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Made by the Hand of a Child
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| Hint! |
This seems like a lot of work, but it is a special and practical gift that parents will treasure!
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| Materials: |
12 samples of children’s artwork on 8 ½ ” x 11” pieces of paper, 6 large sheets construction paper, yearly calendar (each month on a 8 ½” x 11” piece of paper), glue, hole punch, yarn or ribbon
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| Directions: |
Collect 12 paintings, drawings, collages, prints, etc. from each child. Glue the art to the top of one side of the construction paper. Glue the monthly calendar for January – June on the bottom of the construction paper. Now, turn the construction paper over and glue another art project to the top of the paper and the calendars for July-December on the bottom. Punch holes at the top and tie with yarn or ribbon.
Here are some examples of art projects you could use: crayon drawings, crayon rubbings, water colors, colored pencil designs, sponge prints, marble painting, shape collage, magazine collage of family members, thumb print designs, finger paintings, etc. |
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| Materials: |
1 cup flour, 1 cup salt, ½ cup water, ornament hangars |
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Mix all the ingredients together to make the dough. Let the children mold the dough or flatten so it is ½” thick and cut with cookie cutters. (Use a straw to punch a hole for a hangar.) Let the dough dry for a day. Turn the dough over and dry another day. Paint with tempera paint and spray with shellac.
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Dissolve 2 Tb. instant coffee in ½ cup hot water and add to the flour and salt. Your ornaments will look like gingerbread cookies. Hint! Shorten drying time by baking in a 250 oven for 5-10 minutes |
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| Materials: |
white tube socks, fiber fill, rubber bands, markers, felt scraps, wiggly eyes, and other craft accessories |
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Have children fill the bottom of the sock with 3 large fists of fiberfill. Put a rubber band around this section. Put two fists full of fiberfill in and then put a rubber band around the middle section. Put one fist full of fiberfill in to make the head and put a rubber band. Pull the top cuff of the sock over the head to look like a hat. Decorate with wiggly eyes, felt scarf, yarn hair, etc. Draw on a mouth and buttons with markers. |
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