Category: Art/Craft
Stained Glass Shamrocks
| March 18, 2013 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Art/Craft, Cutting Practice, Fun at 4, Holiday, Home Learners Group, Kiddos In Action, Krazy in Kindergarten, Pure Fun, St. Patrick's Day, Subjects & Themes, Tricky 2 |
Last Wednesday, the boys and I hosted a craft play date. With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, I decided to do a St. Patrick’s Day themed craft. After searching the internet for ideas, I decide to have the kids make stained glass shamrocks since it would allow all the kids to participate. We had 2 to 5 year olds doing the craft. Stained Glass Shamrocks Supplies: Contact Paper Tissue Paper Directions: 1. Cut the contact paper to size. 2. Take the paper backing off the contact paper and lay it sticky side up. 3. Place pieces of tissue… {Read More}
Egg Carton Christmas Trees
| December 11, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Art/Craft, Christmas, Fun at 4, Holiday, Kiddos In Action, Krazy in Kindergarten, Subjects & Themes, Thing 1, Thing 2, Thing 3, Tricky 2 |
Today all three boys created another Christmas craft. Egg Carton Christmas Tree Supplies: egg carton pipe cleaner paint or markers anything to use as ornaments (buttons, pom poms, glitter, etc.) Directions: 1. First cut three of the “cups” from the egg carton. 2. Put a small hole at the bottom of each egg cup. I used a pair of scissors to poke a hole through. 3. Decorate using paint, markers or anything else you might have on hand. 4. Once the paint has dried, then stick a pipe cleaner through all three of the cups and cut to the desired… {Read More}
Sparkly 3D Stars
| December 10, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Art/Craft, Christmas, Fun at 4, Holiday, Kiddos In Action, Krazy in Kindergarten, Pure Fun, Subjects & Themes, Thing 1, Thing 2, Thing 3, Tricky 2 |
On Friday all three boys worked on this super easy and apparently super fun Christmas craft. Sparkly 3D Stars Difficulty: Easy Supplies: 1 1/2 inch styrofoam ball toothpicks glitter spray paint Directions: 1. I gave each boy a bowl with a styrofoam ball and some toothpicks and told them to stick the toothpicks in the ball. 2. Once you are done poking toothpicks into the styrofoam ball, then spray paint the creation and let dry. 3. Place your sparkly 3D star anywhere. Originally I had only planned on Thing 1 doing the craft, however, when I presented him… {Read More}
Pom Pom Stuffed Ornament
| December 4, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Art/Craft, Christmas, Holiday, Kiddos In Action, Krazy in Kindergarten, Subjects & Themes, Tricky 2 |
I am always on the lookout for fun easy Christmas activities that all three boys can do. This can often be difficult since all three boys have different skill levels. However, this craft was perfect for all three of them. Pom Pom Stuffed Ornament Supplies: pom poms large glass ornaments Directions: 1. Pull the top off the ornament. 2. Stuff pom pom balls into to ornament. 3. Put the top back on the ornament and hang it up! I absolutely loved this craft. It was simple to set up and clean up. All three boys could do it. Obviously you… {Read More}
Christmas Tree Pillow
| December 3, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Art/Craft, Christmas, Holiday, Kiddos In Action, Krazy in Kindergarten, Subjects & Themes, Thing 1 |
A couple of evenings ago, Thing 1 asked me how stuffed animals were made. I have no idea where that questions came from, but I explained how they were made. He then asked me how quilts were made, so I explained that. While I was talking about batting, it hit me we should make a stuffed something so that I could show him the basic process. Our Christmas Tree Pillow was born. Christmas Tree Pillow Materials: Fabric (You can use anything, I had 2 yards of muslin) Fabric Markers Batting Needle & Thread (we used a sewing machine) Instructions: 1.… {Read More}
String Art
| November 8, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Art/Craft, Fun at 4, Kiddos In Action, Krazy in Kindergarten, Math, Pure Fun, Subjects & Themes, Tricky 2 |
Welcome to a blast from the past. Today I introduced the boys to the fun and simplicity of making string art. Supplies: Foam Board (cut into 10×10 inch square) short straight pins yarn sheet of paper scissors pencil Directions: 1. Cut your piece of foam board into a 10 inch by 10 inch square. 2. Next, find something circular and trace a circle onto your sheet of paper. I used a small plate. 3. Cut out the circle that you just traced. Then fold the circle in half, four times. 4. Take the circle you just created and mark… {Read More}
{Totally 3} : What has Thing 2 Been Up To?
| September 10, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under ABCs, Art/Craft, Kiddos In Action, Letter Bb, Letters A - I, Math, Science, Subjects & Themes, Totally 3 |
So I am a little behind on sharing what Thing 2 has been up, so I thought I would do a quick catch up. There was some fun with the letter Bb, which is a favorite letter of Thing 2. Shape and number recognition practice. Making a skeleton with Thing 1. Jumping on the alphabet! Some park fun! {Read More}
{Story & Art} : A Penguin Story
| August 21, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under ABCs, Art/Craft, Kiddos In Action, Krazy in Kindergarten, Letter Pp, Letters J - R, Story & Art, Subjects & Themes, Thing 1, Thing 2, Totally 3 |
This weeks story and art project is from one of Thing 2′s favorie books, A Penguin Story by Antoinette Potis. A Penguin Story is a cute story about Edna the penguin who is looking for something. She is looking for a color other than black, white or blue. Eventually, she finds humans who are dressed in orange. Our simple art project was inspired by the artwork throughout the book. Using light blue, black and white construction paper. I cut out an “Edna” for each boy that they glued onto the paper. Then using a scrap of white paper, they tore… {Read More}
{Story & Art} The Very Hungry Caterpillar
| August 9, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under ABCs, Art/Craft, Cameron Class, Fun at 4, Kiddos In Action, Krazy in Kindergarten, Letter Ss, Letters S - Z, Pure Fun, Story & Art, Subjects & Themes |
All three of my boys love the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. So for our story and art activity this week, I decided we would use the book the Very Hungry Caterpillar and make our own webs. Paper Plate Spider Web Supplies: paper plate scissors yarn hole punch Directions: 1. Take the paper plate and fold it in half so that you can cut the middle of the plate out. 2. Using the hole punch, make holes going around the outside of the plate. 3. String your yarn through two of the holes and ties together in the… {Read More}
Canvas Bookmarks
| August 9, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Art/Craft, Home Learners Group, Kiddos In Action, Krazy in Kindergarten, Pure Fun, Subjects & Themes |
It’s Thursday, and once again our home learners group was at our house for another craft. The second Thursdays of every month are a sewing or handicraft activity. This month, to go along with the books we made on Monday, we made canvas bookmarks. Since most of our kids are 5 and younger, our set up and design was pretty simple. Supplies: yarn – 7 strands that are about 2 feet long needle or tape (you can wrap tape around the end of the yarn to make it stiff like a needle) plastic canvas scissors Directions: 1. Thread the… {Read More}
