Wirral
Spring DIY makes
Here are some ideas to try with your Crafty Kids at home, while you are waiting for our next event.
Bunny rabbit
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Get a square of fabric.
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Fold it in half to make a triangle.
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Roll up the material starting with the small point, to the long side.
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Fold the ‘sausage’ in half, then fold it back on itself. Put an elastic band about half way to make ears, a head and a body.
5. You can stick on googly eyes, a pompom nose and a ribbon on its ears.
6. You can also use fabric pens/crayons to add details like a mouth and whiskers, or colour the inside of the ears.
Easter basket
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Get a small cardboard box.
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Ask an adult to help you cut off the top.
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Use masking tape to strengthen any weak sides.
4. Stick on a thin strip of card for a handle.
5. Decorate the outside using coloured paper.
Painted flowers
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Cut up an egg box so you are left with the individual segments. You can shape the sides into petals if you like.
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Make a small hole in the middle and push through a green pipe cleaner or art straw. Use a small amount of masking tape to secure it.
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Paint the inside and outside of the flower in any colours you like.
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Add some scrunched up tissue paper to the middle.
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Finally leave it to dry.
Salt dough decorations
Salt dough is very easy to make – all you need to do is mix together a cup of flour, half a cup of salt and half a cup of water, then knead it to make a dough. It’s fun to manipulate, you can roll it into a ball or a sausage, squash it flat, use cutlery or cookie cutters to make shapes and patterns.
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To make a dough decoration, get a blob of dough.
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Roll it out flat and then use cutters or a blunt knife to make shapes.
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You can just leave it to air dry in a warm place, but it will take about a week to go hard. Cooking it speeds up the process, but it can also sometimes make it go a bit darker.
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If you want to cook it put it in the oven on 100 degrees for about 3 hours (less if it’s quite thin), turn it over about half way through the cooking time.
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When it is hard and cool you can decorate it, you can use paint, crayons or felt tips (it might be a good idea to test an area for suitability first). You could also glue on sequins or sprinkle on some glitter.
