Ranger Kid Crafts


	Craft Ideas Parents if you have any additional Craft Idea to share please let us know Seashell Wind Chimes: What You Need: 8 seashells (available from the beach, or at craft supply stores); 1 plastic coffee-can lid; knitting yarn scraps; liquid white glue; sharp pencil or paper punch. What to do: Glue each shell to the end of a short piece of yarn. Using the liquid white glue. Let dry overnight. Punch 8 holes (equally spaced) on the top of a plastic coffee-can lid. Use a sharp pencil or a paper punch. Hold the lid with the rim facing up. Push the 8 pieces of yarn through the 8 holes of the underside of the lid. Tie the end of each piece of yarn in a large knot (Make the knot bigger than the hole so the yarn will not slip through). Punch two more holes on opposite edges of the lid. Push one end of a large piece of yarn from the top of the lid through one hole. It should come out on the underside of the chime. Tie a large knot. Push the other end of the yarn through the other hole and knot it. Hang your chime in a tree or window. Homemade Modeling Clay: What you need: 2 cups of salt; 1 cup of boiling water; 1 cup of cornstarch. What to do: Bring salt and water to a boil. Pour cornstarch in a separate container and gradually pour in cold water until it becomes easy to pour or of a liquid texture. Add liquid cornstarch to the boiled mixture and stir until mixture is very thick and transparent. Pour mixture onto waxed paper and allow to cool. Divide the clay mixture and color sections with food coloring. Keep one section white. With a rolling pin or side of a bottle, roll clay out flat. Create a design(s) & allow clay to dry into shape desired. Press out any cracks that may appear while clay is drying. ( Leftover clay may be stored wrapped in waxed paper & refrigerated). Puff Paint: What you need: White glue; Shaving Cream; Food coloring; Paint brushes. What to do: Put some glue into a small disposable container. Then add food coloring to the glue. Next, add some shaving cream to the glue and food coloring mixture. Stir until all shaving cream is colored, You might have to add more food coloring. Make all sorts of different colors in separate disposable containers. Paint pictures with your mixtures. But paint it on THICK so it is puffed up off of the paper. Let dry and see your magical puffed shaving cream art. Leaf Placemats: What you need: Autumn leaves; Wax Paper; Heavy Large Books; Construction Paper or Colored foam Board; Clear Contact Paper; Glue. What to do: Collect Autumn leaves on a nature walk. Place leaves in between sheets of wax paper and press them in the pages of the heavy books. In a few days collect the leaves. Place them on top of the construction paper or foam board using a little it of glue to keep them in place. Carefully cover with the clear contact paper. Cut off any excess. Collage Posters: What you need: Rick-rack, ribbon, yarn or other trim; poster board; felt scraps; photos; glue. What to do: Cut different sized pieces of felt scraps into a variety of shapes. Glue the felt shapes to the poster board. Glue trim on angles around felt shapes. Glue your favorite photos into the rest of the spaces created by the trim. Forest Diorama: What you need: Shoe box (or similar size box), Construction paper or paint, Scissors, Glue, Pencil, Crayons, Cotton balls (for clouds). What to do: First make a background in your box. Either use construction paper or paints (the construction paper is easier and less messy). Make trees and animals from construction paper cut-outs (or use small plastic models, if you have them). Glue the trees and animals onto the diorama. Cover or paint the outside of the box (if necessary). Write your name on your diorama. Pine Cone Bird Feeder: What you need: (For each pine cone) A large open pine cone, Vegetable shortening/lard or suet, Oats or Corn meal, Bird Seed (Wild), A few feet of string/twine. What to do: Mix 1/2 cup Vegetable shortening, lard or suet with 2 1/2 cups cornmeal or uncooked oats until well blended. Optional: add dried fruit (chopped up), chopped nuts, seeds (especially sunflower and millet), and/or suet, which are high-energy bird foods. Thankful Tree: What you need: Construction paper (earth tones, orange, red, yellow, brown), Crayons or markers, Scissors, Glue. What to do: Trace your child's hand on constructions paper. Cut out the tracings (these will be the leaves). Have your child write their names & what they're thankful for on each of the handprints. Using brown construction paper, cut out the tree trunk & branches. Using brown construction paper, cut out a tree trunk and branches. Glue or staple the tree trunk on a large piece of construction paper (or onto a bulletin board). Then glue or staple the handprint leaves to the tree. Magic Instant Leaf (leaf rubbing): What to do: Find a nice leaf. Put it on a flat surface, like a desk or counter-top. Cover the leaf with a piece of paper Crayon on the paper over the leaf. Magically, a leaf image will