Craft Stick Sunfower Picture Frame
by Terri Bose
Materials:
8 Craft Sticks
13 Small Oval Woodies
1 Large Round Woodies
2 Medium Tear Dro Woodies
Tack! "lue
#aint or Markers $% like to use aint markers &it' craft sticks()
#'oto
Card*oard for +acking
Card*oard ,asel or String for -anging
Instructions:
#aint ieces and set aside to dr!( .ssem*le &it' tack! glue( Let dr!( Trim
card*oard to cover t'e *ack( Run a *ead of glue along *ottom and *ot' sides of
card*oard( Leaving to oen to slide in 'oto( Secure to *ack a frame( "lue on
an easel or a string for 'anging(
Tip for group craft:
D!e ieces a'ead of time to kee mess and time to a minimum( /ou can do t'is
*! soaking t'e &ooden ieces in traditional fa*ric d!e dissolved in &ater or tr!
soaking in concentrated kool0aid( /ou can even use dried out markers( 1ust
remove t'e ads from inside t'e *arrels and lace in a tu* of &ater &it'
&ooden ieces(
Laybug !ocks
Materials:
2or eac' lad!*ug !ou &ill need
1 Smoot' oval rock
Scra of *lack felt
+lack acr!lic aint
Red acr!lic aint
W'ite acr!lic aint
W'ite glue
Sra! varnis'
Scissors
Instructions:
Clean rock &it' soa and &ater( .llo& to dr!(
#aint !our entire rock &it' red aint( Let dr! comletel!(
#aint 'ead3 strie do&n t'e *ack and sots &it' *lack
aint $refer to t'e icture a*ove)(
#aint t'e t&o e!es &it' &'ite aint(
.fter t'e aint 'as dried3 sra! rock &it' varnis'(
2rom t'e *lack felt cut out a *ase( 4se t'e attern 'ere and scale it u or do&n
to t'e si5e of !our rock(
"lue *ase to t'e *ottom of t'e lad!*ug(
Bir"s #est
Wit' Sringtime comes ne& life( Mama *ird6s
c'icks 'ave 'atc'ed and it6s time to feed 'er
!oung( -ave t'e kids make t'is fun and eas! craft
toda!7
Materials:
#lastic mes' vegeta*le *ag
Lig't&eig't card*oard
#oster aint
C'enille sticks
Instructions:
1( 2orm a lastic mes' vegeta*le *ag into t'e s'ae of a *ird6s nest as s'o&n(
2asten t'e ends toget'er *! t&isting a small iece of c'enille stick around
t'em(
2( Cut a Mot'er +ird and a ro& of *a*! *irds from lig't&eig't card*oard( #aint
t'em and let dr!(
3( #unc' a 'ole at t'e *ottom of Mot'er +ird and attac' 'er to t'e mes' *ag
&it' a iece of c'enille stick(
8( "lue a iece of c'enille stick along t'e *ack t'e *a*! *irds &it' t'e ends
e9tending( T&ist t'e ends into t'e mes' *ag to 'old t'e *a*! *irds in t'e nest(
Button Bou$uet
-ere is a colorful craft to make &it' ver! minimal materials( .
great class art ro:ect(
Materials:
c'enille sticks
*utton
oster*oard
scissors
glue
Instructions:
1( %nsert a c'enille stick t'roug' one 'ole in a *utton and *ack t'roug' t'e
ot'er( T&ist t'e ends toget'er under t'e *utton to make a stem(
2( Cut out several etals from oster*oard and glue t'em toget'er( W'en t'e
etals are dr!3 glue t'em to t'e *ack of t'e *utton(
3( +end s'ort ieces of c'enille sticks into leaf s'aes and t&ist t'em onto t'e
stem(
