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Beady Pin Butterflies in Se7en Steps…

March 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments

There is a lot of stuff going on around here!!! So this weeks craft is super quick and super easy. We live with a couple of ardent butterfly lovers so we decided to show you how to make beady pin butterflies…

Let’s Meet The Players:

Saftey pins
Beads
Tissue paper
Markers

Let’s Play The Game:

You need a collection of bright beads [...]

Se7en Make Elf Doors…

December 17th, 2009 · 6 Comments

This is one of those crafts that my kids have wanted to make for years. While I have something elaborate in mind and… They are waiting for me to get on with it… And then they just do it themselves with some markers and cardboard. This is what they came up with, some little visitors [...]

Where the Wild Things Are, Se7en Pairs of Terrible Yellow Eyes…

August 29th, 2009 · 4 Comments

I mentioned last weekend that we were having three parties and one of them was a “Where the Wild Things Are Party,” which happens to be the most sought after question I ever get from Google. Well that and Jamie Oliver’s meatballs!!!

We have done a Wild Thing Round-up and I will post our party [...]

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Tags: Book Crafts · Tuesday Art Task

Ndebele Huts to Hats in Se7en Steps…

August 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Hoods have a thing about hats – the evidence is clear:

Alpaca Hats in Se7en Steps…
Go Dog Go – Do you like my Hat? – in Se7en Steps…

This week we made Ndebele huts to hats:

And we haven’t made anything hattish for a long time. Meanwhile we have been reading about the Ndebele people and [...]

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Tags: Paper Crafts · Tuesday Art Task

A Plethora of Pirate Puppets in Se7en Steps…

June 19th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Hood #4 has moved on from paper dolls to pirate puppets… You have been warned!!! Expect to see a lot of these around!!!
This is what you are aiming for:

Let’s Meet the Players:

We used:

Pencils
Markers
White crayons
Watercolors
Scissors
Sticky Tape
Toothpicks
A Box for a puppet stage

Let’s Play The Game:
Step 1: We started by drawing heaps pirates in pencil, on [...]

Miniature Skateboards in Se7en Steps…

May 28th, 2009 · 6 Comments

We are having some sort of skate board revival over here. Apparently if you don’t skateboard every moment of every day, rain or shine, your brain can’t function and you can’t get your math done!!! My kids know the way to my heart… Needless to say I sense a skateboard party looming in the next [...]

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Tags: Paper Crafts · Tuesday Art Task

Articulated Beasts and Where the Wild Things Are Round-Up.

May 14th, 2009 · 5 Comments

We get asked about “Where the Wild Things Are” Crafts a lot and it just so happens that we managed a really quick and easy one!!! But before we get going I thought I would pop in a few links to our other beastly crafts – all in one place and all that!

Wild Beastly Crafts [...]