KIDS & GLITTER

CALENDAR PAGE BUTTERFLY

GlitterQueen — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:02:38 +0000

Teachers: I think you and your students will love making these butterflies. They look beautiful adhered to a mirror or on a window.

I’ve always hated to throw away old calendars because of the beautiful colored photos. This project is so easy to do and the results are fantastic. To get the instructions for making these calendar butterflies, you’ll need to go to Best Calendar Page Butterfly

This is one of my Squidoo articles and I’m not able to put the same article on both sites. Any calendar page can be used. This project has been pinned a number of times, but in case you haven’t seen it yet, I wanted to share it here also. Click on the image above to get a larger view.

BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY SUN CATCHERS

GlitterQueen — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:42:13 +0000

Make your classroom bright and cheerful by displaying a beautiful array of butterfly sun catchers on your windows. You’ll need transparency film and sun catcher paints for this project. The sun catcher paint gives the best results, but you can use permanent markers also. You’ll find the directions for making this project, Butterfly Sun Catchers, under the 5th Grade category in the right sidebar.

FOIL ART ALA WILLIAM DANIELS

GlitterQueen — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:24:38 +0000

William Daniels is a young artist, born in 1976 in Brighton, England. Daneils uses oil paints on wood to create his trompe l’oeil styled art. Before making his art, inspired by famous historical paintings, he constructs models of what he wants to paint using common materials like tinfoil, paper and cardboard. Then he painstakingly recreates the look in oil paints.

Included in this project is a PowerPoint presentation of Daniels’ art. Find the directions for this project, “Foil Painting ala William Daniels,” under the 5th Grade category in the right sidebar.

HAPPY EASTER BUTTERFLY CARD

GlitterQueen — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:49:28 +0000

This is an easy Easter card for the kids, in any grade, to make. Because everyone can use the colors they want on the card, you’re sure to get many unique cards. I used colored pencils to color this card, but crayons, watercolors, watercolor pencils or colored markers could be used. The butterflies are left blank on the pattern so each individual can draw in face and wing features. Karo syrup gives the greeting and butterflies the shiny look. Click on the image to get a full picture. The directions for this project, “Happy Easter Card,” can be found under the Easter category in the right sidebar.

IRIS FOLDING EASTER CROSS

GlitterQueen — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:09:06 +0000

The iris folding technique, which resembles the iris of the eye or the lens of a camera, can be used to make greetings cards or a picture to be framed. Strips of paper are folded in half and then stacked and taped in a spiral design. For the cross pattern in this project, four color coordinated papers are used to create the design. I used flower themed calendar pages for this cross. Click on the photo to see a full picture of it. You’ll find the directions and pattern for this “Iris Fold Cross” project under the Easter category in right sidebar.