Here is a nice, cheap way to display your crafty toddler art. All you need are some dolly pegs, washing line and some 3m command hooks. And voila a lovely art washing line!
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| Air your art - simple and cheap crafty toddler art display |
Showing posts with label Little Stars Toddler group. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Little Stars Toddler group. Show all posts
Friday, 21 June 2013
Monday, 1 April 2013
April (week 12) - Spring animal prints
Spring animal prints are fun and easy to do, prep time is about 10 mins and you can create multiple backgrounds for different spring scenes.
Things that you will need to create your spring animal prints are:
/ Farmyard animal sponges
/ A4 paper
/ Felt tip pen
/ Paints and brushes
/ Glitter
To create your spring animal prints with your crafty toddlers, follow these steps:
/ Draw the background on to the paper - the spring scenes that we used were duck ponds, cow shed, rabbit hutch and fenced field.
/ Help your crafty toddler to paint the sponges then squish the sponge on the paper.
Top tip: don't be shy with the paint on the sponge as more paint makes for better prints
/ Use paint brushes to add some splashes of colour to the background scene
/ Add glitter for the finishing touch!
Top Tip: using different coloured paint on a sponge can produce some really colorful prints
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| Spring animal prints |
/ Farmyard animal sponges
/ A4 paper
/ Felt tip pen
/ Paints and brushes
/ Glitter
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| Spring animal prints - preparation kit |
/ Draw the background on to the paper - the spring scenes that we used were duck ponds, cow shed, rabbit hutch and fenced field.
/ Help your crafty toddler to paint the sponges then squish the sponge on the paper.
Top tip: don't be shy with the paint on the sponge as more paint makes for better prints
/ Use paint brushes to add some splashes of colour to the background scene
/ Add glitter for the finishing touch!
Top Tip: using different coloured paint on a sponge can produce some really colorful prints
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| Spring animal printing in progress |
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| Spring animal print |
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| Our spring animal print family |
Monday, 11 February 2013
February (week 6) - 'I love ewe' valentines card
Seems as it is lambing season and valentines day, I though that making a sheepy a valentines card that the toddlers could give to a loved one could be an interesting craft combination. Preparation takes about 10 mins.
To make your 'I love ewe' valentines card you will need:
/ Toilet roll inners
/ PVA glue
/ Thick card for legs, neck and head
/ Stapler
/ Felp tip pens (black or navy)
/ Cotton wool
/ White tissue paper
/ Glitter
/ Heart shaped stickers
Steps to make your 'I love ewe' valentines cards are as follows:
1/ Crinkle up the white tissue, then flatten out and roll around the toilet roll inner, staple in place.
2/ Draw and cut out your sheep face, attach to a 'L' shaped piece of card board and then staple to inside of sheep body.
3/ Cut out 2x 1cm think strips of card for the legs. Attach to the under side of the sheep body by stapling in the middle of the strip of card. Fold the legs either side of the staple so the sheep can stand on its own feet.
4/ Write your valentines message on the body of the tissue using the felt tip pen.
5/ Apply some glue to different areas of the body, including the sheep fringe and stick on some cotton wool.
6/ Sprinkle on some glitter and stick on some heart stickers.
There you have it a cute 'I love ewe' valentines day card to give to someone special.
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| I LOVE EWE valentines card |
/ Toilet roll inners
/ PVA glue
/ Thick card for legs, neck and head
/ Stapler
/ Felp tip pens (black or navy)
/ Cotton wool
/ White tissue paper
/ Glitter
/ Heart shaped stickers
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| I LOVE EWE prep |
1/ Crinkle up the white tissue, then flatten out and roll around the toilet roll inner, staple in place.
2/ Draw and cut out your sheep face, attach to a 'L' shaped piece of card board and then staple to inside of sheep body.
3/ Cut out 2x 1cm think strips of card for the legs. Attach to the under side of the sheep body by stapling in the middle of the strip of card. Fold the legs either side of the staple so the sheep can stand on its own feet.
4/ Write your valentines message on the body of the tissue using the felt tip pen.
5/ Apply some glue to different areas of the body, including the sheep fringe and stick on some cotton wool.
