Materials Needed: Purple, yellow, tan paper Scissors Glue/tape Googly eyes Markers Watercolors Start by cutting a rectangle out of colored paper. Fold it back and forth until you get to the end. Pinch it together

Five engineering challenges for kids – with wooden clothespins, binder clips, and craft sticks! It’s a simple STEM activity that kids of all ages will love. Move over, expensive building sets! These simple materials were a huge hit with my boys. The first time we got them out, Owen (almost 7) spent well over an […]

Ruth’s story is tied up with the barley harvest and sheaves of wheat and barley are great shapes. This craft is a lovely quiet threading activity, simple enough for younger participants but effective enough to satisfy older children. Want to add in a prayer activity? – Use this so that each head of grain […]

It is easy to make a paper plate crown with kids. The cost is right also! We made this particular crown for another contribution to my AWANA Cubbies Series. This Paper Plate Crown relates to the AWANA story about King Josiah, but it would definitely be appropriate for any Bible study about kings. Of course, making...Read More

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The origins of this art lesson came from a pin that I found on Pinterest connecting to the blog B Art Z - Elementary Art. I have been SO excited to blog about my new and improved cup weaving lesson! So last year I attempted to do cup weaving with my some of my students.. and while I loved the results.. the process was infuriating! For some reason I thought it was a great idea to weave with plastic cups - which made sharp jagged edges when cut by children. When that didn't go smoothly I thought myself sooooo clever to switch to styrofoam cups - which ended up making spokes (warp strips) that snapped off when pulled on to much. FINALLY I figured it out - PAPER CUPS!! These work PERFECTLY!! It is easy for the kids to cut the strips themselves AND they are surprisingly very durable. **Get them in bulk here! The first thing I had my kids do was write their name on the bottom of their cup with a sharpie. Then they placed their upside-down cup onto a template I created and made a tick mark on the rim of the cup everywhere where they saw a triangle poking out - this gave them evenly spaced points to cut from. When cutting out the spokes/warp strips, it is extremely important to remember to cut out an odd number of strips so that when you are weaving your AB pattern, the pattern alternates each consecutive time around. I found that with the 9oz cups my kids were using, 9 strips turned out to be the perfect number. Once the strips were cut, students double-knotted a piece of yarn to one of the strips, then began weaving! This particular class worked for 5 days straight on this (they really are a wonderful group).. and I had a few students who even completed 3 very well done cups in this amount of time (a couple even got pulled for our county art show)! :)

Cup weaving is a simple craft perfect for using up scraps of yarn and the results are so impressive. We are going through a real phase of yarn craft at the ...

A triple scene craft following the passages about Nicodemus starting with (John 3) - free to download and print.

Bem Vindo ao Brasil means Welcome to Brazil! Help your kids learn about Rio, the Andes, and many other things about South America! These beautiful Brazil-inspired crafts for kids are a perfect way to get

Entertaining little kids can be a challenge for mums with young kids. That's why I've put together a list of 100 easy play activities for young kids so you always have something to do.

Here's a simple craft to get your kids playing outside--parachute guys, made from fuzzy sticks and a coffee filter.

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These paper roller coasters are SO fun to make. All you need is strips of construction paper. The steps for the little car are below.

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RAINBOW PAPER PLATE TAMBOURINES - A fab homemade musical instrument to inspire creativity and fun.

Some years ago I saw a beautiful quilt while visiting a quilt show with my mother. I quickly drew the pattern on a zentangle tile I had in my purse. I wanted to do something with this design later. Eventually, I decided to do each square (or 'quilt block') on a separate tile. Of course, I wanted to do this in color. I used a compass so that all the circles would connect rather than having irregular joins. Earlier, I had done a black-and-white piece of tree trunks and branches, and decided that this would be the same size: six tiles square, mounted on a 24" canvas. Here are the 36 tiles, randomly scattered, before I did the pencil shading. There are a number of different designs that can be made with these squares by turning them in different directions. I tried a few and decided I liked best the regular concentric form. It took a lot of shifting and turning to arrive at the final arrangement with colors connecting where I wanted them to. Little colored brads are placed at the intersections of the tiles to mask the rounded corners. I considered either a black border and sides, or colors that would blend with the tiles. I chose colors and did a mottled border and sides. Well... no. I did not like it. It sat in the studio while I looked at it for two weeks before I decided that it was channelling My Little Pony way too much. I painted the sides of the canvas black as a means of separating the surface from everything else, and echoed the circles keeping some of the mottled color but painting the rest of the background white. The white is iridescent and not quite opaque so you get a hint of the color underneath. I think now the tangled squares have more prominence. The last thing I did was to replace the small round brads with larger square ones, placed diagonally. Now it's finished! Here are a couple of details of the final piece. And just for fun: On another tile I had drawn a quick idea of the quarter-rounds and some possible tangles. It's on the left below. I don't think it was particularly useful, and I was about to throw it out when I thought, "No, I could do more with that." The end result is on the right, below.

