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20 Kids * 20 Kites * 20 Minutes - What if the kite-flying conditions are perfect, but you left your kite in the back of your mom's car and she just drove to work? Do you have a piece of typing paper? You'll also need some bamboo shish kebab sticks and some long, plastic nonsticky tape (surveyor's tape or equivalent). Make a kite in 20 minutes! The directions at this site have been time-tested in many Hawaiian classrooms.
Beadie Critters - The cutest animals and birds can be duplicated in beads if you follow the directions at this site. You'll need a particular type of bead known as a pony bead, and plastic or other lacing. You'll also need a lanyard hook to hang your finished creation from your backpack. Patterns here include cats, butterflies, geckos, cartoon characters, holiday items, and more.
Clem's Homemade Kites - You don't need to spend hundreds of dollars on a fancy stunt kite--just try Clem's homemade pattern, made of newspaper and adhesive tape. The directions for making one are all at this site, including some important safety rules for flying your creation.
Crayola FamilyPlay - Activity - Whether you're looking for rainy day fun or travel games, try this site for creative and fun ideas. Make a dragonfly out of a clothespin, a drum out of an oatmeal box, or a treasure chest from an old shoe box.
DLTK's Printable Crafts for Kids - DLTK's Crafts for Kids features a variety of fun children's crafts including projects for holidays, special days and featuring some of children's favorite characters. There are lots of printable templates suitable for ages 2 and up. You'll find crafts with Blue's Clues, Pooh, Barney, Disney Characters, Veggie Tales, Holidays, Bible Themes, Animals and Numbers just to name a few!
Early Childhood Art Lessons - There are a lot of crafty activities at this site, for example, how about painting without a paintbrush? Even the littlest artists will love dipping popcorn, lettuce, cotton balls, and other objects into the paint. The results can be astounding, and messy, so put on some old clothes first!
FamilyFun Crafts Finder - Since 1991, one of the best resources for family projects has been FamilyFun Magazine. Geared toward families with kids in the 3 to 12 age range, FamilyFun offers great ideas for projects, games, and learning. And most of that information is now online; the magazine's Crafts Finder is a true family project portal, featuring clear descriptions of what you'll need and step-by-step instructions for each project. An added bonus is that most of the fun projects require little or no specialized materials -- who knew you could make a hummingbird bath out of a carrot and some string?
Idea Box- Early Childhood Education and Activity Resources - Need an idea for a craft, recipe, game, finger play, or online story. Look no further, you'll find all that and more here.
Kids Crafts - Search for great craft projects in any number of ways. Select over 450 projects listed, try a keyword, post an inquiry to the Craft Bulletin Board, or ask a Craft Wizard for help. You'll find crafts for holidays and many based on your favorite books. Completed craft pictures, craft templates, easy to follow project directions, and a craft materials list are included to help you. This is a great resource for teachers, parents and kids who like crafts.
Kidzone crafts - Tired of watching T.V? Do you want to experiment and have hours of fun? Then you have come to the right place. Here you will find arts and crafts activities that will fill your time with new and exiting things. You are in for a treat!
Kites for Kids Only - You'll find links to lots of kite plans for kids, although some are easier to put together than others. At this site, you can go around the world on a kite: learn to make a box kite from Australia, a sled kite from England, or a Bermuda kite from--that's right-- Bermuda! There is also a link to software that will help you design your kite.
Making Friends and Other Crafts for Kids - Most of these projects emphasize group creation, with the underlying goal of making not only objects, but friendships in the process. Great for when the neighbor kids join you.
Michaels Kids Club Online - Michaels is a huge craft store, and they are always dreaming up new ways for you to use their materials. At their Web site, though, you are just using recycled electrons, and there is never a mess to clean up. There's a wonderful Java kaleidoscope to play with online, and instruction for zillions of craft projects like spoon puppets and refrigerator magnets.
Paper Airplanes - Ken holds the Guinness World Record for longest flight of a paper airplane: 27.6 seconds. Why not? He's an expert! He's the author of The World Record Paper Airplane Book , the Kids Paper Airplane Book , and the Paper Airplane calendar. His Web site offers lots of material to help your airplanes fly faster, higher, and longer, too.
Popcorn Board-Arts & Crafts - There's more to popcorn than movie theaters! Any food that pops has to be fun! For thousands of years popcorn has been used for art, jewelry and other creative expression. Catch PopMania, and find out why.
Printsville: Kids' Clubhouse -ng a lemonade stand soon? Print out all the signs you'll need using the patterns here. If you don't have a color printer, just print them in black and get out your crayons. Other projects include snazzy bedroom door signs ("Don't Even Think About It!" is one of them) as well as party hats and binder decorations.
Revell-Monogram - You're putting your model together and--oops-- you've gotten glue all over the windshield. You try to wipe it off, but it just smears. Is there anything you can do? Yes. It will take some work, but if you follow the techniques at this site, you'll be able to make your model look exactly like the one on the box. It's also possible to strip old paint off a model and start all over with a new painting scheme (read the directions and ask a parent for help). You can also look through the new product catalog and find a history of this model company.
The Puppetry Home Page - Looking for a place to buy fake fur, foam rubber, and neoprene to build your own original puppets? Check the resources listed here. If your puppet-making aspirations are more along the old sock variety, you'll find links and patterns to help with that, too. Explore puppetry traditions around the world, from the Punch and Judy shows of France to the shadow puppetry of Asia. There are also links to ventriloquism resources on the Web, so you can learn to throw your voice in cyberspace, where no one can see your mouth move!
Wendy's World of Crafts - There's got to be something here for your family to try! How about mashing up rose petals and making a rose bead necklace? Or maybe you¹d rather try growing a sweet potato vine indoors. Or you could make your own play dough, finger paint, or everyone's favorite: ooblick! All the instructions for indoor and outdoor fun are provided.
Young Textile Group - This neat site offers directions to make a simple book bag, some splendid book covers (out of candy wrappers), rolled paper beads, a drawstring bag, and many more projects. The directions are clear and engaging--this site is just the thing if you've got a needle and thread and need an idea!
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