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The Little Craft Box

The Little Craft Box
Just a showcase of the little crafts I did with my little boy. Simple little crafts that will keep the little hands busy.

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Ang Pao Fire Cracker
2007-02-07 16:04:00
This is the second Chinese New Year craft we did today. This is much easier then the 1st one. Materials needed:2 toilet paper tube2 Ang Pao for the 'body'1 - 2 Ang Pao for the top and bottom1 pipe cleaner, cut into 2Double-sided tapeHow to do it:Tear open all the Ang Paos. It should be open-up.Cut open 1 -2 Ang Paos to 4 pieces big enough to cover the top and bottom of the tube.Poke a pipe cleaner through the middle of 1 piece of the cut Ang Pao and secure with some tape.Use double sided tape to go round the top and bottom edge of the tube.Wrap a piece of the cut Ang Pao paper over one end of the tube. Wrap the piece of cut Ang Pao paper with the pipe cleaner over the other end of the tube.For both ends, wrap access paper over the double side tape to secure it.Use double sided tape to go round the top and bottom edge of the tube again.Now warp the Ang Pao that is open-up around the tube.Use double sided tape to secure at the end.Mommy cut away access Ang Pao.Done!
More About: Fire , Crack , Rack , Cracker

Ang Pao Lantern
2007-02-07 11:17:00
Chinese New Year is around the corner. Thought it would be nice to do some Chinese New Year Craft with my boy. I help out quite a bit here because he get bore of repetitive work. Sigh!This is the very basic of the lantern done with Ang Pao. Outcome is nice.Materials needed:12 Ang Paos for the lantern (we are using square ones so it looks nicer)1 Ang Pao for the lantern decorationDouble-sided tapeStringHow to do it:Fold 4 corners of the 12 Ang Paos inwards covering the picture. (It will look like a smaller square now)Join top right with top left corner using double sided tape to secure. It will take 4 Ang Paos to do this.Repeat the above steps so you have 2 sets; 1 for bottom and 1 for the top.To do the middle part, join top right corner of (base) Ang Bao on the left with bottom right corner of a new Ang Pao. Then join top left corner of (base) Ang Pao on the right with bottom left corner of the same Ang Pao. (confusing huh? ;P)Repeat till 4 Ang Paos are secure with the base.Now stic...

2-D Flower
2007-02-02 17:17:00
I did another craft with my son since the earlier craft only took him around 5 minutes to complete. This is also another easy craft.Material needed:Piece of paper for petals, flower head and leaf1 ice-cream stickMounting TapeCrayons or any other colouring mediumHow to do it:Mommy cut out the shape of several petals, flower head and leaf.Colour the petals, flower head and leaf.Stick a small piece of mounting tape at the bottom edge of each petal.Stick the petals to the back part of the flower head.Stick a small piece of mounting tape on one end of the ice-cream stick.Stick it to the flower.Stick a small piece of mounting tape to the leaf and stick it to the ice-cream stick.The flower will have a 2-D look.Note:You can use glue or normal double-sided tape instead of mounting tape.
More About: Flower , Flow

Shells Butterfly
2007-02-02 17:08:00
I kept the shells of the mussels I ate few days ago. Sure came in handy! This is a fast and easy craft. Only took us 5 minutes to do it.Materials needed:Mussel shells or any shellsPipe cleaners1 ice-cream stickScotch tapeHow to do it:Fold pipe cleaner into half.Curl the tips.Open the shells and turn overPlace the pipe cleaner in the middle of the shells.Use tape to secure it.Place the ice-cream stick over the pipe cleaner.Use tape to secure it too.Turn it over and you have a butterfly. Note:The mussel shell has a mother of pearl like inside so no further decoration is require. However, go ahead to decorate it if you want to.
More About: Shell , Hell , Butte , Butterfly , Butter

Styrofoam Cube Puzzle
2007-01-27 08:45:00
The garang guni boy strikes again! My boy saw some styrofoam cubes when we were in the mini-mart. No prize for guessing what he did next. If you said he went to ask if he could have it, you are right! He took home 7! Only 5 were in good condition to do this craft. We kept the not so perfect ones for future use.Materials needed:Styrofoam cubes (at least 4)MarkersHow to do it:Place 4 cubes to form a square.Either mommy hold the cubes together or use tape to secure.Draw and colour on the surface.Select random side and repeat till all 6 sides are done.Now have fun with the puzzle!
More About: Puzzle , Cube , Foam

This Little Piggy goes to the bank
2007-01-20 08:16:00
Since it has been a while since did any craft, I thought I’d do 2 crafts with him today. I don’t intend to paint this but Warren insisted to have his piggy pink. Told him the paint will get scratch off easier. Oh well! It’s his choice. This makes a nice deco for the year of the pig!Materials required:Plastic bottle2 clothes pegs, removed into 4 pieces2 buttons1 pipe cleanerSome spongeStrong Glue or strong double-sided tapeMarkerHow to do it:Use glue of double-sided tape to stick the buttons as eyes.Stick each half of the clothes pegs as legs.Cut the sponge into 2 triangles and stick as ears.Twirl the pipe cleaner round a pencil and stick it as tail.If you want to use it as a piggy bank, mommy cut an opening at the top.Use a marker to draw the snort on the cap.If you want to paint it, paint now and let it dried.Note:I would strongly ask mommies not to let their child paint it. The paint will get scraped off easily and it won't look nice after that. If you want to, do not dilut...
More About: Piggy , Little , Bank , Iggy

