[Nfb-krafters-korner] A cute, simple craft for rainy days

[Carol Osmar]

Maria, It's not critical how you bend the pipe cleaners.  
Basically you just need a length of pipe cleaner about 12 inches 
long (it can either be one long one or two attached together).  
You will put one end through a hole in the center of a plate.  
Bend or squeeze together some of the pipe cleaner to form a wad 
on the top so it won't go back through the hole.  You can make 
another wad under the hole to keep it in place.  then you shape 
the bottom of the pipe cleaner like the hook on a candy cane.

I hope this helps.

Carol

If you always do
 what you always did,
 you will always get
 what you always got.

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Maria and Joe Chapman <bubbygirl1972 at gmail.com
To: List for blind crafters and artists 
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Date sent: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 02:41:53 +1000
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] A cute, simple craft for rainy 
days

Hi.  not sure how to arrange the pipe cleaners?  This could be a 
good craft for the kids in my life.
Blessings!
maria and Joe chapman
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On 28/09/2013, at 8:14 AM, Carol Osmar <osmarc at sbcglobal.net> 
wrote:

 Hello All, We just moved to Florida on Monday and it has been 
raining almost everyday, so there has been a lot of talk about 
rain.  My two year old grandson, Kingston, came home from day 
care  with a cute umbrella craft  so I thought I would share the 
idea with you.

 Materials; one lightweight paper plate
 paints, markers or crayons
 pipe cleaners

 Directions; Have the child decorate the underside of the plate 
with either paint, markers or crayons.  This will become the top 
of the umbrella.  Punch a hole in the center of the plate.  poke 
a pipe cleaner through the hole and bend it around a few times so 
it will not go back through the hole.  Attach another pipe 
cleaner on the opposite side of the hole and bend it a few times 
so it will stay in place.  Bend the bottom of the last pipe 
cleaner into a j shape to form the handle of the umbrella shaft.
 Note, If you have the really long pipe cleaners, you can use 
only 1 and twist it on either side of the hole in the plate.

 This is a  simple craft but very appropriate at certain times of 
the year.  Kingston, who is just learning to talk is now saying, 
more rain, more rain.
 Carol


 If you always do
 what you always did,
 you will always get
 what you always got.

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