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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Weave a Thread
Weave a Thread [Illustrations by Shinod AP] This beautiful design board is perfect for your drawing room wall and extremely simple to make. The things you need: Pin board Small size nails Hammer Different coloured threads Black cloth pencil Step 1: Take a soft board and cover it with a black cloth. You can take any size you want....
Marble Paper
Marble Paper [Illustrations by Shinod AP] Although handmade paper is costlier than regular paper, it easily lends itself to experimentation. And your creative skills will add to its value! The things you need: A few sheets of handmade paper Oil paints A flat tray with raised edges Step 1: Fill the tray with water and add a few drops of oil paint. If you want a multi-colour effect add drops of different colours....
Letter Holder
Drawing, cutting and pasting – that is all you need to make this attractive letter holder. Letter Holder [Illustrations by Shinod AP] The things you need: A shoe box Cardboard sheet Different coloured glaze paper Adhesive Scissors Pencil, eraser, sketch pens Step 1: Take a shoebox without the lid. Step 2: Draw out a fishing boat on the cardboard and cut it....
Make a Card of Webbed Veins
Make a Card of Webbed Veins [Illustrations by Shinod AP] The leaves of the peepal tree have a beautiful shape – they taper to a needle-point. And when these green leaves brush against each other, they constantly make a rustling sound and attract everyone’s attention. Even when the leaves dry, leaving behind a webbed skeleton of veins, they look grand – grand enough to be made into greeting cards. The things you need:...
Let's Tango
If you are interested in making music, why not start by making a music instrument from things easily available at home? The things you need: An empty toothpaste pack Three rubber bands A sheet of coloured paper Glue A blade or paper cutter Let’s Tango [Illustrations by Anup Singh] Step 1: Cover the entire pack with a coloured paper. Use glue to stick the paper. Step 2: Draw a rectangle of 1 inch x 2 inches on the upper side of the pack....
Tin Can Lantern
Are you bored of having dinner under the same electric lights? Here is something to light up your family meal time. Tin Can Lantern [Illustrations by Shinod AP] The things you need: An empty soft drink can or a tin A hammer A few nails A 15-inch long wire Step 1: On the outside part of a can, draw any pattern that you like. Step 2: With the nail tips, hammer holes of various sizes, according to the pattern that you have drawn....
Consequences
You can make variations in the game and devise your own themes. The things you need: Pencil/ Pen Sheets of paper Sit in a circle. Give a sheet of paper to everyone. One of you take on the role of the organizer and instruct the others to do as you tell them. This is what you have to say.1.Write the name of a girl. After everyone writes a name of a girl ask them to fold the paper as shown in the figure....
Make Orchids at Home
Make Orchids at Home [Illustrations by Shinod AP] The things you need: Half-a-metre of organdy Golden wire Green electrical wire Adhesive Thread Step 1: Draw out the orchid petals on the organdy. Cut them. Step 2: Cut the golden wire such that it is of the same length as the petal. Stick it in the centre of all petals....
Interesting Labels
We all have parties at home and often we hear people asking the ingredients of a dish. Here is how you can tell them. The things you need: Interesting Labels [Illustrations by Shiju George] White card sheet, pencil, eraser, sketch pens and colours. Step 1. Draw on the card sheet the main ingredient of your dish. Step 2. If it is a non vegetarian dish you can draw the animal whose meat is used....
Make Your Own Friendship Band
Make Your Own Friendship Band [] Things you need: colourful cotton or satin embroidery threads. These are commonly available in all markets. Take three sets of coloured thread. I chose red, blue and green. Each set of thread should be two mm thick and seven or eight inches long. After all, you should be able to tie it around your friend’s wrist. Now tie a knot at one end, leaving two cm of the thread open....