Camouflage Mask
2007-01-20 07:49:00
I finally found time to do craft with my son today. Poor boy! Has been asking me to do it with him for some time. He wanted to paint. Okay. Here’s one he can paint.Materials required:Paper plate Elastic BandColour medium (we used paint) How to do it:Cut hole for the eyes.You can choose to cut paper plate to some other shapes like we did or just leave it as it is.Design your mask (we didn’t have too because my son wanted his 'face' painted like the soldier uncle on TV)Start painting.Set aside to dry.Punch a hole of the side of the mask.Tie an elastic band to it.Your kid can have his own mask as disguise now.Hmmm .... who's that in the photo?
More About: Flag , Mask , Camouflage

Juice Carton Pen-holder with Cover
2007-01-06 03:17:00
哥哥 has been bugging me to do craft but I just can’t find the energy to do. Last night 妹妹 slept early so I did this quick craft with him.Materials needed: 1 milk/fruit juice carton. 1 piece of cardboard Double-sided tape Stickers How to do it: Cut the bottom and top of the carton according to desired height (ours was 9cm for bottom and 5 cm for top). Cut the piece of cardboard according to size of bottom carton PLUS 1cm (our size is 10cm by 29cm) Put double-sided tape on the inner rim of the bottom carton. Stick the cardboard inside. Decorate the carton (we used stickers). Now your child has a pen-holder with cover. Girls can use it to keep hair accessories!
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Polyform Flower
2006-12-27 01:42:00
Did this craft with 哥哥 last night. I think this is only suitable for older kids. The younger one might hold the ‘petals’ to hard and break it.Materials needed: Polyform fruits holder Markers Straws Scotch tape How to do it: Mommy cut out the ‘bowl’ from the polyform and cut it into the shape of a flower. Colour the polyform. Mommy cut one end of the straws into thin strips. Now poke the straw through the middle of the flower.Secure it with scotch tape at the back
More About: Flower , Lower , Form , Lowe , Flow

Dancing Jellyfish
2006-12-21 20:12:00
Made this super easy Jelly fish with 哥哥 few days ago.Materials needed: Plastic bowl Crepe paper String Double-sided tape How to do it: Use double-side tape to go round the rim of the plastic bowl. Cut crepe paper into thin strips Stick the strips to the rim till it’s all covered. Use needle and thread to poke through the top of the bowl. Draw eyes for your jellyfish. There you have it, your own Jellyfish . We hung it near the fan and we can see the jellyfish ‘swaying’
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I can see you!
2006-11-24 03:29:00
哥哥 has been bugging me to do a telescope for a long time. Told him we need to finish the Kitchen Paper Towel first before we can do it. We need the tube.Last week however, he saw an empty plastic bag tube when we were doing marketing and he asked the uncle there if he could have it. When the uncle said yes, he was grinning away. The next thing he said was, “妈妈 can we do telescope today?” I knew it!Materials needed: 1 empty kitchen paper towel tube Coloured Crepe Paper 1 small piece Clear Cellophane Double-sided tape Craft Glue Macaroni or any stuff for decorating How to do it: Put double-sided tape on the edge of one end of tube. Stick the cellophane on. Put glue on the tube. Roll the crepe paper on the tube. Decorate with macaroni. Now your kids have their own looking glass!

Candy Goodies
2006-11-18 01:29:00
哥哥 made this Craft in school before so he was able to show me how to do it. 爸爸 chipped in to help because we had to do a lot. It was like a production line. Everyone of us was given a task to do. It was fun!Materials needed: Toilet tube or cardboard rolled as a tube Coloured Crepe Paper Strings Scotch Tape Stickers (optional) How to do it: If you are using cardboard, you have to roll them up and hold it with double-sided tape or sticky tape. Put the toilet roll/cardboard roll on the center top of the crepe paper and roll. Put a piece of sticky tape to hold the paper together. Crunch the ends together. Tie one end with string. Stuff the goodies in then tie the other end with string. Use stickers to decorate the Candy .
More About: Andy , Good , Goodies , Dies

Greetings on a Shell
2006-11-18 00:51:00
My mind was blank for quite some times. I just couldn’t think of what to do as Christmas presents for 哥哥’s teacher. Only managed with these ‘Christmas Shell s’ on Wednesday. Luckily it was very easy and fast. 哥哥 had fun searching for the Alphabets needed for the greetings!When we finished with the shells, 哥哥 kept saying,"The biggest shell is for my丁老师!" That's his favorite teacher. He was so sad when I told him 丁老师 won't be teaching him next year.Oh, 爸爸 also help us stuff ‘Xmas Candies’ for Warren’s classmates (see next posting instructions). The first time 爸爸 got involved with our crafts. Maybe he pity us when he saw we had so much to do! We had lots of fun!Materials needed:Shells GlittersCraft Glue (white and turned transparent when dry)Macaroni AlphabetsColoured Markers How to do it: Adult wipe glue all over shells with finger.Spinkle glitters sparingly all over the shells.Wait for glue to dry.Put glue behind Macaroni.Place on the Sh...
More About: Greetings , Hell , Greeting

