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Inexpensive Paper Craft: Fortune Cookies

August 15th 2010 00:01



Fortune cookies are extremely versatile. Aside from enjoying the edible variety, you can create origami fortune cookies from paper to serve as impressive party favors or gifts. Fill them with personalized greetings, blessings, fortunes or jokes for a creative way to express feelings.


Directions found HERE

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Use as tiny party favors, fill a Chinese take-out container with several "cookies"
for a fun gift.


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Inexpensive Paper Crafts

August 14th 2010 23:53
Okay, summer is winding down....this means FABULOUS discounts on paper products.Perfect time to set the kids up for some paper crafts, ( or plan some art projects for your classroom)

Remember making pinwheels? With only scissors, a sheet of paper, straw, ballpoint pen casing and a pin you can teach your kids to make these fun toys. Poke them in the garden, or fix them on bikes and watch them spin in the wind.

- Cut the square from each of the corners toward the center.
- Leave a 1-inch space in the center.
- Poke a hole in the center of the square with the pin.
- Bend every other corner to the center. Hold in place with the pin.

- Place a small portion of the ballpoint pen casing over the pin so the pinwheel will spin easily.
-Push the pin through the top of a straw. Add a small piece of heavy cardboard or cork for safety. Alternately, press the pin into a small dowel.

Directions for more inexpensive paper products can be found here
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Winnie the Pooh Math Fun

July 26th 2010 04:03
Winnie the Pooh Bear is a well-loved children's classic storybook character.

Use this sweet, honey-obsessed bear to gain your preschooler's attention when introducing math facts. Relate cooking, time, counting and sorting to Winnie the Pooh and his antics from his stories.
Winnie the Pooh Bear
Winnie the Pooh

Originally developed by A.A. Milne in 1924, Winnie the Pooh has been featured in animated television shows, movies, games and nursery decorations, along with the book series.

Try Cooking with Winnie the Pooh Bear

Math is more than just numbers on a piece of paper. Cook a Winnie the Pooh Bear snack and incorporate math skills into a fun treat that preschoolers can make. Mix up a batch of sugar cookies using a recipe from any cookbook. Have the preschooler help measure the ingredients. Once the dough is done, roll it out and use Winnie the Pooh cookie cutters to make special cookies. You can find themed cookie cutters online or in craft stores.

A no-cook version is Pooh Bear Honey Butter spread on graham crackers. Have the preschooler measure equal amounts of honey and soft butter into a bowl. Let them mix the two items together and then spread it on graham crackers. Incorporate math concepts into this activity by showing how the graham cracker can be divided in half or into four equal sections. They can also count out how many snacks they will need to make for the family or group.

Tell Time with Winnie the Pooh Bear

Consider purchasing one of the products on the market that feature telling time with Winnie the Pooh. "Tell Time with Winnie the Pooh Bear" has a clock built right into the storybook. Preschoolers can learn to tell time by moving the clock hands to the right position for each time referenced in the storybook's text.

Winnie the Pooh's Telling Time Sticker book includes full-color reusable stickers for preschoolers to use when learning how to tell time and discover shapes and colors.

Winnie the Pooh Preschool Game

Winnie the Pooh Preschool is a computer game designed for young children. In going through all the steps involved in throwing a birthday party for Christopher Robin, they will learn sequencing, number recognition and counting skills. All the activities are incorporated into the story line. Preschoolers can learn math concepts on their own with this game.

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Umbrella Art

July 16th 2010 03:25
Praying for rain ....it's a hot and muggy night here in Cleveland, Ohio, we could really use a nice summer shower.

A few things always seem to bring the rain....
* washing and waxing my car
*giving the dog a good bath
*and to really summon the rain, how about an outside art project that needs 24 hours to dry. That oughta do it!

Let's make it a omen and paint umbrellas. Start with solid color nylon umbrellas as the blank canvas and you can make fun works of art.

Read here for the supplies needed and the instructions.

Then, if the rains do come and your crafting has to move indoors, try a couple of the other umbrella collage projects listed here.

Here are a few of the great umbrella art installations from around the world that were posted on Environmental Graffiti. Love these!