appear. Paper Family Tree: What you need: Sky blue & green construction paper, Crayons, paint or markers, Scissors, Glue or glue stick. What to do: Draw a large tree with many branches. Cut out leaves from the green construction paper or use your leaf rubbings that you cut out. Each leaf will represent a person in the child's family and should be big enough to write that person's name on the leaf. Write the name of each person on their leaf. You might want to include the relative's relationship to the child, like "Grandma Joan Smith." Glue the leaves to the tree. Put the child's generation at the top of the tree, the parents at the second level, and the grandparents at the bottom. Family Tree : What you need: Sky blue & green construction paper, Crayons or markers, Scissors, Yarn, Hole punch, Styrofoam or paper cup, lump of play dough or other clay, Glue stick, or pictures of your family. What to do: Find a twig with many branches. Put a lump of clay in the bottom of a paper or Styrofoam cup. Insert the twig securely so that it remains upright. Cut out big leaves from the green construction paper. Each leaf will represent a person in the child's family and should be big enough to write that person's name on the leaf. Cut enough leaves for each of the child's siblings, parents, and grandparents. Write the name of each person on their leaf. You might want to include the relative's relationship to the child, like "Grandma Joan Smith." Punch a hole on the end of each leaf. Tie the leaves to the tree. The child's generation goes at the top of the tree, the parents at the second level, and the grandparents at the bottom. For an alternative project, use photos, and paste them on the leaves. Bird Feeder : What you need: 2 liter pop bottle (empty and clean), String, Scissors, Bird food. What to do: Wash an empty plastic bottle. Allow to dry. Cut an oval on the side of the bottle. Allow a one inch rim along the bottom. Tie string around the neck of the bottle, form a loop so you can hang your feeder from a branch or fence post. Fill the bottom of the bottle with bird food. Hang your feeder outdoors. Don't forget to replenish the bird food as it is eaten. Homemade Stickers: (This is a recipe for you to make the adhesive for your own lick and stick stickers) What you need: 1 tablespoon cold water, 3 tablespoons boiling water, 1/2 teaspoon white corn syrup or sugar, 1/2 teaspoon lemon or vanilla extract. What to do: In a small bowl, sprinkle the gelatin into cold water. Let soften for 5 minutes. Pour boiling water into softened gelatin and stir until dissolved. Add corn syrup or sugar and extract. Mix well. Brush the gum thinly on the back of the sticker. I find that it works better if you do a whole sheet and then cut after it's dried. The page will curl up but after it has dried you can press it under something heavy such as the phone book. When dry just moisten the sticker and apply. The gum will gel overnight. Place the adhesive in a pan of hot water to return it to liquid state. You may store this in the refrigerator in a sealed jar for months. Shrink Art: What you need: A heavy piece of plastic (meat lids from the butcher or cool whip lids), permanent markers, hole punch, Scissors, foil, yarn (if your making jewelry). What to do: Cut a piece of heavy plastic into desired shape. Draw on plastic with permanent markers. Punch hole in one end of the shape. Lay plastic on foil-covered cookie sheet and heat in moderate oven until it shrinks. Remove from oven and let cool. String with yarn for a necklace or bracelet. Papier Mâché Piggy Bank: What you need: Homemade paste (Combine six cups of water with 3 cups of flour and heat until mixture is like thick cream. Allow mixture to cool), Newspaper, Scissors, 1 Balloon, Masking tape, Cardboard or box board, 1 cup from an Egg Carton, Pipe Cleaner, Paint (& brushes), Varnish. What to do: Blow up the balloon & tie a knot at the end (this will be the pigs body). Cut or tear newspaper into strips. Tape the cup from the egg carton on knot end of the balloon. Cut 2 ears from the box board/cardboard & tape onto the balloon. Make the legs by cutting 2 circles from the box board/cardboard. Cut circles in half. Take each half circle and form cones. Attach the legs with tape to the underside of your pig. Cut & bend pipe cleaner into a curly tail & tape onto the large end of the balloon. Paste on approximately 4 layers or newspaper strips over the entire pig. Allow to dry for at least 2 days. Cut rectangular coin slot in the top of your pig, then burst the balloon with a pin. Decorate with paint & allow to dry. Apply at least 1 coat of varnish to protect & strengthen. Hands Wreath: What you need: Several different colors of construction paper, pencil, glue & scissors. What to do: Have your child trace his hand shape on several different colors of construction paper, cut them out. Then glue them together like the picture above. And you have your wreath.
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