Trick-or-Treat Paper City Halloween Craft I’ve been so busy for the last two weeks, I haven’t had time to make many new crafts, so we printed out the Paper City style trick-or-treat scene from last year. The fall leaves were so nice in our yard today, the kids took the paper people outside to practice up on their trick-or-treat lines. So if you want a little Halloween project, feel free to print out the PDF template below. Template: Click on the image below, then print. Click here for simple instructions on how to make a little Halloween Box Scene with your printout.
Paper Flying Disc Pull the string and watch the Paper Flying Disc whiz and spin through the air. You can design all kinds of different flying discs and have your friends help you launch them. You can fly these discs inside or outside -- anywhere they can take flight and soar through the air. What You'll Need: Blue glitter glue penSmall wooden thread spool36 inches blue crochet threadMagenta pony beadScissorsRulerCraft knifeCraft glueTracing paperPencilCardstock (optional) Note: Adult help needed.Step 1: Cut out the disc pattern and ask an adult to help you cut the straight lines with a craft knife and ruler. (Note: If you think you may want to make more than one Paper Flying Disc, ask an adult to help you make a copy of the pattern using tracing paper and cardstock.) Step 2: When the glue is dry, fold along the dotted lines so the flaps bend up a little bit. Step 3: Decorate the disc base using the glitter glue pen. Step 4: Tie the pony bead to the end of the thread. Want more cool paper craft projects?
This Architecture Studio Released A Series Of Templates Children Can Use To Create Paper Cities During Lockdown If you think you’re bored being stuck at home all day, think about all the children that can’t go to school or go outside to play with their friends. However, British architecture studio Foster + Partners found a way to keep children entertained during the lockdown. They have released a series of paper building templates that kids can print out, color and use to build their own paper cities to keep themselves busy. The studio even encourages children to share their own creations on social media using the #architecturefromhome hashtag! “Over the next few weeks we will be sharing new activities for children whilst at home, away from school. We’ll include drawing, making, playing, thinking, reading, watching and other activities to keep them entertained – for at least a few hours!” More info: Foster + Partners | Instagram | Twitter | h/t: Dezeen Read more Architecture studio Foster + Partners came up with a creative way to keep children occupied during the lockdown
papertoys Par Charivari dans Pratique divers le 24 Novembre 2011 à 18:58 J'ai été contaminée par la mode des papertoys. Mes enfants en raffolent, on en a plein la maison. Pour Noël, voici ma petite sélection. Pour obtenir les patrons à télécharger, cliquer sur les images. Paper Helicopters Anyone can make paper airplanes, but how many people can make paper helicopters? You'll soar to new heights once you create these paper flying machines. These paper helicopters for kids are so simple and are great to do by yourself or with a group of your friends. Follow the links below to learn how to make paper helicopters: Hover Craft Helicopter You'll go up, up, and away with this paper helicopter that seems to hover. Papercopter Create a science experiment after making this paper clip helicopter. Whirly Bird Helicopter Twirl and soar through the air with these birdlike helicopters. Keep reading to learn how to make a paper helicopter float through the air. For more kids crafts using paper, check out:
Dyson devises 44 engineering challenges for children during lockdown Dyson has created 44 engineering and science activities for children to try out while at home during the coronavirus pandemic, from making a balloon-powered car to building a bridge from spaghetti. Following the closure of schools across the globe due to Covid-19, designers from the James Dyson Foundation have come up with a series of challenges to help kids learn at home during isolation. Comprised of 22 science tasks and 22 engineering activities, the Challenge Cards can be completed by children using common household items such as eggs, string and balloons. Suited for kids aged seven and above, each challenge comes with a brief, a method, a list of materials needed, a top tip on how to complete it, and a scientific explanation of how it works. Tasks include making an egg fit into a bottle without breaking it, creating a colourful underwater volcano and skewering a balloon without popping it. The James Dyson Foundation has also created some video tutorials
Habillez votre Paper dollz La paper doll “La Vacancière” doit être imprimée sur un papier épais A4 en couleur. Les instructions pour monter la paper doll et le matériel nécessaire sont indiqués sur le fichier PDF à imprimer ci-après : How to Make a Fruit Battery If you have a piece of fruit, a couple of nails, and some wire, then you can generate enough electricity to turn on a light bulb. Making a fruit battery is fun, safe, and easy. What You Need To make the battery you will need: Citrus fruit (e.g., lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit)Copper nail, screw, or wire (about 2 in. or 5 cm long)Zinc nail or screw or galvanized nail (about 2 in. or 5 cm long)Small holiday light with 2 in. or 5 cm leads (enough wire to connect it to the nails) Make a Fruit Battery Here's how to make the battery: Set the fruit on a table and gently roll it around to soften it up. How a Lemon Battery Works Here are the science and chemical reactions regarding a lemon battery (you can try making batteries from other fruits and from vegetables): The copper and zinc metals act as positive and negative battery terminals (cathodes and anodes).The zinc metal reacts with the acidic lemon juice (mostly from citric acid) to produce zinc ions (Zn2+) and electrons (2 e-). More Science
