December Craft Ideas by Craft Caravan

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Winter Wonderland – December Kids Craft Club

Winter Wreath craft, Winter Garland craft

Craft a winter wonderland with crafts from the Kids Craft Club! Only one week left to subscribe for this craft package.

Brighten up your indoor space with some fun winter crafts! This month with the Kids Craft Club, decorate a festive wreath to hang on the door to your room or even the door to your house, and then make a fun winter garland to brighten up any window!

Subscribe by November 23rd to receive this craft package at the beginning of December

Planning a Holiday Party? Christmas Party Crafts!

Just in time for the holiday season, Craft Caravan is pleased to introduce our party craft kits! If you’re planning a holiday party for your kids, include some craft time. We make it easy with prepared kits that contain everything you need to get crafty at your party! These kits are also great for families who want to decorate their Christmas trees with lots of home made ornaments! View our selection here.

Christmas Cards & Christmas Gifts

Season’s Greetings Cards & Christmas Cards

Sending Christmas and seasonal cards is usually one of the first tasks on the holiday list of things to do. Making cards by hand gives your Seaosn’s greeting a personal touch and it’s a great craft for the kids! Our Christmas card making kits and Season’s Greetings Card kits are now online for purchase – check them out!

Kids Craft Club – PreORDER for Christmas Gifts

A Kids Craft Club subscription is a great way to extend Christmas excitement throughout the year! If you’re shopping for a Christmas gift, sImply wirte ‘Christmas’ in the comment section of your order form, and your child will receive their first craft project right after Christmas!

Crafty Idea – Pine Tree Forest

This is a really simple way to make an interesting table or mantle display. Vary heights and sizes of trees for your own pine tree forest!

Supplies: construction paper in shades of green, green card stock, scissors, tape or glue, piece of cardboard or paper to use as the forest ‘base’

Directions:

1. For each tree, cut two identical triangles from green cardstock. Bend wide end over to make a 2.5 cm (1″) flap that can be glued to forest base. Glue or tape triangles to forest base so they’re facing each other, approx 1.5 cm (~ 1/2″) apart

2. Cut circles from various shades of construction paper or paper, starting with a large circle that is wider than the base of your triangle tree, and making additional circles that are smaller than the previous. We made 6 circles per tree.

3. Fold largest circle in half, and cut two crosswise slits on either side of centre, approx 1.5 cm (~1/2″) apart. Slide largest circle over top of tree triangles, settling at the base. Note: younger kids will need help with this!

4. Continue adding slits to circles and sliding them onto the tree base until the smallest circle is fitted to the top of tree.

5. Decorate your trees with stickers, tissue, etc if you want to, or make more trees to create a forest.

Did you try this craft? Send us your comments and photos and let us know how you liked it! For more winter craft ideas, visit our craft articles.

Crafty Idea – Sparkly Snowflakes

A simple twist to the ever-famous paper snowflake! Great for kids who are too young to cut an ornate snowflake – you do the cutting, they do the sprinkling!

Supplies: white paper, scissors, glue, sugar, sponge or cotton swab, string

Directions:

1. Fold your square or round piece of paper into half, then again into quarters. Use scissors to cut small shapes out of the paper. When you open your paper you will have a snowflake shape

2. Mix one part glue with one part water to create a thin glue. Place snowflake on a vinyl placemat or splashmat, and dab glue onto snowflake.

3. Sprinkle sugar over glue covered area. Flip your snowflake, dab with glue, and sprinkle again. Let your snowflake dry by hanging or clipping it up, or by letting it rest over the lid of a cup or bowl.

Did you try this craft? Send us your comments and photos and let us know how you liked it!For more winter craft ideas, visit our craft articles here.

Five Minute Fun – Popcorn Snow

If you’re looking for an easy crafting medium to fit into winter themes, don’t forget about popcorn! It’s always on hand, simple to make, and great for crafts. Think popcorn snowman or popcorn garland. Simple and fun!

Contest Winner: Season’s Greeting Card Making Kit

Congratulations to Amy, who won this month’s card making kit draw from our homepage! We’ll be contacting Amy by email to get shipping information for your Season’s Greetings Card making kit! You can enter next month’s draw here.

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Crafty Ideas September 2010

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Spin a Web – October Kids Craft Club

Join in on fall fun with crafts from the Kids Craft Club! Only one week left to subscribe for this craft package!

