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The July 4th holiday is only a few weeks away and today we wanted to share an easy Kid’s Craft Project with all of you. If you’ve been following the Two Classy Chics blog for the past 3 years, you’ll already know that we love …
Twice a month my granddaughter, grandson and godson come over to my house for “Crafting with Nanny” play dates. These dates are my way of spending quality time with the kids, while teaching them fun skills that they can use throughout their lives.
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Last weekend I had the kids over and we sat down to build a few spaceships from the “Make Your Own Press-Out Spaceships” book from Dover Publications. The book has all of the instructions and pieces that you need to build 4 colorful and creative spaceships. The only item you need to supply is the glue.
Book Synopsis: Kids can discover interplanetary marvels with these four imaginative spaceships, rendered in a colorful Pop Art style. Simple diagrams illustrate the vehicles’ easy assembly, and the fold-out pages are filled with punch-out nose cones, rocket boosters, and other parts. Playful illustrations accompany fun facts about our solar system, its exploration, and phenomena from comets to dark matter. Book remains intact after removing the models!
ISBN: 978-0486825038
What’s really cool about this book has some fun “space facts” sprinkled throughout the pages. For example: On April 12th, 1961, as his spacecraft completed an orbit of Earth, Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to see our planet from space.
This is a quality-made book! The spaceship pieces are printed on a medium-weight and firm paper…the pieces are not flimsy or thin. They will hold up to your children playing with them once constructed. The designs are creative and definitely colorful. The step-by-step assembly instructions are easy-to-follow and my 9 year old granddaughter and 10 year old godson had no problems assembly the spaceships on their own.
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Over the past 14 months we’ve featured many different hand-painted seashell designs here on the blog. I have to admit, those crafting with kids posts are some of the most popular posts here on the blog! Thank you!!! With that said, some of our readers …
For the past 14 months we’ve been sharing with all of you several seashell and clam shell theme’d craft projects. Every time we go down to the beach house, we come home with several large bags of collected seashells and are always looking for fun ways to use them in our crafting projects.
Today’s kid’s seashell craft project is super easy-to-make and my 9 year old granddaughter had a fun time making them and made several of them during our craft date.
Note: We used clean and dry x-large clam shells that we collected from the beach. Each one measures at least 5″ in width. The smaller seashells measure about 2″ in width. If you don’t have seashells, you can use river rocks too! Even though my granddaughter made them, I did have to assist her when it came to using the extra-strong adhesive. You do NOT want to get that adhesive on your skin!!!
Kid’s Craft Project Painted Panda Bear Seashells
Large Clean Clam Shells
2 Small Clam Shells
White and Black Acrylic Craft Paint
Paint Brush, Water Dish and Paint Palette
E-6000 Adhesive Glue
Newspaper and Paper Towels
Clear Acrylic Sealer – Glossy Finish
Lay two sheets of newspaper down onto your work surface. Have an adult glue the two smaller clam shells onto the large clam shell to form the panda bear’s ears using E-6000 adhesive. Let dry overnight, so that you get a good strong bond.
Using white acrylic craft paint, cover the outside of the large clam shell. You’ll need to use 2-3 coats of paint, letting each coat dry for about 30 minutes before applying the next coat. Use black acrylic paint to paint the smaller clam shells which form the ears. We used two coats of paint.
To make the panda’s facial features you can use black acrylic craft paint or a black Sharpie Marker. Make sure you let everything dry thoroughly. The eyes should be in an oval shape and slanted at an angle. Once dry, use white acrylic paint to dot the center of each eye. Let dry.
Take two sheets of newspaper outside and lay your painted panda bear seashells on top. Lightly spray one coat of clear acrylic sealer onto the clam shell. Let dry for 30-45 minutes and then apply a second coat. Let dry overnight. Your seashells are now protected and can be used indoors or outdoors.
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For the past 9 months we’ve been sharing with all of you several seashell and clam shell theme’d craft projects. Every time we go down to the beach house, we come home with several large bags of collected seashells and are always looking for fun …
Over the past 14 months we’ve featured many different hand-painted seashell designs here on the blog. I have to admit, those crafting with kids posts are some of the most popular posts here on the blog! Thank you!!! With that said, some of our readers …