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STIFF PAPER TOWEL GHOSTS
These paper towel ghosts are made rigid by using Mod Podge painted paper towel sheets over a, Styrofoam ball and chenille stem, skeleton. Slightly watered down white glue can be used instead of the Mod Podge, but the ghost is … Continue reading
Kids & Glitter is this blog where all the art projects I used while volunteering as art teacher at Holy Trinity Elementary, can be found. All are complete, with patterns and directions, and free for you to use. Since I … Continue reading
GREAT LENTEN CRAFTS
Sometimes it’s pretty hard to find art and craft projects for the Lenten season. I have some here on Kids and Glitter, but I wanted to include more projects, those that also included the directions and patterns or printables, so … Continue reading
INDIAN PAPOOSE
Using a brown grocery bag and making “leather” for this project is the first step when making this American Indian papoose. The third graders in our school study the American Indians, so I thought this would be a fun project … Continue reading
OUT TO LUNCH TURKEY
Brown paper lunch bags are the basic item needed for this Thanksgiving project. One look at this little turkey and you can understand why he’s call an ‘out to lunch’ turkey. The second grade kids did this project and it … Continue reading
JESUS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT
Making Christmas ornaments for the family Christmas tree is an activity that, for many families, has become a tradition. This little Baby Jesus ornament is easy to make using cardstock and a glitter chenille strip. The faces on the ornaments are … Continue reading
Halloween Magic
These three Halloween figures, a bat, a cat and a spider are glued to black painted top rolls. They can be taped on a piece of yarn or string and hung as a classroom decoration; they can be stuffed with … Continue reading
UP, UP AND AWAY
“Hot Air Balloons” is a project that describes what is seen from high above the ground. We viewed a Power Point presentation of hot air balloons and discussed how distance is shown in a painting. We also noticed how colorful … Continue reading