summer garden magnets

Yesterday was the first full day of summer and the kids and I spent the day outside, at the park and in the yard! Today, we went back to the park, but we did it in between making our craft for the day!

Today we made summer garden magnets. I found these flower and butterfly popsicle stick type things at Walmart, and had to buy them! We used those, a strip of cardboard, paint, and bingo markers. We also used magnets, double sided scrapbooking tape, a clothes pin and the glue gun!

First, the kids painted the strip of cardboard green- for the grass. And then we used the bingo markers on the flowers and butterflies. (while those all dried, we went to the park!)

Once they were dry, we used the double sided tape to put them together- the sticks behind the strip of paper. And then we used the hot glue gun to put on the magnets and the clothes pin. And then started using them on the fridge right away!

Turkey time

It is almost Thanksgiving here! We are so excited and talking about Turkeys! We did a craft yesterday with our hand print and foot print to make a turkey, and today we made magnetic turkey card/recipe holders!

To make the hand and foot print turkeys you will need paper, markers, glue and feathers.

First we traced both our hands and then one foot and cut them out. After that we coloured them.

Once they were all coloured we glued them together. Then added a beak and the "gobbler" part of the turkey. And then added our feathers.

Today we made turkeys that can be used to hold art, recipe cards, cards, etc. We also added magnets so they can stick on the fridge.

For this we needed a circle- cut out of finger paint paper. Finger paint, magnet, clothes pin, a brown rectangle, orange for the beak and feet, and the "gobbler" cut out of red paper. You will also need glue.

 First the kid finger painted the circle- which will be the back of the turkey. Try not to use too much paint!

 Then we put our turkey together. Gluing on the beak, "gobbler", and feet.

Then we added glue to the back of the clothes pin- where we had put the magnet earlier (you can put the magnet on at the same time, or before). We then attached the clothes pin to the circle. Make sure the closing part of the clothes pin is facing up- the middle of the circle. 

Then we added more glue to the top of the clothes pin, and put our turkey on that. 

Then you will have your turkey card holder. Make sure they dry REALLY well before sticking them onto the fridge.

Back to school

The kids are all getting so excited about going to school, so I was looking for a good back to school craft, then I came up with this...


The "look what I made Today" magnet clippy! It is easy, and they can enjoy it through out the year!

First I cut a small paper plate in half, then I wrote "look what I did today" around it. And we glued pieces of magnet to the backs of clothes pins. Got the markers and the glue ready, and began!


The kids picked their markers and paper plate, and started colouring what ever they wanted...



After they finished colouring, we put glue on the back of the clothes pin and glued it to the back of the plate...



And now, you have a good place to put their art work for the whole year! Enjoy!