South Euclid Cooperative Preschool » Crafts

Turkey Hat

animalsrlove — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:34:34 +0000

Materials:
Scissors
Brown paper bags
Cardboard (cereal box)
Glue stick
Colored construction paper
2 small white pom-poms
Black permanent marker

Instructions:
From the brown paper bags, cut a circle 3 1/2 inches in diameter for the turkey’s head. Next, cut a 3-inch-wide band to fit around your child’s head.

From the cardboard, cut a strip 5 by 1 1/2 inches to use for a neck. Fold it three times accordion style, then glue one end to the back of the paper circle.

For a beak, fold yellow construction paper and cut out a small double triangle (1 1/2 inches along the fold). Cut a rounded L from red paper for the turkey’s wattle.

To create eyes, draw a black circle on each pom-pom with the marker. Glue the eyes, wattle and one side of the beak to the head. Let them dry. Then, glue the loose end of the neck to the center of the headband.

Now, wrap the headband around your child’s head; mark where the ends overlap, then remove the band and glue the ends. Finally, glue on construction paper feathers and wings.

Source: http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/turkey-hat-663812/

Leaf Fun

animalsrlove — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:36:02 +0000

Do your kids like to pick up every leaf you can find on a walk? What do you do with them?
Sometimes we pick out our very favorite leaves and glue them down to a piece of paper. Then we put a heavy book down on top of them so they dry flat onto the paper. After it has dried, we sparkle or paint the leaves. I have this great stuff called Hodge Podge (found in Walmart’s craft area or a craft store) that I use to set it after it is all dry. You are left with a great leaf collage!

Crafts

animalsrlove — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:12:10 +0000

This page is dedicated to rainy days! We all love to pull out out craft supplies. Here are some fun ideas for you. If you can think of anymore, please submit them to our comments area or email us at info@secoop.org.

Bird Feeder – This is an oldie, but goodie. You will need:
Pinecone
Peanut butter (or similar like sunflower seed butter, etc)
Birdseed
Yarn
Tie yarn to the pinecone. Leave enough give so you can later attach to tree. Lather the pinecone with butter (plastic silverwear works great) and then roll in birdseed.
Helpful tip: If you don’t have any pinecones, stale bread can be substituted!

Yum!