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Craft for OKIDO magazine

Craft for OKIDO magazine
By Kate on April 24, 2011 The lovely people at Okido magazine asked me to do a craft project for their latest issue which is all about the weather. OKIDO is jam-packed full of things to keep little hands and minds occupied. Check it out…it’s just lovely! I made this ‘rainy day mobile’. Follow the diagrams below to construct the raindrops… …you can sew them too if you would prefer – then you only need to cut out two shapes for each drop – rather than four. I ♥ OKIDO – hooray!!

Paper Plate Flying Saucer Boys and girls alike will love making this fun UFO from paper plates and craft jewels. This is a great project to chase away the cabin fever that comes with freezing winter temperatures! If you can remember, come July 2nd it will be UFO Day! So tuck this project away and save it for that special day too. And in case you’re wondering, yes! [full printable instructions below] First you’ll paint two paper plates silver. After you’ve put the UFO together, attach the jewels. If you like, hang this flying saucer from the ceiling! Paper Plate Flying Saucer What you need: 2 paper plates 1 Styrofoam coffee cup Silver acrylic paint Craft jewels Instant grab glue, hot glue gun or glue dots Newspaper String (optional for hanging) What you do: Paint the backside of both paper plates and the Styrofoam cup silver.

DIY: Creative Photos Taken with a Drinking Straw 'Camera' and X-Ray Film The image above isn’t a crappy out of focus digital camera image or post-production experiment. In fact, it was taken using a custom-built camera made almost entirely of drinking straws and X-ray film… that’s it. Created by Flickr user Howard (aka. wheehamx), this interesting little camera was inspired by the compound eyes of insects. That’s really it; no lens, no pinholes, just a cardboard box full of straws and, at the other end, some 5 x 5.5-inch X-ray film that Howard used because, and we quote, “I have lots of it and it can be handled under red safelight.” Here are a few behind the scenes images that show what this camera setup looks like. Notice, the ‘subject’ has to be very close to the ‘camera’ and set against a contrasting background. This is what the final images turn out as: Obviously this isn’t exactly “high-quality” photography, but the final images are pretty cool. Image credits: Photographs by Howard and used with permission. Thanks for sending in the tip, Neil!

adorable owls! | happy hooliganshappy hooligans This adorable owl craft is simple to make, and although owls are typically thought of as being a fall or hallowe’en animal, I think these little guys are cute enough to make at any time of the year. toilet rollsfabric scrapspaintgoogly eyesbuttons/gems/jewelsglueorange felt or construction paper (beaks) Start by squeezing the end of a toilet paper tube to form the ears of the owl. You can tape it in place, but I made ours up ahead of time, and used my glue-gun. Then have your hooligans paint the tubes. A paintbrush and some water keeps baby busy and happy while we’re crafting. Now it’s time to dec your owl out with wings, eyes, a beak and anything else you want to use – sequins, beads, buttons etc. Aren’t they just too cute? Aren’t they so SWEET?

Introducing the Ombre Umbrella (AKA the “Ombrella”) Rain season is upon us and, though we’re excited for what April showers will most certainly bring, it can be a drag to carry the same old black umbrella to and from work every day. Add a pop of color to those rainy days with our easy-to-make DIY Ombre Umbrella… AKA the Ombrella! Materials: - Montana Black spray paint (blue, purple, pink) - Montana Gold Universal Plastic Primer - clear bubble umbrella - painter’s tape We used neon spray paint because we can’t get enough of neon! Ask your hardware store if they have the Montana Black brand but, if they don’t, pretty much any spray paint should work. Cover your umbrella in primer. We decided on an ombre pattern starting with blue at the bottom of the umbrella, then to purple and finally pink. Continue up with purple, then pink. Now it’s time to peel off that tape. Hold your umbrella up to the sky. Of course, when we started this project it was raining but, by the time we took final photos, the sun was out!

Life Cycle of a Chicken To start off our learning about Birds, Luke and I made a "Life Cycle of a Chicken" poster the other day. I saw the idea in The Mailbox Magazine a while back. We started by reading some fun books about Birds. First, a DK Eye Wonder book called "Birds". "Five Little Chicks" by Nancy Tafuri. "The Perfect Nest" by Catherine Friend. Then we set out to make our Life Cycle Poster. At the top of the egg we talked about how chickens start out as an egg. After the nest was complete, I cut out a small oval shape out of paper and Luke glued it into the nest. Then we discussed how the Mommy Chicken lays on her eggs to keep them the right temperature, while the birds grow inside the egg. I cut out a larger egg out of paper and Luke glued it to the poster board. To keep it simple, I also used another oval egg shape to make our baby chick. Next, we made the grown chicken. The best part of tempera paint is that it washes off so easily. Happy Crafting!! Linking up to these Awesome Parties!

