OLYMIC TORCH - 4

Oympic fever is running up very high day by day . Here is yet another torch from us to join the race of olympic themed crafting . ....

THINGS REQUIRED : 


Yellow/Orange coloured chart paper.
Glue
Colour pens


STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED :


1) Draw torch and cut it out as shown .

2) Fold it as shown .

3) Glue it as shown .

4) Glue few orange flames too . Open the torch and stuff it up with waste paper .Torch is ready to play with .

CUP PAPER FLOWERS

THINGS REQUIRED :


Cupcake baking paper 
Coloured charts/paper
Buttons
Glue


STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED :


1) Make stem and leaves of coloured paper and glue to a chart .
2) Use cup papers for flowers and glue button to the centre .
3) Draw a garden and glue it to the wall .Linking it up with Colors Dekor , Weekly story ~ 88 .

200 !!!!!!!!!!!!! Hurray !!!!!!!!!! PHOTO FRAME

Feeling so excited to write my 200th post here . Thank you for all your support and encouragement .A very special moment with a very special craft !!!

THINGS REQUIRED :


Coloured craft cardboard / silver coloured cardboard (used to cover packed food on hotels )
Black colour thick craft paper
Smilies and Heart confetti .
Glue


STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED :


1) Glue photo to the cardboard .
2) Cut black craft paper to form outer frame and glue to the photo.
3)Decorate it with confetti.
4) Either laminate it / stick to the wall with bluetak .

OLYMPIC TORCH 3

This was designed by my daughter in her holiday club .

PAPER ICE-CREAM

Summer holidays have started . Too bright too sultry !!!! ......Finishing scoops and scoops of ice-cream in seconds !!!!!!.

Linking this ice-cream for Shruthi's Artsy Craftsy - July 2012 and Weekly story 87 @ Colors dekor

We got some crafts card stuff from a summer fun fair.......while stacking them down, my daughter said can we cut ice-cream out of it ..Hurray !!! What a colourful 5 yr kid idea !!!! ....Sure , we made it....enjoyed playing with them....one for my daughter and the other for my son........Got them glue with blue tack to the wall !!!

THINGS REQUIRED :

Coloured cards

Glue

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED :

1) Stack the coloured cards in layers .

2) glue them

3) When dried , cut an yummy ice-cream of it .

PAPER PLATE FISH

Among various playschool craft activites , this fish will be one among the most crafted one .This was done by my daughter in her school . Back home we decorated its fin and glue net to give scales to the fish.

THINGS NEEDED :

Paper plate 
Fruits package netted bags
water colours
Glue

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED ;

1) Cut a triangle out of the paper plate and staple to the other end to make a fin .
2) Colour it and glue eyes .
3) Glue net bag to give scales .Linking it up with Weekly story 87 @ Colors dekor .

Linking it with Artsy Craftsy Challenge - Animal Crafts

WATER MELON

This is again from my daughter's work ....designed by her for fruit theme rock painting . She painted water melon . This can be re-used as Paper weights .

FRUITY FACES

This was done by my daughter in school to design their own fruity faces .

FAUX BALL ICE-CREAM

THINGS REQUIRED :


Used coloured balls
Brown paper
glue
Cotton balls


STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED :


1) Make cone of coloured paper .
2) Glue balls together with cotton layers.

3) Place it the cone . Ice-cream is ready to play with .Linking it up Shruthi's Artsy Craftsy - July 2012 

WALL FRAMES

I love collecting home decor accessories . I got these wooden frames from a fun fair with our favourite characters knitted down  .

A screen printed Thomas .

An awesome Teddy and Bunny engraved on tiles .

EXPLORE AFRICA - PROJECT FOR KIDS

My daughter's summer term concept - Explore Africa . I made this project with simple concepts to make her know few basic concepts about africa . Got few photo prints from net , collected pictures from magazines and taught her about Africa Map and Countries . Their traditional dress , dance , Animals , Tribals . It includes some important places in Africa about Sahara desert (sea of sand ),Victoria falls and Rain forests . African Elephant , largest land animal . We learnt about few folk tales about Pirates of the caribbean . We did few african traditional crafts .

FATHER'S DAY CARD FROM MY DAUGHTER

FATHER'S DAY GIFT - A CAR FOR A LOVING FATHER.

My daughter designed this car . Happy to see her creation and her thoughts . My hubby is fond of automobiles and its design . Like father like daughter !!! Happy Proud father !!! . She made this for Father's Day !!! .

What can give more happiness than this gift to a father on Father's Day ?????

Made with Love  July at Colors DekoR

ICE CREAM FOR A FRIEND - MADE WITH LOVE

THINGS REQUIRED : 


Card paper
Cotton
Glue
Felt cloth
Crayon dusts


STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED :


1) Cut out a cone and glue to the card .

