Handprint Wind Sock
By Beth Godwin Supplies: 1. One piece of paper 2. Crayons 3. Scissors 4. 5 streamers 5. 8-inch piece of yarn 6. Stapler 7. Hole punch First, fold a piece of paper in half. Place your hand on top of the paper and trace around it. (If you would like to color your handprint, color it before you go to the next step.) Second, cut around the handprint. When you are finished, you should have two handprints. Third, line the two hand prints up, so the thumbs and pinkies match. Staple along the sides of the handprints. Fourth, staple the pieces of streamers to the finger cut-outs. Be careful not to staple the fingers together. (If you would like streamers on all of the finger...
Read MoreCreate Your Own Piggy Bank
Supplies: 1. Clear Plastic Bottle 2. Construction Paper 3. Pipe Cleaner 4. Scissors 5. Tape 6. Marker First, take a clear plastic bottle and remove the label. (If you need to, wash it out with soap and water.) Second, take a piece of construction paper and draw two ears. (Draw them a little taller than you want, so you can bend part of them back as tabs.) Cut the ears out and cut a wide strip of construction paper to wrap around the middle of your bottle, as well as four thinner strips to use for legs. Third, ask an adult to help you cut a slot in the top of your bottle. Fourth, wrap the wider strip around the middle of the bottle and tape it in place. Cut a matching slot in the paper to allow your money to go through the hole. Fifth, take one of the...
Read MoreDensity Experiment
Supplies: 1. Clear plastic cup or a glass jar 2. Water 3. Oil (I used Corn Oil but any cooking oil will work) 4. Small Objects: Macaroni noodle, paper clip, Lego, buttons, etc.) 5. Paper 6. Pen or Pencil First, fill you cup half-way with oil. Second, fill it up the rest of the way with water. Notice that the water sinks to the bottom of the cup and the oil floats to the top because oil has less density than water. Third, make three columns on a piece of paper. List all the objects you will be using in the first column. Write Water at the top of the second column and Oil at the top of the third column. Fourth, place your first object in the cup. Observe where the object comes to rest. If...
Read MoreMake Your Own Kite
Supplies: 1. Piece of white paper 2. Markers, crayons, stickers (optional) 3. Ruler 4. Pencil 5. Tape 6. Stapler 7. Hole Puncher 8. Scissors 9. Yarn/String 4-5 feet long First, take your white piece of paper and color it. You may color both sides if you like, or you may leave it white. Second, fold the piece of paper in half with the folded side closest to you. Third, use the ruler and pencil to draw a small line at the 2.5 inch mark from the left side and another one at the 5 inch mark. Fourth, take the top left hand corner and bring it down to the first dash, but DO NOT fold it. Hold it in place with a small piece of tape. Flip the paper over, and...
Read MoreBouquet of Lilies
By Beth Godwin Here is a simple and easy project to welcome spring. Needed Supplies: 1. White Paper 2. Pipe Cleaners: 3 green, 1 yellow, and 1 the color of your choice 3. Tape 4. Scissors 5. Pencil First, trace your handprint on a white piece of paper three or more times. Then, cut out the handprints. Bring the thumb and pinky fingers together and tape them. Take the pencil and wrap the finger tips around the pencil one at a time to make a nice curl. Once all of your flowers are ready, take the yellow pipe cleaner and cut into 3 pieces. Form each yellow piece into a U and flip over the tips. Securely attach a green pipe cleaner to each U and slip into one of the flowers. If the hole is too large in the flower to hold your pipe cleaner, remove the stem...
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