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· White paper · White crayon · Watercolor paint or *thinned out paint · Paintbrushes Directions: Draw a winter scene with white crayon onto white paper. Paint a light layer over the crayon markings to reveal the picture. **Watercolors work best but standard or homemade paint can work if watered down.
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· Peeled, hardboiled eggs · Carrots · Olives · Sprigs of parsley · Toothpicks Directions: Cut ends off of egg to create a flatter surface to work with. Stack two eggs, flat, cut sides together, on top of each other and secure together with a toothpick, placed from the top straight down the center of the eggs. Create a top hat for the snowman with a thin larger circle and slightly smaller chunk stacked on top of each other. Secure the pieces together by using a toothpick, leaving some of the toothpick sticking out of the bottom. Set the hat on top of the snowman using the excess toothpick to secure it to the snowman. Cut a small, thin, triangular piece of carrot to use as the nose for the snowman and press in into place. Cut an olive into the shapes you desire for eyes and button and press onto snowman. Add sprigs of parsley to the sides of the snowman for arms. This is an adorable craft for an older child. Supplies Needed; Black, white and Orange pipe cleaners. Wiggly Eyes, glue, and wire cutters.
Directions; Bend orange pipe cleaner in half and then twist pointed ends twice over to create feet. Use a black pipe cleaner and wind it around your index finger to create a spring like shape. Next cut a small section of white pipe cleaner and bend it over the top and bottom of your black pipe cleaner. Slide your black pipe cleaner over the pointed end of your orange pipe cleaner so that the white pipe cleaner sits between the penguins feet. Now bend the pointed end of your orange pipe cleaner over the top of your black pipe cleaner to create the penguins beak. Finally, glue on two wiggly eyes. Supplies Needed; Empty water bottle, cotton balls, black construction paper, orange construction paper, wiggly eyes, and fabric or ribbon for scarf.
Directions; Fill water bottle with cotton balls. Using black construction paper, cut out a hat shape and three circles. Using orange construction paper, cut out a triangle for the nose. Glue on hat, buttons, eyes, and nose. Tie fabric/ribbon for scarf. We found a scrap of pipe cleaner and decided to use it as an accent for the hat. Supplies Needed; Styrofoam balls, wiggly eyes, orange, light blue and black construction paper, red and gold pipe cleaners, red pompoms.
Directions; Glue Styrofoam balls together and allow to dry. While they are drying twist pipe cleaners into desired arms, use black construction paper to cut out three small circles, use blue construction paper to cut out a puddle shape, and use the orange paper to cut a triangle for the nose. Now glue the Styrofoam balls to the blue paper so that the snowman appears to be standing in the middle of the puddle, and allow to dry. Once dry, insert arms into base of snowman, and glue on all the other pieces. For the Earmuffs, fold red pipe cleaner in half, and twist together, then bend into an arch shape. Glue the red pompoms to either end and place on snowman's head. Supplies Needed; Popsicle stick, white paint, pompom, wiggly eyes, black pipe cleaners, fabric or ribbon (for scarf), black pen, glue, and black construction paper.
Directions; Paint popsicle stick white and allow to dry. Use black construction paper to ct out a hat, and orange to cut a triangle for the nose. Glue wiggly eyes, hat, and nose to white pompom. Glue snowman head to (dry) popsicle stick. Cut ribbon or fabric into a scarf. Glue scarf to popsicle stick. Next, twist black pipecleaners into desired arm shape, and glue to back of popsicle stick. Finally, use a ruler and black pen to draw on desired measurements. Place outdoors to measure snow. Supplies Needed; White pom poms, black pipe cleaners, wiggly eyes, ribbon, popsicle stick. and glue
Directions; Glue three pompoms together. Once dry glue on wiggly eyes. Cut about 2-3" of ribbon, and glue it around the snowman as a scarf. cut and twist pipe cleaners to create desired arms. Place a line of glue on the popsicle stick, lay arms across the glue, and place snowman on top. Supplies needed; pine cone, cotton balls, wiggly eyes, orange construction paper, glue
Directions; Cut a small triangle from your orange construction paper. Stretch cotton balls so that they loose their round shape. Stuff the cotton into the gaps between the pine cone layers until the pine cone is fully covered. Glue on wiggly eyes, and paper triangle beak. Supplies needed; White paint, blue construction paper, and colored markers.
Directions; Make a white palm print and allow to dry. Once dry decorate as seen in photo above, or add your own flair. |
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