DIY- PEN STAND

Today, I am sharing a simple DIY - Pen Stand. 

MATERIALS REQUIRED :

• Empty Actimel bottles - 5 nos
• Any round shape box lid
• Glue
• Colours

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED :

1. Clean the actimel bottles well and remove the wrappers.

2. Decorate the empty bottles of your choice design. I designed Warli art.

3. Glue the bottles to the box lid. Allow it to dry well for a day.

4. Once dried completely, fill it with paint brushes, pens and pencils.

HOW TO OBSERVE STRESS IN CHILDREN AND WAYS TO HELP THEM OUT -- DIY - TOY ROBOT

No school, complete lockdown for two months, no outdoor games, no cycling, bored of watching cartoons and movies, children will undergo a lots of stress than elders. We have to appreciate their understandings of the present situation and staying back in homes helping us. 

A simple child psychology is that they may not be able to burst out or express their stress, but yes there will be a moment we as parents can observe. 

Some emotions during their stress :

• Sudden outburst of tears with no reasons
• mood swings
• restlessness 
• distracting from their homework
• less appetite
• loneliness ; since they miss their friends in school, they try to talk with their dolls considering them to be their buddies . 

These may be observed that can reveal their stress. 

As parents, we can handle it , if we can follow these : 

• Let's not build their stress by questioning them, " What happened ?" in a firm voice. Instead, hug them tightly, comfort them and tell them, 'Let's play together'.
• Slowly, cheer them up and engage them up by reading stories, play with them or craft with them. They need diversions to get them involved. 

Crafting or any artwork can bring diversions in them. It is one of the best way to get children involved. Let them create art on their own. Creative play activties will be one of the way to overcome a stress. Involving them in an activity of their choice, they easily forget their stress.

Today, I am sharing an interesting DIY - TOY ROBOT created by our son for a play activity.

MATERIALS REQUIRED :

Empty cans/bottles ( We used empty salt and actimel bottles)

Pimpom balls

Glue

Colours

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED :

1. Collect the empty bottles and clean them well. Remove their label wrappers 

2) Glue the bottles with the glue to form a robot. Small bottles for legs and hands. Salt bottle to form the body. (Please note : He used fast settling super glue. If guided by parents, you can use them or use kids friendly glue)

3 ) Robot is set. Allow it to try completely. We allowed to dry for a day.

5) The next day, paint and decorate the robot using colours, pompon balls and pipe cleaners for antennae.

Allow it to dry. Toy Robot is ready to play with. 

Happy Crafting !! Happy Parenting !!

DIY - MAZE BOARD

It's been years, I logged on to my space here. Yes, a short break from a profile of a working mom to stay at home mom. The Transition was initially very peaceful, gave me more relaxation , more holidays, no more application for leave or permissions.

We have re-located to a new place, settling down with the changes. With the re-location, I got to spend a month time with the children, which I have missed for a very long period.

I cherish the moments with them, the most valuable moments which most of working parents yearn for, left me with some painful thoughts.

BACK AGAIN TO START WITH, here

A Simple DIY Maze game, designed for Best of Waste Competition. Yes, my daughter won a prize for this game.

MATERIALS REQUIRED: 

Slate board 
Straws
Glue
Decorating colours
Small beads/ Spherical metal balls
Glue

PROCEDURE :

1) Clean the board, if required paint it with your favourite colours. Dry them completely. 
2) Cut the straws of various shapes and glue them to design a maze. Let it dry for an hour.
3) Game board is ready to play with the balls.

PEACOCK

THINGS REQUIRED :

Pipe cleaners

Ear buds

Balloon

Pompom

Google eye

Foam beak

Decorate buttons

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED :

1) Cut the neck of the balloon , to form the body for peacock.

2) Match sticks are glued for legs.

3) Pipe cleaners, Buds and colourful buttons to make feathers.

4) Pom pom for head , fixed with google eye and foam sheet beak. Peacock is ready.

Linking it up with Shruthi' Artsy Craftsy Challenge - India

MAGICAL HAND - NEMO AQUARIUM

Last week , we read the book ' Finding Nemo ' . It was a wonderful read....my daughter enjoyed the story . 




We designed our own Nemo at home . 

THINGS REQUIRED : 

Waste Cardboard 
Blue cover plastic bags
Orange and White colour paper
Glue
Googly eyes
Plant pictures from magazines .
Waste Croissant boxes .

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED : 

1) Cut the blue bag to long pieces and glue it to the board .

2) Cut out the hand prints and make fish as shown below .

3) Take an empty croissant case . Glue the board in it and tape it sides .

4) Aquarium is ready to play with .

