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DANCING FIREFLIES
Have you ever admired dancing fireflies on a dark summer night? You can almost hear the music as they swoop and circle carrying their little sparkling lanterns. While some of the blinking lights seem to stand still, others wildly dart … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st grade, art class, art project, bug, craft, dance of the firefly, dancing fireflies, flashing little lanterns, for kids, summer
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SUPER, SPECTACULAR SUPERMOON
If you haven’t yet seen a supermoon, you’ve missed out on a super, spectacular sight. An astrologer, Richard Nolle, named the supermoon over 30 years ago, but it’s been only the last few years that this name for perigee has been … Continue reading
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Tagged 5th Grade, art, coffee filter, craft, for kids, full moon, moon and trees, project, supermoon, supermoon art project
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ASHES TO ASHES
The ashes are a symbol of our sinfulness. We are reminded that our bodies are but ash, and to ash it shall return. Our soul is who we are, the part of us that will live after our death. By … Continue reading
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Tagged art, ash wednesday, ashes to ashes, craft, cross, dust to dust, for kids, lent, lenten art project, lenten craft, project
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STAND ALONE TURKEY
This project has three layers of feathers, a strip that holds the turkey body away from the feathers and a stand attached to the back to make the turkey stand on it’s own. There is a picture with and without gold glitter. … Continue reading
MINNIE PAWS…..ONE SMART CAT
Minnie Paws is one smart cat because she lives in the library. This summer the elementary school did a huge remodel, even moving the library. I helped with decorating the library and it’s been a ball. In another post, I’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged cat, cat project, craft, elementary, grades, kids, kids art project, library cat, minnie paws, minnie paws one smart cat, paper mache, project, smart cat
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PERKY THE TURKEY
We want to start early decorating for Thanksgiving because as soon as Thanksgiving is over it means we can decorate for Christmas. Here is a turkey project to get you in the Thanksgiving mood. A wire coat hanger is the … Continue reading
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Tagged arts and crafts, craft, crafts for kids, easy, thanksgiving crafts, thanksgiving crafts for kids, thanksgiving hanging decoraitons, thanksgiving projects, thanksgiving projects for kids, to make, turkey, wire clothes hanger, wire coat hanger, wire coat hanger craft
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STORMS
We have tried other background colors, but lavender construction paper seems to work best in this project. We use black crayon for the cityscape or landscape and then colored chalk for the storm. Hairspray keeps the chalk in place. We call … Continue reading