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Students learned about "upcycling" for our One to the World unit in art. One to the World (OttW) is a new initiative set forth by Loudoun County where students learn about a "real world" problem and consider a solution. We used 15 year old Mac software CDs that were once used by Eagle Ridge MS, and "upcycled" (repurposed) them to create artwork. Their designs were inspired by the stained glass work of Louis Comfort Tiffany and mandalas. All student CDs will remain hung together for the 6th grade art show in June-they are wonderful in person!

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My mom and I have been teaching the 4 and 5 year olds at our church this month. She had the first 2 weeks, and I had the last 2 weeks. Our little kids have been on a different curriculum than the rest of the classes, and it recently ended. The church is waiting to reorder so we can all be on the same schedule again. What that means is we have to find some miscellaneous lessons until the new curriculum arrives. Mom chose a 4 week course on creation from an old lesson book. The kids learned what God created each day, and although some supplies were still around, some have been lost over the years, causing us to fly by the seat of our pants! Week 4 of this particular lesson was review. I thought it would be fun to go on a scavenger hunt, but the weather did not agree. So, on Saturday afternoon I sat down and made us some "Creation Bingo" cards. The kids loved it. I would call a picture, and they would shout BINGO if they had it. I don't think we ever got the directions right. I would remind them that God made whatever was on the picture, and then we would try to decide which day of creation that particular item was made. So, they were definitely getting reinforcement of the previous lessons. I forgot to get a photo since we were having so much fun. I do however have a PDF of the cards and master pictures I made. Please feel free to use to teach your little ones. All of the cards have exactly the same pictures. Because these were 4 and 5 year olds, I didn't want anyone getting upset if they didn't have a dog, or a banana when I called it. The last two pages of the printout are the master pictures. I printed these out, cut them, and put them in a paper bag to pull out one at a time. Enjoy!

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My 4th graders loved this lesson, and it was a great brain break during testing weeks. Finished weavings can be worn as bracelets, used as bookmarks, or any other creative thing you choose. I followed the steps given in this website - http://www.designdazzle.com/2014/06/straw-weaving-bracelets/ - it comes with great photo steps which I projected on my whiteboard to guide the process. I made my straws and yarn slightly larger - 6 and 12" - because my kids were a little older than the ones in the directions. The kids learned the vocabulary from my weaving handout, available on Teachers pay Teachers here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Mrs-Knights-Smartest-Artists The directions on the back of the handout are for cardboard loom weaving, which I do with my 5th graders, but the intro, vocab, and history are the same. Thanks so much to our business partner Chik-fil-A for the donation of straws! Their straws have a large diameter, which is helpful. This project took three to four 45 minute sessions.

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I love name art. I just counted, and this Name Snowflake project is the 10th version of name art I've shared here at My Creative Life. My inspiration came from Childhood101's post about eight-sided name art snowflakes. I loved the idea, but wanted to make a more realistic six-sided snowflake. ----------- Six-Sided Name Snowflake Materials: copy paper protractor pen sharp scissors How to Make It: 1. Fold a piece of paper in half lengthwise. Crease it well. While still folded, fold it in half widthwise and mark the center. Do not crease. 2. Line up the protractor in the center of the paper along the folded edge. Mark 60° and 120°. 3. Use the protractor to draw lines at 60° and 120°. 4. Carefully fold the paper along both lines. Trim straight across the folded paper to get rid of the points that stick up past the center triangle. 5. Rotate the triangle and write your name on it in block letters. Make sure that some of the letters extend all the way to the top and bottom folds, and that each letter touches the next letter at some point. 6. Cut out your name. The top and bottom folds are still intact in various places, and each letter is connected to the next. 7. Carefully unfold your snowflake and see if you can spot your name six times! The direction you rotate the paper in step 5 doesn't matter. It's up to you whether you want the first letter of your name to be the largest or the smallest. Can you identify which folded name opened to make each of the following name snowflakes? How about the name snowflake at the top of the post? Each one looks so different, which is the coolest thing about name art. If you give it a try, I'd love to see your name snowflake! ----------- Interested in one of my other Name Art projects? Disney Name Art Letter Shapes Name Art Hamburger Name Art Christmas Tree Name Art Name Skeleton Graph Paper Grid Name Art Name Mandala Block Letter Name Monster Glue-Resist Cursive Name Art

