Best Toddler Craft Ideas ever.

January 19, 2018January 19, 2018| Art CraftrArt Craftr| 0 Comment|
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Getting a toddler to sit still can be a near-impossible feat. They’re constantly exploring the world around them. That’s a good thing, but sometimes they need some creative downtime. That’s where toddler crafts come in.

Crafting is great for toddlers for a number of reasons. It can help them develop longer attention spans. Most crafts help develop hand-eye coordination. And young children can benefit from learning how to follow simple instructions. Here are some great craft ideas that your toddler can do (with supervision).

Craft Stick Puppets
Puppets are fascinating to toddlers. Creating their own puppets is easy, and it’s lots of fun. All you really need are some craft or popsicle sticks, construction paper, safety scissors, markers, and glue.
Help your toddler cut animal shapes out of construction paper. He/she can draw faces and other details with washable markers. Glue the stick to the back of the shape, let dry, and he/she is ready to put on a puppet show. If you want to make more elaborate puppets, try cutting shapes out of foam. Glue on a pom-pom for the nose, and add some googly eyes.

Paint with Pudding
Kids love to fingerpaint, but it’s so messy. And there’s also the concern about them eating the paint. Even if the paints are non-toxic, it can make cautious parents uneasy. The solution? Let them paint with pudding!
You don’t need different flavors to make different colors. Just use one serving of plain vanilla pudding, divide it up into small portions, and add food coloring to create various shades. Give your child a paper plate to use as a canvas for his/her masterpiece. When done, he/she can eat it with no worries.

Design a T-Shirt
If your toddler sees you sewing or painting clothes with fabric paint, he/she may want to try a hand at designing clothes. But needles are small and sharp, and fabric paint is messy. What to do? Break out the markers!
Kids can have a blast decorating a plain white t-shirt with colorful markers. If you use washable ones, they can create a design, wear it, and start over after you wash the shirt. If a permanent design is desired, however, you’ll have to let him/her use non-washable markers. You can avoid a mess by covering the work area with the newspaper and putting a smock on your toddler.

Placemats
Making placemats out of contact paper is very easy. Have your toddler cut shapes out of construction paper and glue them onto a whole piece with a glue stick. He/she can add detail with markers or embellish with stickers. When done, place the artwork on a piece of contact paper, sticky side up. Place another sheet of contact paper on top, sticky side down.
Most toddlers will only have the patience to make one placemat at a time. But he can make another one tomorrow, continuing until there are enough for the whole table. He’ll be so proud to know that everyone sees his artwork at every meal!

Crafting can help your toddler learn important skills while keeping him quietly occupied. Whether it’s a rainy day or he’s just feeling creative, seize the opportunity to let him channel his imagination into something you can both admire.
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May 12, 2020May 12, 2020| GuestGuest| 0 Comment| 4:18 am

When we talk about protecting ourselves from germs, the best way is that old-world handwashing. What if water and soap are not available? In this case, the perfect option is using hand sanitizer. Sometimes, you can’t find sanitizer, especially in today’s situation of COVID-19. So, make your own using simple ingredients.

Making DIY hand sanitizer at your home

We want everyone to be safe from the Coronavirus, so here is the step by step guide to making hand sanitizer.

Ingredients for hand sanitizer

The components which are necessary for our DIY homemade sanitizer are:

  IngredientsQuantity
99% Isopropyl alcohol1 Cup
3% Hydrogen peroxide1 Tablespoon
98% glycerin1 Teaspoon
Sterile distilled or cold boiled water¼ Cup or 65 milliliters
Aloe Vera gel½ Cup
Essential oilFew drops

Tools

  1. Measuring cup
  2. Measuring spoons
  3. Empty spray bottles
  4. Vacant bottles to store sanitizer

Method

Let’s start to make our hand sanitizer.

Pour alcohol into a container

First step is to pour the alcohol into a medium-sized container through a pouring nozzle or funnel.

Note: One thing you must know that the percentage mentioned on the bottle of Isopropyl alcohol is the alcohol congregation in it. When we are using 99% of it, we are dealing with pure alcohol. If you use 70% alcohol, it has approximately 2/3rd alcohol and remaining is water. A hand sanitizer less than 70 or 60% is not considered as a good one and it is not capable to fight with germs.

Add hydrogen peroxide

Now, you have to include hydrogen peroxide in Isopropyl alcohol.

Add glycerin in it and mix

In the next step, the glycerin will be added and mixed. As it is thick as compared to other two ingredients so it will take some time to mix properly. Make sure that the spoon you are using to stir glycerin is clean. If the container has a lid then it is suggested to shake it for combining everything.

Pour water into the mixture

Pour ¼ of distilled or boiled water in this amalgam and rustle. You have to consider one thing properly that water must be cold.

Include aloe Vera gel

If you want to make a gel consistency then you can skip water and add aloe Vera gel in the mix. Moreover, alcohol can be harsh on your skin and damage it but aloe Vera gel can minimize its hardness. It is better to use natural gel but you can bought it from the store too.

Use essential oil

To make your handmade sanitizer fragrant, you can add a few drops of any essential oil in it. Tea tree oil is perfect for this purpose due to its antibacterial feature. If you don’t have this oil, you can select any oil of your choice like lemongrass or lavender.  

Pour sanitizer into bottles

Pour your DIY hand sanitizer into spray bottles, but before it, you have to sanitize them as well. Here you go, your handmade sanitizer is ready to use.

