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Stretchy (Accordian) Dog Craft

December 2nd 2009 05:49
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Finished Craft - Ready to decorate


Kids will have fun making this dog, decorating it and then playing with it - making it's middle stretch.

Materials Required

1. Two pieces of A4 paper
2. Printer
3. Scissors
4. Double Sided Sticky Tape (DSST)
5. Split pin
6. Google eye
7. Decorating tools eg crayons, textas, pencils, glitter
8. Hole punch (optional)

Instructions

1. Print out the two templates onto A4 paper

Template One - Head, ear and rear

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Template One


Template Two - Stretchy Middle

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Template Two


2. Cut out the four pieces.

NB: If your child would like to colour in the pieces, now is a good time to do this (it is harder once the middle piece is folded and cut)
Colour the PRINTED side of the head, ear and rear, colour the REVERSE side of the middle section.

Free Dog craft preschool stretch puppy


3. Fold the middle section in half, along the fold line indicated.

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4. Cut along the lines as marked (with the middle section still folded). Be careful not to go past the end of the lines when cutting.

5. Unfold the middle section. If it is cut correctly, it will stretch as shown in the image below.



6. Turn the middle piece over and place DSST on both ends as shown below.



7. Attach the Head and Rear sections over the DSST, as shown. Attach the ear using the split pin. If you have a hole punch, use that to punch a hole in the ear and head where marked. Otherwise, push the split pin through where the holes are marked.
Stick the goggle eye where marked.

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Finished Dog Craft


8. Finish decorating your dog, as desired.



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Musical Kazoo - Free Kids Craft

June 12th 2009 06:28
Kazoo musical instrument preschool craft free kids cardboard tube
Finished Kazoo


Make a very simple musical instrument using a cardboard roll.

Materials Required:

1. Cardboard roll
2. Piece of paper lunch wrap - large enough to wrap around one end of the cardboard roll
3. Lacky band
3. Decorations - I used coloured sticky tape and stickers
4. Single hole punch

Instructions

1. Punch a hole approximately 2.0 cm from one end of the cardboard roll

Kazoo musical instrument preschool craft free kids cardboard tube


2. Decorate the cardboard roll. Do not cover the punched hole.

Kazoo musical instrument preschool craft free kids cardboard tube


3. Use the lacky band to secure the paper lunch wrap over the end of the kazoo which has the hole punched. Make sure the hole remains exposed.

Kazoo musical instrument preschool craft free kids cardboard tube


Kazoo musical instrument preschool craft free kids cardboard tube
Finished Kazoo


4. To play the kazoo, put your mouth on the open end, and loundly hum a tune.
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Plant a Flower Garden - Preschool Craft


Have fun making flowers and then "planting" them in pots...

Materials Required:

1. Egg carton
2. 3 straws (green)
3. Coloured thin card
4. Sticky tape
5. Decorations - textas, glitter, stickers
6. Playdough
7. Scissors

Instructions:

1. Print off the template below onto a piece of card.
Cut out the shapes and use them as template to draw the shapes onto coloured card.
Cut out the flower and leaf shapes from the coloured card.

NB: you will need 3 leaf shapes and one of each flower shape.

Hint: You can design your own flower shapes if you wish.

Printing Instructions

Click on the image below to bring up the full-size image.
Choose "file", and click on "print preview"
Click on the printer symbol to start printing


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Plant a FLower Garden Craft



2. Decorate the flowers as you wish - the ones in the photos were decorated with textas, stickers and glitter glue.

3. Tape the flowers onto the straws.

4. Decorate the leaves (if wished) and tape the leaves onto the straws.

5. Cut out a row of 3 egg compartments from a egg carton.

6. Put a lump of playdough in the base of each egg compartment.

7. "Plant" your flowers into the egg carton, one flower into each egg compartment.

EXTRAS:

- You could paint your egg carton before planting the flowers into them.

- Get creative - use buttons, glitter, punchies, pieces of ribbons, small pieces of scrunched up tissue paper etc to decorate your flowers.
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Rainbow Straw Crown

March 2nd 2009 09:59
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Rainbow Straw Crown


Materials Required:
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Snowman - Christmas Craft

October 19th 2008 14:45
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Christmas Snowman Craft


A great christmas craft for kids. Older children will love getting inventive with the decorations for the snowman


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This bright row of flowers will brighten up any room. Use your imagination to create more types of flowers...

Flower Craft free kids pop sticks easy patty pans
Row of Flowers Craft - Free craft instructions for kids

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Stained glass window - free craft kids cellophane contact
Stained Glass Window - Craft for Kids


Materials Required:
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Have fun colouring in a cowboy or cowgirl hat.
Then use your imagination - perhaps you could try adding glitter, a shining gold or felt star, or glue string around the edge.

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Colour this fish in bright colours to create a tropical piece of art.

Fish Craft Preschool kids free colouring
Finished Tropical Fish Craft

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Kids will enjoy collecting the leaves to do this craft. Leaves of all shapes and colours can be used. The brighter the better.

Autumn fall leaves tree trunk craft free preschool template
Finished Autumn Tree and Leaves Craft

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Create an underwater scene with this easy craft for kids

Fish Ocean Scene craft free kids
Finished Ocean Scene

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Make yourself the driver of a steam train...

Steam Train Craft Free Kids colouring
Finished Steam Train Craft

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This bright flower is easy to make and looks really effective.
Flower Craft - Free craft for kids
Finished Flower craft


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Make this glittering dragonfly with 3D wings that will brighten up any wall.

Finished Dragonfly

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