For a great pumpkin challenge at our daughter's school, we converted the pumpkin to our daugter's favorite book character - Pigeon from Mo. Willems book. She absolutely loved making her favorite pigeon.
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Pumpkin Emotions Halloween Craft for Kids
Nothing is more synonymous with Halloween than the super expressive pumpkins. With their cut-out eyes, nose and mouth, they convey the fun yet scary emotions understandable by even the youngest children.
We thought it would be educational to focus on how small shape variations in eyes and mouth can convey emotions as wide as smiling and scary. So, we made this Pumpkin Emotions Craft for Halloween with a twisted personality!
Be careful folks - one second it’s smiling & cute and in the other menacing & scary!
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Halloween Bat Craft
Halloween is around the corner and its time for some spooky fun. Bats are right there as one of the most popular Halloween paraphernalia and it was a blast creating these super cool bat craft with my toddler.
This easy halloween craft made using spoon will also make a fun DIY Halloween decoration.
Spooky is fine, but who said Bats can't also be cute?
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HOW TO MAKE BAT CRAFT?
MATERIALS:
Bat Template (Optional)
Black Spoon
Wiggle Eyes
Cardstock Paper (Black, Gray)
Tissue Paper (Pink)
Glue
Scissor
Easy Paper Garland Diwali Craft
The festival of light, Diwali is almost here! I'm sure everyone celebrating must be busy with the preparations and decorating their homes.
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We love decorating our home on festivals with handmade crafts. Last year, we made paper leaf garland and this year we made this adorable Diwali kalash garland. Kalash is a metal pot with a large base and small mouth used commonly in Hindu rituals.
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Fruit Basket Craft
It is so important to educate little kids about healthy food choices. Why fruits and vegetables should be an important part of their daily diet? How healthy food plays an important role in keeping us fit and healthy?
Fresh fruits contain vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that are vital to health and help fight illness. This fruit basket activity is a fun way to talk about the importance of healthy eating for preschoolers.
Fresh fruits contain vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that are vital to health and help fight illness. This fruit basket activity is a fun way to talk about the importance of healthy eating for preschoolers.
Halloween Spider Craft
"Itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout...", is one of the first poems that a baby hears and learns. Little do they know that the spiders they so love are such great spooky icons for Halloween!
Did you know that Spiders are not insects? They are their own category called arachnids. And, while they have obtained a scary reputation, they are actually really fascinating little creatures. Their magical powers include weaving spider silk, which is considered to be stronger than steel with the same dimensions.
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Did you know that Spiders are not insects? They are their own category called arachnids. And, while they have obtained a scary reputation, they are actually really fascinating little creatures. Their magical powers include weaving spider silk, which is considered to be stronger than steel with the same dimensions.
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Magnetic Squirrel and Acorn Fall Craft
Our house has a few large trees close to the balcony deck. The trees are home to a few squirrels and our toddler has come to adore their cute antics. Her favourite is when the squirrel grabs an acorn and nibbles away at it with her teeth and hands. So cute!
In fall, Acorns fall to the ground and squirrels pick them up burying them for use in the winter hibernation season. Often, not all the acorns get consumed leading to the birth of new oak trees in a few months. And, these natural cycles continue.
How To Make Paper Lantern Craft
Fall kicks off the festival season. We got thinking about how to welcome the festivals and create crafts to celebrate them. We thought “what’s common across the two big festivals - Christmas and Diwali”? And, the answer came back “lights”! Interesting isn’t it?
Lights are such a huge part of celebrating major festivals. So, we made the paper lantern craft or paper luminaries using paper, popsicle sticks and some mandala art.
Learning about festivals and celebrating them with your kids is so much fun. These are days that kids look forward and form long-term happy memories around.
Making a craft that can symbolize festivals helps them develop an understanding of customs, culture, and tradition. While, also exercising their creative neurons for visualizing, conceiving and implementing ideas.
Happy Festival Season! May the light be with you.
Magnetic Fall Leaf Craft
Fall brings some of the most contrasting and beautiful images in nature. The different colors that leaves take, the eventual falling and the beautiful mosaics on the ground make fall an artist’s playground.
Equally importantly, fall plays such a huge role in keeping nature healthy by completing the circle of life for plants where the fallen leaves become nurturing food for the tree’s future growth.
Fingerprint Flower Rakhi
Raksha Bandhan is a hindu festival that highlights the bond between siblings. On this day, we tie an ornamental thread onto our sibling's wrist as a symbol of love, care, and gratitude.
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This ornamental thread is called a rakhi.
