Krafty Kids

Stuck indoors and looking for some easy activities to keep the kids busy? Don’t worry as James (age 6), our resident ‘Krafty Kids Konsultant’, is at hand and has found some quick projects you can all try at home with the kids using stuff you have in your arts stash or around the house!

Fluffy Bunny Egg Carton Caterpillars

What you’ll need: • Card loo roll inner (!) • Paint • Black felt tip pen • Cotton wool balls • Glue • Decorations - if you want to! How to make it: • Take a clean loo roll or kitchen roll cardboard inner • Paint the inner with whatever colour you want to! • While you are waiting for the paint to dry, get some colourful card and cut out two identical thin oval shapes for the ears. • Using a different coloured piece of card cut out two slightly smaller ovals to the previous ones • Glue the smaller ovals in the centre of the larger ones • Next put a line of glue all around the edge of the front of your ear shapes and stick on little pieces of cotton wool • Stick the completed ears to your painted inner • Make your bunny face with felt pens and any decorations you choose, like googly eyes!

What you’ll need: • Empty card egg carton • Green paint • Straw or pipe cleaner • Pencil or ball point pen • Decorations - you choose! How to make it: • Take the empty egg carton and carefully cut the base cut longways down the middle (you don’t need the lid). • Take one of the sections and paint green all over. Leave to dry. • Using the pencil/pen make two small holes in one of the front sections of your egg carton shape for the caterpillar’s feelers. • Cut two sections of drinking straw or pipe cleaner (about 5cm each) and carefully push through the holes you just made. • Next to decorate! Get creative to decorate your caterpillar! Draw on or use googly eyes, then stick on shapes or use felt tips to make your caterpillar super funky!

Fingerprint Sheep Card

Funky Frog Door Hanger What you’ll need: • Thin card • White paper • Black felt tip pen • Glue & sticky tape • Things to trace around! How to make it: • Take a piece of card and cut three identical length strips for the arms and legs. One of these strips should be cut in half to make shorter lengths for the arms. Zig zag fold each of the strips. • Cut out feet and hand shapes like shown in the picture and stick one to the end of each arm/leg strip. • Trace around a teaplate and cut out to make the main body shape, then using a different colour cut out a slightly smaller circle. • Stick the smaller circle onto the larger one as shown. • Stick the arms and legs onto the body shape. • Draw an oval shape onto a piece of card and before cutting out draw on two small circles at the top for the eyes. • Trace and cut out two smaller circles on white paper for the eyes. Using a black felt pen draw on the eyes. Stick onto the face shape at the top. Draw on the nose and mouth. • Stick the head to the top of the body shape. • Take a length of string and attach to the top of the head ready to hang on your door! Why not write your name on frog’s tummy? James’ Room

What you’ll need: • Colourful card • Paint • Black felt tip pen • Small plastic plate How to make it: • Fold your piece of card in half • Put a small amount of white paint on the plastic plate • Dip your fingertip in the paint and then press onto the card to make a fingerprint • Repeat until you have created the body of the sheep • Using your thumb dipped in the paint make the sheep’s head with a thumbprint • When the paint is dry use the black felt tip to draw your sheep’s legs, eyes, nose and ears. • If you want to add some flowers to your card then use a different coloured paint using your fingertip to create the petals and middles of the flower.

For any activity always remember to supervise children using scissors or do the cutting bit for them.