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CRAFT FUN
GLUE
PLAY DOH
FLOUR FINGER PAINT
EDIBLE JEWELLERY
BUMBLE BEE
ALPHABET BOOK
EGG CARTON CATERPILLAR
CONE ANGEL
SCRIBBLE SHEETS
MASK
CARDBOARD CAR
FAIRY WAND
PIRATE PATCH
TREASURE MAP
A BEETLE
This harmless, non-toxic, edible glue washes out of clothes. This glue is also great for papier mache and making your own piñata.
You’ll Need:
Cornflour
Hot Water
Add about half a cup of cornflour to a large bowl. Make sure that it's got gluten in it, gluten-free cornflour doesn't work.
Now add a small amount of water (as little as possible) to the cornflour, and mix it until it forms a thick paste.
Then you need really hot water. Gradually add a couple of cups of water to the mix, it'll go lumpy (this is the just the cornflour cooking). Stir until it forms a smooth, thick paste.
If you add too much hot water at once, it won't go smooth, no matter how much you stir it.
Play Doh is a very popular modelling compound for kids and can be made easily at home. Play Doh is easy to handle, non toxic and relatively mess free.
You’ll Need:
2 cups plain flour
2 cups water
2 tablespoons oil
1/3 cup salt
1/4 cup Cream Of Tartar
Mix all of the ingredients in a saucepan over a low/medium heat until excess moisture has all dried up, and the play doh texture has been reached. Allow to cool, and then pack up into a sealed plastic container or zipper bags for storage.
You’ll Need:
1 cup flour
2 tablespoons salt
1 1/4 cups hot water
1 1/2 cups cold water
Food colouring
Mix the flour, salt and cold water in a saucepan. Beat the mixture with a whisk or hand beater until smooth. Add the hot water and boil it until the mixture thickens. Beat until smooth. Add the food coloring to add colour. Store this in an airtight container in the fridge.
EDIBLE JEWELLERY - This makes a great snack to go!
You’ll Need:
A long piece of string
Cheerios, Fruit Loops, or any other stringable food
Thread the Cheerios or whatever stringable food you've chosen onto the string. Tie the ends of the string together in a knot and there you have it!
You’ll Need:
Empty toilet paper tube
Black and yellow paint
Clear tape or glue
Small piece of black cardboard
Paper for the wings
Black texta
Round cup
Scissors
Paint yellow and black alternating stripes for the bee's body on the toilet paper tube. Let the paint dry, then with a black texta, draw on the eyes and a mouth at one end of the tube. Trace two circles around the cup onto the paper and cut out, these will be the bee's wings. Fold the paper circles in half and tape the wings to the top middle part of the tube. Cut out a small triangle from the black cardboard and tape to the inside other end of the tube for the bee's stinger.
You’ll Need:
Magazines or catalogues
An exercise book
Scissors
Glue
Write a letter of the alphabet on each page of the book. Cut out and paste pictures of objects that begin with each letter. You can also make a number book using the same concept.
You’ll Need:
Cardboard egg carton
Poster paint
Pipe cleaners (optional)
Cut the egg carton in half using the bottom section so that you have a long bumpy strip, this will become the caterpillars body. Paint a face on one end and decorate the body. Pipe cleaners can be added for feelers.
You’ll Need:
Cone (banksia or pine)
Paint
Ping pong ball
Pipe cleaner
Doll hair or wool etc
Craft glue
Eyes (optional - you can draw these on)
A piece of felt for the wings
Thread
The cone will be the angel’s body. Chose to paint it whatever colour you like. Once the paint is dry, glue the ping pong ball onto the top of the cone. This will become the angel’s head.
Cut the wings from a piece of felt. Shape one end of the pipe cleaner into a small circle for the halo and wrap the remainder around the centre of the wings. Then glue the wings onto the angel.
Stick the eyes on or draw them on with a marker pen.
Glue on doll hair, wool, or other material for the hair. Use some thread to hang your angel.
You’ll Need:
A sheet of A4 Paper
An A4 plastic sleeve
A whiteboard marker
A tissue
Slip the A4 sheet of paper into the plastic sleeve! That’s it!
You can now draw on the plastic sleeve with the white board marker and use the tissue, to wipe off and start again!
You’ll Need:
Paper Plate
Safety Scissors
Crayons/Textas
A paper plate makes a great mask, cut out 2 holes for eyes, and let your child decorate the mask, suggestions include; A lion, teddy bear or monster!
You’ll Need:
A cardboard box
Some round lids
Aluminium Foil
Textas/Crayons/Paint
Glue
Straws
String
Paper Plate
Tape
A cardboard box can provide hours of fun. Decorate your box using crayons or paints, then cover some lids with foil and stick them on the front and back as headlights, stick a couple of straws on as windscreen wipers. String some straps through the top of the box over your child’s shoulders. Stick on a paper plate to use as a steering wheel and presto – a new car!
You’ll Need:
Cardboard
Paints
Glitter
30cms of dowel (or use a chopstick)
Cut out two identical star shapes from your cardboard and decorate, let dry. While they’re drying paint your piece of dowel, this looks great in silver, once dry, glue your stars onto each side of the top of the dowel/chopstick!
You’ll Need:
Black Cardboard
Safety Scissors
Elastic
Using a piece of black cardboard, cut out the shape of an eye patch. Poke a hole in each side of the eye patch. Tie a piece of elastic to each hole.
You’ll Need:
A4 Paper
Cold Black Tea
Textas/Pencils
Rip the edges off a piece of A4 paper to give your map a jagged edge, then scrunch it up. Flatten the paper and soak it in some cold black tea, lay it flat in the sun to dry. When it’s dry, you can draw an outline of your backyard with steps to follow and find the hidden treasure.
You’ll Need:
Six strips of paper (approximately 1cm x 20cm)
Textas
String or elastic
Tape
Cut out an oval for the beetles body. Cut out the eyes and stick them onto the beetle. Colour your beetle in your favourite colours. Cut 6 strips of paper for the legs and fold them into zig-zags. Tape or paste each strip to the bottom of the beetle for legs (3 legs on each side). Tape a piece of string or elastic to the top of your beetle to hang it up
Your beetle is complete!
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