2) Glue cotton for ice cream .
3) Place a felt cloth cherry.
4) Spray crayon dust for chocolaty / fruit sparkers.
5) Decorate the cone with brown strips.

Fill your card . This was designed for my daughter's best friend .Linking it up with Shruthi's Artsy Craftsy - July 2012 and Made with Love  July at Colors Dekor .

STICK ICE CRAFT - 2

THINGS REQUIRED :


Popsicle 
Brown coloured plastic cover
Glue




STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED :

1) Cut a long rectangle strip of the bag/cover
2)Fold the cover to form a smaller rectangle .Taped its edges.
3)Stuff it with remaining transparent cover to give a glossy feel.

4)Glue a stick in the centre.Chocolate stick ice is ready.


Linking it up with Shruthi's Artsy Craftsy - July 2012 

COLOURFUL LAYERED ICE-CREAM

THINGS NEEDED :

Coloured plastic bags
Cardboard 
Cotton
Glue

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED :

1) Make 2 cones out of carboard . One smaller and on bigger.
2) Cut strips of coloured plastic bags . 
3) Glue them to the smaller cone in layers.
4) Open up the smaller cone and stuff it with cotton.
5) Fill some cotton in the bigger and glue the smaller one to it .


Layered ice cone is ready to play with .Linking it up with Shruthi's Artsy Craftsy - July 2012 

CHOCO CHIP CUP ICE-CREAM

THINGS REQUIRED :


Paper cup
Ball
Cotton
Tamarind seeds
Glue


STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED : 


1) Glue cotton to the ball . After it gets dried ,glue tamarind seeds .
2) Place the ball in the cup and glue to it .


Cup ice cream is ready to play with .

Linking it up with Shruthi's Artsy Craftsy - July 2012 

STICK ICE CRAFT

The concept of this craft is very simple and same as making of soft toys . I remember my school days of making butterfly of velvet cloth .

THINGS REQUIRED :

 
Popsicle 

Velvet/Felt cloth

Cotton balls

Needle and thread

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED : 

1) Cut out ice shape out of the cloth . 

2) Turn back the cloth . Stitch its corner and leave a small space in the bottom for popsicle.Then , turn to the front side .

3)Stuff few cottons inside the stitched cloth for a feel of the ice .Then glue stick ans stcich the opened corner.

Stick ice is ready to play with .Linking it up with Shruthi's Artsy Craftsy - July 2012 

CONE ICE-CREAM

THINGS REQUIRED :


Brown coloured paper/card 
Coloured sponge craft balls
Few cotton balls


STEPS TO FOLLOWED :


1) Make a cone of coloured paper .
2) Glue and stack coloured balls in it .

Cone ice cream is ready to play with . Linking it up with Shruthi's Artsy Craftsy - July 2012 .

BEACH : CREATING A COOL SCENE

THINGS REQUIRED : 


Waste Cardboard 
Blue coloured plastic covers
Cotton wools
Pictures from magazines


STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED :


1) Glue blue coloured cover scraps to make a sea .
2) Glue pictures of boys and ball to create a play scene .
3) Glue pictures of Surfers , Kids splashing in the bay and playing in the sand.
4) A picture of a boat and sun coloured by my daughter .
5) Glue cotton wools for clouds .


A Bright beach scene has be re-created .


 Linking it up with BGC Challenge - Sea .

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

STICK MAN - PUPPET

My daughter desinged this puppet with my son's hand and foot prints . Isn't it a lovely craft/gift for my son from his sister ?...... We were really happy to see her creativity.....good job dear .

Linking it up with Colours dekor Made with love - June .

FATHER'S DAY GIFT - COLLAGE

We collected words from magazines to form this collage , a super Father's Day gift to my dear hubby .Isn't it special ?....... My hubby was so surprised to get it from my daughter .

Linking it up with Made with Love - June in Colours Dekor and Weekly story 83 . 

OLYMPIC TORCH - 2

Teaching kids about some important special events like Olympic games , World Book Day , Earth day  can be easily taught through crafts . We crafted this torch to represent olympic games .

MATERIALS REQUIRED : 

Long cup / glass /Vase 

Aluminium/Silver/Golden wrapper

Colurs Red / Orange colour papers

Glue

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED : 

1) Wrap up the cup with aluminium paper .

2) Draw england flag with oylmpic symbol + year and glue to it .

3) For flames , cut outs red and orange colour paper strips and stuff it in the cup .
Torch is ready to play with .

Linking it up with Weekly story 83 . 

MY DAUGHTER'S WORK - PAPER CUTTING FAMILY

My daughter's summer term break is up...she enjoyed doing this craft on her own without my help or idea .  Happy to see her thoughts and work . She really surprised us with these cards from her work room .

She cut out the shapes for the human body parts , coloured it and then glue it in a card . Linking it up with Colours Dekor , Made with love - June .