Archive for the ‘spring crafts’ Category

Lollipop Flowers

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

What You Need: lollipop, construction paper, pencil, white glue, scissors, flower templates (or you can draw them yourself).
Lollipop flower supplies
How You Make It: Use pencil to draw flowers (or trace template provided by www.freepreschoolcrafts.com) on colored construction paper. Cut out. Fold green construction paper in half and draw leaf with edge at fold. Cut out leaf, wrap around lollipop stick and secure with glue. Glue lollipop to flower.
Lollipop Flowers
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Lollipop flowers template

Coffee Filter Butterfly

Sunday, May 13th, 2007

What You Need: coffee filter, wooden clothespin, tempera paint, paintbrush, two small googly eyes, glue, pipe cleaner, water-soluable markers, spray bottle of water.
Supplies to make coffee filter butterfly
How You Make It: Use markers to color on coffee filter. Place newspaper or paper towel underneath colored filter and spray thoroughly with water, causing colors to run together in pretty patterns. While it’s drying, paint clothespin. Once clothespin is dry, glue two googly eyes near top of short end. “Pinch” coffee filter into fan shape and clip securely into clothespin. Wrap half of a pipe cleaner around clothespin for antennae.
coffee filter butterfly completed
Suggested storybook: Butterfly Kisses