fold, carefully cut out the letters so they touch and open at the top.
2. Decorate the front with heart spangles or sequins.
3. When you open the card, it says, "WOW MOM"

Easy Chick Hatching Craft

I believe the picture is self-explanatory! :)

Paper Plates are in the Eureka Cabinet along with the Brass Fasteners.

Mozaic Lady Bug Craft

This is a little craft I dreamed up in my own little head :).

I created this example and have a paper copy for you to use. I will also include a template for the lady bugs and the leaf.

Happy Spring Crafting!

Paper Plate Flower Basket Craft

Supplies:

• 2 paper plates
• colored paper (at least 3 different colors)
• chenille stems
• scissors
• glue

Instructions:

Flowers:
Cut out flower and leaf designs from colored paper. You can usually find flower patterns on the Internet.
Bend petals up slightly to give them some depth.
Assemble flowers by layering smaller pieces over larger ones.
Use a small dot of glue in the center of each piece to secure.
Glue chenille stems to the back of the flowers for the flower stems. Cut stems to various lengths.

Basket:
Make a basket by cutting a paper plate in half. Glue half of the plate to a full paper plate, right sides together, to form a pocket. (Refer to photo)
Glue pipe cleaner flowers to the inside of the pocket. Randomly glue on leaves. Punch a hole in the top of the basket and tie a string or piece of yarn through it for hanging.

Finish the Picture Craft

Materials Needed:
Old Magazines to cut photos from
Imaginations! :)

Instructions:
Cut a PORTION of a picture from a magazine page. Have the kids glue the image to a piece of paper and then have them finish the picture.

Very easy craft and you get to see how creative your kids can be! :)

St. Patrick's Day Drawing/Writing Assignment

One of my favorite things to do with my kiddos is to get them thinking/talking...I love asking them questions and hearing their answers...it can get quite hysterical! :)

My idea for this is to have the kids DRAW in the boxes the four steps to catching a leperchaun...then they will explain the drawings to me and I will write in the boxes what the illustrations depict.

Rubber Band Painting

Place a piece of paper on a baking sheet and wrap rubber bands around the whole thing.

 Paint the rubber bands. ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF PAINT IS NEEDED!!!! BE CAREFUL!!!!

 Pull back the rubber bands and let them go.

 Rotate the paper and repeat. It's fun. And messy.