ART ZONE

Wednesday, 26 February 2014

3D-Star

Make paper scraps sparkle with our easy star folding technique. When you have a handful, construct one of these no-cut boxes to contain your heavenly bounty (the boxes are great for gifts too).

Materials:

Copy paper or other lightweight paper

Instructions

For each Star Tie a knot at one end of a 1/2-by 11-inch strip of copy paper or other lightweight paper.

Flatten the know into a pentagonal shape, then trim any excess paper from the short end of the strip.

3. Tightly fold the remaining length of paper around the knot.

Secure the end by tucking it under a previous fold.

Using your thumb and index finger, gently pinch each point of the star to give it dimension.

Rangoli Designs

By Unknown 21:07 rangoli No comments

Wednesday, 23 October 2013

Curly Birds

By Unknown 03:36 kids craft No comments

Feather your nest with these colorful birds made from loops of paper.

Materials

Card stock
Scissors
Tacky glue

Clothespin
Toothpick

Instructions

Origami, Japan's traditional craft of paper-folding, has been used since the 10th century to sculpt animals and wrap gifts. Animals, birds, fish and insects are favorite origami subjects. After folding the butterfly featured here, you can make it flutter by pressing on its back with the tip of your finger.

Materials

6 x 6-inch sheet of origami paper or colored sheet
Glue
1 x 4-inch strips of origami paper or curling ribbon

Scissors
2 googly eyes
Markers

Instructions

star

By Unknown 03:06 kids craft No comments

Here's a neat trick ,kids can use to dazzle fellow patriots on Independence Day: take a plain sheet of paper, make a series of folds, snip once, and, presto! You've got a perfect star.

Materials

Paper

Instructions

Sunday, 20 October 2013

Spoon Actors theater

By Unknown 09:27 kids craft No comments

All the shoe box's a stage, and all the plastic utensils merely players -- in our tabletop theater, at least. Both actors and stage are made from recycled materials and craft-box scraps.

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