Range of art & craft activities for kids. Make cards, masks, gifts and toys using simple, even throw-away things… Crafts & art is fun, we’ll show you how
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A Crib for Jesus
The things you need: Sticks or branches from trees Leaves, twigs and hay Thermacol sheet Adhesive and scissors Thread or Wool Statues of baby Jesus or the Virgin Mary with child, etc. Step 1: You need to take a 1 inch thick sheet of thermacol. Take four sticks and fix them on the corner of the thermacol sheet. Put some adhesive around each of the sticks to ensure that they are firm on the thermacol....
Paper Lamp Shades
Paper is one thing that can be used for a variety of purposes – crafts, packaging, storage, stationery…the uses are countless. Here is one of the things that you can make. The things you need: Chart paper Scissors Adhesive Step 1: Take the chartpaper and cut it into a rectangular piece (12 inches x 6 inches). Paper Lamp Shades [Illustrations by Anup Singh] Step 2: Fold the paper lengthwise into half....
Instant Bunny
Instant Bunny [Illustrations by Anup Singh] Fine towel material or flannel is is best for making bunny rabbits. However, you can use any cloth. Here we have used a handkerchief. The things you need: Handkerchief Rubber band Three black and one red bindi or buttons Step 1: Take a handkerchief and start rolling it diagonally from one end. Step 2: Once completely rolled, fold into half and tie a rubber band two inches from the fold....
Burst the Balloon
Burst the Balloon [Illustrations by Shinod AP] Your audience will see you blowing a blue balloon, but as soon as you prick it, the balloon will change its colour. The things you need: Balloons of two colours (blue and pink) A grain of rice or wheat A needle Step 1: Put the pink balloon inside the blue one and blow into both of them together....
Eco-friendly Holi Colours
Eco-friendly Holi Colours [Illustrations by Shinod AP] There was a time when the colours that were used by people to play Holi were taken from nature – from flowers. Why not revive those memories this time. Use natural colours to paint the town red! The things you need: Tesu flowers: Half a kilogram Strainer Step 1: Dried tesu flowers are readily available in the market. You can look for them in grocery stores or shops that sell Holi colours – or in the old city areas....
The Frog Prince
This frog may not be a prince, but he is certainly charming! So be ready to be wooed by this jumpimg jack’s charm. The Frog Prince [Illustrations by Shinod AP] The things you need: Paper plate Green and black paint Brush Scissors Red felt paper Green and white chart paper Glue Step 1: Paint the paper plate green....
Cone Caps
Whether it’s your birthday party or your grandfather’s, it’s an ideal occasion to make the conical caps at home. Making them can be more exciting than buying them. The things you need: Chart paper (12 inches x 18 inches) Glue Scissors Glitter glue Cotton ball Ribbon Pencil Cone Caps [Illustrations by Shinod AP] Step 1: Use the 12 inch side of the chart paper as the height and the 18 inch side as the base....
Little Toys
Introduction : It is an irony of modern consumerism that junk products are packed in tough cartons. While the frail human body consumes and digests the junk, it is the environment which has to grapple and reckon with the tough, non-biodegradable waste. And, in the process, humans become sick and the environment decays. Today we can see city parks littered and garbage dumps overflowing with tetrapacks — empty cartoons of Frooti, TreeTop, Jumping Jack or Dhara....
Doll-making
Cotton Wool Doll You thought cotton could be used only in bandages, or to clean wounds? Well, we found another use for it. We made a doll out of a roll of cotton. Things you need: One roll of cotton (ours was Buttons. Stick ‘em stones, or sticking ‘bindi’. Satin ribbon. A pair of scissors. Adhesive. Doll-making [] Step 1: Take the roll of cotton and unfold it. Cut off a length of 12 inches, which is five-and-a-half inches in height....
Earrings
Earrings [Illustrations by Anup Singh] Use wires to make some colourful, ethnic earrings. You’ll be amazed at what a little imagination can do to things. But don’t let these ideas restrict you. Let your imagination carry you to greater depths of creativity. Things you need: Thin wires Paint Colourful beads Coloured wool Adhesive Scissors Step 1: Pick up wires that are not very thick, so that it can go through someone’s ear-hole....