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TABLE OF CONTENTS Homemade Sidewalk Chalk Cupcake Crayons Artwork Weaving Hut Collection Cans Village Hut Coin Wrapper Twist a Wire Form Papier Mache Bowl Eco-Friendly Multimedia Collage Ironed Wax Paper Outreach International Coloring Pages 2
Home-Made Sidewalk Chalk Supplies: A Mold 1 cup Plaster of Paris ¾ cup Water Medium Size Bowl Powdered Tempera Paint 1. Find a mold for your sidewalk chalk. Anything from a toilet tissue roll (taped at the base) or small paper cup to fancy candy molds will work. 2. Mix together 1 cup of Plaster of Paris with ¾ cup of water. 3. Add color to your mixture using powdered tempera paint. 4. Blend well and let stand for a few minutes. 5. Pour your mixture into the molds you chose. 6. Set aside and let dry completely. 7. Once dry you can remove your chalk from the mold. 8. Set it aside to dry for approximately 24 hours more. 9. Take your chalk outside and create fun masterpieces! Tips: 1. Powdered tempera paint is available at most large craft stores. 2. Experiment with making swirled colors by adding the paint and stirring very little. 3. Drying time can take several hours to a few days depending on the size of the mold you chose and humidity. Cupcake Crayons Supplies: Broken crayon pieces (with wrappers removed) Cupcake liners Cupcake/muffin tray 1. Preheat oven to 250 F. 2. Fill the lined cupcake tins with assorted crayon pieces. 3. Put the tray into the oven for approx. 20 minutes, until the crayons are just melted. 4. Once they are cool, remove the liners and enjoy a new giant cupcake crayon. 3
Artwork Weaving Supplies: Masking Tape Scissors Ruler Piece of poster board (or cereal boxes, etc) 2 pieces of artwork you are willing to cut up (or pictures from magazines) 1. Take two pieces of artwork, (piece A and piece B), that you are going to cut. They should be the same size, and on paper. Do not use pencil drawings. 2. Measure equal increments along the length of piece A, and draw lines forming strips on the back of the piece. Number each piece in numerical order on the back. 3. Measure equal increments along the width of piece B, and draw lines forming strips on the back of the piece. Letter each piece in alphabetical order on the back. 4. Cut along the lines of pieces A and B you then will have two sets of strips. 5. Using masking tape, tape the ends of the strips of piece A onto a piece of poster board reassembling the art work. Use the numbers to help keep the strips in order. 6. Carefully weave the strips from piece B into piece A tightly. Use the letters to help keep the strips in order. 7. When finished you can either laminate the finished piece or wash over the weaving with some watered down white glue. Hut Collection Cans Supplies: Empty and clean aluminum cans Copies of Hut templates (see next page) Scissors Tape Markers or crayons 1. Color the templates with markers or crayons. 2. Cut the templates out. 3. Tape the hut template around the tin can. Make the roof to set on top of the can. 4. Fill with spare change to donate to Outreach International. 4
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Twist a Wire Form Supplies: 20 gauge craft wire Scissors Piece of cardboard Ruler Found objects such as beads, buttons, washers, nuts Clear tape (if needed) Tempera paint and brushes (optional) 1. Measure and cut a length of 20 gauge craft wire with scissors. The ends of wire are sharp, so encourage kids to be careful. 2. Cut 5 x 5 inch pieces of cardboard for bases. 3. Bend and shape the wire into any shape. Thread buttons and other items onto wire to add color. 4. When finished decorating the wire, balance and secure the wire form on the cardboard base by pressing the end of the wire gently into the cardboard. Clear tape may help. 5. Paint the base if desired. Papier Mache Bowl Supplies: Small balloons* (or aluminum bowls) Newspaper strips Wallpaper paste or papier mache paste** Mixing bowl with lid for paste Water Tissue Paper squares White Tempera or acrylic paint Paint brushes 1. Blow balloons up to use as form for the bowl project. (or use aluminum bowls) 2. Make a mixture of wallpaper paste and water in a container that has a resealable lid. 3. Dip strips of newspaper into the paste and run through fingers to take off any excess. Lay them on end of balloon and smooth them down. Create three layers of newspaper for a sturdier bowl. 4. Let dry completely overnight. 5. Pop balloon and remove from the dried paper bowl. 6. Paint bowl white on both sides. Allow to dry. 7. Dip a brush in leftover wallpaper paste and, working in small areas at a time, brush the paste on the bowl, and press one piece of tissue paper down at a time making sure they are completely glued down and flat. Make sure to cover entire bowl. Let dry. *To ensure against latex balloon allergies, you may elect to use mylar or plastic balloons **To make Papier mache Paste: Combine equal parts white glue and white flour. Mix well into a very thick ball. Store in airtight container. When ready to use, add a small amount of water at a time until the paste is the consistency of pea soup. 6
ECO-Friendly Multimedia Collage Supplies: Flat sheet of cardboard (reused from old moving, packing, cereal, shoe, or cracker boxes) Pencil Scissors Clear drying, non-toxic glue Variety of household items to reuse such as old magazines, soda bottle tops, newspapers, fabric scraps, or even old art projects Tempera paint and brushes 1. Draw an Earth friendly image outline on the cardboard with a pencil. (ie. Trees, flowers, sun, birds, etc) 2. Have kids cut up pieces from the household items into sizes and shapes that will fit in their collage. 3. Once the collage pieces are laid out, use glue to paste them down. 4. Set collages aside to dry. 5. Once glue is dry, all paint if desired. Ironed Wax Paper Supplies: Broken crayon pieces (with wrappers removed) Old cheese grater Wax paper cut into 8 x 10 pieces Newspaper Old iron, set on warm Scissors Yarn and hole punch (if desired) 1. Lay down a thick pad of newspapers to work on. 2. Place one sheet of wax paper on the newspaper 3. Have kids grate crayons onto the sheet of wax paper. 4. Cover the crayon shavings and wax paper with a second sheet of wax paper. 5. Cover the layered wax paper and crayon shaving with another sheet of newspaper. 6. Run the iron over the newspaper to melt the crayon shavings beneath and to glue the wax paper pieces together. You may want to handle the iron, but with careful supervision, the elementary age kids can do the ironing. 7. Remove the top newspaper. Trim the excess edges of wax paper with scissors. 8. Punch hole with punch. Tie yarn to hang if desired, or glue on a piece of construction paper to frame. 7
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