6/ Sprinkle on some glitter and stick on some heart stickers.
There you have it a cute 'I love ewe' valentines day card to give to someone special.
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| I LOVE EWE's created by our crafty toddlers |
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Saturday, 9 February 2013
February (week 5) - Newspaper Fish
Newspaper fish is a great craft piece for both adults and toddlers alike. Preparation takes about 10 mins and the crafty fun can carry on for as long as the crafty toddlers are interested.
Thing you will need to make your newspaper fish craft are:
/ Newspaper
/ A4 white paper
/ A4 blue paper
/ PVA glue
/ Sequins
/ Black felt tip pens
The steps to make your crafty toddlers newspaper fish are as follows:
/ Draw some fish, shark, octopuses, nessy monsters on a newspaper and cut out (tip: try to cut through as many sheets as you can to save you cutting out the same shape over and over).
/ Take a piece of blue A4 paper and rip a wavy line across the long side of the paper, about 10cm from the top. Discard the smaller ripped off piece.
/ Crumple up the large piece of blue paper and then flatten out and stick on top of the white A4 using glue.
/ Now the fun begins... select your sea animals and stick on in any place or direction that you like.
/ Use a felt tip pen to draw faces, bow ties, hair, teeth, gills on to the sea animals.
/ Stick opn some sequins for eyes of the sea animals
/ Apply some glue to certain areas of the craft (e.g. the top of the sea, around the sea animals) and then use some glitter to jazz the sea scene up
/ Use a felt tip pen to draw some seaguls and boats above the ocean.
And voila! A lovely sea animals scene!!
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| The finished product - News paper fish |
/ Newspaper
/ A4 white paper
/ A4 blue paper
/ PVA glue
/ Sequins
/ Black felt tip pens
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| News paper fish prep |
/ Draw some fish, shark, octopuses, nessy monsters on a newspaper and cut out (tip: try to cut through as many sheets as you can to save you cutting out the same shape over and over).
/ Take a piece of blue A4 paper and rip a wavy line across the long side of the paper, about 10cm from the top. Discard the smaller ripped off piece.
/ Crumple up the large piece of blue paper and then flatten out and stick on top of the white A4 using glue.
/ Now the fun begins... select your sea animals and stick on in any place or direction that you like.
/ Use a felt tip pen to draw faces, bow ties, hair, teeth, gills on to the sea animals.
/ Stick opn some sequins for eyes of the sea animals
/ Apply some glue to certain areas of the craft (e.g. the top of the sea, around the sea animals) and then use some glitter to jazz the sea scene up
/ Use a felt tip pen to draw some seaguls and boats above the ocean.
And voila! A lovely sea animals scene!!
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| News paper fish created by our crafty toddlers |
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Monday, 7 January 2013
January (week 2) - Thank you cards
Our first art and craft session at toddler group in 2013 was to make some Thank you cards.
To make these cards you will need:
- A5 cards (can be bought or make your own by cutting A4 card in to two equal parts and then fold in half)
- A5 envelopes (bought)
- Glue
- Paint
- Glitter
- Sharpie pen
- Thank you message (cut out of A4 paper). Make sure this is written with perminant marker to stop any smudging / running when it is painted
Steps to make your Thank you card:
1/ Use Sharpie pen to write the full message on the inside of the card (inside)
2/ Use paint to do some hand or feet imprints on the card (front, back and inside)
3/ Paint or glitter the Thank you message
4/ Apply a smear of glue to different parts of the card and sprinkle glitter (front and back)
5/ Glue thank you message to front of card
6/ Leave to dry
Here is an array of some of the other cards made at toddler group today:
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| Finished product - Thank you card |
To make these cards you will need:
- A5 cards (can be bought or make your own by cutting A4 card in to two equal parts and then fold in half)
- A5 envelopes (bought)
- Glue
- Paint
- Glitter
- Sharpie pen
- Thank you message (cut out of A4 paper). Make sure this is written with perminant marker to stop any smudging / running when it is painted
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| Thank you card prep kit |
1/ Use Sharpie pen to write the full message on the inside of the card (inside)
2/ Use paint to do some hand or feet imprints on the card (front, back and inside)
3/ Paint or glitter the Thank you message
4/ Apply a smear of glue to different parts of the card and sprinkle glitter (front and back)
5/ Glue thank you message to front of card
6/ Leave to dry
Here is an array of some of the other cards made at toddler group today:
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| Some of the Thank you cards created by our craft toddlers |
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| A hand print to sign the Thank you card |
Arts and crafts schedule (Jan - Mar)
Being organised and planning some months in advance is a good tip. I have created a 3 month schedule which means that I can plan ahead and buy in the supplies that we need with minimal stress.