 Linking it up with Colours Dekor - Weekly wrap up ~ 84 .

Linking it with Artsy Craftsy Challenge - Animal Crafts

EAR RINGS HOLDER

THINGS REQUIRED :

Aluminium foil holder

Aluminium foil/Coloured paper

Ear rings

Buttons

Glue

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED :

1) Glue aluminium foil to its holder .

2) Glue buttons to it .

3) When it all gets dried up . Prick holes in the holder through button holes and hang your ear rings .

Linking it up with Shruthi's Artsy Craftsy Challenge nov'11 .

MULTIPURPOSE HOLDER

MATERIALS REQUIRED :

Bangles
Glue
Thick Card board

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED :

1) Collect bangles of same sizes .



2) Apply glue to the bangle as shown .



3) Stick the first bangle to a thick sheet . Then , stack all the bangles as shown .



4) Allow it to dry for few hours .



5) Use it as holder for pens/pencils/knifes/mobile phones/flower vase etc .

ANIMALS BAGS AND BOXES - REUSE

We will be shifting to our new flat by the end of May . So , we are in the 1st phase of cleaning the house . This includes packing up my daughter's and my craft items . While cleaning up my lil one's selves . We got sight of these paper masks which we purchased last year for her school's Earth and Nature's Day celebration . Maintaining these masks , as such will be difficult with her .

We are in need of containers for her crayons , chart paper etc . To get her interest in leaving everything packed after playing , we made these boxes and bags .




THINGS NEEDED :

Animal masks
Waste boxes and Paper bags.



STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED :

Glue these masks to the boxes and bags . Use these bags and boxes to keep crayons,colour papers,chart paper , stencils , pens etc .

Shruti's Arsty-Craftsy Challenge,Apr 2011 - Earth day.

Linking it with

Show and tell # 55
Fun for kids friday #8
Play Academy # 37

EGG SHELL EARTH / MOSAIC ART

MATERIALS REQUIRED : 

Egg shells - crushed
Acrylic Colours
Glue
A4 sheet

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED:



1) Draw a circle in a plain sheet.
2) Apply glue to it . Then , stick the egg shells to it.
3) Allow it to dry for few hours.
4) Then , paint it with Earth colours. Earth is ready for Earth day activity.

Linking it with 
Show and tell # 55Fun for kids friday #8
Play Academy # 37

and Shruti's Arsty-Craftsy Challenge,Apr 2011 - Earth day.

BANGLE CRAFTS - SUMMER VACATION FUN

This was done to make my daughter do something interesting , instead of spending her time watching Cartoon shows . She was more excited in doing this , using her waste bangles .



We did Caterpillar , Cat , Sun , Lady bird and Honey bee .

Sending this to shruti's Arsty-Craftsy Challenge,Apr 2011 - Earth day.

Linking this to

Show and Tell :




Play academy :

PAPER BOX

Sending this to shruti's Arsty-Craftsy Challenge,Apr 2011 - Earth day.


MATERIALS NEEDED :

Old newspapers
Glue
Waste invitation cards/Chart paper

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED :

1) Tear a page in two halves . Fold it and tear it again to get rectangle or square shape.
2) Roll it as shown and glue it in the end.

3) Make a rectangle shape out of waste cards , to form the base for the box.
4) Make rolls of paper as per requirement and glue to the card to form the box.Glue one roll over the other.
5) Box is ready to store clips/safety pins/Visiting cards .

MY DAUGHTER'S PINGU

This egg shell penguin won me third prize in Art from Waste Competition held in my daughter's school . I made only the penguin in school . With that , my lil one and myself made this house for our little pingu . Hope you all will enjoy this craft.





MATERIALS REQUIRED :

Egg shells - 2
Black paper from magazines .
Tissue paper - 1
Glue
Poster paints
Cotton
Thermocol
Paper Plate

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED :

1) Clean the egg shell and dry it for some time.
2) Draw the shape of penguin with pencil in the shell .
3) Paint the shell in black(back side) and white (front side) . Allow it to dry.

4) Then , stick oval stickers for eyes , beak with black paper and draw mouth .
5) Take a piece of tissue paper and cut hairy for its hair .
6) Draw the shape of feather and feet in black paper . Cut to its shape and then glue to the shell. Pingu is ready .


7 ) Take a thermocol sheet . Glue some cotton sheets to it , to display like snow . Make Pingu to stand in it .



8) Take a paper plate fold it it the center ,glue it . Draw the entrance and glue the tissue paper as shown . Igloo is ready .


Enjoy this craft and have fun .Sending this to February Carnival Let's go the DIY way .