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Craft Ideas for June 2012: Patriotic Flag Crafts, Father’s Day Crafts, Teacher gift crafts, and easy origami

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June Kids Craft Club: Patriotic Crafts

Craft Supplies to make Patriotic Crafts Join the Kids Craft Club to receive all the craft supplies you need for patriotic flag crafts!  With both Canada Day and Independance Day coming at the beginning of July, we thought it was time to get started on making flags, banners, and pennants. Use your June Kids Craft Club supplies to get started.

Canadian Kids, your crafts are brought to you by the colours Red and White!  American Kids, look for your package of Red, White and Blue!

Start your  Kids Craft Club subscription with the June crafts!

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Coming in July: Summer Scrapbook

Every day is an adventure in the summer, and what better way to keep track of all the fun you have than with a summer scrapbook!  We’re sending Kids Craft Club members the supplies to make a book full of summer memories.  An easy way to make a bird watching book, an ‘About Me’ scrapbook, or a drawing book.

To start your Kids Craft Club subscription with the July package, simply note “start in July” on your order form

 

Kids Crafts – Origami Storage Box

Folded Paper Storage Box Easy Origami for Kids
 

 Use a regular sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper to make this fun folded paper storage box.  It’s an easy origami project for kids and it’s useful too – store extra craft supplies or summer treasures in these little boxes.  Make two in the same colour, so one can be the base and one can be the lid!  Watch the Step by Step video hosted by our little helper

Father’s Day Idea: Body Spelling A Special Message

Kids In the Shape of the Letter 'D' ‘D’ is for Dad!  All you need is a patch of grass, your camera, and the kids for this special Father’s Day Activity!  Have the kids lay on the grass in different ways to make the letters ‘HAPPY FATHERS DAY’  Put all the pictures together to make one very unique and special card for Dad.  We’re going to turn this into a digital card, since Dad will be away from home this Father’s Day.

 

 

New Pinboard: Home Made Teacher Gift Ideas

 Hand Made Teacher Gift Rainbow Flower Vase School is already out for some kids, but around here they’re in session until the end of June.  It’s time to make teacher gifts, and we’ve pinned some of our favourites here.  Also check out some fun Father’s Day craft ideas here.

Kids Craft Club Showcase – Submit Your Photos!

Our New and improved website comes complete with a rotating showcase of crafts and kids from the Kids Craft club.  You can see kids at work or proudly showing off their creations in a gallery on the right-hand side of our site.  Check it out here!

Is your child in the Kids Craft Club?  Send us pictures of him or her with their artwork and we’ll add them to our showcase!

Win a Three Month Craft Caravan Subscription

We’re excited to announce that Craft Caravan is featured in the July issue of Canadian Living!  Along with the feature, the magazine is hosting a contest for your chance to win a three month subscription to the Kids Craft Club!  To enter, visit Canadian Living contests

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Father’s Day Craft Ideas

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Five ‘Tried and True’ Father’s Day Ideas from the kids

Father’s day is quickly approaching, so it’s time to put plans in place for the big day. Here are five crafts and activities for the kids to do as a way of saying “Love You Dad!”

  1. Bake Father’s Day Cookies – your favourite chocolate chip cookie recipe can be transformed into a gift for dad.  Divide the cookie dough into several large pieces and shape each piece into a letter to spell “#1 Dad”, “We Love Daddy”, or another special phrase that describes dad.  Tip: this also works well with pancake batter.  Pour the batter into the shape of each letter on hot griddle, and let the kids serve breakfast
  2. ‘Little steps’ foot tracings – trace dad’s foot (or use dad’s shoe to make tracing) and then trace child’s foot.  Position child’s footprint inside dad’s footprint ‘frame’, and decorate.  Make this an annual ritual to track how quickly the kids grow into dad’s shoes!
  3. Draw a picture of dad and finish the sentence “I love my daddy because…”
  4. Get in the game picture – if the dad in your house is a world cup fanatic, get him into the game!  The web has new game photos with every match.  Print a picture of your favourite team in action, and replace a player’s head with a headshot of dad.  Frame the picture with construction paper and a caption such as “2010 World Champion” or “Champion in our Hearts”
  5. Yard Wide Message to Dad – if your lawn care falls under dad’s domain, get the kids outside with some washable paints and let them paint pictures and a Father’s Day message to dad, right onto the grass.  He’ll smile when he sees it, and again when it’s time to cut the grass!

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