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Painted Monarch Butterfly Umbrellas in Battery Park

hanging umbrellas in Seoul

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Play in a Bubble!

July 9th 2010 12:14
What child ( or adult) doesn't love bubbles? Playing with bubbles is inexpensive and makes a for a fun outdoor activity on a sunny day. Set the kids up with bubbles, and then have them wash their bikes or your car!

Use giant bubbles as a birthday party activity...or during a family reunion or neighborhood event.

Put bubble solution in a small kiddie pool. Set a step stool in the center for a child to stand on. Then place a hula hoop over the child. Dip the hoop into the bubble solution and slowly lift the hoop over their head. Kids can use small bubble wands while inside the bubble to fill the giant bubble with smaller bubbles.

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4th of July- Patriotic Bald Eagle Craft Ideas

July 2nd 2010 13:30
Are you looking for something different for your kids to wear this 4th of July?
This easy craft project is created from hand prints so even toddlers can do this with help. Bald Eagle prints can be placed directly on a T-shirt or use the same idea to make a patriotic apron or simple picture on paper.

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Make Glow in the Dark Bouncing Comets

June 30th 2010 12:44
Waiting for the 4th of July fireworks to start can often feel like For-EVER to little ones (and big ones too!) With a few craft materials you can create glow in the dark bouncing comets to fill the space before the evening festivities begin.

Comet crafts can be made with young space enthusiasts or children who are studying outer space in school. Comets are rare finds in the night sky. Shooting out from the outer limits of the solar system, these balls of dust and ice start to melt as they approach earth, creating a brilliant tail


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Bike Spinners...Be the Envy of all the Bicycles on the Block with this recycled craft

June 29th 2010 01:52
Win the "best decorated bike" this 4th of July

...or simply be the envy on your block


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Make Garden Stepping Stones

June 23rd 2010 03:37
Make concrete stepping stones with your kids this summer. Messy materials that are not normally used in a typical art class are instantly exciting with most kids.
Concrete stepping stones are also a great project that can be done outside during Vacation Bible School with a group of children, granted you have helpers. You will need concrete, heavy black garbage bags or mixing buckets, garden trowels, plastic gloves, water, molds and decorative items. Since the concrete needs time to dry thoroughly it should be done toward the beginning of a one-week VBS.

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Rubber Band Games for Kids

June 22nd 2010 02:49
The humble rubber band can form the basis for several children's games. Try a traditional game of Chinese jump rope or create an educational geo-board for kids to learn from and enjoy. Children also can make a collection of elastic-band powered cars to race with common household items. Hold competitions indoors or out.
humble rubber bands can provide hours of fun

Learn how to make your own


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Preschool Art...A Beautiful Mess

June 19th 2010 04:06
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A Beautiful Mess!


Provide art experiences for preschoolers to help with their hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills and satisfy natural curiosity. Preschoolers can receive these benefits working with fingerpaint, edible clay and bubble printing. All three provide just enough mess to keep it fun for the kids, while not being difficult to clean up with a little preparation. Consider laying out a plastic table cloth on the table, as well placing one on the floor to catch extra drips


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Science....and Father's Day

June 15th 2010 14:09
Incorporate science lessons into your summer fun. Using art materials to teach science is a sneaky way to slip abstract ideas into your child, making them easier to grasp. Let these ideas double as Father's Day gifts or activities for dad to do with their kids.

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Music and Art

June 2nd 2010 02:35
Incorporate art and music by creating your own musical instruments.These multicultural pieces of folk art provide an opportunity to introduce different designs and color schemes. Create authentic-looking pieces or choose your own interpretation.

didgeradoo, australian instruments, homemade musical instruments, art and music

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Abby Caddaby Party Details...

May 14th 2010 19:39
Paint T-shirts
It wasn't long though before Abby's friends were absorbed in T-shirt designing at the dining room table. Puffy paints easily coax the inner child out from under any cool exterior. While the shirts were drying, Abby handed out instructions for their next activity: A treasure hunt. Not just any treasure hunt, though -- the girls were being sent on a digital photo safari. Since teenage girls rarely go anywhere without their cameras, Abby did not need to add any instructions to her invitations. Her friends were ready to play.

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