Wouldn’t it be cool if you could build a web, just like a spider? With this month’s Kids Craft Club craft supplies, you will have what you need to do just that! Make a spider web and then craft a spider finger puppet to sit in your web, just waiting to catch it’s prey. You can become a web designer with the Kids Craft Club – a spider web designer that is!!

Subscribe by September 23rd to receive this craft package at the beginning of September

New to Craft Caravan: Eco-friendly craft supplies!

Now craft time can be more eco-friendly than ever, with our new selection of environmentally conscious craft supplies! Perfect for your child’s arts & crafts bin, or as a gift item. Choose from natural paints, natural modeling dough, recycled crayons, newspaper pencil crayons, and more. Watch our website and facebook page as we introduce even more great eco-friendly craft supplies!

Tip: Join our Facebook Group or watch our Twitter feed for upcoming giveaways to introduce these great new kids craft products!

Fall Crafty Idea – Wise Old Owl

Many species of owls have feathers in browns and oranges that are reminiscent of fall. Put some fall leaves to good use with this simple craft!

Supplies: brown paper bag, white & black construction paper, fall leaves, orange felt, glue

Directions:

Find two fall leaves that have pointed edges, and glue them into place for ears
Cut oversized eyes from white and black construction paper, and glue them into place
Cut a diamond beak and claws from orange felt, and add to your owl. You’re done!

Put the FUN into Fundraising!

Fundraising doesn’t get any easier than this! If your child’s group or organization is looking for ways to raise funds, contact us about our Card Kit fundraising program! A fundraiser that’s truly for the kids – raise funds and have fun! Visit our website or contact us for more information.

Fun Fall Facts – Spider Webs

Did you know that ‘spider webs’ are what we call webs that are still being used, while ‘cob webs’ is the name for webs that are abandoned?

The silk that spiders use for their webs is amazing because it’s strong, elastic, and sticky. Scientists are still trying to reproduce the properties of spider webs for human use! A spider’s silk has as much tensile strength as steel!

Crafty Ideas June 2009

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School’s Out for Summer!

It’s hard to believe, but by the end of this month another school year will be over and the kids will be looking for things to do over the summer! Help them tap into their creative side with these ‘gearing up for summer’ crafts

Looking Back PlaceMat:

A fun project to showcase the highlights of the school year

Supplies: 2 pieces clear self-adhesive book covering (cut to ~ 8.5×11 or 9×12), items from the school year such as drawings, special projects and photos that can be cut for a keepsake collage. Other decorating supplies such as magazine clippings, glitter, or stickers.

Directions: Remove backing from first piece of book covering. Place your items on the sticky surface, being sure to spread them around so that they will be easy to see. Add other decorations such as sparkles or magazine clippings. Remember to include the year, a handprint, and child’s name (written by them if they can!) Once you have a collage that you are happy with, cover with second piece of self-adhesive book covering.

Tip: expand this reflective project idea by making an ‘About Me’ Scrapbook. Get the supplies here!

Did you try this craft? Send us your comments and photos!

Sidewalk Chalk Drawings:

A simple changing of the canvas (from concrete to construction paper) to keep sidewalk chalk interesting!

Supplies: black construction paper, coloured sidewalk chalk, sprayer bottle or squirt gun filled with water

Directions: Decorate the construction paper with sidewalk chalk drawings. Once your drawing is complete, lay flat and spray or squirt with water. Watch the colours blend together! Leave your picture to air dry. Tip: Work outside so you don’t need to worry about the mess.

Did you try this craft? Send us your comments and photos!

Kitchen with Kids – Super Smoothy Popsicles

Head the ice cream truck off at the pass by having these tasty treats ready in the freezer!

1 ½ cups apple juice or other fruit juice
1 cup strawberries, washed and hulled
2 bananas

Combine all ingredients in blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into popsicle mold and freeze until solid. To remove, run hot water over the popsicle you are removing, and gently pull out of mold.

Simple Science- Be a Bee

In your yard, use a feather duster to gently ‘dust’ from one plant to another. You will be helping spread pollen to make seeds and fruit! Pick a flower, such as a lily, rhododendron bloom, or iris, and carefully pull the flower apart to look at the reproductive system.

Five Minute Fun – Salad Container Bug Box

Plastic salad or tomato containers gain another purpose before hitting the recycling bin. Your child can add a few green leaves or grass clippings to the bin and then collect a few bugs to observe!