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Wednesday, January 9
Pots of Love
Brighten dreary winter days, with brightly hand-painted terra cotta pots. Add a festive touch with gold and silver paint
You'll Need:
- Terra Cotta pot (any size)
- Paint
- Stones or wait until spring to plant seeds
Directions:
Help children paint or decorate terra cotta pots for a deck outside or to fill with change or small stones around the house.
Tie Dye Butterfly
You’ll Need:
- 1 dry coffee filter
- Markers
- Dixie Cup with small amount of water
- Clothes pin
- Pipe cleaner, magnet or magnetic tape
- Glue gun or strong glue
Directions:
- Have kids color the grooves on the coffee filter
- Fold coffee filter in half, then in half again, and one more time until it is a small triangle
- Place triangle coffee filter in Dixie cup
- Let the filter stay in the Dixie cup until the water bleeds to the top
- Remove from the Dixie cup and let try
- After it is dry…
- Scrunch the filter in the middle to form wings
- Secure with a pipe cleaner, glue to the clothes pin
- Attach the magnetic tape
Tissue paper Flowers
You'll Need:
- Tissue Paper
- Green Pipe Cleaners
Directions:
- Cut a few pieces (about 4-6) of tissue paper.
- Put the paper in a pile and fold it like an accordion
- Tie the Center of the folded paper with a green pipe cleaner
- Gently pull each piece of paper towards the top center of the flower, separating each sheet of paper from the others.
Pinecone Bird Feeder
You'll Need:
- Peanut Butter
- String
- Pine cone
- Birdseed
Directions:
- Tie a piece of string around the widest part of the cone.
- Mix the peanut butter and seed together, then press the mixture into the branches of the cone.
- Use the string to tie the cone up in your garden for the birds to enjoy.
Snow Globe
You'll Need:
- baby food jars (medium or large jars)
- Glitter
- White glitter or fake snow (available at stores during the holiday season)
- Hot glue gun or aquarium sealing glue (hot glue is cheaper)
- Ribbon, optional
- Garland plastic greenery
Directions:
- Make sure jar is washed and clean. Note: Any jar will do if you desire a larger snow globe.
- Attach figurine to inside of jar lid using florist clay. If you are using a small object, it's a good idea to build up the clay so the object will appear taller. Attach any optional items with the clay (greenery, berries, etc.). Use your imagination, but make sure it is waterproof and won't dissolve.
- Fill jar with water to within 1/2 inch (one cm) of top. Use cold water, warm water tends to cloud. Sprinkle one tablespoon (25 ml) of glitter, or snow into water.
- Let stand overnight with the lid side up.
- Use glue/sealer to ensure waterproofness and attach decorative ribbon over lid. You may also paint the lid rather than use ribbon. Use your imagination, the possibilities are endless!
Family Phone Book
You'll Need:
- Scissors
- Paper
- Photos of family and friends
- Small photo album (sleeves each measuring at least 4-by-6 inches)
- Markers, crayons, or colored pencils
Directions:
- Cut the paper into 4-by-6-inch rectangles.
- Collect photos of family and friends and insert them into the photo album, leaving one blank sleeve between each photo.
- Have your child write the name and telephone number of the person in the first photo on one of the rectangles.
- Insert the rectangle opposite the photo, next to it, or above or below it, depending on the album’s format.
- Repeat this process for each photo.
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