Monday, February 13, 2017

Ice Cream, You Scream


Materials:

1. A colorful assortment of Construction paper.
2. Markers
3. Scissors

Step One:

Choose the different colors of ice cream you want out of the paper, then cut out different circles. If you want, you can use your markers to make the different textures and shapes in some of the circles.

Step Two:

Cut triangle ice cream cone shapes out of tan or light brown paper. You can use Markers to add a checkered pattern on some of them to make them seem more realistic.

You can also make small bowls out of white or gray paper!

Step Three:

Combine the two by placing the ice cream circles on top of the bowls and cones.

Step Four:

Cut out small toppings to put on the tops and edges of your ice cream.

Step Five:

Get creative with it!



Thursday, February 9, 2017

Fun Fish in a Tank


Materials:

1. Any Type of White Paper
2. One small piece of Shiny Gold or Silver paper
3. A Blue Colored Pencil, Marker, or Crayon
4. Silver Wire
5. Scissors and Clear tape
6. Brown Construction Paper 

Step One:

Take your piece of White paper and fold it in half, then cut of about 3 inches off the side.


Step Two:

Cut a slightly smaller square on the inside of the front fold of the paper, curving the edges to make it look like an actual fish tank.

Step Three:

Color the back fold on the inside completely blue with blue crayons, markers, or colored pencils.

Step Four:

Tape together both sides of the paper, leaving an opening at the top.


Step Five:

Cut  2 little fish shapes into shiny gold paper or shiny silver paper.

Step Six:

Cut a square out of a zip lock bag that is a little bigger than the square you cut into the white paper.


Step Seven:

Tape the clear square to the front of the "Fish Bowl" carefully.

Step Eight:

Cut out a piece of wire that's about 5 inches.


Step Nine:

Fold the wire halfway down the middle,

Then fold a small section of the wire on the other end all the way.

Cut out as many folded wires as there are fish.

Step Ten:

Attach one fish to each wire.

Step Eleven:

Attach the small fold in the wire to the "Fish Bowl" like this.  


Step Twelve (optional):

You can cut little pieces of brown construction paper so you can sprinkle it inside the bowl and "Feed the fish!"

 You are finished!