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| I started off twisting them all cute like this... |
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| ...then got lazy and finished them off like this. |
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What you need:
1/4 cup of applesauce (and then a little more just in case)
1 cup of ground cinnamon
1/2 cup of glue (note: a typical bottle of kids glue is 4oz so you will need a full one of these)
Cookie cutter in desired shape
Rolling pin- I add this because, as embarrassing it is to admit, I do not own one. This would have been MUCH easier if I did. It is now on my shopping list!
How to:
1) Mix together the ground cinnamon and applesauce
2) Add the glue and mix to make thick dough (add more applesauce if too dry)
3) Roll out on a flat surface, approximately 1/4 of an inch thick. Too thick, they wont dry, too thin, they will crumble
4) Cut out shapes and move to cookie sheet
5) Using a straw, make holes
6) Bake at 200 degrees for 2 hours, flip over half way (or air dry for 24 flipping over every 4-6 hours)
7) Add ribbon and enjoy.
What you need:
1/4 cup of applesauce (and then a little more just in case)
1 cup of ground cinnamon
1/2 cup of glue (note: a typical bottle of kids glue is 4oz so you will need a full one of these)
Cookie cutter in desired shape
Rolling pin- I add this because, as embarrassing it is to admit, I do not own one. This would have been MUCH easier if I did. It is now on my shopping list!
How to:
1) Mix together the ground cinnamon and applesauce
2) Add the glue and mix to make thick dough (add more applesauce if too dry)
3) Roll out on a flat surface, approximately 1/4 of an inch thick. Too thick, they wont dry, too thin, they will crumble
4) Cut out shapes and move to cookie sheet
5) Using a straw, make holes
6) Bake at 200 degrees for 2 hours, flip over half way (or air dry for 24 flipping over every 4-6 hours)
7) Add ribbon and enjoy.
(Hubby is home this week-Yay!! But our schedule is WAY off)
We call them "Noodle Trees". :) Thankfully I had a bunch of random pasta in my pantry! Then I just drew a tree (not the best but they worked) and the kids decorated.
Now we're off to dance for Christmas parties. Should be fun! :)
What you need:
Paper
Ruler
Something to color with (we went with markers)
How to:
Draw lines all over the paper (lines must go all the way to edges of the paper)
Color in the areas
Pretty simple huh?
My son did this one on his own. Next time, I'm going to do all the lines and then have all the kids help color it in.
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| My 3 year old's attempt |
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| My 5 year old is having fun with it! |
Another Process Art idea:
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| Put a few dots on the paper and using a ruler, draw lines going out to the edges of the paper from the dot. This is my son's. This one was his favorite (mostly because he likes using a ruler). :) |
I used 2 1/2 cups of sugar (plain white sugar), 3/4 cup of olive oil and a few drops of essential oil. I decorated the jars with paper, mod podge and some ribbon. :)
My son and I tried it out before he went to bed and we both could not believe the results. My hands are beyond smooth and 3 hours later, they still smell amazing!!
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Nothing too crazy but the kids had fun with it. We used skittles for the eyes and buttons and glittery snowflake stickers.
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| I drew a template with pencil to help. |
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| Yes, my child is always naked. Well, except for when she's in a princess or Tinkerbell costume. Today it was Cinderella which came off for the project so she didn't get glue on it. |
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| Apparently this one's eyes and nose flew off when the snowman sneezed. |
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First is the glue and shaving cream paint but I added glitter to it to make it fun (the little stuff, the big glitter flakes didn't work out as well). You can kind of see the glitter in the pictures if you click on it and see it larger. We just used paint brushes to make snowmen and snow on black paper. I didn't measure anything, just dumped in a bowl till it looked like enough. This stuff has a really cool 3D puffy paint type of look to it.
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| Leave it to my daughter to turn it into a finger painting project. |
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| Some of the other snowy designs |
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The second recipe I just learned about last week in class and thought it looked interesting. It's equal parts of flour, salt and water. Mix it together (adding a tiny bit of water as needed until it's paint consistency). I then added glitter (both small and large). The kids cut snowflakes (I helped with most) and then they used small paintbrushes and painted the snowflakes. It took awhile for them to dry but once they did, the texture turned out SO cool! I admit, I made a bunch of my own snowflakes like this to decorate my front window.
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| Just after painted- still wet |
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| After it dries, it has a really cool texture! |
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I think our indoor snowmen pictures were a success.
For now, I decided to try out this paper bag book idea that one of my instructors showed me. I made the book and then let my kids go to town decorating it with notes and pictures. I'm sure their grandma will love it.
Materials:
2 paper bags (I used white)
Paper (I used scraps)
Ribbon
Glue or tape
Hole punch
Scissors or paper cutter
1) Fold paper bags in half and hole punch (make sure they line up). I suggest making sure the front is the bottom of one of the bags and have that little flap face in so the front is smooth (easier to understand as you do this).
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2) Tie ribbon
3) Cut paper small enough to fit in the pages of the bag that opens. Put a small piece of ribbon in it for a pull tab. You will have 2 of these.
4) Decorate the rest of the bag with paper. The pages that have a little flap from the bottom, I use those as little secret spots.
And there you have it. Paper bag books. It turned out even cuter than I thought it would. :)
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Shel Silverstein has got to be the best poet alive (that statement is probably why I didn't do so hot in my Creative Writing class' poetry unit). He does have a ton of great poems though. The spaghetti one has been a long time favorite of mine and as much as I hate to admit it, I say it to myself every time I make, see or even think of spaghetti.
Anyways, I'll get to the point. Spaghetti is fun. To eat and to play with. It's especially fun with food coloring and construction paper.
The how to:
- Cook spaghetti, strain
- Divide spaghetti into plastic Ziplock bags and then drop in a few drops of food coloring. Mix up until all spaghetti is covered.
- Put spaghetti back into strainer and rinse well. This will only rinse off the extra food coloring so little hands (and big ones, I had fun with this one) stay clean.
- Children then stick spaghetti to paper. No glue needed. Perfect for little ones since it's safe to eat. :)
Enjoy!
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And just for fun, here's the rest of the poem in case you haven't heard of it.
Spaghetti
Spaghetti, spaghetti, all over the place,
Up to my elbows—up to my face,
Over the carpet and under the chairs,
Into the hammock and wound round the stairs,
Filling the bathtub and covering the desk,
Making the sofa a mad mushy mess.
The party is ruined, I’m terribly worried,
The guests have all left (unless they’re all buried).
I told them, “Bring presents.” I said, “Throw confetti.”
I guess they heard wrong
‘Cause they all threw spaghetti!
Now... I'll start tomorrow. :) Just kidding. I'll start tonight. Nap time is just about over and the bus will be here soon.
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