Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Origami Butterfly
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
Sunday, 20 October 2013
Spoon Actors theater
Top of Form
Bottom of Form
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.
Materials
- Shoe box with lid
- Acrylic paint
- Paintbrush
- Tacky glue
- White felt
- Painter's tape
- wire
- Plastic spoons
- Colored felt
- Narrow ribbon
- Googly eyes
- Small pom-poms
- wool
Instructions