Thursday, 21 January 2016

Activities from the Festivities

Christmas activities

Santa Claus head


Advantages:
·        To develop imagination and creativity.
·        To develop motor control.
·        To learn to do delicate and detailed works.
Materials
·        Pink paper
·        Cotton
·        Scissors
·        Red felt
·        Glue
Steps to follow:
o   In a pink card, draw and cut out a circle the biggest as possible to draw Santa’s face.
o   Draw Santa’s face in the pink circle.
o   Cut a pointed Santa’´shat and glue it on the head.
o   Santa Claus head paso 3: Cut out and glue a piece of cotton to make the beard. Glue a piece of cotton on the hat to cover it.
o   Santa Claus head paso 4: Glue a circle of red felt to make Santa’s nose.



Carnival activity

Venetian mask


Playing dress, mainly in the traditional celebrations of Carnival, it is a highly recommended for children entertainment. Making this craft, your children will learn these as fun parties.

Materials:

o   A paper plate.
o   Glue tube.
o   Beads or sequins.
o   Tissue paper or crepe paper.
o   Scissors.
o   A stapler.
o   Painting.
o   Elastic thread.

Tip: You can also use paper to make the base of the mask instead of the paper plate, it is easier to cut, but less resistant.

Steps to follow:

1. Cut the paper plate on the model photo. Empty the hollow eyes. Paint the mask with white.
2. Cut one or several large strips of silk or crepe paper (about 40 or 50 cm). Make tassels on the strips above and below.
3. Fold the strips in 2 lengthwise. Gather the strips and staple them to the top of the mask.
4. Put glue along the contour of the mask and paste beads and sequins to decorate. Wait for it to dry.
5. Cut out 2 strips of paper and staple them at the sides of the mask. Board 2 strips forming a ring the size of your head. If you prefer, you can also simply tie a piece of elastic thread to the sides of the mask.



Father´s day activity

Toolbox.


With this children's craft children can improve their coordination as to draw and cut will be performing precision work, and teaches them to be more orderly.

Materials:
o   An aluminum can with lid
o   Scissors
o   A card
o   Stickers or paper drawings or magazine
o   Diluted glue
o   Glue stick

Tips: Decorate the box with your dad's favorite colors, so it will be more personalized.

Step by Step:

1. Clean and dry well an aluminum boat, the cocoa powder for breakfast is perfect for this craft.
2. Cut a strip of cardboard to the size of the pot and paste covering everything well.
3. On a sheet drawing tools and a sign indicating what the boat will inside, if you do not tool can be anything you want to save. Search also in some magazines pictures or drawings you want to put to decorate your box.
4. Paste the drawings or pictures cut the box with glue stick.
5. When you get the look you want to have a box, cover with a layer of diluted glue to protect your design. Put in what you want and you get your box.



Mother´s day activity

Card for the mother

In developing esta craft, children also learn to manage and play scammers geometric shapes, Developing Will their creativity and imagination, and: also will practice expressing feelings like love, sharing and love.
       
Materials:
o   A small white cardboard Din A-4
o   A red card Small Din A-4
o   A small beige cardboard Din A-4
o   Pencil
o   Stickers or gomets of different and varied formats
o   Scissors
o   Glue paper

Step by Step:

1 Fold the cardboard beige color in two, one along to make the card.
2. Cut a small rectangle in the red leaf and paste the card. Paste gomets around the second rectangle.
3. Cut out a square in the white cardboard and draw the shape of a heart in the center. Garnish with gomets
4. Cut out the heart is the center of the geometric shape.
5. Paste the geometric shape up card. Finish decorating to your taste (you can paste your cut images inside the heart).



Halloween activity 

Skeleton bucket


Materials :
o   white felt
o   Wooden spoon
o   tempera
o   Markers
o   Scissors
o   Glue

Tip: Take advantage of this craft to give a basic anatomy class your children , teach them the names of the main bones of the human bodywill learn having fun !

Step by step:

1. Paint black spoon and let it dry.
2. Draw the bones of the skeleton on the white felt and cut them out.
3. When the spoon is dry , painted in white color that will face the skeleton.
4. Now glue the bones felt over spoon .
5. Finally paints the face on the white part of the skeleton.

skeleton bucket
games