This is a really easy way to learn about making paper with kids. And we made our paper glittery, too! First: Get Your Supplies! Next: Get to Work! 'Mommy, how do you make paper?' My five year old asked me this question a few weeks ago. I tried explaining it to him, and he wasn't convinced. I showed him a video of how you can make it at home using a mesh screen and paper pulp, and he was obsessed! I wondered about making a screen so that we could try this at home, but then I noticed a Paper

This game is free, however it is only to be used for classroom and personal use. It may not be published on any websites or other electronic media, or distributed in newsletters, bulletins, or any other form or sold for profit. Reproduction or retransmission of any materials, in whole or in part, in any manner, is not permitted. All graphics/images/clipart etc. used on this game are not my own. I adapted a version of this game: Passages of the Prophets The Prophets Game: The object of the game is to be the first player to go from square number 1 to square number 80. Age 5 to adult. Need: Playing piece for each player 1 die Question Cards Game Board Set Up: Place your game pieces near square number one. Shuffle the deck and place it face down in a small basket near the game board. Put an empty basket nearby for the discards. Rules: Basically the game is like Chutes and Ladders. Roll the die and move the corresponding number of squares. Each player gets one roll each turn. If you land on a square with an arrow on it, follow the arrow to where it ends. Arrows can go up or down. If you land on a prophet square, the person on your right picks up a Question Card and reads it out loud (if they cannot read it, someone else can read it for them). On each card is a question about a prophet from the Bible. If you answer correctly, you get to take an extra turn. If not, the game moves on to the next player. (For younger students they do not have to answer a question, they get to take an extra turn.) The first player to square #80 is the winner. You must land there by exact count. If your roll takes you past square #80, don’t move. Try again on your next turn. The Prophets Game- Directions, Game Board, Question Cards

I am creating projects for the 3 year old class on Wednesday nights this quarter, and I thought I would share what we did. Abraham is divided into 3 lessons. The first lesson about Abraham is in Genesis 12. God told Abraham that He was going to show him a new land. Abraham would be a great nation. Abraham would be blessed and his name would be great. Abram was 75 when left Haran. Abraham took his wife Sarai and his nephew Lot. The project is for preschool and I had a basket of items that would begin the discussion. For instance, a blanket. Do you think Abraham took a blanket and pillow? Then, they could add their picture to their suitcase. These items Abraham might have taken and did not necessarily go in a suitcase (which he wouldn't have used like we do). So, then you add electronics, sunglasses, etc., things that we have now that they didn't then. Directions are in the download, but you can glue the sides of the suitcase for the students to put the items in, or let them glue the pictures to the inside and they can open and close it. I also gave them these stickers to add to the outside of their suitcase. When I use stickers with them, I cut theirs into strips so I can just hand each person their stickers so they can asdd them how they want to. Click here to download. This map is for Abram and Lot choose which land they want. Abram let Lot pick his first, and Abram took the other. He made good choices. I printed a teacher's visual in color and the students in black and white so they could color. Print, cut on solid lines and fold people on dotted lines. They will stand up and students can move them around the map. When they were done re-telling us the lesson, we rolled the maps up and tied them with a ribbon. This includes the color and black & white. Click here to download. I couldn't decide exactly what I wanted to do with project, so after several days of thinking about it, this is what I ended up with. And, the kids will love it! So, there are the two backgrounds in black & white only for the kids to color. These can be used together or separately. I printed mine on each side of cardstock. Then, I folded it into thirds (before class). It will stand for them to use as a background and they can just bend the folds to turn it around. Abraham and Sarah are in color only because I will have them cut and ready for the kids to use. They will also add star stickers to the stars and sand page. Click here to download the Abraham Panorama.