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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Footprint Ghost Bookmark

Need a bookmark? Try making your very own footprint ghost bookmark. All you need are foam craft and googly eyes.
The ghost is best done on white craft foam. I did not have any white craft foam at the time of doing this, so I settled with yellow foam instead. Trace the outline of your foot onto the foam. Cut it out. Paste the googly eyes and decorate it.
Cut a small slit slightly below the mouth.
Your footprint ghost bookmark is done!
Quick and easy!

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Handprint Fly

Feel like making a fly today.
You'll need a black craft foam, a laminating sheet, pipe cleaner, some yarn, stones for the eyes and glue.
Trace your handprint on the laminating sheet.
Cut two circles of slightly different sizes and a small oval and paste them onto a piece of paper to form the abdomen of the fly.
Spread glue onto the laminating sheet and scatter some yarn all over it.
Sorry for the picture does not really show the 'wings' properly. Anyway, here is the handprint fly.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Fingerprint Goldfish

Let's make a cute fingerprint goldfish for luck.
First, put your orange thumb print as the body of the fish.
Then use your fingertips as the fins (both upper and lower) and tail.
Use markers to draw the eyes and line the fins and tails. Your fingerprint goldfish is ready!

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Freaky Hair Smiley

Ethan loves anything smiley! Everything belonging to him will have a smiley sticker on it. I've decided to make his smiley a little bit freaky and happening! ^^
First, draw a circle on a piece of paper. Draw a smiley face on the circle.
Then put a drop of water paint on the top of the smiley head and blow it to form hair. Keep on doing it with different colours all over the head.
Your smiley will look something like this. Cut a circle out of a yellow paper and paste it onto your smiley here. Optional, I cut a 'sunglass' out of black craft foam to make my freaky smiley looks cool!
There you are. The freaky hair smiley!

Friday, July 24, 2009

Origami Boat (3D)

Remember back in our ol' school days we used to fold this boat? I was reminded of this boat by my students. Let's see how she fold this boat.
Fold an a4 paper into half.
Fold the sides to the middle line.
Both sides.
Fold the four corners up to the middle.
And again for all four corners.
Like this.
Fold a small flip at both sides.
The trickiest part is to turn the boat inside out. Once you got that mastered, you'll get your origami boat!
The kids and their boat. Unfortunately, there was no boat for Ethan that day. But he is still happy though! ^^

Friday, July 17, 2009

Hand Print Crab

Isn't this beautiful? A nice and simple to do hand print crab.
First, paint your palm yellow. I got Ethan's chubby hands as my model here.
Then paint all five fingers orange.
Stamp it onto a white paper. Repeat with the other hand. Then using your finger, put 2 black fingerprint as the eyes on the 'thumb'.
The handprint crab is done and Ethan is all smiles!

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Foam Bookmark

This is another simple to do craft. A bookmark made of foam.
You'll need some craft foam, key ring and a paper clip. You'll also need some cookie cutters for shapes.
Cut the foam to the shapes you desire.
Glue them together. Use a needle to poke a tiny hole for the key ring.
Insert the key ring and the paper clip and your foam bookmark is ready!

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Hand Print Sheep

This hand print sheep is very simple to do.
Just trace the outline of your palm.
Help your little one to cut it out. Then get him to glue all over it.
Paste it onto a piece of paper.
Paste some cotton onto it's body. You're done! Add details such as eye and ribbon.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Origami House

Home Is Where Our Heart Is. So let's try to do this simple origami house. Just follow the picture instruction and you'll get it!