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- Son: Age 5
- Daughter: Age 7
- Washoe Valley, NV
- Work full-time outside home
- Looking for classroom craft ideas!
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My daughter's Christmas party at school is next week and I would like to have the kids make a Christmas gift for their parents. Any ideas on something that is easy for 1st graders, not time consuming and inexpensive since I will probably be picking up the tab. I took pictures of the kids at Halloween and they made picture frames with their pics so that had been "done before", I was thinking of a tree ornament but was really wanting something extra special to give to the parents. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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- Son: Age 18
- Daughters: Ages 23 & 18
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- FamilyHost_Pia - December 09, 2008
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I remember using potatoes as stencils, I haven't thought about them until now. Brings back great memories :)
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What also works good is making stencils out of sponges. You can usually get a 10-pack of sponges for $1 at the Dollar store.
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- Son: Age 18
- Daughters: Ages 23 & 18
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- FamilyHost_Pia - December 08, 2008
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Hey, I was writing to another thread and though of this one. My kids and I made wrapping paper out of brown craft paper. We made stamps out of potato halves. I had an idea and was surprised how well it worked. I cut the potatos in half, then pressed small metal cookie cutters into the exposed side. The use a table knife (ie not sharp) in from the sides until it bumps into the cookie cutter, and lever it up. The raw potato piece snaps off and leaves you with a perfectly cut of relief stamp. My special needs preschooler was even able to make one. You could stamp with poster paint on paper, frames, plates, pots, etc. Good luck, and if my directions are confusing, write back.
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I remember using potatoes as stencils, I haven't thought about them until now. Brings back great memories :)
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- Sons: Ages 9 & 6
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- schoolmom1852 - December 07, 2008
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Hey, I was writing to another thread and though of this one. My kids and I made wrapping paper out of brown craft paper. We made stamps out of potato halves. I had an idea and was surprised how well it worked. I cut the potatos in half, then pressed small metal cookie cutters into the exposed side. The use a table knife (ie not sharp) in from the sides until it bumps into the cookie cutter, and lever it up. The raw potato piece snaps off and leaves you with a perfectly cut of relief stamp. My special needs preschooler was even able to make one. You could stamp with poster paint on paper, frames, plates, pots, etc. Good luck, and if my directions are confusing, write back.
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- Son: Age 18
- Daughters: Ages 23 & 18
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- FamilyHost_Pia - December 07, 2008
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Please let us know what you decided to do. I cannot wait to hear about it :)
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- Son: Age 18
- Daughters: Ages 23 & 18
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- FamilyHost_Pia - December 04, 2008
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I found this cute little bird house idea: http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/season/feature/famf87project/famf87project06.html. You can always change the colors to reflect the season :)
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- Son: Age 3
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- AnnabelleMcB - December 03, 2008
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This looks like an inexpensive craft and something easy to do in a large party setting:
http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/season/feature/famf199611_home1/famf199611_famfangel.html
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- Sons: Ages 22, 19 & 10
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- Carriefunk - December 03, 2008
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OK, I've made ornaments out of the advertising CDs in the past. use a label maker program to cover the advertising or construction paper. Put thier picture on the silver side.
How about something with a handprint? A chinete paperplate, 2 handprints to be antlers, and a footprint to be the head/face of the reindeer. Enlist help, put down a disposable table cloth and have a bucket of warm water near by.
The school should have a projector that enlarges things on the wall, you could put the kids in front and put butcher paper on the wall and draw their silhoutte and then mount on red or green paper. (This also works well for Mother's Day)
Craft foam, trace their hands, have helpers cut their hand prints out, you'll need several, and make a wreath out of their hand prints. The size depends on how many hands you cut. You could use paper to keep the cost down and if the school has a laminator, laminate each wreath.
Do you get Oriental Trading catalog? They have lots of 'kits' and just about any thing you see, you can put together on your own!
the family fun magazine and main web page has lots of craft ideas. There is probably something in there you could adapt. I think they had a hand print and put the fingers down to make legs and the thumb was the nose. put a ribbon thru the top.
Hope these help!
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