More KidzKrafts!	Just click on a project for instructions.
Shrinky Dinks	Lavalamp
How does your garden grow?	Butterfly Suncatchers
Lace It Up	Box House

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Shrinky Dinks

                   severalstyrofoam plates that meats/produce come on
                        paints

                         Cut out shapes from styrofoam with child (be creative with shapes
                         designs etc). Place on a plate & microwave for a minute or til it "shrinks".
                         Shrinky dinks can then be painted and you can add magnets to the
                         backs to hang on the fridge as well.
 

Lava Lamp
 

                         A clean plastic 16 or 20 oz bottle with cap.
                         ( water bottles work well.)
                         Food coloring
                         Cooking oil
                         White glue
                         Funnel
                         Optional extras: Glitter, beads, small
                         plastic or metal trinkets.
 

                         Directions:

                         Fill bottle half way with water. Add 2-3 drops of food coloring.
                         Screw on cap and shake to mix coloring. Do not make water
                         too dark. You will not see the trinkets you add.
                         Remove cap and put in any optional extras mentioned above.
                         Use funnel and carefully fill the rest of the bottle with
                         cooking oil, leaving a little space at the top.
                         Put glue around sides of the inside of the bottle cap and
                         screw into place. Once cap is securely in place gently turn
                         upside down a couple of times for a lava lamp effect. Turning
                         or shaking the bottle in different ways will give you different
                         effects. Have fun, experiment and see how many different
                         looks you can get.
 
 

How Does Your Garden Grow?

                       a large plastic container such as an unusable childs swimming pool
                          or smaller if you like such as a plastic sand bucket or plastic dishpan
                        * Make sure there are holes placed in the bottom for drainage.
                          seeds (vegetable or flowers or both!)
                          potting soil
                          water

                          With your child, fill the container with soil. Have fun with the dirt,
                           this is the
                           best part for them!

                          Create small holes in the soil and drop seeds in according to
                           the directions on spacing (the seed package will have the directions
                           on it). Cover the seeds back up after each planting.

                          Moisten the soil and water alittle each day. Remember they need
                          sunshine to grow so keep them outside on the deck or patio where
                          they can drink up the water and sunbathe!

                         *this activity/craft should be done along with talking to your child
                          about plants, growth and the needed ingredients to grow etc.

Lace it up

                   old cards like Christmas cards
                         thick yarn
                         a hole punch

                         Cut the fronts off of a few old cards.
                         Use a hole punch to punch several holes around the outside edges
                         of the card fronts.
                         Your child can use strips of yarn to lace in and out of the holes.
                         Tie a small knot at the end of the yarn after the first couple of
                         laces so it won't slip back out the holes. At the end when your child
                         is done, tie a knot to secure it.

Butterfly Suncatchers

                          plastic 2 liter bottles clean & dry
                          glitter glue
                          string

                          Cut the shape of a butterfly ( the size of your hand) out of plastic 2 Liter
                          pop bottles. Decorate with glitter glue and add a string to the top. The plastic
                          keeps its rounded shape and makes lovely suncatchers!!

Box House

                        refridgerator box (usually free from local appliance store)
                         scrap cloth
                         masking tape
                         poster paints
                         rope or strong cord

                         This is a great toddler playhouse! Cut out windows and doors,
                         hang curtains
                         (staple material on the outside) paint pretend furniture inside,
                         add rope for
                         door handles, etc. This simple box, hand in hand with hours of fun,
                         encourages imaginative play.