End of the Week BONUS for April 3,2020

   

End of the Week BONUS

Easter Bunny Ears

Supplies:  Construction paper in white and pink (or color white paper pink), scissors, glue, stapler, large paper grocery bag.

Construct:  Use white and pink construction paper to cut out bunny-ear shapes – two white and two pink, the pink being slightly smaller.  Glue the pink ears onto the white ears.  Cut a 2” – 3” strip across the top of the paper grocery bag.  You will have a large loop.  Cut the loop to create a long strip. Wrap the strip around your child’s head, overlapping a couple of inches so that you can staple the ends together to form a headband.  Staple the ears to the headband.

Arts and Crafts Recipes

Glop:

                Mix together 1 cup liquid starch and 2 cups glue.  If you use the same measuring cup for both, first measure the starch and then the glue will slide out of the cup more easily.  The mixture should be soft and stretchable.  If it’s too runny, add more glue; if it’s too sticky, add more starch.

Goop:

                Mix equal parts water and cornstarch.  Place the ingredients in a dishpan and let the children mix them together.  It will have a smooth texture.

Super Goop:

What you’ll need:  Saucepan, 2 cups water, ½ cup cornstarch, food coloring, mixing spoon, and Ziploc bags (optional).

                Boil water in a saucepan.  Add cornstarch and stir until smooth.  Add food coloring and stir – adjust the amount of food coloring until you get the color you want.  Remove from heat and cool.  Let your child squish away on the tabletop, or, for less mess (or younger children), pour the mixture into two Ziploc bags and seal.  Your child can squish the bag or trace letters, numbers, or shapes on the outside of the bag.

Play Dough:

                Mix the following ingredients together in a large saucepan:  2 cups flour, 1 cup salt, 4 teaspoons cream of tartar, 1 package powdered fruit drink (optional, for color and scent)

                Combine the following ingredients separately and then gradually stir the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients:  2 cups water, 2 tablespoons vegetable oil.

                Cook over medium to high heat, stirring constantly until the mixture forms a ball.  Remove from heat.  When cool enough to touch, knead until smooth.  Store in an airtight container.

Bubble Mixture:

                Mix together 1 cup Dawn or Joy dishwashing liquid, 2 cups water, and 1 capful glycerin (available from a pharmacy).  Use various sizes of kitchen funnels as bubble blowers.

                For indoor bubbles, mix equal parts of tempera paint, liquid detergent, and water in a pan.  Stir and allow the mixture to sit for 3 hours.  Then let the children use a wire whisk to create colorful bubbles.  “Pick up” a design by placing a sheet of white paper gently on the bubbles.  Caution: Place a drop cloth on the floor to prevent slips on spills or try placing your pan of bubble mixture in the bathtub.

Salt Dough:

                Mix 2 cups flour, 1 cup salt, and 1 cup warm water. (Optional: Add food coloring or powdered tempera paint.)  Shape or roll the mixture to ½ -inch thickness.  Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters or plastic knives.  Bake at 250 degrees for 1 -2 hours until hard or let air dry for 1 or 2 days.

Muffin Crayons:

                Peel the paper from old crayons and break them into pieces.  Place a foil baking cup in each cup of a muffin tin; put different colored pieces of broken crayon into each baking cup.  Place in a 250 degree oven until the crayons melt.  Remove from the oven before the colors get muddy.  Cool the crayons and then peel off the foil. (The crayons can be made without the foil cups, but the ridges make a nice texture.  Also, if you choose not to line your muffin tin, make sure that it is an old tin because the crayons will discolor the tin.  I would try a disposable muffin tin if you decide to do this project.)  As the children use the crayons different colors will appear.