Greatest Crafts & Projects For Children: Interesting projects for children to keep them entertained

By Dr. Prakash Chandra Gangrade

54 Cool and awesome projects, crafts, experiments and more for kids!!!
Unplugging kids from their MP3 players and game systems for one – on – one family time is a great way to reconnect in today’s hectic world. And what better way to spend time together than doing an activity that’s not only fun but also promotes creativity and self – expression?
Greatest Crafts and Projects for Children is packed with 54 craft projects ranging from outdoor projects to gifts and party favors to holiday décor to projects to that promote learning through play with step – by – step instructions to guide children to successful completion of each projects.
Filled with easy – to – follow instructions and fun Greatest Crafts and Projects for Children provides parents, caregivers and teachers with the tools they need to make the children recognise and cultivate the creativity within themselves along with fun.
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• Language: English
• Publisher: V&S Publishers
• Release date: Feb 1, 2012
• ISBN: 9789350572467

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How to Enlarge Instruction Diagrams

Occasionally, in the instructions, you will find a diagram printed on a grid; this is to help you draw the required shape to the correct size. The following notes explain how to use the grid.

1. On the printed grid you will see the size of one square marked by arrows. This is the size each square must be when you draw your grid.

2. First mark out the correct number of upright lines near the top of your paper or card and then do the same near the bottom.

3. Pencil in the upright lines using a ruler to keep them straight.

4. Use a set square to draw the top line of your grid. Place the ruler against it if it is not big enough.

5. Measure out the correct number of horizontal lines starting with the one you have just drawn, then pencil them in.

6. Now draw the shape onto your grid square by square. As an example, go back to drawing No. 1. You will see that the outline starts on the second square down. It goes horizontally across two squares, begins to go up on the third square, then goes right up into the top line at the fourth square and so on.

1

Doggy Dog

Materials Required

Three Squares of stiff paper 6″ × 6″

Cotton Wool

Glue

Fold points ABCD to point E. Turn over and fold points FGHI into centre as shown.

Turn over and fold points JKLM into centre as shown.

Turn over again and open out lines IN/HN/GN/FN as shown.

Now flatten out as diagram.

Fold points JKLM down as shown to make legs.

Now pull one side (G) out as shown and the opposite side (I).

Fold along line FX and tuck in Z. Repeat on other side. Repeat instructions 1 to 7 for two more sections

Fit the three sections together as shown, and decorate with cotton wool. Bend points 1,2 up for ears, 3, 4, 5 and 6 down for legs.

2

Cloth Bag

Materials Required

Wire coat hanger

Piece of strong cloth 32″ × 16″

Two pieces of coloured ribbon 9″ long

Scissors, needle and thread

Fold the cloth in half. Cut a 9″ slit as shown in one of the 16″ squares.

Sew both squares together, along dotted lines, with the best side inwards.

Cut off excess cloth, and turn bag inside out.

Make a small hole in the top for the hook of the cost hanger.

Put hanger inside bag through slit, and push hook through hole at top of bag.

Sew the edges of the ribbons to the edges of the slits. Sew inside and outside.

Your bag is now ready to fill with pegs and hang on the line.

You can also use your bag to keep your toys or shoes in.

3

Potato Prints and Leaf Prints

Materials Required

Potato Prints

Potatoes – medium or large ones

Paper

Coloured paints

Penknife

Leaf Prints

Various Shaped leaves

Large sheet of white paper

Smaller piece of cardboard

Coloured paints

Potato Prints

Cut a potato in half. Try to make sure that the cut is straight.

Carefully cut away part of the flat surface to leave a pattern or a letter.