Kid Crafts: Painting with Toilet Paper

      Lately the toilet paper roll has been getting a lot of press in the craft world. So today I thought we would have fun with toilet paper. Why should the roll get all the attention, when the paper is what does all the hard work.

      Since Spring is around the corner, we tried to keep with a Spring and Easter theme. 

Needed: 

Acrylic paint 

Glue

Water 

Toilet paper 

Paper plate or card stock

Scissors

Twine or yarn

Optional: glitter glue 

1. Cut out shapes from the paper plates. The plates gives it the added support needed from the weight of the paper. We did an Easter egg, leaf, cross and the outer edge or the plate for a wreath. 

2. In small containers mix equal parts of glue and paint and then add water till it gets watery. ( It doesn't take that much, just depends on how thick your paint is)

3. Using small pieces of toilet paper, paint the plate cut outs.  This is were it gets messy. They liked the added texture that the  paper gave it. So experiment with the color and texture.  They added some glitter glue after they finished with the paper. 

4. Let dry and then using hole punch or tip of scissors, punch a hole at the top. Cut a piece of string to size and tie it through the hole.  

Hang your new Spring art some where were everyone can see the kids beautiful messy fun. 

As always I love to hear from my readers. So please let me know how this worked for you. 

Kid Craft: Coffee Filter Shamrocks

St. Patrick's Day is something we have fun with at our house. So to add a little green around the house we are making shamrocks. Over the Christmas break I found a new interest in coffee filters. I keep finding myself coming up with new things to do with them. So here's my coffee filter spin for shamrocks.

Needed:

• Green, yellow and blue food coloring 
• Small paint brush
• Coffee filters 
• Small pan or container (to contain the dye)
• Tacky glue
• Sticks from outside or store

Steps: 

1. Cut shamrocks out of the coffee filters. I did multiple ones at a time.  

2. In three separate container add:  2 tbsp of water in each container. 

• 1st container: 7 drops of green
• 2nd container: 4 drops green and 3 yellow
• 3rd container: 4 drops green and 2 blue

3. Using a small brush, paint the coffee filters the 3 different colors inside the pan. Let dry

4. Cut two small slits into the center of the shamrock.

5. Two at a time insert the the tip of the stick through the two holes.  Add a drop of glue to hold them together and to the stick.

Then your finished. Put into vase to display the flare.

I love to hear from my readers so let me know how this worked for you.

Torn Hanging Hearts for Valentines Day

What a fun a way to have craft time with your toddler. Inspired by Valentines Day I wanted to do a craft that my toddler could get into. He loves to tear things up.

Things Needed:

Glue

Paint brush

Scrap paper (we used tissue paper, cup cake liners, butcher paper)

Few sheets of white paper

Scissors 

Twine or yarn

Steps: 

First we had fun crumbling and tearing all the scrap paper.

Using the watered down glue, glue the pieces to the sheets of plain paper. Let dry.

Then folding the paper over cut two hearts at a time. So they are the same size. Cut as many different sizes as you can. 

While glueing the matching hearts togather place the sting directly down the middle. Making the bottom heart only have string through the top. 

You can use these for anything and anywhere, they are great. You can make them longer for a garland or group them for a mobile like effect. 

Let me know how you arranged them I love to hear from my readers