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“Stained Glass” Art

Materials:

Two pieces of black cardstock

Contact paper

Tissue paper

Scissors

Directions:

  1. Cut a circle out of one piece of black cardstock. You want the center of the circle to be open.
  2. Cut strips of black cardstock from the second piece of cardstock.
  3. Cut two pieces of contact paper so they are a little larger than your circle.
  4. Stick one piece of contact paper to the circle. Arrange the strips of black cardstock so they stick to the contact paper.
  5. Cut or tear pieces of tissue paper to be about 1 inch. Fill in the blank space inside the circle with the tissue paper pieces.
  6. Stick the second piece of contact paper to the other side of the circle so the sticky sides are together.
  7. Trim any excess contact paper around the outside of the circle.
  8. Hang your “stained glass” in a sunny window to enjoy!

Fireworks in a Jar

Materials:

  • Mason jar
  • Small bowl
  • 3-4 tablespoons of oil
  • Liquid food coloring
  • Fork

Instructions:

  1. Add oil to a small bowl. Add several drops of food coloring.
  2. Use a fork to gently mix the oil and food coloring.
  3. Fill your mason jar about 3/4 of the way with warm water.
  4. Slowly pour the oil and food coloring mixture into the mason jar.

The science behind it:

OIl is less dense than water so the oil will float at the top. Food coloring dissolves in water but not in oil. The colored droplets of food coloring will begin to sink because they are heavier than the oil.  Once they sink into the water, they will begin dissolving into the water making a tiny explosion like fireworks.

Under the Sea Suncatcher

Materials:

  • Black cardstock
  • Contact paper
  • Different shades of blue tissue paper
  • Sea creature cut outs
  • Scissors

Instructions:

  1. Cut blue tissue paper into squares.
  2. Cut a frame out of black cardstock. You will only need the frame piece for this craft. You can use the inside piece to cut out sea creatures or for another project.
  3. Cut out two pieces of contact paper that same size as the outer frame.
  4. Take the backing off one piece of contact paper and stick it to the frame.
  5. Have your child place the sea creature cut outs onto the sticky side of the contact paper.
  6. Have your child place the blue squares off tissue paper to fill in the frame.
  7. When your child has filled in the frame, place a second piece of contact paper over the tissue paper to keep it in place. Trim the edges of the frame, if needed.
  8. Hang in a sunny window and enjoy the view!

Learn about recycling

Materials:

Directions:

To learn about recycling, have the children sort different objects in the appropriate bin – trash or recycling.  They can use tweezers to pick up the objects and place them in the bins to help develop fine motor skills.  Be sure to talk about why each object was placed in each bin.

Flamingo Ring Toss

Materials:

Instructions:

  1. Stand the plastic flamingos up.  If it is nice outside and there is a space, you can put them directly in the ground.  If there is not a space for this, then you could add sand to a mason jar, drill two holes in the lid (for the flamingo legs), and slide the flamingo inside.
  2. Toss rings around the flamingo’s neck.