Frosty doesn't melt
2006-11-12 05:55:00
We decorated our house for Christmas and the front gate now is full of little figurines of angels and snowmen. An idea strike me! Let’s do our own Frost y the snowman!Materials needed:Unwanted magazine White paper Cotton wool Coloured Crepe Paper Glue How to do it: This snowman comes in 2 parts. 1st, the snowman, 2nd, accessories/clothes for the snowman. Tear pages for magazines and squashed it into 2 balls, till it is big enough. Wrap the balls with white paper. Put glue on the balls. Stick cotton wool all over. Use coloured crepe paper to make accessories/clothes for the snowman. 哥哥 and I made a hat, scarf and a broomstick for Frosty.

Wind Detactor
2006-11-11 08:35:00
Last Saturday, we made this Wind Detactor before 哥哥’s bedtime. He was pestering me to do craft work and I wanted a fast craft. So here it is.Materials needed: Colourful cellophane 3 x 30 cm strips of cardboard (2 strips make 1 ball) - or any size as long as they are the same 1 long stick (I use those plastic stick on balloons) Needle and thread Glue How to do it:Cut out pieces of cellophane and stick it to the strips of cardboard. 1 design 2 strips or your child maybe want different design on each strip! Stick 2 ends of the cardboard together to form a circle. Stick 2 circles together forming a ‘X’ on the top and bottom and you have your ball. Mommy poke thru the top middle of the ‘X’ using needle and thread. Tie the end of the thread to the stick. Hang it near the window, fan or air-con to see it turn! I got to think of another craft idea for 哥哥 today. It’s Saturday – Craft Day!
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Incy Wincy loves Halloween
2006-10-28 07:19:00
Yesterday 哥哥 was surfing Starfall and I realized they have changed their site to welcome Hall oween. It looks cute with cobwebs and spiders all over. So, today I thought why not we make a spider shaker.Materials needed:2 paper platesBlack paint8 pipe cleaners for the legs1 pipe cleaner for the mouthSome paper for eyesSome rice (you can use all kind of beans too)Glue How to do it:Paint the 2 paper plates black.Wait for it to dry.Put glue around the inside edge of 1 paper plateLay 4 pipe cleaners on each side of the plate.Pour some rice in the middle of the plate, avoiding the glue.On the other plate, stick the ‘eyes’ and the ‘mouth’. Let your child decide on the expression of the ‘face’. Warren wants a happy spider!Stick the 2 paper plates together and wait for it to dry.Now, your child has a spider shaker to celebrate Halloween with!Have fun!
More About: Love , Lowe , Ween

Clicky Frog
2006-10-23 04:02:00
We finally have to chance to do a ‘Clic k y Frog ’ on Saturday, after I finally got hold of 2 bottle caps.Materials needed: 1 Paper Plate Small Strip of Cardboard Some Elastic Bands 2 Bottle Caps Scotch Tape GlueColouring Medium (We used crayon)How to do it: Colour the paper plate (bottom part) and the cardboard. Adult help to cut the cardboard to shape. Fold the paper plate to half. Child to hold the paper plate. Adult to measure the width of the child’s hand and poke holes to tie elastic bands. Stick the ‘eyes’ to the paper plate .Stick the bottle caps to the inside edge of the paper plate .It’s all done and your child can click the frog away!!
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Flowerfly Cards
2006-10-14 11:51:00
We did these to thank 哥哥's teachers for helping him and his classmates put up the nice dance for the parents.Materials needed:Paper (we used A4 size)Crepe paperGlueHow to do it: Design the picture for your card.Squeeze pieces of crepe paper into a ball shape.Put glue on the paper.Stick the crepe ball on the paper.The outcome was quite nice and it's simple to do.
More About: Card , Lower , Cards , Lowe , Flow

Paper Daisies on Straws
2006-08-28 09:20:00
Teachers’ Day is coming. This year, I have planned to help 哥哥 made flowers for his teachers. It quite easy!Materials required: Paper s (Pattern or Coloured) Stra ws with bend Double-sided tape Glue Paints (optional) How to do it: Cut paper to the size 30cm by 6cm. Cut 0.5cm tiny strips leaving 1 cm at the edge. Put a small piece of double-sided tape on the top corner of the paper facing up. Put glue on the rest of the edge of the paper. Don’t put too much. Tape the paper to the straw where it bends. Start to roll the paper around the straw. Now ‘open’ the flower and cut away excess straw that is sticking out. Now you have a daisy. To make the process longer, I had 哥哥 put paint and glitters on the paper on one day and then start the above instruction on the next day.哥哥 had just finished painting and putting glitters on the papers yesterday. We will be cutting the papers this evening. I think the outcome will be lovely!

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