Kids Craft Ideas for June 2008

Dress It Up

Kids love to play dress up, and will eagerly role-play at any opportunity.  With Father’s Day just around the corner, turn their desire to dress up (or dress others up!) into these fun gifts for dad:

‘Just Like Dad’ Photo Craft:

Do a photo shoot with your child recreating his or her dad’s favourite activities.  Print the photo and give it to dad in a hand-made frame!

Supplies:  Plain photo frame, or construction paper with sturdy cardboard, dad’s favourite sporting or hobby equipment for creating the ‘scene’, decorating supplies (paints, crayons, glitter glue, old buttons, etc), glue, scissors, camera

Directions:  Choose dad’s favourite activity and recreate it with your child – examples:  child wearing dad’s business suit or shoes, child swinging dad’s golf clubs, child pretending to barbecue, etc.  Take photos of your child posing in their dad’s gear.  Decorate a plain wood frame using paints and other supplies, or make a frame out of construction paper with a sturdy cardboard backing.  Write the words “a chip off the old block” or “like Father like Son/Daughter” somewhere on the frame.  Insert photo and wrap it up for dad! 

‘Dad’s Favourites’ Collage:

Supplies: Old magazines or sports pages, photos of dad, construction paper, scissors, glue 

Directions:  Using old magazines or newspapers, find pictures of things dad does or likes.  Try to find some pictures of people in action.  Glue your clippings to construction paper to create a collage.  Using photos of dad, replace the heads in the pictures with dad’s head, so it looks like he’s in action.  Write “Dad’s Favourite Things” or “Super Star Dad” on your collage.

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Knitting At Sea

 

Although it seems that most handmade sweaters have been knit by Grandma, and not Grandpa, most historians agree that the art of knitting originated with men.  Historians suggest that knitting was derived from the need to knit fishing nets, which was done by sailors at sea.

Sentence Starters for Father’s Day:

Find a wallet sized photo of your child, and add a thoughtful sentence on the back, so dad can take a glance when he’s on the go.  Choose one of these sentence starters to help your child express their thoughts about dad:

“I love you because….”

“You are the best Dad because…..”

“I love it when we…..”

Five Minute Fun – King for a Day

Every little prince or princess will delight in spending a few minutes to make a crown for dad.  Draw a crown shape on construction paper or cardboard (eg. From a cereal box).  Cut out the crown and decorate it using crayons, glitter glue, papers, or any available decorating accessories.   Cut a long construction paper or cardboard strip and secure to either side of the crown, creating a headband for crowning the king.

Tell Your Friends….

This month, everyone in our Kids Craft Club received  ‘Refer a Friend’ cards.  So, if you’re in the club and want an extra month of crafts, be sure to pass the card on to a friend!  Or, if you want to join our craft club, find a friend who’s already in the club, and help them get a free month when you sign up!

Crafts for Breakfast!?!

Craft Caravan has been invited to join Breakfast Television’s ‘Live Eye’ Segment on Wednesday, June 4th.  If you’re in the Vancouver area, tune in (Citytv, Ch13)  between 7 am and 10 am to get some crafty tips about making birthday parties a little more green.  You’ll also hear tips from other great local businesses.  It’s all part of celebrating the ‘Green Baby Shower’, which will be hosted by Belly & Beyond (4118 Main St) on June 8th, from 10am – 12pm.