Family arts and crafts project: Valentines string of hearts.

Family arts and crafts project: Valentines string of hearts.

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Family arts and crafts project: Winter Gloves

Family arts and crafts project: Winter Gloves

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Family arts and crafts project: paper mobile

Family arts and crafts project: paper mobile

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Family Arts and Craft Holiday Project: New Years pop up card

Family Arts and Craft Holiday Project: New Years pop up card

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New Years arts and crafts project

New Years arts and crafts project

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Holiday Project: "Hug Me" Cards

“HUG ME” HOLIDAY CARD

 

This “Hug Me” holiday card can actually be used anytime of the year. It can also be used as a quick “pick me up” card when someone is feeling down.

The long standing tradition of sending Christmas or holiday cards is very much a part of the American culture. The concept of sending Christmas greetings first began in England in the early 1840s. Soon after, the development of lithography printing popularized the sending of colorful, decorative Christmas cards. Despite the ease of communication thanks to the telephone and email, the tradition of sending Holiday Cards to one's family and friends has continued to today.

This homemade card can be as simple or as “extra special” as you want.


Supplies Needed (basic): Crayons/markers, pencils, paper, scissors


Supplies Needed (Extra Special): Crayons/markers, pencils, paper, scissors, glue, construction paper,

STEPS

Step 1: Take an 8 ½ x 11 white paper and cut it lengthwise into a rectangle.

The new size should be 3 ½ by 11.

Step 2: Take the cut rectangle and make a tri – fold of the paper.

Step 3: Draw in pencil the image of your face in the middle and your hands on the left and right.

(if your child’ hands are small enough they can actually trace them onto the paper)

 

Step 4: Trace over the pencil with markers and add in a special message that will brighten up

any “scrooges” day.

To make this a more advanced homemade card, cut the face, hands, hair, etc, out of construction paper and glue onto the card.

Add in legs,hats, glitter, etc. if you want.

Be as creative as you want.

JUST A REMINDER BEFORE YOU BEGIN ...

EACH PROJECT WILL COME WITH A SUGGESTED MATERIALS LIST.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THE MATERIALS NEEDED ARE A SUGGESTION TO COMPLETE THE PROJECTS AS PRESENTED ON THE BLOG.

ANY MATERIAL NOT ON HAND CAN BE EASILY SUBSTITUTED FOR SOMETHING EASILY AVAILABLE (EX. THE PROJECT CALLS FOR GLUE BUT YOU ONLY HAVE A STAPLER. YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUN OUT AND PURCHASE NEW GLUE USE THE STAPLER AND PICK UP GLUE THE NEXT TIME YOU GO SHOPPING).

CRAYONS AND MARKERS ARE VERY VERSATILE AND CAN BE SUBSTITUTED FOR MANY DIFFERENT SUPPLIES (EX. A PROJECT CALLS FOR CONSTRUCTION PAPER BUT NONE ARE AVAILABLE).

ALWAYS TRY TO PUT A NEWSPAPER DOWN OR ANY OTHER RECYCLED MATERIAL UNDER THE PROJECTS TO PROTECT YOUR FLOORS, TABLES, ETC.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE ANY ARTISTIC ABILITY TO CREATE THESE PROJECTS. THE OUTCOME OF THE PROJECTS IS ONLY SECONDARY TO THE TIME YOU ARE SPENDING AS A FAMILY.

ENJOY AND GET MESSY!!

Thanksgiving Project: Making a Cornucopia

THANKSGIVING PROJECT:

MAKING A CORNUCOPIA

This is our third and final project that will deal with the topic of Thanksgiving.

In this project you and your children will learn exactly what a cornucopia is and how to make one.

The Cornucopia is the most common synbol of a harvest festival. It is also known as "The Horn of Plenty."The cornucopia starts out as a "horn" shaped container and is fille with the abundance of the harvest.

In the days of farming and a time when holidays weren't so commercialized, families used dried fruits, veggies and the"Horn of Plenty" as decorations for Thanksgiving. The cornucopia also may have contained some leftover grains and seeds.

The cornucopia was usually hung over a doorway for good luck. This was a symbol that the harvest was in and " all is well."

Common fruitsand veggies seen in a cornucopia

a) Apples

b) Corn

c) Grapes

d) Bannanas

e) Oranges

f) Any fruit or veggie that your child likes

Project Options: This project can be finished by cutting out construction paper cutouts of fruits and vegetables or actually having the children cut out the fruits and vegetables that they like from magazines.

This is up to you and a combination of both may be used.

Step 1: Draw a "horn" on a brown peice of paper or recycle a paper bag.

Step 2: Cut out the "horn" and glue it onto a black piece of paper. Any color may be used but black is very

dramatic.

Step 3: Draw out a fruit or veggie onto a colored paper (or draw it on white paper and color it in).

Step 4: Cut out the fruit or veggie and glue it on.

Step 5: Repeat step 3 and 4 as many times as it takes to complete the project.

Step 6: When the project is completed step back and admire your group project.

Hang it up in your doorway for good luck and let everyone know that this years harvest was good.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING !!!!!