Hi Everyone I love this project – I do this every so often for my kids and they just always think it is so much fun! It involves making your own dinosaur “fossils” with small toys and Plaster of Paris OR read on for instructions on how to make a GIANT fossil in the sandpit… Mix up the Plaster of Paris according to instructions Place your mold onto a solid surface Pour a little of the plaster mix into the mold Add your mini dinosaur into the mix Top up with plaster and leave to harden as per instructions Give your little one a few tools and let them get excavating! To make this an economical project I bought a HUGE 20kg bag of Plaster of Paris from my local builders merchant for about $20 – which was a great buy seeing as it was $13 for 500g at the craft store… You can of course use anything as a mold (yogurt pots, ice cream containers) and below you can see a series of pictures showing how you can make a really big one in your sandpit! Here is how I made a BIG fossil in the sandpit which took […]
Hi Everyone I love this project – I do this every so often for my kids and they just always think it is so much fun! It involves making your own dinosaur “fossils” with small toys and Plaster of Paris Mix up the Plaster of Paris according to instructions Place your mold onto a solid surface Pour a little of the plaster mix into the mold Add your mini dinosaur into the mix Top up with plaster and leave to harden as per instructions Give your little one a few tools and let them get excavating! To make this an economical project I bought a HUGE 20kg bag of Plaster of Paris from my local builders merchant for about $20 – which was a great buy seeing as it was $13 for 500g at the craft store… You can of course use anything as a mold (yogurt pots, ice cream containers) and below you can see a series of pictures showing how you can make a really big one in your sandpit! Here is how I made a BIG fossil in the sandpit which took the kids days to excavate! Dig a hole in the sandpit Pour in your […]
Hi Everyone Slight departure from the papercrafting here but I wanted to start sharing some of the kids crafty things I have been doing. My kids-crafting ideas are more about fun things you can make and give to your kids to play with (therefore creating more time for yourself for your own crafty stuff) than they are about doing crafty things with your kids! Of COURSE it depends on age – and mine are all pre-schoolers so attempting anything crafty with 3 of them is usually quite a mess! Recycling Crayons Gather all your old and yukky crayons – peel off the paper (yep – i know you spend ages trying to tell your kids NOT to do that!) Sort into colours in order to take gratuitous colour photo Break up crayons and put into silicon moulds. I think this was an ice-cube tray (butterfly ice cubes – really?) Put into oven on really low heat (maybe 80 degrees Celsius?) Wait (be patient – lots) as the crayons will eventually melt. Let them cool and then press out of moulds. As you can see from picture 4 – some of the crayons (especially the really cheap ones!) break down into […]
Hi Everyone – Christmas Tree Decorations is the theme this week on the Artfull Crafts Blog – take a look at these ideas and be sure to check out the other ladies posts – especially this great paper ornament from Tina. Musical Kaisercraft Flourishes I love these flourishes from Kaisercraft – one word of warning – they are VERY delicate! Even prizing them off the paper can be tricky so handle with care. They are so beautiful though.. Christmas Tree I painted the tree with red paint and then stamped over the top with white ink using the Kaisercraft Sheet Music stamp. To give a little lift and sparkle I have added some rhinestones.. Christmas Bauble Here I gave the ornament a base coat of red and then dry-brushed white paint over the top to try and get a vintagey look. Again I used the music stamp and added some rhinestones for bling. To demonstrate how delicate these are – my husband just this second stepped on this one by accident whereby it shattered into a hundred pieces LOL. He might be getting humbugs in his stocking this year… Clay Ornaments CuttleBug Stamping These were so much fun to make. I […]