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ART KIT 10 PROJECTS
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8+ assorted colors felt squares 1 ball of yarn any color/black 1 bottle of tacky glue 1 pair of scissors Paint, acrylic or tempera in red, yellow, blue & white only 1 black marker or enhance with whole package of assort. colors Stack of white paper 1 paint brush EXTRA IDEAS: needle thread for older kids, popsicle sticks, plastic eyes, pipe cleaners
1 Felt Finger Puppets draw shape of finger on back of felt draw figure shape outside of the finger line. Head, arm, legs cut out shape glue together just outside of finger line, enough to get your finger in younger children can make a simple sun or flower shape instead decorate outside with eyes etc... and use yarn for hair
2 Pine Cone Critters collect 1 pine cone and assorted smaller rocks, sticks, acorns, pine needles etc.. glue eyes, ears, feet to make critter use felt to make ears & decorations use cut yarn to make hair or braided tail
3 Sick Bugs Collect sticks of different sized glue eyes from felt glue smaller stick for legs
4 Rock Pals collect smooth rocks paint or glue felt for face paint body to be a ladybug paint face to be cat and add felt ears
5 Build Fairy House collect bark, small sticks and leaves glue together to make a small house when it dries add more or decorate
6 Tic Tac Toe cut a 4"x4" or bigger square draw lines cross lines on square cut strips of contrasting color glue on top of lines find 10 rocks and paint 5 each in different colors
7 Nature Painting collect 5 or more things that are different from nature pour red, blue, yellow paint on plate have paper towels available use pine needles, feather, rock etc.. to paint on paper
8 Nature Prints collect leaves and other flat items from nature paint one side with paint place one piece of paper in front of you lay face down the painted item onto paper lay another piece of paper on top and rub with your hands lift paper and painted items to see imprint
9 Wooden Adventure Boat collect several pieces of bark about the size of adult hand cut, tear or break 2 pieces into about 4"x 2" cut, tear or break 2 pieces into 1" squares glue, let dry and glue seams again and let dry make any size or shape the wood determines it to be it won't last forever in water but could be fun to use as a car as well glue pretend wheels on sides with cut out felt
10 Felt People just like finger puppets but larger and glued together without a hole decorate with marker eyes, yarn hair use in wooden boat or fairy house add wings to be a fairy
Camping was both good and well as usual a learning experience. I've come to decide a few things: Bring what makes you comfortable without bringing too much I like my camp kitchen set up and don't need to buy anything bigger I don't like the laundry basket idea, I couldn't find anything and prefer the compartments of a duffel bag I'm not into rainy camping when it comes time to pack up. Everything is wet and dirt is stuck to it Camping with my 5 year old daughter is awesome A truck would make camping easier Bears are fairly harmless but even though I know I don't have to worry about them my instinct says don't sleep the first night I camp. And it's always a thrill to see them. I love my $3 purchase from the thrift store it's very useful as a seat or side table Three days or more of camping makes packing up more tolerable We LOVE smoores with cookies Using a wine box to roll up newsprint for making a fire was a
Rock Art: Draw a line or spiral with a long stick and collect rocks and pine cones - place on the line in a pattern. Show them a picture of “The spiral Jetty” by Robert Smithson. Camp Kitchen: Collect cooking gear from the thrift store, see if you can find items on small scale, find a flat rock, log or camp bench and draw in chalk a stove top (two circles with an “X”) Fill a pitcher of water and tell them to go to town making mud pies and cooking them. (keep mud away from where people walk). Rock & Stick Art: Hunt for sticks and rocks then paint with washable tempera Pine Cone Critters: Glue small rocks, sticks onto pine cones to make different figures. Tacky glue works best. Hide & Seek an old stand by. Bug Hunt with a bug jar. Hopscotch: Use a long sticks to make squares in dirt & small rocks to throw. Beading: $1 store good for this, I like using a tray or baking sheet to contain everything. Journal: Glue, t
Emerald Bay Lake Tahoe California D.L. Bliss Campground - Not all campsites are equal - Scroll down to see BEST sites 9881 HWY 89 Tahoma CA 96142 Click Here For State Park Link Entrance of D.L. Bliss by Gary O'Toole Location – Directions 17 miles south of Tahoe City on Highway 89, a couple of miles north of Emerald Bay Tahoma Latitude/Longitude: 38.9851 / -120.1304 Phone: 530-525-7277 Reservations: 800-444-7275 Click Here Even though this park gets a 10 rating from most of the camping books, many campsites are on slops that are rocky or are small. I would rate this place a 5 or a 10 depending on where you’re parking your tent. I love the beach access at this park and a few nice sites sit facing the water. You pay extra for that though and no dogs on beach here, not even on leash. However early rise and sunset ball throw worked for us just fine. The beach is BEAUTIFUL and it’s the beach that makes this campground great. If you want to book a good site you will nee
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