Rakhis can be bought from stores but making them is a fun activity that makes the rakhi more meaningful. In this post, we will show you how to make a simple fingerprint flower rakhi.
This can be a simple school activity to learn about Raksha Bandhan or a fun activity to do at home with little kids and toddlers to celebrate Raksha Bandhan!
How to make Fingerprint Flower Rakhi?
Materials:
Cardstock Paper (any color)
Paint (any color)
Thread/Yarn (any color)
Gem Sticker or Button (any color or design)
Tape or Glue
Beads (optional)
Instructions:
1) Take your Cardstock paper and draw a medium sized circle and put the gem sticker or button in the middle using tape or glue
2) Have your kid gently dip their finger into the paint and dab the paint around the gem to create the effect of fingerprint petals and let it dry.
3) After the flower part of the rakhi has dried, cut around the "petals", leaving a flower-like shape overall
4) Take the thread, cut out a strand (about 20-25cm) and glue/tape the flower we made earlier in the middle the thread
5) Now, if you want, you can slide a few decorative beads to finish off the rakhi
Tada! By completing these 5 simple steps, you have officially made a fingerprint flower rakhi!
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Thread Flower DIY Rakhi
Every year, we celebrate Raksha Bandhan to honor the bond between siblings and family. This festival highlights the values of the care, gratitude, and respect that siblings and family share.
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On this day, we tie a ornamental thread, called a rakhi to our family members, specifically our sibling's wrists.
You can buy rakhis but making your own rakhis is a more meaningful and creative way to express your gratitude for your siblings and other family.
This is also a fun activity to do as a family! In this post, we are sharing a simple way to make an awesome handmade thread flower rakhi!
How to make DIY flower rakhis at home?
Materials:
Thread (any color)
Beads
Hot Glue Gun (normal glue might also work)
Decorative Lace (optional)
Instructions
1) Take the thread and cut out eighteen 20 cm strands of the thread
2) Separate the strands into three groups with six strands each and tie them together from the top with another piece of thread
3) Take the three groups of thread and braid them together. For this step, it helps to tape the strands on to the edge of a table while braiding
4) After braiding the thread, roll it up tightly to create the flower part of the rakhi. Then, put hot glue on the bottom of the flower and on the end of the braided thread to secure the flower. Glue a bead in the middle and you have finished the flower for you rakhi!
5) After making the flower, we put some decorative leaf lace on the ends to show the leaves on the flower. You can also cut leaves out of paper to put on the thread flower but it is an optional step
6) Now it is time for the base! Cut out two more strands of thread (about 25 cm). This will be the actual string of the rakhi! Glue the flower in the middle of the threads (at about 12.5 cm) and slide in some more beads.
And, voila, you have finished your rakhi!
Yarn Handmade Rakhi
Raksha Bandhan, also known as Rakhi, is a Hindu festival that falls on the full moon day of the month of Shravana, usually in August. The word raksha means protection, and bandhan means bond.
Raksha Bandhan is a festival that honors the bond between siblings, which is considered one of the most sacred and enduring relationships in Hindu culture. The festival also reflects the values of respect, care, and gratitude that siblings share. Raksha Bandhan is a time to express love, affection, and appreciation for one's siblings, as well as to pray for their happiness and prosperity.
The main ritual of Raksha Bandhan involves the sister tying a sacred thread, called a rakhi, around the wrist of her brother.
While you can buy rakhi from the market, making your own rakhi can be a more meaningful and creative way to express your feelings. It can also be a fun and easy activity to do with your kids. In this blog post, we are sharing an easy handmade rakhi craft for kids using simple materials that you can find at home or in a craft store.
HOW TO MAKE YARN POM-POM RAKHIS AT HOME?
1. Hold the yarn between your fingers and wrap on your finger lightly 10 to 15 rounds.
2. Then take it out from your fingers and tie it from the centre.
3. Cut the yarn loops from both sides and make it flat from holding it from centre and press it. Cut extra yarn to make a nice and even circle.
4. Decorate the pom-pom as you like. We used a big button in the centre and a small sticky bead on top of the button.
5. Make single or multi-color braided string and tie both ends. Stick the flat yarn pom pom top on it.
And your homemade rakhi is ready to tie.
Making handmade rakhi craft for kids is a fun and easy way to celebrate Raksha Bandhan. It can also be a great way to express your love and creativity. You can make rakhi with any materials you have at home or in a craft store. You can also customize them according to your preferences and style.
We hope you enjoy making and wearing your handmade rakhi. Happy Raksha Bandhan!
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