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Bridal Flower Paper Bouquet

Bridal Flower Paper Bouquet

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Bridal Flower Paper Bouquet Craft 💐 

So here’s the craft you all have been waiting for.

This is one of the simplest craft to create with kids and once you  know the basics you can create as many as you want.

So you will need the following materials:

Bridal Flower Paper Bouquet
Supplies You Need.

Colored paper (as many)(for the bunch and the flowers) (preferred color for the bunch would be green or white)

Glue stick

A pair of scissors 

Pencil

For flowers:

Cut out as many different medium size flower 🌸🌼🌺 shapes as you want (to stick on later)

To start off:

1.Fold the paper into half (vertically)

2.Start cutting out strips like the picture below (making sure to leave space at the end)

Thick Or Thin Strips (Its All Up To You)

3.Glue the other end leaving a bit of space (see the picture below) 

Approx 1 inch space

4.Once dry start rolling over.. it should look something like this in the end👇🏻 (the more you roll the more layers you get).

Roll And Start Creating The Bouquet
Side View
Top View

5. Once you are satisfied.Glue the end to put it in place.

6.Now comes the fun part…ask your kids to start sticking flowers on top (as many as they want and as many as they like). There are no limitations. ☺

Bridal Flower Paper Bouquet Craft
The More Layers the Better ☺

And that’s it.Its done.

These surely are fun to create with the kids either can be used to play with (if your little one is pretending to be a bride) 🙈 or gift them to someone on a special occasion.

Mosaic Art

Mosaic Art

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MOSAIC ART

Our weekend is all about trying out new crafts that we learn through craft television serials or Pinterest .So this weekend we made our own mosaic art with colored paper squares.Its super easy and simple.Wanna make your own then follow the instructions below 😊👇🏻.

You will need:

Supplies Needed

Black paper
Chalk
Permanent Marker
A pair of scissors
Glue
Colored paper (as many colors as you like)

Instructions:

1.First of all cut out colored paper squares👇🏻 (they shouldn’t be neat ✂️) just chop chop randomly as many as colors you like

Colored Paper Squares

2.Second, draw your design on the black paper with chalk,could be anything flowers,butterflies etc etc).We drew a jellyfish 😊

3.Once you have your design/pattern start gluing the squares

*glue them firmly and make sure there are no left out gaps in between

We Used A Variety Of Colors For Our JellyFish

4.Cover up the background as well(to make it look more artistic).For example if your planning to draw a jellyfish like us then color the background in the shades of blue.For flowers green etc etc.

Once your painting is complete you will have your own mosaic art

Our Very Own JellyFish Mosaic Art

Do let me know in the comments below what do you think? 👇🏻

Colored Popsicle Stick Snow Flakes

Colored Popsicle Stick Snow Flakes

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COLORED POPSICLE STICK SNOW FLAKES 

As most of the summer is spent indoors.Arts & crafts is one thing that can surely keep the kids busy for the whole day or for a few hours.There are tons of crafts that can be done specially with the popsicle sticks.So today I’m gonna show you the easiest and the simplest one.Some of you might be familiar with it but for those of you who aren’t….they can follow these simple steps to create one of your own.

You will need

Popsicle Sticks (colored or plain ones) (x4)

Glue

Fancy Accessories (stickers,sequins,wool balls, or any thing that you make like to make it look fancy)

Instructions

1.Make a flake and stick it together like the picture below👇🏻
(Let it dry for at least 20mins).

Colored Popsicle Stick Snow Flakes
This is how it should look 👆🏻

*this step can be done before hand as well (as some kids are impatient and can’t wait that long 🙈)

2.Once dry add glue dots and let your kids decorate as desired.

Princess Z couldn’t stop her hands on using the deco stuff so she put them all 😂

When it’s never too much! 🙈

4.Once the snow flake is ready… hang it and admire the work done (by your kids).

Yes! It’s that simple 😲😄

This is one super easy and simple craft that kids would love.You can make and decorate as many as you like all summer long.This will surely keep them busy and entertained.

Do let me know how it went in the comments below 👇🏻.

Newspaper Hat

Newspaper Hat

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HOW TO MAKE A NEWSPAPER HAT 

It was Earth day at Princess Z’s school and we (parents) had to make a costume or accessorize them with any recycled material and be creative.I was looking for something that would be creative and served a purpose at the same time.I did my part of research and came  across different ways of recycling newspaper.I found many ways but the thing I decided to go  with was a Newspaper Hat. Here’s how we made a Newspaper Hat by recycling the daily newspaper.

You will need:

Newspapers
Tape
Scissors
Any accessories (like flowers,buttons…) to glue to the hat. (Optional)

Steps:

1.The most important step is to take the right fitting measurements…so do to that make your child sit down,place newspapers sheets on her head…and mold them on the circumference of the head as shown in the picture below👇🏻

Photo is for illustration purpose only

2.Once you have the perfect size… tape around adding layers of newspapers (as many as you like) (I prefer 5 to 6 layers)

*This part is a little tricky…keep adding layers, until your satisfied.

3.Once you have your layered hat, remove and cut out the extra edges and accessories as you like.

I added flowers made from wool and glue them on the  on the taped side making it  look more neat.

Cutting out the extra newspaper will give you layers…making it look more fancy

This is the easier and most useful way of recycling newspaper.These hats can be accessorized in many ways and can be used in parties,recycling day or even in the daily life.

How to make a Nurse Cap

How to make a Nurse Cap

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HOW TO MAKE A NURSE CAP

As Princess Z will be celebrating The International Nurse day at her school on Thursday.I didn’t wanted to buy her the full suit available in the market.Firstly they are quite pricey and secondly, they are of one time use only so instead i decided to dress her up in full white clothes with a Nurse Cap made at home.I wasn’t very sure about it at first but then was happy with the result🙂.Below 👇🏻are the step by step instructions on how to make a Nurse Cap:

All you will need is :

-A4 size Chart Paper (I used chart paper to make it a bit stiff,any other kind of paper can be used).

-A Red/Pink Cross (Cut out from colored paper or either painted) (I got my done on the chart paper and painted it pink).

-Scotch Tape/Glue/Stapler

-Scissors

Here are the Step by Step Instructions-

Step 1: I know how we usually get an A1 size chart paper in the market.So to begin with place I placed a regular A4 printer paper on the chart paper and cut it out to get the exact size.

Nurse Cap
The tools needed to make a Nurse Cap

Step 2 : Once you have your A4 size chart paper, fold it less than half way through. (From up to downwards).

Note: The fold should be on top (like shown in the picture)👇🏻

Step 3 : Place and glue the cross in the middle of the folded line.(should be more towards the line fold)👇🏻

Step 2 and 3

Step 4 : Turn the paper over

Note: The line fold should come below

Step 4: Turn the Paper over as guided

Step 5 : Fold the corners and tape/staple them as shown 👇🏻

Step 5 : This is how it should look after the fold

Step 6 : Fold the instructed lines in the picture below 👇🏻and tape/staple it

Step 6: Fold the point ☝🏻

Step 7 : Turn over and Voila it’s ready! 😊

The Final Result 😁

TIP: To keep it steady on the head..tie a bun and pin it in.