[Nfb-krafters-korner] FW: summer fun with Kids

Wed May 11 16:21:24 UTC 2011

Oh thank you so much for re posting these ideas.
Sounds great and I welcome any more too. Can never have enough for 
kids hungry to create.
At 06:54 AM 5/11/2011, you wrote:
>Another one...
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Henrietta Brewer
>Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 8:28 PM
>To: List for blind crafters and artists
>Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] summer fun with Kids
>
>Hi Dixie
>That sounds like the cutest costume.
>
>Now for the coffee filters. You took one of my activities for next week. lol
>
>So here goes:
>
>Coffee filters are made to absorb fluids.  Water color markers and
>made to wash off.  Put the two together and you have a wonderful
>lesson in color.
>
>Take a dark water based, not permanent, marker and color in the
>center of a coffee filter.  Set the filter in a wet plate. Just
>enough water to moisten the filter.  As the water absorbs into the
>filter the colors will run.  YOu will see all the colors used to make
>the marker.  So purple or brown make lots of colors.  You can use a
>couple colors.  Even the primary colors usually have other tints in
>them but more complex colors work well.
>
>And, Yes, Dixie, They will work wonderfully to make the clothes pin
>butterflies. lol
>
>HenriettaAt 09:14 AM 8/19/2010, you wrote:
> >Each year our local community has a costume parade on Labor Day Weekend.
> >One of my very favorite costumes I ever saw was made from a paper plate and
> >crepe paper streamers.  It was a cute little girl, maybe 3 years old in a
> >pink bathing suit, and tied to the top of her head was an up-side-down
> >paper plate.  Glued all along the edge of the plate and dangling down about
> >2 or 3 feet long were the streamers in red, pink, and white colors.  This
> >was the most darling little red jellyfish I have ever seen!
> >
> >And, with regards to your butterflies...
> >We used to make those  butterflies with a coffee filter as the wings.  Then
> >using colored water drips to color the wings of the butterfly.  Either with
> >water color paints, or water colored with food coloring.
> >
> >Dixie
> >
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> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> >[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Henrietta
> >Brewer
> >Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 8:00 PM
> >To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> >Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] summer fun with Kids
> >
> >
> >Okay, the truth is, I went to Shipshewana yesterday. Walked all day
> >and had a great time. I brought home fresh produce to take care of
> >today and forgot that it is Wednesday.
> >
> >Here are a few ideas to entertain the kids when you forgot to plan.
> >
> >Butterflies
> >
> >materials
> >
> >plastic clamp clothes pin
> >
> >pipe cleaner
> >tissue paper
> >
> >Dirrections
> >
> >Place of colored tissue paper in the clamp of the clothes pin. Use
> >the pipe cleaner to make the antena.
> >
> >If you have a butterfly net help the kids catch their
> >butterflies.  They look beautiful hanging in the window and will
> >flutter when and if we get a breeze.
> >
> >We are hoping for rain around here.  Do you have a rain gage in your yard?
> >
> >You can make one by taping a ruler to the outside of a clear plastic
> >jar.  Have children record the rain fall for a while.  No rain YOu
> >say?  Well, measure the water from your sprinkler.
> >
> >Here is a cute idea for a hat for little girls to make during dress up.
> >
> >Materials
> >
> >crepe paper streamers
> >cupcake papers
> >
> >tape or glue
> >
> >Simply glue the flowers, cupcake papers, to the streamers and tie
> >uner the chin.
> >
> >I always kept pipe cleaners in my purse for those long waiting room times.
> >
> >We could make designs, animals, flowers or letters and numbers.  How
> >about making a pair of glasses using pipe cleaners?
> >
> >
> >
> >Henrietta
> >~I wish you enough~
> >
> >
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>Henrietta
>~I wish you enough~
>
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