Posted on February 24, 2010.
A Couple of arts and craft ideas Are you a camp director, teacher, or homeschool mom looking for a new arts and crafts idea for your kids? Or perhaps you are a recreation director at a senior center or home care and could use a new project. Anyway, this arts and crafts idea will be interesting and fun for all. The case of glass can be used, given as a gift, or converted into a stock collar.
In the case of glasses, you'll need the equipment very simple: a square of craft foam, plastic or large blunt needles, lanyard lace or thick yarn. Cut two rectangles of the foam, each 3-1/2 inches (9 cm.) By 6 inches (15 cm) .. With a punch, make holes on three sides of each rectangle, leaving one short side unpunched. Drill holes 1 / 2 inch apart and allow at least 1 / 4 inch between the hole and the edge of the foam crafts. The holes have to queue while the two pieces can be laced together. If you prepare the boat for small children, you should make the holes yourself. Otherwise, the crafters can do this step if you have enough pairs of punches.
At this stage, the crafters can cut decorative shapes from other colors of craft foam, or you can buy sets of foam shapes Ready-Cut. If you make the boat a special event, such as school holidays Bible, choose shapes that echo the theme of the event. For example, if the Bible school or camp has a cowboy theme, find shapes that fit well, such as boots, cowboy hats, and stars. Let the kids choose the shapes they like and glue on as desired. You can also provide beads or sequins to glue together, especially if the artisans are a little older.
The next step in this arts and crafts idea is to thread the plastic needle with yarn or lanyard lace. Son can be a bit easier to handle, but lace lanyard is brilliant and attractive. In a pinch, some teachers of children use a bobby pin as a needle. It is certainly a safe alternative. Simply loop the wire through the opening and use of the open end of the hairpin as if it was the point of the needle. Children can now begin to lace front and behind glass cases together.
To turn this arts and crafts idea into a necklace bag, simply attach a piece of lace string to each corner making a long handle. Kids will enjoy using this as a place to store secret notes and small objects. If we had instead they can give the glasses case to a parent, grandparent or friend who wears glasses. Anyway, this idea of arts and crafts will be interesting for all.