DIY Beach Glass Photo Transfer My Aunt and Uncle have been collecting beach glass for years. When I was recently at their house for a visit, I was fascinated by how many pieces they have acquired over time. I picked up a few and started looking at them. I thought to myself, “There has to be something cool that you can do with all of this glass.” I remembered Julia’s wood photo transfer post, and that gave me the idea to try a photo transfer on a different type of medium-beach glass! What you need: White beach glass Mod Podge Paint Brush Laser printed images (I made sure all of the images were a resolution of 300 and sized them down to fit my glass. Hand towel Step one- Apply Mod Podge to the front side of your image. Step two- Place the image onto a piece of beach glass and press it down to be sure all of the air bubbles are out. Step three- Once all of your pieces are dry, lay them out on a towel and cover them with a damp one. Make sure the towel is wet enough but not soaking.

Tortilla Tepee's I was browsing through an issue of the Mailbox Magazine at the library a couple months ago (issue for Oct/Nov 2011) and saw this idea to make tepee's out of a tortilla. I've been so excited to make them with my kids during Thanksgiving time. I wanted my children to grasp the concept of how Indian's made shelter. First, we talked about how tepee's were a portable tent made of buffalo skin. To make the tepee, glue two popsicle sticks together like pictured below. To make the buffalo skin, follow the directions in the pictures below. My favorite part was watching the kids draw pictures on their tepee's with markers. Here is Andy's drawing. Luke drew a big cobra snake slithering through the grass on a sunny day with birds flying in the sky. After making the drawings, it's time to assemble the tepee. I laid ours down on the counter to dry with the seam at the bottom so it wouldn't open while drying. I like to link my posts up to THESE great link parties.

Things To Do With Roses eBook Now Available! Things To Do With Roses This digital eBook contains 36 of my favorite projects and recipes involving roses! Rose Petal Honey – page 20 Peppermint Rose Lip Balm – page 19 Marshmallow Rose Facial Cleanser – page 17 Rose Lemonade – page 52 *This is a digital eBook, a PDF file that can be read on your computer. To purchase, click on the button below! (Note: If you wish to pay directly with a credit card, select the Paypal button first and then “Don’t have a paypal account?” *This is an approximately 5 MB digitally downloaded PDF product that you can store on your computer or print for personal use only. *If interested in becoming an affiliate, please contact me for further details.

Activités pour le Préscolaire: anatomie The anatomy of the hand is in the spotlight today. L'anatomie de la main est à l'honneur aujourd'hui. The material I used is as follows: - 5 straws; - construction paper sheets; - A paper plate, a piece of cardboard or Styrofoam tray depending on what you have; - String; - A pair of scissors; - A hot glue gun, but I guess you could use white glue allocating drying time long enough. I invite you to watch the following short video to show you the movement of a finger. Le matériel que j'ai utilisé est le suivant: - 5 pailles; - une feuille de papier construction; - une assiette de carton, une morceau de carton ou une assiette de styromousse selon ce que vous avez; - de la ficelle; - une paire de ciseau; - un fusil à colle chaude, mais j'imagine que vous pourriez utiliser de la colle blanche en allouant un temps de séchage assez long. Je vous invite à regarder le petit vidéo suivant pour vous montrez le mouvement d'un doigt. 1. 2. 1. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4.

Road Trip Bucket List: DIY Embroidered Maps This guest post comes from BLDG 25 Blog contributor FP Naomi. An acknowledged wanderluster who itches for travel at every turn, I’ve been building my road trip bucket list for some time now. Scratched in pencil, deep in a notebook, a few particular journeys top the list. With so many dream-like destinations, it’s been a task to narrow down. Traveling by car is a special kind of journey, and the places you choose to do so should be well-selected. Let me take you through a couple of the journeys I plan to conquer. Amsterdam –> Naaldwijk Miles and miles of flowers, where beauty punches you in the face. Portland –> Seattle –> Vancouver The northwest has always called to me, but I’ve yet to venture through its expanses. Munich –> Florence This stretch of road makes the charts for very personal reasons. He was heading to find the love of his life. Now your turn. Check out Naomi’s blog Numie Abbott! More DIY inspiration from the BLDG 25 Blog.

Colorful Patterned Owls We took a break from Halloween crafting this week by reading The Little White Owl by Tracey Corderoy and Jane Chapman. After completed our Little White Owl Craft we decided we wanted to make the colorful patterned owls depicted in the story too. Paper plates work so well to make owls, so we stuck with them on this project. Start by painting three small paper plates one color. After they are dry, use a different color to paint a pattern on one of the paper plates to use as the body for the owl. After the pattern is dry that you painted, take another one of the painted paper plates and cut it in half to use as the wings. Next, use a generous amount of school glue to attach the last paper plate to the body as the head of the owl. Lastly we cut a slit out of the top of the owls head to finish our owls. Luke went with chevron stripes as his pattern... Andy liked the dotted owl in the book... And I went with a striped pattern... I'm telling you, it never gets old creating with my children!

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