Here is a draft schedule from Jan to March. Over the next weeks I will document the craft creations that our toddlers make during the art and craft sessions at our toddler group.
Toddler craft ideas for January:
7th jan - thank you cards
14th jan - spoon heads (wooden spoons)
21st jan - bird watch (potato paining)
28th jan - news paper fish
Toddler craft ideas for February:
4th feb - Chinese new year
11th feb - Shrove Tuesday - pancake day OR valentines day cards
18th feb - painted snakes
25th feb - Purim (Jewish festival) OR Fair Trade Fortnight
Toddler craft ideas for March:
4th mar - Mothering sunday (10th March)
11th mar - comic relief (red nose day) OR St Patrick's Day (17th March)
18th mar - Holi (27th March) Hindu celebration
25th mar - Easter Sunday (painted eggs)
other ideas:
pirate hats
door signs
potatoe painting spring scene
paper monsters
blow painted monsters
Here is a draft schedule from Jan to March. Over the next weeks I will document the craft creations that our toddlers make during the art and craft sessions at our toddler group.
Toddler craft ideas for January:
7th jan - thank you cards
14th jan - spoon heads (wooden spoons)
21st jan - bird watch (potato paining)
28th jan - news paper fish
Toddler craft ideas for February:
4th feb - Chinese new year
11th feb - Shrove Tuesday - pancake day OR valentines day cards
18th feb - painted snakes
25th feb - Purim (Jewish festival) OR Fair Trade Fortnight
Toddler craft ideas for March:
4th mar - Mothering sunday (10th March)
11th mar - comic relief (red nose day) OR St Patrick's Day (17th March)
18th mar - Holi (27th March) Hindu celebration
25th mar - Easter Sunday (painted eggs)
other ideas:
pirate hats
door signs
potatoe painting spring scene
paper monsters
blow painted monsters
Crafty inspiration
These are the places that I have looked for inspiration for out toddler arts and crafts:
For a calendar of events through each month, check out:
http://www.kinderart.com/seasons/
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/resources/r/resourcecalendar/january.asp?strReferringChannel=resources&strReferringPageID=tcm:4-671956-64
Blogs:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/
Pinterest:
http://pinterest.com/thinkliz/toddler-crafts/
http://pinterest.com/akstrauss/crafts-for-toddlers/
For a calendar of events through each month, check out:
http://www.kinderart.com/seasons/
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/resources/r/resourcecalendar/january.asp?strReferringChannel=resources&strReferringPageID=tcm:4-671956-64
Blogs:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/
Pinterest:
http://pinterest.com/thinkliz/toddler-crafts/
http://pinterest.com/akstrauss/crafts-for-toddlers/
Getting Started
Having recently agreed to take on the role of Arts & Crafts organiser at our local toddler playgroup - I thought I might document the things we make so that anyone else in a similar position has a base that they could use if they wished.
My aim is to document the crafty activities that we do and also give some guidance to the equipment and supplies needed for each crafty creation.
Our toddler group is called 'Little Stars' and it is in Ashtead, Surrey, every Monday from 10am at St Georges Church hall (term time). It is run by mums for mums for toddlers up to 3 year.
My aim is to document the crafty activities that we do and also give some guidance to the equipment and supplies needed for each crafty creation.
Our toddler group is called 'Little Stars' and it is in Ashtead, Surrey, every Monday from 10am at St Georges Church hall (term time). It is run by mums for mums for toddlers up to 3 year.
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