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How to Make a St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun
Today, people of all backgrounds celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Some kids dress up in green and look for shamrocks, while others try to catch the elusive St. Patrick’s Day leprechaun. The St. Patrick’s Day leprechaun is an Irish fairy. But he is quite different from other fairies, he looks like an old man and stands at around two…
Read MoreCelebrate The Lantern Festival with Stained Glass Lanterns
Create luminous lanterns to string up in your classroom or send home as great gifts! The 3D lanterns are cleverly designed to make assembly easy for little hands. Lanterns are a wonderful example of a cultural and historical artifact that you can discuss in your next social studies class. Our stained glass lanterns look a…
Read MoreHow to Make a Chinese Dragon Puppet
The Chinese New Year begins on February 16th this year, and to celebrate the Chinese New Year, we are going to show you how to make a Chinese Dragon Puppet. In the Chinese culture, the dragon symbolizes power and strength, and chases away evil spirits. It also brings good luck to people. Make your own Chinese Dragon Puppet and…
Read MoreMake Chinese Lanterns for Chinese New Year
The Chinese Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunisolar Chinese calendar. It marks the final day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations, and it falls on March 2nd for 2018.During the Lantern Festival, children carry paper lanterns and go out at night. People also go to temples to solve riddles…
Read MorePaper Fortune Cookies
An adorable way to send small notes of praise or encouragement! Age: 5+ Duration: 5 minutes Learning Outcomes: Explore cultural assumptions and symbols. Practice folding and taping. Exercise Fine motor skills. Create a cute take-home craft. You’ll Need: R15701 Craft Circles R2172 Tissue Circles Tape Use a small loop of tape to secure a tissue circle to…
Read MoreNature Stencil Glitter Puppets
These adorable puppets will brighten up a winter classroom! Age: 4+ Duration: 10 minutes (plus drying time) Learning Outcomes: Exercise fine motor skills. Talk about different animals and plants. Create beautiful puppets for imaginative play and to use as props for reports. You’ll Need: R22052 Double Color Sheets R5615 Nature Stencils Glitter Glue Self-adhesive Gems (available at crafts…
Read MoreHoliday Stringing Stars
Create beautiful holiday ornaments with stringing stars and glitter chenille stems! Age: 4+ Duration: 5-10 minutes (plus drying time) Learning Outcomes: Practice pattern following. Exercise fine motor skills. Create a beautiful, take-home holiday craft. You’ll Need: R16024 Stringing Shapes: Stars R54466 Junior Paint Spritzers Glitter Chenille Stems Liquid Watercolor Paint Pencil To begin this craft, each child will…
Read MoreFrog Mask
This adorable mask is a perfect addition to your costume closet! Wear it Trick-or-Treating too! Age: 4+ Duration: 15 minutes (plus drying time) Learning Outcomes: Augment student presentations with this adorable costume piece. Exercise fine motor skills. Create wearable art. You’ll Need: R52083 Wild Animal Fold-Up Masks R15653 Circle Popz Washable Markers Scissors White Glue Tape Today we…
Read More3D Features Mask
This cheerful mask incorporates paper sculpting to create vivid 3D facial features! Use as part of a costume or as colorful wall art! Age: 5+ Duration: 30 minutes (plus drying time) Learning Outcomes: Practice sculpting with paper. Explore new art techniques. Exercise fine motor skills. Talk about what masks represent for various world cultures. You’ll Need: R52010 African…
Read MoreDay of the Dead Color-Diffusing Calavera
Bonus Post! Get ready to party for Dia de los Muertos with these color diffusing paper Calaveras! Dia De Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is November 2nd. This Mexican holiday is celebrated throughout Mexico and in the United States, and it focuses on remembering and celebrating friends and family members who have passed…
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