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All Dressed In Blue has a fantastic way of colouring glue. For years I have been trying different methods to do this with disappointing results. This method looks much better. I am now thinking of making up little craft packs for children’s gift’s:
- coloured glue
- glitter
- coloured card
- stickers
- feathers
- sequins
- I would also love to get my hands on some letter paper cutters. Butterflies, stars hearts etc would be good to.
These look like they would keep the kids amused for hours. Would make great juggling balls or stress balls or even party bag fillers.
We made these with the Brownies and Pippins last week. Below is my example one.
I got the girls to draw the shape they wanted to stitch on the back of the smaller piece of card. I then put small holes with a needle along the lines of their drawing. The girls then stitched the picture with a blunt needle and some embroidery cotton. You can stitch anything you like onto the card. In the example above I used letter beads to add a personal touch. Once you have finished stitching attach your picture to a folded piece of card using double sided tape or glue.
Note: tape the start of the cotton to the back side of the card so that it doesn’t pull through when the child begins to stitch. Do the same for the end of the thread when finished.
What kids don’t like a bit of sweet sugary goodness? Rachel posted her sherbet recipe here. The big kid in me can’t wait to have a go!
Montessori by Hand has a great tutorial here. I just need to get my hands on a blender so me and the girls can have a go. Goodness knows we have enough scrap paper lying around the house. The kids draw on everything in site.
