TP Roll Poinsettia Craft Activity

Here are some easy Poinsettias for the kids to make with your recycled TP Rolls!

Materials

• TP roll
• red or other color paint
• paint brush
• scissors
• glue
• yellow paper
• small yellow pompoms or yellow tissue paper

Directions

• Fold a TP roll flat.
• Cut the roll into strips approx 1/2 to 3/4 inches wide.
• Paint each section red or your choice of color.
• Form a circle with the sections and glue them together.
• Cut a small circle from yellow paper.
• Glue the circle on the center of your flower.
• Glue some small yellow pom poms on the circle or use yellow tissue paper rolled into little balls.
• Display your new Poinsettias on a door, window, Christmas tree, etc. or use them for the front of a Holiday Card!

 Here's a link to another Poinsettia craft activity. Click here.

Have fun crafting for the holidays!

Math Fun - Make a Measuring Wheel (Trundle Wheel)

A Measuring Wheel, sometimes called a Trundle Wheel, is a simple tool for measuring.

trundle wheel

trundle wheel

trundle wheel

Here is a great way to combine MATH and a CRAFT ACTIVITY. Plus this Measuring Wheel can be used when doing lots of SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS.

A Measuring Wheel is great when measuring things that are longer than a tape measure, yardstick, or meter stick and also for things that aren't straight!

A Measuring Wheel also encourages kids to use addition, multiplication, and other math skills while having fun! Students can have fun using the measuring wheel indoors or outdoors!

trundle wheel supplies

Materials

• heavy duty plastic plate or other round object
• tape measure
• marker
• large fastener
• ruler/yardstick/meter stick with a hole at one end

Directions

• Decide if you want to make an inch or cm. measuring wheel.
• Use a tape measure to measure the outside edge of your wheel (the circumference). My large plastic plate was 32 inches.
• Make a large arrow on the wheel (plate) to indicate the starting point.
• Mark off the plate in inches or centimeters, if desired.
• Make a small hole in the center of the plate.
• Attach the handle (ruler) with a large paper fastener. I used a ruler that had a hole at one end. My husband made a hole in the Home Depot yardstick that cost me 77 cents!
• Now you have a great math and science tool!
• Next choose something that you want to measure!
• Place the arrow on the plate at your starting point.
• Use the arrow on the plate to count the number of times the plate turns.
• When done measuring, multiply the number of times the plate turned by the circumference. Addition can be used instead of multiplication if desired.
• Older students can convert their measurement from cm. or inches to meters or yards.

Have fun with math and measurement!

Christmas Doorknob Hangers

Here are 2 Christmas Doorknob Hangers for kids to color, cut, and hang.

Materials

• card stock or heavy paper
• printer
• crayons
• scissors

The doorknob hangers can be printed on card stock. Then the kids could color Santa and decorate the tree. The children can also write their Names or a Holiday Greeting or Message above or below the pictures. An adult will need to help younger students cut out their doorknob hangers or they could be precut before the kids color them. The doorknob hangers could be also be laminated for more durability after the kids have colored and decorated them.

The hangers could also be used as tags on packages and gift bags.

The Doorknob Hangers can be downloaded and printed from my website. Click on the link below then go to Worksheets PreK - 2.

       http://www.LearningWorkroom.com

Enjoy the holidays!

Heart Reindeer Craft

Here is a COOL REINDEER the kids can make from  HEART SHAPES!

Materials

• brown paper
• heart templates (older kids could draw their own hearts)
• pencil
• scissors
• glue
• 2 google eyes or black marker
• red pom pom or red marker

Heart Sizes

• 3 large (head, body, back legs)
• 1 medium (front legs)
• 4 small (antennae)

Directions

• Trace or draw the heart shapes onto construction paper.
• Cut out all the shapes.
• Cut 1 large heart, 1 medium heart, and 2 small hearts in half (so that the 2 parts are symmetrical).
• Use the shapes to construct the reindeer. (See picture above.)
• Glue the shapes together.
• Glue the google eyes and pom pom nose onto the reindeer or draw eyes and a nose with a marker.

The kids might enjoy listening to holiday music and singing songs while making their reindeer and reading some holiday books after completing their craft project.

   Happy Holidays!

Origami Paper

 I love Origami Paper and kids love to make lots of cool creations!

 Here's a great offer!  (I signed up!)

Origami Jumping Frog

Free Origami Paper to use with the kids! - Click on the link below. 

http://www.everythinginpapercrafting.com/news.html



Also, here's a link to a previous post about making Origami Frogs. Click here.



 Happy crafting!

Log Reindeer

This craft activity is for the DIY adult person in your household. After they have finished their job, the kids can add the finishing touches (eyes, nose, bow, bell).

I recently saw this awesome log reindeer in my neighborhood. Actually there are 5 of them! We took pictures so that my husband can make one for our lawn! He does have lots of tools and is very comfortable using them. I am only comfortable with a few garden tools!!!

 Here is a list of the materials I think you would need for this project:

For the adults
1 large tree log  (body)
1 small tree log (head)
5 tree limbs - (4 long for the legs and 1 small for the neck)
2 branches - (antlers)
tools, safety equipment (glasses, etc)

For the children
1 large pair google eyes
1 large red pom pom (nose)
1 large bow
bells
glue

  Enjoy your holidays!

Shape Santa Craft Activity

Shape Santa is made with the following shapes: 7 hearts, 1 circle, and 2 rectangles. 

Materials

• construction paper 
• pencil
• scissors
• glue
• shape templates (or older students can draw the shapes freehand)
• cotton balls (approx. 2) 
• crayons or markers (to draw eyes and nose) 

 

Shapes and Sizes

1 extra large heart - for the body including the legs
1 large heart - cut in half - for 2 arms
3 medium hearts (1 boots, 1 beard, 1 cap)
2 small hearts - for the gloves

1 circle - face
1 rectangle - belt
1 rectangle (with a smaller rectangle cut out of the middle) - belt buckle

Directions

• Trace or draw the shapes onto construction paper.
• Cut out all the shapes.
• Use the shapes to construct Santa. (See picture above.)
• Glue the shapes together.
• Glue cotton balls to Santa's cap.

The children might enjoy listening to holiday music while creating their Santa Claus craft and reading some holiday books about Santa after they complete their craft project.

   Enjoy holiday crafting!