Flip Flop Art

Materials Needed:

 

an old flip-plop

preferably one with textured surface

acrylic paints

a pair of scissors

brush

paper or textile

 

 

Instructions:

 

1. Cut simple shapes from the flip-flop
2. Dip the shapes into paint
3. Stamp them on a peice of paper
4. Use your stamps freely. Color and mix.

Egg Carton Tulips

Materials Needed:

• Clean cardboard egg cartons
• Scissors
• Green chenille (pipe cleaners)
• Elmer's glue
• Paint

Instructions:

1. Cut the egg carton into separate cups, leaving some of the middle "pop-up" sections. Cut the main cups into the pointed shape of the tulip petals. With the point of the scissors or a sharp pencil, poke a hole in the bottom of each cup. Paint and decorate each cup however you like.
2. Cut the little center "pop-up" sections between the egg cups into small pointed shapes that will go beneath the tulip cups. Poke a hole in the center of each and paint green.
3. When the pieces are dry, poke a piece of green chenille through the holes. Tie a loop on the end in the cup so it can't pull back out, and add a dab of glue between the two sections. Shape the chenille into leaf shapes and leave a few inches at the bottom for the stem.

You can stick the stems of several fs into some clay or floral foam in the bottom of a pot. Or just tie together and wrap with pretty paper and a ribbon to give to mom!

Milk Carton Bird House

Materials Needed:

Milk carton

Stapler and staples

Masking tape

A soft cloth, rag or chamois

Brown paint (acrylic is best)

Scissors or a knife (and adult assistance)

Twine

Instructions:

1. Clean and dry the milk carton thoroughly.
2. Staple the top of the carton shut.
3. Tear off small pieces of masking tape and cover the entire carton with the pieces of tape.
4. Cut a hole (WITH ADULT ASSISTANCE) about 4" above the bottom of the carton. The hole should be approximately 1" to 1 1/2" in diameter. This hole is for the birds to get in and out of the house.
5. Paint and decorate milk carton as desired


6. Poke a few drainage holes in the bottom of the carton and two ventilation holes in the top of the carton.
7. Poke a hole through the top of the feeder, string a piece of twine through the hole and hang your feeder on a tree.

Nature Bracelet

You Need :
-1"  Masking Tape

Instructions :

1.Tear off a piece of masking tape to fit around child's wrist.

2.Place it around wrist with the sticky side out.

3.Go for a walk and find things to stick to the masking tape like leaves, wild flowers, twigs, seeds, pods, etc.