How to Make Cool Stuff
This is a good arts and crafts activity to teach kids about colors (and it is a lot of fun to play with). Kids will be so surprised when they find out that when they spin the toys, the colorful rainbow of colors turns into a charcoal gray. You can teach kids a little bit of science and lit bit of art with the use of this crafts project. Have fun.
Today we will show you how to make a really great toy doll house out of shoe boxes and other materials. This little two-story doll house with its gabled roof can be made in less than a half hour by any handy boy or girl.
This is a great project to do while thinking about Martin Luther King Jr’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Specifically the quote “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” This craft can help remind us that all colors, whether they be the colors on a piece of paper, or the colors of our skin, can work well together and create wonderful things.
Think at Peace as a beautiful flower. How this flower will look like? You can make this to celebrate the great Martin Luther King Jr. on Martin Luther King Day with your child’s hand prints.
Because Martin Luther King Day is approaching, I think we should remember that, even if we are looking different, we are equals and we wish for the same things in life. One of those things is PEACE. Today, Laura from Dacian Moon Handmade will be showing you how to make a Peace Dance out of paper.
I noticed that there are 2 holidays / events coming up – The Chinese New Year and The 100th Day of School. I think that the Chinese Abacus could be a craft to tie both of these 2 celebrations together. The Abacus uses 100 beads and was created by the Chinese people who called this calculating instrument a Swan-Pan.
Today, we will show you how to make a cute paper windmill. Below you will find two printable paper models. All you will need to do is cut and fold the model into the proper shape. Have fun.
It is Winter time and since we just had a big snowfall, I thought it would be a good idea to show you how to make these fancy 6-pointed snowflakes that look like fancy stars. These can are a bit more complex than the normal stars / snowflakes. I have tried to simplify it for you below by showing you every single step of the process in an illustrated fashion. Have fun.
You can use this special fold-up, accordion pocketed book to hold all the memories of this year or next year … and then you can put it away as if it were a time capsule. Then you can try not to look at it for 10 years. You will be surprised at how much you have changed in that amount of time. Have fun.
Today, we will show you how to make some stand up paper-figure animals. This one is a standing lambs / sheep paper figure. You can choose a black and white version to color in, or you can choose the one that is already colorized. Either way … have fun.
Today, we will show you how to make some stand up paper-figure animals. This one is a standing wolf paper figure. You can choose a black and white version to color in, or you can choose the one that is already colorized. Either way … have fun.
Today, we will show you how to make some stand up paper-figure animals. This one is a standing moose paper figure. You can choose a black and white version to color in, or you can choose the one that is already colorized. Either way … have fun.
Today, we will show you how to make some stand up paper-figure animals. This one is a standing camel paper figure. You can choose a black and white version to color in, or you can choose the one that is already colorized. Either way … have fun.
Make an African Styled Art Kwanzaa Greeting Card to celebrate Kwanzaa this year. This card is very simple to make and just requires some paper , scissors and glue. The simple instructions for making this colorful Kwanzaa greeting card are as follows.
Christmas is coming up soon and this is the day that baby Jesus was born. How about making a tiny manger for the baby of Christmas, Jesus and a part of your Nativity Scene with a toilet paper roll. The step by step instructions are given on the following page
Make your own Santa Clause Ornaments decoration for your Christmas trees. This is just a sample Christmas Tree Ornament, you can use your creativity to make kings, angels and other Christmas characters using the same technique. Have fun.