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February 27, 2020February 27, 2020| Art CraftrArt Craftr| 0 Comment| 3:57 am

A gift is one of the most significant ways to show your love and affection to others. You can give a feeling of being special to people you love. Obviously, it’s a great idea to go to the market and purchase a gift for someone but imagine the surprising expressions and smiles of your parents, friends, and love ones when you give them a gift packed inside a gift box that you made.

There is a lot of material which you can use to make a handmade gift box. Let’s explore how to make a gift box at home.

Handmade Gift box using Scrap Paper

You will be amazed at how to make a box with the help of scrap paper.

Materials

These are the supplies you require to make a small gift box.

  1. Two pieces of thin scrapbook paper of 12 by 12-inches
  2. Scissor
  3. Paper slicer
  4. Foam paintbrush
  5. Ruler
  6. Glue

Method

Here is how to make a paper gift box step by step.

  1. Firstly draw an ‘X’ on the backside of the paper to achieve fold lines. These should be in the center to get even folds.
  2. Give a diamond shape to the paper and fold every corner to the center of ‘X.’ It is essential that the edges must meet evenly that way your box remains symmetrical.
  3. Now, you have to open the top and bottom flaps while the other two ruffles into the center.
  4. The next step is to fold them into the center is a way that the straight perpendicular line of margins can match to the erect line of the center.
  5. After it, bend upright the sides, and top and bottom flaps are folded down so you can attain a diamond shape having vertical lines after every 1 or 2 inches.
  6. The top and bottom flaps are cut, and you have two triangles now.
  7. In this step, the top and bottom flaps’ tip is folded in, after opening up the paper.
  8. Tuck the side triangles in and fold the small upper triangles upon the large triangles. You got these small triangles from the notch. Here is the crease of your box now.
  9. You make triangle and square by folding the side flaps in the center. Now apply glue on the triangle tip to the center of the earliest X. There is not any special glue for this purpose. A glue stick, Mod Podge, or a standard white glue can be used. You only have to careful and organized when using glue to avoid the mess.
  10. After gluing down the tips, you have to lift the sides, and wow, here are the sides of your box. Now muffle the top and bottom flaps such a way that their tips touch the center. When you do this, it will make the four sides of the box. Just meet them together.
  11. In the last step, you will apply glue to everything that remains at the bottom in the triangle between the original X lines. In this way, you get a square box with four sides. It’s the half side of a gift box.

It is a DIY gift box with lid so this method is to create the top half of your gift box, which will be bigger as compared to the bottom part. What should you do now? You have to take the paper of the exact measurement through which you have made the top part and lowers its length and width by cutting to 1/8-inches.

After cutting the paper, you will get the exact size on which you can work to form the bottom half. Now, the same procedure will be repeated. When this process is completed, a beautiful and elegant box will be in front of your eyes. You can adorn this box with beads, laces, or ribbons according to your choice.

In it, we can use cards of different colors as well as printed cards, and wall papers can also be used. So, be creative and spread the love in the air.

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June 11, 2020June 11, 2020| GuestGuest| 0 Comment| 4:44 am

A greeting card is the most beautiful and amazing way to express your love for others. If you give a card to someone, he or she feels your love and affection, and he considers himself special in your life. Many people have a remarkable and particular place in your life, like your mother, father, siblings, friends, etc.

There are a lot of father’s day cards available in the market. What is the more effective way to show your love to your father other than giving a handmade card? In this way, you can make him feel special that you spend so much time in creating a DIY card to greet him on Father’s day. You can try many father’s day ideas, but the wishing card is at the top.

Making a handmade card is a time-consuming task and not an easy one. As father’s day 2020 is coming soon, so we are here to help you out so that you can make your father happy through giving him a DIY father’s day greeting card.

Method 1:

  1. Take an 8 1/2″ * 11″ paper and cut it in half by a scissor or trimmer.
  2. Now you have to use a side-folded base card of 4.25″ x 5.5″.
  3. Now take a 4.25″ x 5.5″ blue-patterned paper and stick it at the front.
  4. Keep a 2.5″ x 5.5″ stripped-designed paper and paste it on the right side.
  5. Punch a frame-like design with red ink on a Kraft-colored cardstock of 2.5″ x 3.25″.
  6. Joint it at the bottom-right corner.
  7. Now, take black ink and imprint “Number One Dad” in the middle of the red frame.
  8. Punch a sunglasses on an off-white cardstock with black ink. Carefully cut this image and paste it above the red frame.
  9. Now, we add a “Hey Handsome” to the card’s top left side to make this card cooler.
  10. Stamp one star at the joint of blue and striped card and punch two stars at the coordinating line of blue card and red frame.
  11. Now complete your card by binding baker’s twine around the card’s crease.

Here is your DIY card ready.

Method 2:

  1. Take a cardstock and stamp the word “DAD” in a big and symmetrical font on it. “DAD” must be 2.5 inches high and 2 inches wide.
  • Turn over a printed cardstock and paint on the opposite side. It is essential to dry one color before adding others. You will get a fun design while finishing it.
  • Now, spread gesso on your created design.
  • In the next step, stamp words by using contrasting colors, but you have to do it after drying the surface.
  • When ink is dry, you have to cut out each letter with the help of printed letters to make the word “DAD.” Paste every letter on an adhesive cork sheet and keep the painted side above.
  • Now, you can easily cut each letter from the cork sheet.
  • Do some detailing to the punched words by using a metallic marker.
  • Organize the letters on a blank card.
  • The last step is to select and write some wishes among so many father’s day card messages, and there you go.

So, make your own father’s day card to show appreciation to your father.

 

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