Ice Cream Chemistry Experiment for Kids (Chemistry for ages 4+) Ice cream is one of the best treats, especially on a warm spring or summer day. Did you know that making it, and almost any other treat you make in the kitchen, relies on science. The video above shows a fun and quick way to make yourself some creamy delicious ice cream. Materials 2 quart-sized zipper bags 1 gallon-sized zipper bag Ice Salt Milk Sugar Vanilla Ice cream toppings (optional)Adult supervision (Adult supervision at all times please) Procedure Start by filling the gallon-sized bag half to two-thirds full of ice. Concept Milk and sugar require extremely cold temperatures to properly harden and make ice cream. Shaking the bag for several minutes allows the extra cold ice to completely cool the milk and sugar mixture to form your delicious dessert. (Chemistry for ages 4+) Ice cream is one of the best treats, especially on a warm spring or summer day. The video above shows a fun and quick way to make yourself some creamy delicious ice cream. Materials Procedure
Facts for Kids about Weirdest Foods What’s the most basic of human needs? Finding food, of course. And people have gotten pretty creative about using the ingredients at hand. Some of the foods listed here seem downright disgusting, but consider what you’d eat if there were no grocery stores nearby. Fun Facts In Mexico, people sometimes fill their tacos with escamole, the larva of a venomous ant that is found deep in the roots of agave plants. Questions and Answers Question: Some of these foods seem like they’d make people seriously ill. Answer: Probably sometimes, but people seem to adapt to the food in their area. Learn More Read about more foods that will make your stomach turn. What’s the most basic of human needs? Fun Facts In Mexico, people sometimes fill their tacos with escamole, the larva of a venomous ant that is found deep in the roots of agave plants. Questions and Answers Question: Some of these foods seem like they’d make people seriously ill. Learn More Read about more foods that will make your stomach turn.
Make Sun S’mores! | NASA Climate Kids Yummmmm! Harness the energy of the Sun to make the best snack ever invented, S’mores! A solar oven is a box that traps some of the Sun’s energy to make the air inside the box hotter than the air outside the box. In other words, the solar oven is like a super greenhouse. You will need: Cardboard box with attached lid. How to make the solar oven: Have an adult cut the box with the box cutter or blade. Using the straight edge as a guide, cut a three-sided flap out of the top of the box, leaving at least a 1-inch border around the three sides. Cover the bottom (inside) of the flap with aluminum foil, spreading a coat of glue from the glue stick onto the cardboard first and making the foil as smooth as possible. Line the inside of the box with aluminum foil, again gluing it down and making it as smooth as possible. Tape two layers of plastic wrap across the opening you cut in the lid—one layer on the top and one layer on the bottom side of the lid. Test the stick you will use to prop the lid up.
Coding Games -Building and Walking an Algorithm - JDaniel4s Mom An algorithm is step by step set of operations need to reach a goal. I taught my students how to build and walk an algorithm by playing a series of coding games. They liked it so much I brought it home for my son to play. The first of the two games is one I made up to introduce algorithms. The second game is one I learned when I attended a workshop offered by Coding.org. Treasure Up This version of Searching for Treasure is called Treasure Up because all of the kids can see the picture of the treasure box. I had the children sit behind the array of papers so they would be facing the same way the child would be walking. At school I had a larger space to learn in. We don’t have a lot of room at home. Once the direction words were explained, the children took turns sharing the direction they student on the starting paper should go. Treasure Down This version of the coding games has a tricky element. This is part of a series of STEM activities being shared on a number of wonderful blogs.
BUILDING BIG: The Bridge Challenge Welcome to Craggy Rock! You got here just in time. This growing community needs four new bridges, and they're very picky about what they want! Test your engineering skills and try to match the right bridge to the right location. Click on one of these four regions to get started. Location 1: Multi-lane bridge for commuters and tourists Location 2: Footbridge across a stream Location 3: Highway bridge across a busy shipping port Location 4: Railroad bridge in a national park Want some help? Having technical difficulties?