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Here is a quick and interesting Turkey craft I created using mixed media. I used Origami paper and foam sheets of various colors. It can be used as simple decoration, a centerpiece on Thanksgiving dinner table or as a place card too. All you have to do is to make more of them and add the name tags to it. Supplies required: - Origami Sheets 7" square- Orange, Yellow, Brown and Dark Pink - Self sticking foam sheet- Brown, Red, Yellow and Maroon - Glue - Scissors - Craft knife - Scotch tape - Wiggle eyes To make the Turkey craft the first step is to make accordion folds of all the Origami sheets. Fold them in half as seen in the pictures. Now cut the orange sheet from the center. For this Turkey craft we need just one part of the cut orange sheet accordion. Arrange the sheets as shown in the picture and stick it with glue or scotch tape. Feathers for the Turkey craft are ready. Now take the brown foam sheet and measure it so that it reaches two thirds of the height of the turkey feat...

Now, when Fall season is at its peak, it is the best opportunity to take some time and help your toddler create a fall craft which he or she will cherish for many years to come. Kids get excited by collecting these lovely fall leaves during this season. Many of you might be preserving them and some of you might be throwing them after your toddler has played enough. You might think they are too small to create a fall craft but believe me they have much more potential than you think. Help them explore by creating this fall craft for toddlers. The skill level required for this is perfectly suitable for a toddler. I tried making this with my 21 month old baby girl. She got so excited by collecting the leaves and when we started making the craft I could sense the feeling of achievement and satisfaction at the same time. Doing something independently is so fulfilling for them and their expression priceless for us. Highly recommended to try with your toddler. Here's how you go about creat...

It is almost the end of Fall here in US. Couple of days back when I was taking a walk with my little daughter she picked up some fall leaves. She kept playing with it and was so excited. It was the first time she did it on her own. This is what gave me inspiration for this craft. Spray painting is one of the easiest and interesting craft for kids. For the basic technique you can refer our older posts. Fall leaves have vibrant colors and are very beautiful. They are perfect for using as a stencil for spray painting. It is a good way to add color to your walls even after fall. Supplies required for the project - Fall leaf of your choice (A single medium size is what I picked) - Card Stock-2 - Old toothbrush - Acrylic Paint (Any water based color will do) - Craft knife - Pencil - Color Markers Keep the leaf on the card stock. Draw the outline. Using craft knife cut out the leaf. This will be your stencil. Refer the picture. Now dip the toothbrush in the color you want to paint your lea...

I have made clay flowers and gifted them to many of my friends but somehow never made one for my parents. They are visiting soon and I thought to make a flower arrangement for them. This flower arrangement has roses and cherry blossoms. Following are the supplies required for this project : - Air dry clay - Floral Wire and Wire cutter - Pollens - Floral tape - Pointed clay tool or a bamboo skewer or a toothpick (for cherry blossom) - Acrylic or any water based paint (to color the clay) - Scissors - Flower vase - Ribbons ( I used them to decorate my vase) You can refer to my previous post on clay roses to get the details on how to make roses. Here are the step by step instructions to make cherry blossoms. The supplies needed for cherry blossoms are shown in the picture. Take a ball of clay and add a tiny drop of pink color in the ball. Mix it thoroughly till the entire ball gets a uniform color. Now make a small ball of 3/4th inch in diameter and taper it at one end to get a tear drop ...